José Carreras Sings Puccini • Verdi • Bizet • Massenet • Rossini • Donizetti

~ Release by José Carreras Sings Puccini • Verdi • Bizet • Massenet • Rossini • Donizetti (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1L’elisir d’amore: “Una furtiva lagrima”
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (in 1980-10)
conductor:
Jesús López Cobos
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Romanza “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) (in 1832)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti4:55
2Tosca: “E lucevan le stelle”
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (in 1976-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto III
Giacomo Puccini3:18
3Il trovatore: “L’onda de’ suoni mistici – Di quella pira”
soprano vocals:
Katia Ricciarelli (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Robin Leggate (operatic tenor) and José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (in 1980-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “L'onda de' suoni mistici pura discenda al cor!… Manrico? … Che” (Leonora, Manrico, Ruiz)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
Giuseppe Verdi5:05
4Carmen : « La fleur que tu m’avais jetée »
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1983)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 17 Duo : « La Fleur que tu m’avais jetée » (Carmen, Don José) (Flower Song)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) (in 1875) and Henri Meilhac (in 1875)
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Georges Bizet4:28
5Rigoletto: “Parmi veder le lagrime”
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (in 1980-10)
conductor:
Jesús López Cobos
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II. "Parmi veder le lagrime" (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi5:33
6Guglielmo Tell: «Non mi lasciar, o speme – O muto asil del pianto”
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (in 1980-10)
conductor:
Jesús López Cobos
recording of:
Guglielmo Tell: Atto IV, scena 2. “O muto asil del pianto”
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Hippolyte Louis-Florent Bis (librettist) and Étienne de Jouy
translator:
Calisto Bassi
part of:
Guglielmo Tell: Atto IV
Gioachino Rossini5:51
7La Bohème: “Che gelida manina”
soprano vocals:
Katia Ricciarelli (soprano)
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (in 1979-02)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (in 1979-02)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor) (in 1979-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (in 1979)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo) (in 1979-02)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini24:52
8Ernani: “Come rugiada al cespite”
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (in 1980-10)
conductor:
Jesús López Cobos
recording of:
Ernani: Atto I. (no. 3b) Recitativo & Cavatina “Mercè, dilette amici … Come rugiada al cespite” (Ernani)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Ernani: Atto I (Il bandito)
Giuseppe Verdi5:05
9Werther : « Je ne sais, si je veille »
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (in 1980-02)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
recording of:
Werther : Acte I. « Alors, c'est bien ici » – « Je ne sais si je veille » / « O nature pleine de grâce » (Werther)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
part of:
Werther : Acte I (La Maison du bailli)
Jules Massenet4:07
10Lucia di Lammermoor: “Tombe degl’avi miei – Fra poco a me ricovero”
bass vocals:
Samuel Ramey (bass-baritone)
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (in 1976-08)
conductor:
Jesús López Cobos
performer:
New Philharmonic Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III, Scena 2. no. 15. “Fra poco a me ricovero” (Edgardo)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III
recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III, Scena 2. no. 15. “Tombe degli avi miei” (Edgardo)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III
Gaetano Donizetti17:20