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Disc 1: Italian Masterpieces: William Tell Overture (excerpt) Orchestra of RAI, Turin; Nessun Dorma Jussi Björling; O Mio Babbino Caro Licia Albanese with The RCA Victor Orchestra; Che Il Bel Sogno Di Doretta Dorothy Kirsten with The RCA Victor Orchestra; Ebben? Ne Andro Lontano Maria Callas with The Philharmonia Orchestra; Amor Ti Vieta Jussi Björling; Ch’ella Mi Creda Jan Peerce with The RCA Victor Orchestra; In Questa Reggia Maria Callas with The Philharmonia Orchestra; Tu, Che Di Gel Sei Cinta Elisabeth Schwarzkopf with The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Senza Mamma Magda Olivero with The Orchestra of RAI, Turin; In Quelle Trine Morbide Renata Tebaldi with L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Io Son L’Umile Ancella Maria Callas with The Philharmonia Orchestra; Qui La Voce Maria Callas with The Orchestra of RAI, Turin; Improvviso Mario del Monaco with The Orchestra of La Scala, Milan; Cielo E Mar Richard Tucker with The Orchestra of The Metropolitan Opera; Suicidio! Maria Callas with The Orchestra of RAI, Turin; E La Solita Storia Giuseppe di Stefano with The London Symphony Orchestra; Un Foco Insolito Sesto Bruscantini with The Orchestra of RAI, Turin; Zaza, Piccola Zingara Tito Gobbi; Donna Non Vidi Mai Jussi Björling
Disc 2: Verdi & Italian Opera Highlights: La Forza del Destino Overture (excerpt) Orchestra of RAI, Turin; Va, Pensiero (Chorus Of The Hebrew Slaves) Chorus & Orchestra of RAI, Rome; La Donna È Mobile Ferruccio Tagliavini with The Orchestra of RAI, Turin; Bella Figlia dell’Amore (quartet) Lina Pagliughi, Irma Colasanti, Ferruccio Tagliavini, Giuseppe Taddei; Caro Nome Lina Pagliughi with The Orchestra of RAI, Turin; Questa o Quella Ferruccio Tagliavini with The Orchestra of RAI, Turin; Solenne in Quest’Ora Jussi Björling & Robert Merrill with The RCA Victor Orchestra; Tu Che La Vanità Eleanor Steber with The Orchestra of The Metropolitan Opera; Quando Le Sere al Placido Giacomo Lauri-Volpi with The Rome Opera Orchestra; Pace, Pace, Mio Dio Zinka Milanov with The RCA Victor Orchestra; Ernani! Involami Eleanor Steber with The Orchestra of The Metropolitan Opera; Mercè, Dilette Amiche Maria Callas with The Philharmonia Orchestra; Credo in un Dio Crudel (Iago’s Credo) Tito Gobbi with The Philharmonia Orchestra; L’Onore! Ladri Giuseppe Taddei with The Orchestra of RAI, Turin; Quand’Ero Paggio Giuseppe Taddei with The Orchestra of RAI, Turin; Esultate Mario del Monaco with The Milan Symphony Orchestra; Niun Mi Tema (Death Of Otello) Ramon Vinay with The NBC Symphony Orchestra; Tutto Nel Mondo È Burla (finale) Chorus & Orchestra of RAI, Turin; Son Giunta!…Madre, Pietosa Vergine Zinka Milanov with The RCA Victor Chorus & Orchestra; Addio, Del Passato Maria Callas with The Orchestra of RAI, Turin
Disc 3: French, German & Russian Favorites: Au Fond du Temple Saint (duet) Jussi Björling & Robert Merrill with The RCA Victor Orchestra; Belle Nuit, O Nuit d’Amour (Barcarolle) Vina Bovy & Fanely Revoil; Je Veux Vivre Bidú Sayao; Ah! Lève-toi, Soleil Jussi Björling with The Orchestra of The Royal Opera, Stockholm; Ombre Légère (Shadow Song) Maria Callas with The Orchestra of RAI, Milan; Je Crois Entendre Encore Nicolai Gedda with The Philharmonia Orchestra; Depuis Le Jour Eleanor Steber with The Philharmonia Orchestra; Mon Coeur S’Ouvre à Ta Voix Blanche Thebom with The London Symphony Orchestra; Méditation (Thaïs) Orchestra of the Paris Opera; O Légère Hirondelle (Waltz Song) Lily Pons; Dich, Teure Halle Victoria de los Angeles with The Philharmonia Orchestra; O Du, Mein Holder Abendstern Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau with The Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival; Pilgrims’ Chorus Chorus & Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival; Treulich Geführt (Bridal Chorus) Chorus & Orchestra of Bavarian Radio; Morgenlich Leuchtend (Prize Song) Hans Hopf with The Chorus & Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival; Ride Of The Valkyries London Philharmonic Orchestra; The Flight Of The Bumble Bee Elena Smolenskaya with The Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre; Song to the Moon (Rusalka’s Aria) Joan Hammond with The Philharmonia Orchestra; Polovtsian Dances (excerpt) Chorus & Orchestra of The Bolshoi Theatre; Farewell & Death Of Boris (abridged) Boris Christoff with Russian Chorus of Paris & French National Radio Orchestra
3 CDs 60 Songs
