Name: The No. 1 Opera Album 2007 by Various Artists
Brand: Various Artists
SKU: 028944294187
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1. Verdi: Rigoletto / Act 3 - "La donna è mobile"

by Luciano Pavarotti, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge

Primary Artist: London Symphony Orchestra
Luciano Pavarotti
Richard Bonynge; Main Performer
Performer: Luciano Pavarotti; Performer
Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti; Performer
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Conductor: Richard Bonynge; Conductor
Assistant Producer: Michael Woolcock; Production
Author: Victor Marie Hugo
Francesco Maria Piave; Production
Producer: Michael Woolcock
David Harvey; Production
Recording: Stan Goodall
Kenneth Wilkinson; Production
Recording Producer: David Harvey; Production
Studio Personnel: Kenneth Wilkinson
Stan Goodall; Production

2. Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K.492 / Act 1 - "Non più andrai"

by Bryn Terfel, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras

Primary Artist: Bryn Terfel
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras; Main Performer
Bass Baritone: Bryn Terfel; Performer
Performer: Bryn Terfel; Performer
Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Composer
Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras; Conductor
Author: Pierre Augustin Caron De Beaumarchais
Lorenzo Da Ponte; Production
Balance Engineer: Stephan Flock; Production
Producer: Valerie Gross
Sid Mclauchlan; Production
Recording: Jürgen Bulgrin; Production
Recording Producer: Sid Mclauchlan; Production
Studio Personnel: Stephan Flock
Jürgen Bulgrin; Production

3. Verdi: "Libiamo ne'lieti calici" (Brindisi)

by Anna Netrebko

Primary Artist: Anna Netrebko; Main Performer
Performer: Anna Netrebko; Performer
Soprano: Anna Netrebko; Performer
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Associate Producer: Christopher Alder; Production
Author: Francesco Maria Piave
Alexandre Dumas; Production
Balance Engineer: Gregor Hornacek
Rainer Maillard; Production
Editor: Rainer Maillard; Production
Executive Producer: Bogdan Dr. Roscic; Production
Producer: Rainer Maillard
Christopher Alder
Bogdan Dr. Roscic; Production
Recording: Jürgen Bulgrin; Production
Recording Assistant: Henning Birkenhake; Production
Recording Producer: Rainer Maillard; Production
Studio Personnel: Henning Birkenhake
Jürgen Bulgrin
Rainer Maillard
Gregor Hornacek; Production

4. Puccini: "O Mio Babbino Caro" (From Gianni Schicchi)

by Katherine Jenkins, Philharmonia Orchestra, Anthony Inglis

Mezzo-soprano: Katherine Jenkins; Performer
Primary Artist: Anthony Inglis
Katherine Jenkins
Philharmonia Orchestra; Main Performer
Performer: John Whitfield
Katherine Jenkins; Performer
Soprano: Katherine Jenkins; Performer
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Arranger: John Whitfiled
John Whitfield; Composer
Composer: Giacomo Puccini; Composer
Vocal Arrangement: Katherine Jenkins; Composer
Conductor: Anthony Inglis; Conductor
Author: Giovacchino Forzano; Production
Mixing: Jon Bailey; Production
Producer: Simon Franglen; Production
Recording: Jon Bailey
Geoff Foster; Production
Recording Assistant: Nick Cervonaro; Production
Studio Personnel: Geoff Foster
Nick Cervonaro
Jon Bailey; Production

5. Handel: Lascia ch'io pianga

by Lesley Garrett

Primary Artist: Lesley Garrett; Main Performer
Performer: Lesley Garrett; Performer
Soprano: Lesley Garrett; Performer
Composer: George Frideric Handel; Composer
Author: Aaron Hill
Giacomo Rossi
Torquato Tasso; Production

6. Verdi: Il Trovatore / Act 3 - "Di quella pira"

by Rosalind Plowright, Plácido Domingo, Walter Gullino, Orchestra Dell'accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Carlo Maria Giulini, Coro Dell'accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia

Performer: Walter Gullino
Plácido Domingo
Rosalind Plowright
Norbert Balatsch; Performer
Soprano: Rosalind Plowright; Performer
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Choir/chorus: Coro Dell'accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia; Ensemble
Orchestra: Orchestra Dell'accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia; Ensemble
Chorus Master: Norbert Balatsch; Conductor
Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini; Conductor
Author: Salvatore Cammarano
Antonio García Gutiérrez; Production
Balance Engineer: Klaus Scheibe; Production
Tenor: Plácido Domingo
Walter Gullino; Performer
Editor: Klaus Behrens; Production
Production Coordination: Claudia Hamann; Production
Recording: Klaus Behrens
Jobst Eberhardt; Production
Recording Producer: Hans Weber; Production
Studio Personnel: Claudia Hamann
Klaus Scheibe
Klaus Behrens
Jobst Eberhardt; Production
Primary Artist: Carlo Maria Giulini
Coro Dell'accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia
Orchestra Dell'accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia
Plácido Domingo
Rosalind Plowright
Walter Gullino; Main Performer
Producer: Hans Weber; Production

7. Bellini: Norma / Act 1 - Casta Diva

by Renée Fleming, London Voices, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras

Primary Artist: London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Voices
Renée Fleming
Sir Charles Mackerras; Main Performer
Performer: Renée Fleming; Performer
Soprano: Renée Fleming; Performer
Choir/chorus: London Voices; Ensemble
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Vincenzo Bellini; Composer
Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras; Conductor
Author: Felice Romani; Production

8. Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K.492 / Act 3 - "Dove sono i bei momenti"

by Kiri Te Kanawa, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti

Primary Artist: Kiri Te Kanawa
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Georg Solti; Main Performer
Performer: Kiri Te Kanawa; Performer
Soprano: Kiri Te Kanawa; Performer
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Composer
Conductor: Sir Georg Solti; Conductor
Author: Pierre Augustin Caron De Beaumarchais
Lorenzo Da Ponte; Production
Producer: Christopher Raeburn; Production
Recording: John Dunkerley; Production
Studio Personnel: John Dunkerley; Production

9. Catalani: La Wally / Act 1 - "Ebben? Ne andrò lontana"

by Angela Gheorghiu, Orchestra Del Teatro Regio Di Torino, John Mauceri

Primary Artist: Angela Gheorghiu
John Mauceri
Orchestra Del Teatro Regio Di Torino; Main Performer
Performer: Angela Gheorghiu; Performer
Soprano: Angela Gheorghiu; Performer
Orchestra: Orchestra Del Teatro Regio Di Torino; Ensemble
Composer: Alfredo Catalani; Composer
Conductor: John Mauceri; Conductor
Author: Wilhelmine Von Hillern
Luigi Illica; Production
Producer: Michael Haas; Production
Recording: James Lock; Production
Studio Personnel: James Lock; Production

10. Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore / Act 2 - "Una furtiva lagrima"

by Juan Diego Flórez, Riccardo Frizza, Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppe Verdi

Primary Artist: Juan Diego Flórez
Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppe Verdi
Riccardo Frizza; Main Performer
Performer: Juan Diego Flórez; Performer
Tenor: Juan Diego Flórez; Performer
Orchestra: Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppe Verdi; Ensemble
Composer: Gaetano Donizetti; Composer
Conductor: Riccardo Frizza; Conductor
Author: Felice Romani
Eugène Scribe; Production
Engineer: Philip Siney; Production
Producer: Andrew Cornall; Production
Studio Personnel: Philip Siney; Production

11. Bizet: Carmen / Act 2 - "Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre"

by Barry Wordsworth, Bryn Terfel, London Symphony Orchestra

Bass Baritone: Bryn Terfel; Performer
Primary Artist: Barry Wordsworth
Bryn Terfel
London Symphony Orchestra; Main Performer
Performer: Bryn Terfel; Performer
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Georges Bizet; Composer
Conductor: Barry Wordsworth; Conductor
Associate Producer: Mark Wilkinson; Production
Author: Ludovic Halévy
Prosper Mérimée
Henri Meilhac; Production
Balance Engineer: Stephan Flock; Production
Producer: Sid Mclauchlan
Mark Wilkinson; Production
Studio Personnel: Stephan Flock; Production

12. Puccini: Tosca / Act 3 - "E lucevan le stelle"

by José Carreras, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Colin Davis

Performer: José Carreras; Performer
Primary Artist: José Carreras
Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Sir Colin Davis; Main Performer
Tenor: José Carreras; Performer
Orchestra: Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Ensemble
Composer: Giacomo Puccini; Composer
Conductor: Sir Colin Davis; Conductor
Author: Giuseppe Giacosa
Luigi Illica
Victorien Sardou; Production

13. Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K.620 / Act 2 - "Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herze"

by Luciana Serra, Staatskapelle Dresden, Sir Colin Davis

Performer: Luciana Serra; Performer
Primary Artist: Luciana Serra
Sir Colin Davis
Staatskapelle Dresden; Main Performer
Soprano: Luciana Serra; Performer
Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden; Ensemble
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Composer
Conductor: Sir Colin Davis; Conductor
Author: Emanuel Johann Josef Schikaneder; Production

14. Verdi: La traviata / Act 2 - "Di Provenza il mar, il suol"

by Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Valery Gergiev

Primary Artist: Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Valery Gergiev; Main Performer
Baritone: Dmitri Hvorostovsky; Performer
Performer: Dmitri Hvorostovsky; Performer
Orchestra: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Conductor: Valery Gergiev; Conductor
Author: Francesco Maria Piave
Alexandre Dumas; Production
Balance Engineer: Erdo Groot; Production
Producer: Anna Barry; Production
Recording: Stan Taal; Production
Recording Producer: Anna Barry; Production
Studio Personnel: Erdo Groot
Stan Taal; Production

15. Puccini: La Rondine / Act 1 - "Chi il bel sogno di Doretta"

by Nicole Cabell, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis

Primary Artist: Andrew Davis
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Nicole Cabell; Main Performer
Performer: John Constable
Nicole Cabell; Performer
Piano: John Constable; Performer
Soprano: Nicole Cabell; Performer
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Giacomo Puccini; Composer
Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis
Andrew Davis; Conductor
Author: Giuseppe Adami; Production
Balance Engineer: Philip Siney; Production
Editor: Ingmar Haas; Production
Producer: Martha De Francisco; Production
Recording: Ingmar Haas; Production
Recording Producer: Martha De Francisco; Production
Studio Personnel: Philip Siney
Ingmar Haas; Production

16. Cilea: L'arlesiana / Act 2 - E la solita storia (Lamento di Federico)

by Joseph Calleja, Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Riccardo Chailly

Performer: Joseph Calleja; Performer
Primary Artist: Joseph Calleja
Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppe Verdi
Riccardo Chailly; Main Performer
Tenor: Joseph Calleja; Performer
Orchestra: Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppe Verdi; Ensemble
Composer: Francesco Cilea; Composer
Conductor: Riccardo Chailly; Conductor
Author: Alexis Daudet
Leopoldo Marenco; Production
Balance Engineer: Jonathan Stokes; Production
Executive Producer: Andrew Cornall; Production
Producer: Andrew Cornall; Production
Recording: Roberto Brenna; Production
Recording Producer: Andrew Cornall; Production
Studio Personnel: Jonathan Stokes
Roberto Brenna; Production

17. Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K.492 / Act 2 - "Voi che sapete"

by Magdalena Kožená, Prague Philharmonia, Michel Swierczewski

Primary Artist: Magdalena Kozená
Michel Swierczewski
Prague Philharmonia; Main Performer
Mezzo-soprano: Magdalena Kožená; Performer
Performer: Magdalena Kožená; Performer
Orchestra: Prague Philharmonia; Ensemble
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Composer
Conductor: Michel Swierczewski; Conductor
Author: Pierre Augustin Caron De Beaumarchais
Lorenzo Da Ponte; Production
Balance Engineer: Andrew Wedman; Production
Editor: Oliver Curdt; Production
Producer: Arend Prohmann; Production
Recording: Jürgen Bulgrin; Production
Studio Personnel: Andrew Wedman
Oliver Curdt
Jürgen Bulgrin; Production

18. Leoncavallo: Pagliacci / Act 1 - "Recitar!...Vesti la giubba"

by Andrea Bocelli, Orchestra Of The Teatro Massimo Bellini, Catania, Steven Mercurio

Performer: Andrea Bocelli; Performer
Primary Artist: Andrea Bocelli
Orchestra Of The Teatro Massimo Bellini, Catania
Steven Mercurio; Main Performer
Tenor: Andrea Bocelli; Performer
Orchestra: Orchestra Of The Teatro Massimo Bellini, Catania; Ensemble
Composer: Ruggero Leoncavallo; Composer
Lyricist: Ruggero Leoncavallo; Composer
Conductor: Steven Mercurio; Conductor
Producer: Anna Barry; Production
Recording Producer: Anna Barry; Production

19. Puccini: La Bohème / Act 1 - "Che gelida manina"

by José Carreras, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Colin Davis

Performer: José Carreras; Performer
Primary Artist: José Carreras
Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Sir Colin Davis; Main Performer
Tenor: José Carreras; Performer
Orchestra: Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Ensemble
Composer: Giacomo Puccini; Composer
Conductor: Sir Colin Davis; Conductor
Author: Giuseppe Giacosa
Luigi Illica; Production

20. Puccini: Turandot / Act 3 - "Nessun dorma!"

by Luciano Pavarotti, The John Alldis Choir, Wandsworth School Boys Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta

Performer: The John Alldis Choir
Luciano Pavarotti; Performer
Primary Artist: John Alldis Choir
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Luciano Pavarotti
Wandsworth School Boys Choir
Zubin Mehta; Main Performer
Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti; Performer
Choir/chorus: Wandsworth School Boys Choir
The John Alldis Choir; Ensemble
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Giacomo Puccini; Composer
Conductor: Zubin Mehta; Conductor
Assistant Producer: Michael Woolcock; Production
Author: Renato Simoni
Giuseppe Adami
Carlo Gozzi; Production
Balance Engineer: James Lock
Kenneth Wilkinson; Production
Music Editor: Franco Alfano; Production
Producer: Ray Minshull
Michael Woolcock; Production
Recording Producer: Ray Minshull; Production
Studio Personnel: Kenneth Wilkinson
James Lock; Production
Unknown Contributor Role: Franco Alfano; Other

1. Bizet: Les pêcheurs de perles - C'était le soir - Au fond du temple Saint - "C'était le soir... Au fond du temple Saint"

by Andrea Bocelli, Bryn Terfel, London Symphony Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth

Primary Artist: Andrea Bocelli
Barry Wordsworth
Bryn Terfel
London Symphony Orchestra; Main Performer
Bass Baritone: Bryn Terfel; Performer
Performer: Bryn Terfel
Andrea Bocelli; Performer
Tenor: Andrea Bocelli; Performer
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Georges Bizet; Composer
Conductor: Barry Wordsworth; Conductor
Author: Eugène Cormon
Michel Carré; Production

2. Habanera (From “Carmen”, WD. 31)

by Katherine Jenkins, The Arcadian Ensemble

Primary Artist: Katherine Jenkins
The Arcadian Ensemble; Main Performer
Arranger: James Morgan
Juliette Pochin; Composer
Composer: Georges Bizet; Composer
Conductor: James Morgan; Conductor
Author: Ludovic Halévy; Production
Producer: Morgan Pochin
Ben Robbins; Production

3. Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K.620 / Act 2 - Papagena! Papageno! (Papageno, Papagena)

by Bryn Terfel, Miah Persson, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras

Primary Artist: Bryn Terfel
Miah Persson
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras; Main Performer
Bass Baritone: Bryn Terfel; Performer
Performer: Miah Persson
Bryn Terfel; Performer
Soprano: Miah Persson; Performer
Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Composer
Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras; Conductor
Author: Emanuel Johann Josef Schikaneder; Production
Balance Engineer: Stephan Flock; Production
Executive Producer: Valerie Gross; Production
Producer: Sid Mclauchlan
Valerie Gross; Production
Recording: Jürgen Bulgrin; Production
Recording Producer: Sid Mclauchlan; Production
Studio Personnel: Jürgen Bulgrin
Stephan Flock; Production

4. Bizet: Carmen, WD 31 / Act 2 - "La fleur que tu m'avais jetée"

by Plácido Domingo, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti

Performer: Plácido Domingo; Performer
Primary Artist: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Plácido Domingo
Sir Georg Solti; Main Performer
Tenor: Plácido Domingo; Performer
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Georges Bizet; Composer
Conductor: Sir Georg Solti; Conductor
Assistant Producer: Richard Beswick; Production
Author: Prosper Mérimée
Ludovic Halévy
Henri Meilhac; Production
Producer: Richard Beswick
Christopher Raeburn; Production
Recording: Colin Moorfoot
Kenneth Wilkinson; Production
Recording Assistant: Malcolm Hogg
John Dunkerley; Production
Recording Producer: Christopher Raeburn; Production
Studio Personnel: Colin Moorfoot
Malcolm Hogg
Kenneth Wilkinson
John Dunkerley; Production

5. Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - Un bel dì vedremo

by Renée Fleming, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras

Primary Artist: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Renée Fleming
Sir Charles Mackerras; Main Performer
Performer: Renée Fleming; Performer
Soprano: Renée Fleming; Performer
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Giacomo Puccini; Composer
Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras; Conductor
Author: Giuseppe Giacosa
Luigi Illica; Production
Balance Engineer: Jonathan Stokes
Philip Siney; Production
Producer: Michael Haas; Production
Studio Personnel: Philip Siney
Jonathan Stokes; Production

6. Verdi: Aida / Act 1 - "Se quel guerrier io fossi!..Celeste Aida"

by Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Lorin Maazel

Performer: Luciano Pavarotti; Performer
Primary Artist: Lorin Maazel
Luciano Pavarotti
Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano; Main Performer
Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti; Performer
Orchestra: Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano
Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano; Ensemble
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Conductor: Lorin Maazel; Conductor
Author: Auguste Mariette
Antonio Ghislanzoni; Production
Producer: Ray Minshull
Andrew Cornall; Production
Recording: Stanley Goodall
James Lock
Simon Eadon; Production
Recording Producer: Andrew Cornall
Ray Minshull; Production
Studio Personnel: Stanley Goodall
Simon Eadon
James Lock; Production

7. Handel: "Ombra mai fu" (Serse), HWV 40

by Elin Manahan Thomas, Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment, Harry Christophers

Cello: Susan Sheppard
Joseph Crouch; Performer
Double Bass: Chi-chi Nwanoku; Performer
Lyricist: George Frideric Handel; Composer
Recording Assistant: Declan Zapala; Production
Conductor: Harry Christophers; Conductor
Harp: Siobhan Armstrong; Performer
Harpsichord: Alastair Ross; Performer
Leader: Margaret Faultless; Performer
Soprano: Elin Manahan Thomas; Performer
Composer: George Frideric Handel; Composer
Performer: Susan Carpenter-jacobs
Susan Sheppard
Elin Manahan Thomas
Eligio Quinteiro
Catherine Mackintosh
Alastair Ross
Jan Schlapp
Siobhan Armstrong
Annette Isserlis
Joseph Crouch
Catherine Ford
Catherine Weiss
Chi-chi Nwanoku
Claire Holden
Claire Sansom
Jill Samuel
Joanna Lawrence; Performer
Theorbo Lute: Eligio Quinteiro; Performer
Viola: Annette Isserlis
Jan Schlapp; Performer
Orchestra: Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment; Ensemble
Recording: Mike Hatch; Production
Studio Personnel: Declan Zapala
Mike Hatch; Production
Violin: Joanna Lawrence
Jill Samuel
Claire Sansom
Claire Holden
Catherine Weiss
Catherine Ford
Catherine Mackintosh
Susan Carpenter-jacobs; Performer
Primary Artist: Elin Manahan Thomas
Harry Christophers
Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment; Main Performer
Producer: Mark Brown; Production

8. Delibes: The Flower Duet (from Lakmé)

by All Angels

Primary Artist: All Angels; Main Performer
Harpsichord: Alison Rhind; Performer
Performer: Alison Rhind
All Angels; Performer
Choir/chorus: All Angels; Ensemble
Arranger: John Langley
Simon Lole
Ian Tilley
Steve Abbott; Composer
Composer: Léo Delibes; Composer

9. Verdi: Nabucco / Act 3 - Va, pensiero

by Russell Watson, Neil Jason, Bashiri Johnson, The Metro Voices, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Nicholas Dodd

Primary Artist: Bashiri Johnson
Neil Jason
Nicholas Dodd
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Russell Watson
The Metro Voices; Main Performer
Performer: Russell Watson; Performer
Tenor: Russell Watson; Performer
Choir/chorus: The Metro Voices; Ensemble
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Arranger: Nicholas Dodd
Nick Patrick; Composer
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Conductor: Nicholas Dodd; Conductor
Author: Temistocle Solera; Production
Producer: Nick Patrick
Russell Watson; Production
Recording Producer: Nick Patrick
Russell Watson; Production
Translation: Mino Vergnaghi; Production

10. Puccini: Madama Butterfly - One Fine Day

by Hayley Westenra, Irish Film Orchestra, Nick Ingman

Primary Artist: Hayley Westenra
Irish Film Orchestra
Nick Ingman; Main Performer
Guitar: Des Moore; Performer
Performer: Des Moore
Hayley Westenra; Performer
Soprano: Hayley Westenra; Performer
Orchestra: Irish Film Orchestra; Ensemble
Arranger: Nick Ingman
Nick Patrick; Composer
Composer: Giacomo Puccini; Composer
Conductor: Nick Ingman; Conductor
Author: Giuseppe Giacosa
Luigi Illica; Production
Engineer: Nat Chan
Brian Masterson; Production
Mastering Engineer: Tony Cousins; Production
Mixing: Pete Schwier; Production
Producer: Nick Patrick; Production
Recording Producer: Nick Patrick; Production
Studio Personnel: Tony Cousins
Pete Schwier
Nat Chan
Brian Masterson; Production
Translation: Rosette Elkin; Production

11. Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia / Act 1 - No.2 Cavatina: "Largo al factotum"

by Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Philharmonia Orchestra, Ion Marin

Baritone: Dmitri Hvorostovsky; Performer
Primary Artist: Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Ion Marin
Philharmonia Orchestra; Main Performer
Performer: Dmitri Hvorostovsky; Performer
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Gioachino Rossini; Composer
Conductor: Ion Marin; Conductor
Author: Cesare Sterbini
Giuseppe Petrosellini
Pierre Augustin Caron De Beaumarchais; Production
Balance Engineer: Bram De Groot; Production
Editor: Gosia Jankowska; Production
Producer: Anna Barry; Production
Studio Personnel: Gosia Jankowska
Bram De Groot; Production

12. Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana - "Mamma, quel vino è generoso"

by Andrea Bocelli, Elena Belfiore, Orchestra Of The Teatro Massimo Bellini, Catania, Steven Mercurio

Mezzo-soprano: Elena Belfiore; Performer
Primary Artist: Andrea Bocelli
Elena Belfiore
Orchestra Of The Teatro Massimo Bellini, Catania
Steven Mercurio; Main Performer
Performer: Elena Belfiore
Andrea Bocelli; Performer
Tenor: Andrea Bocelli; Performer
Orchestra: Orchestra Of The Teatro Massimo Bellini, Catania; Ensemble
Composer: Pietro Mascagni; Composer
Conductor: Steven Mercurio; Conductor
Author: Giovanni Targioni-tozzetti
Guido Menasci; Production
Balance Engineer: Luciano Serena; Production
Producer: David Mottley; Production
Recording: Pierpaolo Guerrini
Angelo Dattauomo; Production
Recording Producer: David Mottley; Production
Studio Personnel: Angelo Dattauomo
Luciano Serena
Pierpaolo Guerrini; Production

13. Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann / Act 4 - "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour"

by Anne Sofie Von Otter, Francisco Araiza, Cheryl Studer, Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Staatskapelle Dresden, Jeffrey Tate

Composer: Jacques Offenbach; Composer
Contralto: Anne Sofie Von Otter; Performer
Performer: Cheryl Studer
Francisco Araiza
Anne Sofie Von Otter; Performer
Choir/chorus: Rundfunkchor Leipzig; Ensemble
Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden; Ensemble
Arranger: Ernest Guiraud; Composer
Orchestration: Ernest Guiraud; Composer
Conductor: Jeffrey Tate; Conductor
Author: Jules Barbier
Michel Carré; Production
Balance Engineer: Hans Lauterslager; Production
Music Editor: Michael Kaye; Production
Primary Artist: Anne Sofie Von Otter
Cheryl Studer
Francisco Araiza
Jeffrey Tate
Mdr Leipzig Radio Chorus
Staatskapelle Dresden; Main Performer
Producer: Erik Smith; Production
Unknown Contributor Role: Michael Kaye; Other
Recording: Hein Dekker
Roger De Schot
Willem Van Leeuwen
Erdo Groot; Production
Soprano: Cheryl Studer; Performer
Tenor: Francisco Araiza; Performer
Recording Producer: Erik Smith; Production
Studio Personnel: Erdo Groot
Hans Lauterslager
Hein Dekker
Roger De Schot
Willem Van Leeuwen; Production

14. Puccini: Tosca / Act 2 - "Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore"

by Kiri Te Kanawa, The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti

Primary Artist: Kiri Te Kanawa
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Georg Solti; Main Performer
Performer: Kiri Te Kanawa; Performer
Soprano: Kiri Te Kanawa; Performer
Orchestra: The National Philharmonic Orchestra
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Giacomo Puccini; Composer
Conductor: Sir Georg Solti; Conductor
Assistant Producer: Andrew Cornall; Production
Author: Giuseppe Giacosa
Victorien Sardou
Luigi Illica; Production
Producer: Christopher Raeburn
Andrew Cornall; Production
Recording: John Pellowe
James Lock
John Dunkerley; Production
Recording Producer: Christopher Raeburn; Production
Studio Personnel: John Pellowe
John Dunkerley
James Lock; Production

15. Dvořák: Rusalka, Op.114, B.203 / Act 1 - Mesicku na nebi hlubokém

by Anna Netrebko, Wiener Philharmoniker, Gianandrea Noseda

Performer: Anna Netrebko; Performer
Primary Artist: Anna Netrebko
Gianandrea Noseda
Wiener Philharmoniker; Main Performer
Soprano: Anna Netrebko; Performer
Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker; Ensemble
Composer: Antonín Dvořák; Composer
Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda; Conductor
Associate Producer: Ewald Markl; Production
Author: Jaroslav Kvapil; Production
Balance Engineer: Rainer Maillard; Production
Editor: Dagmar Birwe; Production
Engineer: Wolf-dieter Karwatky; Production
Producer: Christian Gansch
Ewald Markl; Production
Studio Personnel: Wolf-dieter Karwatky
Dagmar Birwe
Rainer Maillard; Production

16. Puccini: Quando m'en vo

by Lesley Garrett

Primary Artist: Lesley Garrett; Main Performer
Performer: Lesley Garrett; Performer
Soprano: Lesley Garrett; Performer
Composer: Giacomo Puccini; Composer
Author: Giuseppe Giacosa
Luigi Illica; Production

17. Puccini: La Bohème / Act 1 - "Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì"

by Kiri Te Kanawa, London Symphony Orchestra, Stephen Barlow

Primary Artist: Kiri Te Kanawa
London Symphony Orchestra
Stephen Barlow; Main Performer
Performer: Kiri Te Kanawa; Performer
Soprano: Kiri Te Kanawa; Performer
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Giacomo Puccini; Composer
Conductor: Stephen Barlow; Conductor
Author: Luigi Illica
Giuseppe Giacosa; Production
Producer: Paul Myers; Production

18. Mozart: Così fan tutte ossia La scuola degli amanti, K.588 - (L. da Ponte) - Act 1 - "Soave sia il vento"

by Karita Mattila, Anne Sofie Von Otter, José Van Dam, Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Bass (vocal): José Van Dam; Performer
Primary Artist: Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
Anne Sofie Von Otter
José Van Dam
Karita Mattila
Sir Neville Marriner; Main Performer
Contralto: Anne Sofie Von Otter; Performer
Performer: Anne Sofie Von Otter
Karita Mattila
José Van Dam; Performer
Soprano: Karita Mattila; Performer
Orchestra: Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields; Ensemble
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Composer
Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner; Conductor
Author: Lorenzo Da Ponte; Production

19. Puccini: La Bohème / Act 1 - "O soave fanciulla"

by Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazón, Staatskapelle Dresden, Nicola Luisotti

Performer: Rolando Villazón
Anna Netrebko; Performer
Primary Artist: Anna Netrebko
Nicola Luisotti
Rolando Villazón
Staatskapelle Dresden; Main Performer
Soprano: Anna Netrebko; Performer
Tenor: Rolando Villazón; Performer
Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden; Ensemble
Composer: Giacomo Puccini; Composer
Conductor: Nicola Luisotti; Conductor
Author: Luigi Illica
Giuseppe Giacosa; Production
Balance Engineer: Rainer Maillard; Production
Producer: Christopher Alder; Production
Recording: Jürgen Bulgrin; Production
Recording Producer: Christopher Alder; Production
Studio Personnel: Jürgen Bulgrin
Rainer Maillard; Production

20. Puccini: Tosca / Act 1 - "Recondita armonia"

by Luciano Pavarotti, The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Nicola Rescigno

Primary Artist: Luciano Pavarotti
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Nicola Rescigno; Main Performer
Performer: Luciano Pavarotti; Performer
Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti; Performer
Orchestra: The National Philharmonic Orchestra
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Giacomo Puccini; Composer
Conductor: Nicola Rescigno; Conductor
Assistant Producer: Richard Beswick; Production
Author: Victorien Sardou
Luigi Illica
Giuseppe Giacosa; Production
Producer: Richard Beswick
James Mallinson; Production
Recording: Kenneth Wilkinson
Colin Moorfoot
John Pellowe; Production
Recording Producer: James Mallinson; Production
Studio Personnel: Colin Moorfoot
Kenneth Wilkinson
John Pellowe; Production

The No. 1 Opera Album 2007

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Volume 1

Volume 2

Volume 1

1. Verdi: Rigoletto / Act 3 - "La donna è mobile"

2. Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K.492 / Act 1 - "Non più andrai"

3. Verdi: "Libiamo ne'lieti calici" (Brindisi)

4. Puccini: "O Mio Babbino Caro" (From Gianni Schicchi)

5. Handel: Lascia ch'io pianga

6. Verdi: Il Trovatore / Act 3 - "Di quella pira"

7. Bellini: Norma / Act 1 - Casta Diva

8. Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K.492 / Act 3 - "Dove sono i bei momenti"

9. Catalani: La Wally / Act 1 - "Ebben? Ne andrò lontana"

10. Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore / Act 2 - "Una furtiva lagrima"

11. Bizet: Carmen / Act 2 - "Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre"

12. Puccini: Tosca / Act 3 - "E lucevan le stelle"

13. Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K.620 / Act 2 - "Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herze"

14. Verdi: La traviata / Act 2 - "Di Provenza il mar, il suol"

15. Puccini: La Rondine / Act 1 - "Chi il bel sogno di Doretta"

16. Cilea: L'arlesiana / Act 2 - E la solita storia (Lamento di Federico)

17. Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K.492 / Act 2 - "Voi che sapete"

18. Leoncavallo: Pagliacci / Act 1 - "Recitar!...Vesti la giubba"

19. Puccini: La Bohème / Act 1 - "Che gelida manina"

20. Puccini: Turandot / Act 3 - "Nessun dorma!"

Volume 2

1. Bizet: Les pêcheurs de perles - C'était le soir - Au fond du temple Saint - "C'était le soir... Au fond du temple Saint"

2. Habanera (From “Carmen”, WD. 31)

3. Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K.620 / Act 2 - Papagena! Papageno! (Papageno, Papagena)

4. Bizet: Carmen, WD 31 / Act 2 - "La fleur que tu m'avais jetée"

5. Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - Un bel dì vedremo

6. Verdi: Aida / Act 1 - "Se quel guerrier io fossi!..Celeste Aida"

7. Handel: "Ombra mai fu" (Serse), HWV 40

8. Delibes: The Flower Duet (from Lakmé)

9. Verdi: Nabucco / Act 3 - Va, pensiero

10. Puccini: Madama Butterfly - One Fine Day

11. Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia / Act 1 - No.2 Cavatina: "Largo al factotum"

12. Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana - "Mamma, quel vino è generoso"

13. Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann / Act 4 - "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour"

14. Puccini: Tosca / Act 2 - "Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore"

15. Dvořák: Rusalka, Op.114, B.203 / Act 1 - Mesicku na nebi hlubokém

16. Puccini: Quando m'en vo

17. Puccini: La Bohème / Act 1 - "Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì"

18. Mozart: Così fan tutte ossia La scuola degli amanti, K.588 - (L. da Ponte) - Act 1 - "Soave sia il vento"

19. Puccini: La Bohème / Act 1 - "O soave fanciulla"

20. Puccini: Tosca / Act 1 - "Recondita armonia"

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