Great Opera Tenors: Giuseppe di Stefano

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1La traviata: Atto II. “Lunge da lei” … “De miei bollenti spiriti”
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto II, scena 1. “De’ miei bollenti spiriti” (Alfredo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto II
recording of:
La traviata: Atto II, scena 1. “Lunge da lei” (Alfredo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi3:45
2Un ballo in maschera: Atto I. “Di tu se fedele”
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. Nº 9b Canzone “Di’ tu se fedele il flutto m’aspetta” (Riccardo, Coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1859)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi3:18
3Un ballo in maschera: Atto III. “Forse la soglia attinse” … “Ma se m’e forza perderti”
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto III, scena 2. Nº 21a. Scena “Forse la soglia attinse” (Riccardo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto III
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto III, scena 2. Nº 21b. Romanza “Ma se m'è forza perderti” (Riccardo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi5:23
4La bohème: Atto I. “Che gelida manina”
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini4:48
5La bohème: Atto IV. “In un coupé” … “O Mimì, tu più non torni”
baritone vocals:
Rolando Panerai (baritone)
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto IV. no. 20. “In un coupé?” (Marcello, Rodolfo)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto IV. In soffitta (Puccini)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto IV. no. 21. “O Mimì, tu più non torni” (Rodolfo, Marcello)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto IV. In soffitta (Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini4:26
6Tosca: Atto I. “Recondita armonia”
baritone vocals:
Melchiorre Luise (bass-baritone)
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Victor de Sabata (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Recondita armonia” (Cavaradossi, Sagrestano) (“Dammi i colori”)
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 I
Giacomo Puccini2:43
7Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle”
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Victor de Sabata (conductor and composer)
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 Puccini2:42
8Rigoletto: Atto I. “Questa o quella”
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 1. N°2 Ballata “Questa o quella” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1850 until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (from 1850 until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi1:55
9Rigoletto: Atto II. “Ella mi fu rapita!” … “Parmi veder le lagrime”
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II: “Ella mi fu rapita!” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi5:26
10Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile”
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi2:29
11Il trovatore: Atto III. “Ah, si ben mio”
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Ah si, ben mio, coll'essere io tuo” (Manrico)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1853)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist) (in 1853)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
Giuseppe Verdi2:53
12Il trovatore: Atto III. “Di quella pira”
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Di quella pira l’orrendo foco” (Manrico, Leonora, Ruiz, armed men)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1853)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist) (in 1853)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
Giuseppe Verdi1:57
13La forza del destino: Atto III. Recitativo “La vita è inferno”
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto III, scena 1. “La vita è inferno all'infelice" (Alvaro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi2:57
14La forza del destino: Atto III. Aria “O tu che in ceno agli angeli”
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto III, scena 1. “O tu che in seno agli angeli” (Alvaro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi3:17
15Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Donna non vidi mai”
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Donna non vidi mai simile a questa!” (Des Grieux)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1893)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini2:26
16Manon Lescaut: Atto III. “No! Pazzo son!”
baritone vocals:
Franco Ventriglia (operatic bass)
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto III. “Presto! In fila!…No! No! pazzo son” (Des Grieux, Sergente, Comandante)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto III
Giacomo Puccini2:43
17Turandot: Atto I. “Non piangere, Liù”
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto I. “Non piangere, Liù” (Calaf, Liù, Timur)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini2:41
18Turandot: Atto III. “Nessun dorma”
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA
part of:
Turandot: Atto III
Giacomo Puccini3:19
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1Madama Butterfly: Atto I. “Dovunque al mondo”
baritone vocals:
Tito Gobbi (baritone)
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Gianandrea Gavazzeni (conductor)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I. “Dovunque al mondo” (Pinkerton, Sharpless)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini2:44
2Madama Butterfly: Atto III. “Addio, fiorito asil”
baritone vocals:
Tito Gobbi (baritone)
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Gianandrea Gavazzeni (conductor)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto III. “Addio, fiorito asil” (Pinkerton, Sharpless) (Pinkerton’s Farewell)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto III (also: Atto II, parte 2)
Giacomo Puccini2:03
3La fanciulla del West: Atto II. “Una parola sola” … “Or son sei mesi”
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor)
recording of:
La fanciulla del West: Atto II. “Una parola sola” … “lo so, lo so! Ma non vi avrei rubato!” (Johnson, Minnie)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
part of:
La fanciulla del West: Atto II
Giacomo Puccini3:57
4La fanciulla del West: Atto III. “Ch’ella mi creda libero”
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor)
recording of:
La fanciulla del West: Atto III. “Ch’ella mi creda libero e lontano” (Johnson, Rance)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1910)
librettist:
Guelfo Civinini (Italian librettist) and Carlo Zangarini
part of:
La fanciulla del West: Atto III
Giacomo Puccini2:22
5Gianni Schicchi: “Avete torto!”
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor)
recording of:
Gianni Schicchi: Aria “Avete torto!” (Rinuccio)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giovacchino Forzano
part of:
Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini3:21
6Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III. “Fra poco a me ricovero”
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor)
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
Gaetano Donizetti3:32
7Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III. “Tu che a Dio spiegasti l’ali”
bass vocals:
Raffaele Arié (operatic bass)
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor)
recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III, Scena 2. no. 15. “Tu che a Dio spiegasti l'ali” (Edgardo, Raimondo, Coro)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III
Gaetano Donizetti5:20
8Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar! Vesti la giubba”
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” - “Vesti la giubba” (Canio)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer) (in 1892)
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I
Ruggero Leoncavallo3:38
9Cavalleria rusticana: “Intanto amici qua” … “Viva il vino spumeggiante”
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Anna Maria Canali (mezzo-soprano)
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Brindisi “Intanto amici, qua … Viva il vino spumeggiante” (Turridu, Lola, coro)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
librettist:
Guido Menasci (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.) and Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni3:05
10Cavalleria rusticana: “Mamma, quel vino è generoso”
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Ebe Stignani (mezzo soprano)
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “Mamma, quel vino è generoso, è certo” (Turiddu, Lucia, Donne) (Addio alla madre)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1890)
librettist:
Guido Menasci (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.) and Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni4:21
11I pescatori di perle: Recitativo “Leila hai compreso”
soprano vocals:
Rosanna Carteri (Italian soprano)
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano
conductor:
Antonio Tonini (conductor)
partial recording of:
I pescatori di perle: Atto II. Duo “Non hai compreso un cor fidel” (Nadir, Leila)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
part of:
I pescatori di perle
Georges Bizet2:20
12I pescatori di perle: Aria “Non hai compreso”
soprano vocals:
Rosanna Carteri (Italian soprano)
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano
conductor:
Antonio Tonini (conductor)
partial recording of:
I pescatori di perle: Atto II. Duo “Non hai compreso un cor fidel” (Nadir, Leila)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
part of:
I pescatori di perle
Georges Bizet5:26
13O sole mio
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
conductor:
Dino Olivieri (Italian musician, conductor and composer)
recording of:
’O sole mio
lyricist:
Giovanni Capurro (in 1898)
composer:
Eduardo Di Capua (in 1898) and Alfredo Mazzucchi (in 1898)
publisher:
Bideri CEVEL, Domaine public (refers to works that are in the public domain) and Gennarelli Casa Editrice
arrangement of:
O sole mio
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
Giovanni Capurro3:40
14Core ’ngrato
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
conductor:
Dino Olivieri (Italian musician, conductor and composer)
recording of:
Core ’ngrato (Catarì, Catarì) (Original for voice & orchestra)
lyricist:
Riccardo Cordiferro (in 1911)
composer:
Salvatore Cardillo (Italian-American composer) (in 1911)
publisher:
Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA
Riccardo Cordiferro3:46
15Mattinata
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
conductor:
Gian Mario Guarino (conductor)
recording of:
Mattinata
lyricist and composer:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer)
Ruggero Leoncavallo2:12
16La Serenata
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
conductor:
Gian Mario Guarino (conductor)
recording of:
La serenata (original, for voice and piano)
lyricist:
Giovanni Alfredo Cesareo (Italian librettist)
composer:
Francesco Paolo Tosti (composer)
dedicated to:
Jules Diaz de Soria
Francesco Paolo Tosti3:09
17Funiculì, funiculà
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
conductor:
Gian Mario Guarino (conductor)
recording of:
Funiculì, funiculà
composed in:
Castellammare di Stabia (in 1880)
lyricist:
Peppino Turco
composer:
Luigi Denza (composer) (in 1880)
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd. and Robbins Music Corp.
Luigi Denza2:35