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Title
Time
Curtain Up
A1
Overture From "Die Fledermaus"
Composed By – J. Strauss
Conductor – Oscar Danon
Orchestra – Vienna State Opera Orchestra
A2
Overture From "Don Giovanni"
Composed By – Mozart
Conductor – Fritz Reiner
Orchestra – Chicago Symphony Orchestra
A3
Overture From "The Barber Of Seville"
Composed By – Rossini
Conductor – Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra – Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
A4
Overture From "The Silken Ladder"
Composed By – Rossini
Conductor – Charles Gerhardt
Orchestra – Philharmonic Opera Orchestra
B1
Overture From "Fidelio"
Composed By – Beethoven
Conductor – Charles Munch
Orchestra – Boston Symphony Orchestra
B2
Overture From "The Mastersingers Of Nuremberg"
Composed By – Wagner
Conductor – Fritz Reiner
Orchestra – Chicago Symphony Orchestra
B3
Overture From "The Thieving Magpie"
Composed By – Rossini
Conductor – Gilbert Vinter
Orchestra – Beecham Promenade Orchestra
World-Famous Arias
C1
I'm The Factotum (From "The Barber Of Seville")
Baritone Vocals – Robert Merrill
Composed By – Rossini
Conductor – Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra – Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
C2
Your Tiny Hand Is Frozen (From "La Bohème")
Composed By – Puccini
Conductor – Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra – Rome Opera House Orchestra
Soprano Vocals – Anna Moffo
Tenor Vocals – Richard Tucker (2)
C3
Yes, They Call Me Mimi (From "La Bohème")
Composed By – Puccini
Conductor – Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra – Rome Opera House Orchestra
Soprano Vocals – Anna Moffo
Tenor Vocals – Richard Tucker (2)
C4
One Fine Day (From "Madame Butterfly")
Composed By – Puccini
Conductor – Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra – RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra
Soprano Vocals – Leontyne Price
C5
Celeste Aïda (From "Aïda")
Composed By – Verdi
Conductor – Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra – London Symphony Orchestra
Tenor Vocals – Placido Domingo
C6
La Donna È Mobile (From "Rigoletto")
Composed By – Verdi
Conductor – Georg Solti
Orchestra – RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra
Tenor Vocals – Alfredo Kraus
D1
Evening Star (From "Tannhäuser")
Baritone Vocals – Sherrill Milnes
Composed By – Wagner
Conductor – Anton Guadagno
Orchestra – New Philharmonia Orchestra
D2
Habañera (From "Carmen")
Composed By – Bizet
Conductor – Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra – Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra And Chorus
Soprano Vocals – Leontyne Price
D3
Musetta's Waltz (From "La Bohème")
Baritone Vocals – Robert Merrill
Composed By – Puccini
Conductor – Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra – Rome Opera House Orchestra
Soprano Vocals – Anna Moffo, Mary Costa
D4
Love And Music (From "Tosca")
Composed By – Puccini
Conductor – Oliviero De Fabritiis
Orchestra – Rome Opera House Orchestra
Soprano Vocals – Leontyne Price
D5
The Stars Were Shining Brightly (From "Tosca")
Composed By – Puccini
Conductor – Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra – Rome Opera House Orchestra
Tenor Vocals – Jussi Bjoerling
D6
The Bell Song (From "Lakmé")
Composed By – Delibes
Conductor – Tullio Serafin
Orchestra – Rome Opera House Orchestra
Soprano Vocals – Anna Moffo
Best Loved Duets
E1
Love Duet (From "Madame Butterfly")
Composed By – Puccini
Conductor – Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra – RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra
Soprano Vocals – Leontyne Price
Tenor Vocals – Richard Tucker (2)
E2
Barcarolle (From "Tales Of Hoffman")
Composed By – Offenbach
Conductor – Anton Guadagno
Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Shirley Verrett
Orchestra – New Philharmonia Orchestra
Soprano Vocals – Montserrat Caballé
E3
Oh, Lovely Maid In The Moonlight (From "La Bohème")
Composed By – Puccini
Conductor – Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra – Rome Opera House Orchestra
Soprano Vocals – Anna Moffo
Tenor Vocals – Richard Tucker (2)
E4
Love Duet (From "A Masked Ball")
Composed By – Verdi
Conductor – Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra – RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra
Soprano Vocals – Leontyne Price
Tenor Vocals – Carlo Bergonzi
F1
'Tis You, 'Tis I (From "Carmen")
Composed By – Bizet
Conductor – Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra – Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra And Chorus
Soprano Vocals – Leontyne Price
Tenor Vocals – Franco Corelli
F2
Love Duet (From "Tosca")
Composed By – Puccini
Conductor – Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra – Rome Opera House Orchestra
Soprano Vocals – Zinka Milanov
Tenor Vocals – Jussi Bjoerling
F3
Swear In This Hour (From "The Force Of Destiny")
Baritone Vocals – Robert Merrill
Composed By – Verdi
Conductor – Thomas Schippers
Orchestra – RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra
Tenor Vocals – Richard Tucker (2)
F4
Vengeance! (From "Rigoletto")
Baritone Vocals – Robert Merrill
Composed By – Verdi
Conductor – Georg Solti
Orchestra – RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra
Soprano Vocals – Anna Moffo
Rousing Choruses
G1
Smuggler's Chorus (From "Carmen")
Composed By – Bizet
Conductor – Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra – Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
G2
Soldier's (From "Faust")
Composed By – Gounod
Conductor – Robert Shaw
Orchestra – Robert Shaw Chorale And Orchestra
G3
Brother Dear, Sister Dear (From "Die Fledermaus")
Bass Vocals – Eberhard Waechter, George London (2)
Composed By – J. Strauss
Conductor – Oscar Danon
Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Risë Stevens
Orchestra – Vienna State Opera Orchestra And Chorus
Soprano Vocals – Adele Leigh, Anneliese Rothenberger
G4
Chorus Of The Hebrew Slaves (From "Nabucco")
Composed By – Verdi
Conductor – Robert Shaw
Orchestra – Robert Shaw Chorale And Orchestra
G5
In The Gently Blowing Breeze (From "Mignon")
Composed By – Thomas
Conductor – Robert Shaw
Orchestra – Robert Shaw Chorale And Orchestra
G6
Anvil Chorus (From "Il Trovatore")
Composed By – Verdi
Conductor – Robert Shaw
Orchestra – Robert Shaw Chorale And Orchestra
H1
Pilgrims' Chorus (From "Tannhäuser")
Choir – Norman Luboff Choir
Composed By – Wagner
Conductor – Leopold Stokowski
Orchestra – New Symphony Orchestra Of London
H2
The Presentation Of Olympia (From "Tales Of Hoffmann")
Composed By – Offenbach
Conductor – Robert Shaw
Orchestra – Robert Shaw Chorale And Orchestra
H3
Zitti, Zitti (From "Rigoletto")
Composed By – Verdi
Conductor – Robert Shaw
Orchestra – Robert Shaw Chorale And Orchestra
H4
Bridal Chorus (From "Lohengrin")
Composed By – Wagner
Conductor – Robert Shaw
Orchestra – Robert Shaw Chorale And Orchestra
H5
Wach' Auf! (From The Mastersingers Of Nuremberg")
Composed By – Wagner
Conductor – Robert Shaw
Orchestra – Robert Shaw Chorale And Orchestra
H6
Chorus (From Act II Of "Otello")
Composed By – Verdi
Conductor – Robert Shaw
Orchestra – Robert Shaw Chorale And Orchestra
H7
Chorus (From Act IV Of "Carmen")
Composed By – Bizet
Conductor – Robert Shaw
Orchestra – Robert Shaw Chorale And Orchestra
Gala Performance
I1
Toreador's Song (From "Carmen")
Baritone Vocals – Robert Merrill
Composed By – Bizet
Conductor – Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra – Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra And Chorus
I2
O, Patria Mia (From "Aïda")
Composed By – Verdi
Conductor – Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra – London Symphony Orchestra
Soprano Vocals – Leontyne Price
I3
Drinking Song (From "La Traviata")
Composed By – Verdi
Conductor – Georges Prêtre
Orchestra – RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra And Chorus
Soprano Vocals – Montserrat Caballé
Tenor Vocals – Carlo Bergonzi
I4
Miserere (From "Il Trovatore")
Chorus – The Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Composed By – Verdi
Conductor – Zubin Mehta
Orchestra – New Philharmonia Orchestra
Soprano Vocals – Leontyne Price
Tenor Vocals – Placido Domingo
I5
Quartet (From "Rigoletto")
Baritone Vocals – Robert Merrill
Composed By – Verdi
Conductor – Georg Solti
Contralto Vocals – Rosalind Elias
Orchestra – RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra
Soprano Vocals – Anna Moffo
Tenor Vocals – Alfredo Kraus
J1
The Flower Song (From "Carmen")
Composed By – Bizet
Conductor – Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra – Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Tenor Vocals – Franco Corelli
J2
Casta Diva (From "Norma")
Chorus – The Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Composed By – Bellini
Conductor – Carlo Felice Cillario
Orchestra – Philharmonic Opera Orchestra
Soprano Vocals – Montserrat Caballé
J3
By The Heavens (From "Otello")
Baritone Vocals – Tito Gobbi
Composed By – Verdi
Conductor – Tullio Serafin
Orchestra – Rome Opera House Orchestra
Tenor Vocals – Jon Vickers
J4
How Handsome He Is (From "Lucrezia Borgia")
Composed By – Donizetti
Conductor – Carlo Felice Cillario
Orchestra – Philharmonic Opera Orchestra
Soprano Vocals – Montserrat Caballé
J5
Do Not Curse (From "The Force Of Destiny")
Bass Vocals – Giorgio Tozzi
Composed By – Verdi
Conductor – Thomas Schippers
Orchestra – RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra
Soprano Vocals – Leontyne Price
Tenor Vocals – Richard Tucker (2)
Pageantry And Splendour
K1
Grand March (From "Aïda")
Composed By – Verdi
Conductor – Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra – Boston Pops Orchestra
K2
The Magic Fire Music (From "The Valkyrie")
Composed By – Wagner
Conductor – Charles Munch
Orchestra – Boston Symphony Orchestra
K3
Polonaise (From "Eugene Onegin")
Composed By – Tchaïkovsky
Conductor – Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra – Boston Pops Orchestra
K4
Prelude (To Act III Of "La Traviata")
Composed By – Verdi
Conductor – Georges Prêtre
Orchestra – RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra
K5
Ride Of The Valkyries (From "The Valkyrie")
Composed By – Wagner
Conductor – Leopold Stokowski
Orchestra – Symphony Of The Air
L1
Intermezzo (From "Carmen")
Composed By – Bizet
Conductor – Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra – Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
L2
Prelude (To Act III Of "Lohengrin")
Composed By – Wagner
Conductor – Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra – Boston Pops Orchestra
L3
Entry Of The Gods Into Valhalla (From "The Rhinegold")
Composed By – Wagner
Conductor – Leopold Stokowski
Orchestra – Symphony Of The Air
L4
Siegfried's Funeral Music (From "Götterdämmerung")
Composed By – Wagner
Conductor – Fritz Reiner
Orchestra – Chicago Symphony Orchestra
L5
Hungarian March (From "The Damnation Of Faust")
Composed By – Berlioz
Conductor – Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra – Boston Symphony Orchestra
Dances From The Opera
M1
Dance Of The Comedians (From "The Bartered Bride")
Composed By – Smetana
Conductor – Howard Mitchell
Orchestra – National Symphony Orchestra
M2
Dance Of The Moorish Slaves (From "Aïda")
Composed By – Verdi
Conductor – Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra – London Symphony Orchestra
M3
Gypsy Dance (From "Carmen")
Composed By – Bizet
Conductor – Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra – Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Soprano Vocals – Leontyne Price
M4
Dance Of The Apprentices And Procession Of The Masters (From "The Mastersingers Of Nuremberg")
Composed By – Wagner
Conductor – Fritz Reiner
Orchestra – Chicago Symphony Orchestra
M5
Ballet Music (From "Otello")
Composed By – Verdi
Conductor – Tullio Serafin
Orchestra – Rome Opera House Orchestra
N1
Bacchanale (From "Samson And Delilah")
Composed By – Saint-Saëns
Conductor – Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra – Boston Pops Orchestra
N2
Dance Of The Blessed Spirits (From "Orfeo And Euridice")
Composed By – Gluck
Conductor – Renato Fasano
Ensemble – Virtuosi De Roma
N3
Ballet Music (From "Faust")
Composed By – Gounod
Conductor – Antonio De Almeida
Orchestra – New Philharmonia Orchestra
Golden Voices Sing Great Arias
O1
On With The Motley (From "I Pagliacci")
Composed By – Leoncavallo
Tenor Vocals – Enrico Caruso
O2
I Am Titania (From "Mignon")
Composed By – Ambroise Thomas
Soprano Vocals – Amelita Galli-Curci
O3
Pace, Pace Mio Dio (From "The Force Of Destiny")
Composed By – Verdi
Soprano Vocals – Rosa Ponselle
O4
M'appari (From "Martha")`
Composed By – Flotow
Tenor Vocals – Beniamino Gigli
O5
Czardas (From "Die Fledermaus")
Composed By – J. Strauss
Soprano Vocals – Elisabeth Rethberg
O6
If You Are After A Little Amusement (From "The Marriage Of Figaro")
Bass Vocals – Ezio Pinza
Composed By – Mozart
P1
Questa O Quella (From "Rigoletto")
Composed By – Verdi
Tenor Vocals – Enrico Caruso
P2
Jewel Song (From "Faust")
Composed By – Gounod
Soprano Vocals – Nellie Melba
P3
Brindisi (From "Lucrezia Borgia")
Composed By – Donizetti
Contralto Vocals – Ernestine Schumann-Heink
P4
Far From The World Of Fashion
Composed By – Verdi
Tenor Vocals – John McCormack (2)
P5
Liebestod (From "Tristan And Isolde")
Composed By – Wagner
Soprano Vocals – Kirsten Flagstad
P6
Clock Scene (From "Boris Godunov")
Bass Vocals – Alexander Kipnis
Composed By – Mussorgsky