Great Opera Singers (1968)

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Featuring great performances from legendary artist of the golden age, classic archive offers a unique historical glimpse into our classical heritage, presented on video for the very first time. Lovingly restored, using the finest state-of-the-art technology, these generous full-length programmes include complete musical performances...

Tracklisting:
- Weber - Der Freischutz: "Wie nahte mir der Schlummer- Leise, leise", Paris, 30 November 1963
- Wagner - Tannhauser: ,Salle Pleyel, Paris, 4 November 1966
- Puccini - Gianni Schicchi: "Oh! mio babbino caro"
- Donizetti - Linda di Chamounix: "Ah! tardai troppo"
- Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro: "Giunse alfin il momento- Deh, vieni"
- Dvorak - Rusalka: "Mesicku na nebi hlubokem", Salle Pleyel, Paris, 24 February 1968
- Verdi - Falstaff: Ehi! Taverniere!
- Otello: "Vanne-Credo in un Dio crudel"
- Puccini - Gianni Schicchi: "La vedete Firenze?"
- Tosca: "Tre sbirri - Va', Tosca!" Filmed at the BBC London 16 May 1958
- Mussorgsky - Boris Godunov: "Oj! Dushno! Dushno! Svetu!", London, 19 October 1958
- Elisabeth Grummer, Isabel Strauss and Ernest Blanc sing an excerpt from Lohengrin
- Wolfgang Windgassen and Gottlob Frink sing excerpts from Parsifal.
Actors:: Tito Gobbi, Boris Christoff, Rita Streich, Gundula Janowitz
Studio:: EMI
Genres:: Documentary, Music & Musicals, Performing Arts, Special Interest