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Various - Command Performance - A Night At The Opera
Musician: VariousAlbum title: Command Performance - A Night At The Opera
Style: Classical, Opera
Released: 1978
Country: UK
Size MP3 version: 1909 mb
Size APE version: 1760 mb
Size WMA version: 1443 mb
Rating ✫: 4.8
Votes: 980
Format: AA VQF MIDI VOX AIFF AHX MP1
Genre: Classical
Various - Command Performance - A Night At The Opera
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| 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 ReinerOrchestra – Chicago Symphony Orchestra* |
| A3 | Overture From "The Barber Of Seville"Composed By – Rossini*Conductor – Erich LeinsdorfOrchestra – Metropolitan Opera Orchestra* |
| A4 | Overture From "The Silken Ladder"Composed By – Rossini*Conductor – Charles GerhardtOrchestra – Philharmonic Opera Orchestra* |
| B1 | Overture From "Fidelio"Composed By – Beethoven*Conductor – Charles MunchOrchestra – Boston Symphony Orchestra |
| B2 | Overture From "The Mastersingers Of Nuremberg"Composed By – Wagner*Conductor – Fritz ReinerOrchestra – Chicago Symphony Orchestra* |
| B3 | Overture From "The Thieving Magpie"Composed By – Rossini*Conductor – Gilbert VinterOrchestra – Beecham Promenade Orchestra* |
| World-Famous Arias | |
| C1 | I'm The Factotum (From "The Barber Of Seville")Baritone Vocals – Robert MerrillComposed By – Rossini*Conductor – Erich LeinsdorfOrchestra – Metropolitan Opera Orchestra* |
| C2 | Your Tiny Hand Is Frozen (From "La Bohème")Composed By – Puccini*Conductor – Erich LeinsdorfOrchestra – Rome Opera House Orchestra*Soprano Vocals – Anna MoffoTenor Vocals – Richard Tucker |
| C3 | Yes, They Call Me Mimi (From "La Bohème")Composed By – Puccini*Conductor – Erich LeinsdorfOrchestra – Rome Opera House Orchestra*Soprano Vocals – Anna MoffoTenor Vocals – Richard Tucker |
| C4 | One Fine Day (From "Madame Butterfly")Composed By – Puccini*Conductor – Erich LeinsdorfOrchestra – RCA Italiana Opera OrchestraSoprano Vocals – Leontyne Price |
| C5 | Celeste Aïda (From "Aïda")Composed By – Verdi*Conductor – Erich LeinsdorfOrchestra – London Symphony Orchestra*Tenor Vocals – Placido Domingo |
| C6 | La Donna È Mobile (From "Rigoletto")Composed By – Verdi*Conductor – Georg SoltiOrchestra – RCA Italiana Opera OrchestraTenor Vocals – Alfredo Kraus |
| D1 | Evening Star (From "Tannhäuser")Baritone Vocals – Sherrill MilnesComposed By – Wagner*Conductor – Anton GuadagnoOrchestra – New Philharmonia Orchestra |
| D2 | Habañera (From "Carmen")Composed By – Bizet*Conductor – Herbert Von KarajanOrchestra – Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra And Chorus*Soprano Vocals – Leontyne Price |
| D3 | Musetta's Waltz (From "La Bohème")Baritone Vocals – Robert MerrillComposed By – Puccini*Conductor – Erich LeinsdorfOrchestra – Rome Opera House Orchestra*Soprano Vocals – Anna Moffo, Mary Costa |
| D4 | Love And Music (From "Tosca")Composed By – Puccini*Conductor – Oliviero De FabritiisOrchestra – Rome Opera House Orchestra*Soprano Vocals – Leontyne Price |
| D5 | The Stars Were Shining Brightly (From "Tosca")Composed By – Puccini*Conductor – Erich LeinsdorfOrchestra – Rome Opera House Orchestra*Tenor Vocals – Jussi Bjoerling* |
| D6 | The Bell Song (From "Lakmé")Composed By – Delibes*Conductor – Tullio SerafinOrchestra – Rome Opera House Orchestra*Soprano Vocals – Anna Moffo |
| Best Loved Duets | |
| E1 | Love Duet (From "Madame Butterfly")Composed By – Puccini*Conductor – Erich LeinsdorfOrchestra – RCA Italiana Opera OrchestraSoprano Vocals – Leontyne PriceTenor Vocals – Richard Tucker |
| E2 | Barcarolle (From "Tales Of Hoffman")Composed By – Offenbach*Conductor – Anton GuadagnoMezzo-soprano Vocals – Shirley VerrettOrchestra – New Philharmonia OrchestraSoprano Vocals – Montserrat Caballé |
| E3 | Oh, Lovely Maid In The Moonlight (From "La Bohème")Composed By – Puccini*Conductor – Erich LeinsdorfOrchestra – Rome Opera House Orchestra*Soprano Vocals – Anna MoffoTenor Vocals – Richard Tucker |
| E4 | Love Duet (From "A Masked Ball")Composed By – Verdi*Conductor – Erich LeinsdorfOrchestra – RCA Italiana Opera OrchestraSoprano Vocals – Leontyne PriceTenor Vocals – Carlo Bergonzi |
| F1 | 'Tis You, 'Tis I (From "Carmen")Composed By – Bizet*Conductor – Herbert Von KarajanOrchestra – Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra And Chorus*Soprano Vocals – Leontyne PriceTenor Vocals – Franco Corelli |
| F2 | Love Duet (From "Tosca")Composed By – Puccini*Conductor – Erich LeinsdorfOrchestra – Rome Opera House Orchestra*Soprano Vocals – Zinka MilanovTenor Vocals – Jussi Bjoerling* |
| F3 | Swear In This Hour (From "The Force Of Destiny")Baritone Vocals – Robert MerrillComposed By – Verdi*Conductor – Thomas SchippersOrchestra – RCA Italiana Opera OrchestraTenor Vocals – Richard Tucker |
| F4 | Vengeance! (From "Rigoletto")Baritone Vocals – Robert MerrillComposed By – Verdi*Conductor – Georg SoltiOrchestra – RCA Italiana Opera OrchestraSoprano Vocals – Anna Moffo |
| Rousing Choruses | |
| G1 | Smuggler's Chorus (From "Carmen")Composed By – Bizet*Conductor – Herbert Von KarajanOrchestra – Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra* |
| G2 | Soldier's (From "Faust")Composed By – Gounod*Conductor – Robert ShawOrchestra – Robert Shaw Chorale And Orchestra* |
| G3 | Brother Dear, Sister Dear (From "Die Fledermaus")Bass Vocals – Eberhard Waechter*, George London Composed By – J. Strauss*Conductor – Oscar Danon*Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Risë StevensOrchestra – 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 ShawOrchestra – Robert Shaw Chorale And Orchestra* |
| G5 | In The Gently Blowing Breeze (From "Mignon")Composed By – Thomas*Conductor – Robert ShawOrchestra – Robert Shaw Chorale And Orchestra* |
| G6 | Anvil Chorus (From "Il Trovatore")Composed By – Verdi*Conductor – Robert ShawOrchestra – Robert Shaw Chorale And Orchestra* |
| H1 | Pilgrims' Chorus (From "Tannhäuser")Choir – Norman Luboff ChoirComposed By – Wagner*Conductor – Leopold StokowskiOrchestra – New Symphony Orchestra Of London* |
| H2 | The Presentation Of Olympia (From "Tales Of Hoffmann")Composed By – Offenbach*Conductor – Robert ShawOrchestra – Robert Shaw Chorale And Orchestra* |
| H3 | Zitti, Zitti (From "Rigoletto")Composed By – Verdi*Conductor – Robert ShawOrchestra – Robert Shaw Chorale And Orchestra* |
| H4 | Bridal Chorus (From "Lohengrin")Composed By – Wagner*Conductor – Robert ShawOrchestra – Robert Shaw Chorale And Orchestra* |
| H5 | Wach' Auf! (From The Mastersingers Of Nuremberg")Composed By – Wagner*Conductor – Robert ShawOrchestra – Robert Shaw Chorale And Orchestra* |
| H6 | Chorus (From Act II Of "Otello")Composed By – Verdi*Conductor – Robert ShawOrchestra – Robert Shaw Chorale And Orchestra* |
| H7 | Chorus (From Act IV Of "Carmen")Composed By – Bizet*Conductor – Robert ShawOrchestra – Robert Shaw Chorale And Orchestra* |
| Gala Performance | |
| I1 | Toreador's Song (From "Carmen")Baritone Vocals – Robert MerrillComposed By – Bizet*Conductor – Herbert Von KarajanOrchestra – Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra And Chorus* |
| I2 | O, Patria Mia (From "Aïda")Composed By – Verdi*Conductor – Erich LeinsdorfOrchestra – London Symphony Orchestra*Soprano Vocals – Leontyne Price |
| I3 | Drinking Song (From "La Traviata")Composed By – Verdi*Conductor – Georges PrêtreOrchestra – RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra And Chorus*Soprano Vocals – Montserrat CaballéTenor Vocals – Carlo Bergonzi |
| I4 | Miserere (From "Il Trovatore")Chorus – The Ambrosian Opera ChorusComposed By – Verdi*Conductor – Zubin MehtaOrchestra – New Philharmonia OrchestraSoprano Vocals – Leontyne PriceTenor Vocals – Placido Domingo |
| I5 | Quartet (From "Rigoletto")Baritone Vocals – Robert MerrillComposed By – Verdi*Conductor – Georg SoltiContralto Vocals – Rosalind EliasOrchestra – RCA Italiana Opera OrchestraSoprano Vocals – Anna MoffoTenor Vocals – Alfredo Kraus |
| J1 | The Flower Song (From "Carmen")Composed By – Bizet*Conductor – Herbert Von KarajanOrchestra – Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra*Tenor Vocals – Franco Corelli |
| J2 | Casta Diva (From "Norma")Chorus – The Ambrosian Opera ChorusComposed By – Bellini*Conductor – Carlo Felice CillarioOrchestra – Philharmonic Opera OrchestraSoprano Vocals – Montserrat Caballé |
| J3 | By The Heavens (From "Otello")Baritone Vocals – Tito GobbiComposed By – Verdi*Conductor – Tullio SerafinOrchestra – Rome Opera House Orchestra*Tenor Vocals – Jon Vickers |
| J4 | How Handsome He Is (From "Lucrezia Borgia")Composed By – Donizetti*Conductor – Carlo Felice CillarioOrchestra – Philharmonic Opera OrchestraSoprano Vocals – Montserrat Caballé |
| J5 | Do Not Curse (From "The Force Of Destiny")Bass Vocals – Giorgio TozziComposed By – Verdi*Conductor – Thomas SchippersOrchestra – RCA Italiana Opera OrchestraSoprano Vocals – Leontyne PriceTenor Vocals – Richard Tucker |
| Pageantry And Splendour | |
| K1 | Grand March (From "Aïda")Composed By – Verdi*Conductor – Arthur FiedlerOrchestra – Boston Pops Orchestra* |
| K2 | The Magic Fire Music (From "The Valkyrie")Composed By – Wagner*Conductor – Charles MunchOrchestra – Boston Symphony Orchestra |
| K3 | Polonaise (From "Eugene Onegin")Composed By – Tchaïkovsky*Conductor – Arthur FiedlerOrchestra – Boston Pops Orchestra* |
| K4 | Prelude (To Act III Of "La Traviata")Composed By – Verdi*Conductor – Georges PrêtreOrchestra – RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra |
| K5 | Ride Of The Valkyries (From "The Valkyrie")Composed By – Wagner*Conductor – Leopold StokowskiOrchestra – Symphony Of The Air |
| L1 | Intermezzo (From "Carmen")Composed By – Bizet*Conductor – Herbert Von KarajanOrchestra – Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra* |
| L2 | Prelude (To Act III Of "Lohengrin")Composed By – Wagner*Conductor – Arthur FiedlerOrchestra – Boston Pops Orchestra* |
| L3 | Entry Of The Gods Into Valhalla (From "The Rhinegold")Composed By – Wagner*Conductor – Leopold StokowskiOrchestra – Symphony Of The Air |
| L4 | Siegfried's Funeral Music (From "Götterdämmerung")Composed By – Wagner*Conductor – Fritz ReinerOrchestra – Chicago Symphony Orchestra* |
| L5 | Hungarian March (From "The Damnation Of Faust")Composed By – Berlioz*Conductor – Erich LeinsdorfOrchestra – Boston Symphony Orchestra |
| Dances From The Opera | |
| M1 | Dance Of The Comedians (From "The Bartered Bride")Composed By – Smetana*Conductor – Howard MitchellOrchestra – National Symphony Orchestra |
| M2 | Dance Of The Moorish Slaves (From "Aïda")Composed By – Verdi*Conductor – Erich LeinsdorfOrchestra – London Symphony Orchestra* |
| M3 | Gypsy Dance (From "Carmen")Composed By – Bizet*Conductor – Herbert Von KarajanOrchestra – 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 ReinerOrchestra – Chicago Symphony Orchestra* |
| M5 | Ballet Music (From "Otello")Composed By – Verdi*Conductor – Tullio SerafinOrchestra – Rome Opera House Orchestra* |
| N1 | Bacchanale (From "Samson And Delilah")Composed By – Saint-Saëns*Conductor – Arthur FiedlerOrchestra – Boston Pops Orchestra* |
| N2 | Dance Of The Blessed Spirits (From "Orfeo And Euridice")Composed By – Gluck*Conductor – Renato FasanoEnsemble – Virtuosi De Roma* |
| N3 | Ballet Music (From "Faust")Composed By – Gounod*Conductor – Antonio De AlmeidaOrchestra – 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 ThomasSoprano 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 PinzaComposed 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 FashionComposed By – Verdi*Tenor Vocals – John McCormack |
| P5 | Liebestod (From "Tristan And Isolde")Composed By – Wagner*Soprano Vocals – Kirsten Flagstad |
| P6 | Clock Scene (From "Boris Godunov")Bass Vocals – Alexander KipnisComposed By – Mussorgsky* |
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- Copyright (c) – The Reader's Digest Association (Canada) Ltd.
Notes
On Labels: Made In EnglandOn Labels each record is given its own catalogue number:
Record 1 - RDS 6671
Record 2 - RDS 6672
Record 3 - RDS 6673
Record 4 - RDS 6674
Record 5 - RDS 6675
Record 6 - RDS 6676
Record 7 - RDS 6677
Record 8 - RDM 2678 bonus record
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Label, Side A): RDES 2341
- Matrix / Runout (Label, Side B): RDES 2342
- Matrix / Runout (Label, Side C): RDES 2343
- Matrix / Runout (Label, Side D): RDES 2344
- Matrix / Runout (Label, Side E): RDES 2345
- Matrix / Runout (Label, Side F): RDES 2346
- Matrix / Runout (Label, Side G): RDES 2347
- Matrix / Runout (Label, Side H): RDES 2348
- Matrix / Runout (Label, Side I): RDES 2349
- Matrix / Runout (Label, Side J): RDES 2350
- Matrix / Runout (Label, Side K): RDES 2351
- Matrix / Runout (Label, Side L): RDES 2352
- Matrix / Runout (Label, Side M): RDES 2353
- Matrix / Runout (Label, Side N): RDES 2354
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRDS 9041 to DRDS 9047 | Various | Klankjuwelen Uit De Opera - 'S Werelds Meest Geliefde Opera Melodieën (7xLP, Comp + Box) | Reader's Digest | DRDS 9041 to DRDS 9047 | Netherlands | Unknown |
| RD4-67 | Various | Command Performance - A Night At The Opera (6xLP, Comp, Cyc + Box) | Command Performance - A Night At The Opera | RD4-67 | Australia | 1978 |
| 2-715-0 | Various | Command Performance (7xLP, Comp + Box) | Reader's Digest | 2-715-0 | Canada | 1978 |
| GCPO-7A, GCPO-8A | Various | Command Performance - A Night At The Opera (8xLP, Comp + Box) | Reader's Digest, RCA | GCPO-7A, GCPO-8A | Netherlands | 1978 |
| READ 802 | Various | Die Nacht Der Schönen Stimmen = Les Soirées De Gala De L'Opéra (8xLP, Comp + Box) | Das Beste Reader's Digest | READ 802 | Switzerland | 1974 |
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