50 Years at Lincoln Center: A Gala Celebration

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 3
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1Son nata a lagrimar (Giulio Cesare)
vocals:
Stephanie Blythe (mezzo-soprano) (on 2017-05-07) and David Daniels (American countertenor) (on 2017-05-07)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 2017-05-07)
conductor:
Marco Armiliato (conductor) (on 2017-05-07)
live recording of:
Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17: Atto I, Scena XI, 16. Duetto “Son nata a lagrimar (Son nato a sospirar)” (Cornelia e Sesto) (on 2017-05-07)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1724)
librettist:
Nicola Francesco Haym
part of:
Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17: Atto I
George Frideric Handel7:58
2Vanne! La tua meta già vedo... Credo in un Dio crudel (Otello)
vocals:
Željko Lučić (on 2017-05-07)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 2017-05-07)
conductor:
Yannick Nézet‐Séguin (conductor) (on 2017-05-07)
live recording of:
Otello: Atto II. “Credo in un Dio crudel” (Iago) (on 2017-05-07)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto II
live recording of:
Otello: Atto II. “Vanne! La tua meta già vedo” (Iago) (on 2017-05-07)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi5:35
3What Was Before (The Tempest)
vocals:
Ben Bliss (tenor) (on 2017-05-07), Dwayne Croft (American operatic baritone) (on 2017-05-07) and Isabel Leonard (on 2017-05-07)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 2017-05-07)
conductor:
Yannick Nézet‐Séguin (conductor) (on 2017-05-07)
live partial recording of:
The Tempest: Act II (on 2017-05-07)
composer:
Thomas Adès (in 2003)
librettist:
Meredith Oakes (playwright)
part of:
The Tempest
Thomas Adès8:48
4E lucevan le stelle (Tosca)
vocals:
Vittorio Grigolo (Italian tenor) (on 2017-05-07)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 2017-05-07)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (on 2017-05-07)
live recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi) (on 2017-05-07)
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 Puccini4:13
5Porgi, amor (Le Nozze di Figaro)
vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano) (on 2017-05-07)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 2017-05-07)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (on 2017-05-07)
live recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II, Scena I. (no. 11) Cavatina “Porgi, amor qualche ristoro” (La Contessa) (on 2017-05-07)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:55
6Baigne d'eau tes mains et tes lèvres (Thaïs)
vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (on 2017-05-07) and Renée Fleming (soprano) (on 2017-05-07)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 2017-05-07)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (on 2017-05-07)
live recording of:
Thaïs: Acte III, Scène I. "Baigne d'eau mes mains et mes lèvres" (Thaïs, Athanaël, Chœur) (on 2017-05-07)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
part of:
Thaïs: Acte III
Jules Massenet5:54
7Qual voluttà trascorrere (I Lombardi alla Prima Crociata)
violin:
David Chan (US violinist/conductor) (on 2017-05-07)
vocals:
Michael Fabiano (tenor) (on 2017-05-07), Günther Groissböck (Austrian operatic bass) (on 2017-05-07) and Angela Meade (soprano) (on 2017-05-07)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 2017-05-07)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (on 2017-05-07)
live recording of:
I Lombardi: Atto III. N°14 Finale. Terzetto "Qual voluttà trascorrere" (Oronte, Pagano, Giselda) (on 2017-05-07)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
I Lombardi: Atto III (La conversione)
Giuseppe Verdi13:24
8Bel raggio lusinghier (Semiramide)
vocals:
Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano) (on 2017-05-07)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 2017-05-07)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (on 2017-05-07)
live recording of:
Semiramide: Atto I. Cavatina “Bel raggio lusinghier” (Semiramide) (on 2017-05-07)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Gaetano Rossi (librettist)
part of:
Semiramide: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini8:54
9Un bel dì (Madama Butterfly)
vocals:
Anna Netrebko (soprano) (on 2017-05-07)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 2017-05-07)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (on 2017-05-07)
live recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly) (on 2017-05-07)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini6:08
10Act II Finale (Aida)
vocals:
Yusif Eyvazov (tenor) (on 2017-05-07), Željko Lučić (on 2017-05-07), Latonia Moore (soprano) (on 2017-05-07), James Morris (operatic bass-baritone) (on 2017-05-07), Sava Vemić (operatic bass) (on 2017-05-07) and Dolora Zajick (mezzo-soprano) (on 2017-05-07)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 2017-05-07)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (on 2017-05-07)
live partial recording of:
Aida: Atto II (on 2017-05-07)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida
Giuseppe Verdi4:27

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