Essential Verdi: 40 of His Greatest Masterpieces

Works on This Recording 1. Rigoletto: La donna è mobile by Giuseppe Verdi ■ Performer: Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor) ■ Conductor: Richard Bonynge ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1851; Italy ■ Length: 2 Minutes 24 Secs. ■ Language: Italian 2. Nabucco: Va, pensiero by Giuseppe Verdi ■ Conductor: Sir Georg Solti ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1842; Italy ■ Length: 4 Minutes 6 Secs. ■ Language: Italian ■ Notes: This selection is a DDD recording. 3. La forza del destino: Overture by Giuseppe Verdi ■ Conductor: Valery Gergiev ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Kirov Theater Orchestra ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1862/1869; Italy ■ Length: 3 Minutes 10 Secs. ■ Notes: This selection is a DDD recording. 4. La traviata: Un dì, felice by Giuseppe Verdi ■ Performer: Carlo Bergonzi (Tenor), Dame Joan Sutherland (Soprano) ■ Conductor: John Pritchard ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra, Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1853; Italy ■ Length: 3 Minutes 32 Secs. ■ Language: Italian 5. I vespri siciliani: Mercè, dilette amiche "Bolero" by Giuseppe Verdi ■ Performer: Maria Chiara (Soprano) ■ Conductor: Nello Santi ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1855; Italy ■ Length: 3 Minutes 36 Secs. ■ Language: Italian 6. La traviata: Libiamo ne' lieti calici "Brindisi" by Giuseppe Verdi ■ Performer: Carlo Bergonzi (Tenor), Dame Joan Sutherland (Soprano) ■ Conductor: John Pritchard ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra, Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1853; Italy ■ Length: 3 Minutes 1 Secs. ■ Language: Italian 7. Il trovatore: Di quella pira by Giuseppe Verdi ■ Performer: José Carreras (Tenor) ■ Conductor: Sir Colin Davis ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra, Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1853; Italy ■ Length: 1 Minutes 58 Secs. ■ Language: Italian ■ Notes: This selection is a DDD recording. 8. Il trovatore: Vedi! le fosche notturne "Anvil Chorus" by Giuseppe Verdi ■ Conductor: Sir Georg Solti ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1853; Italy ■ Length: 2 Minutes 46 Secs. ■ Language: Italian ■ Notes: This selection is a DDD recording. 9. Il trovatore: Stride la vampa! by Giuseppe Verdi ■ Performer: Stefania Toczyska (Mezzo Soprano) ■ Conductor: Sir Colin Davis ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra, Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus ■ Length: 2 Minutes 33 Secs. ■ Language: Italian ■ Notes: This selection is a DDD recording. 10. Aida: Ritorna vincitor! by Giuseppe Verdi ■ Performer: Leontyne Price (Soprano) ■ Conductor: Sir Georg Solti ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Rome Opera House Orchestra ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1871; Italy ■ Length: 7 Minutes 32 Secs. ■ Language: Italian 11. Don Carlos: Dio, che nell' alma infondere by Giuseppe Verdi ■ Performer: Carlo Bergonzi (Tenor), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone) ■ Conductor: Sir Georg Solti ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra, Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1867/1884; Italy ■ Length: 4 Minutes 40 Secs. ■ Language: Italian 12. La traviata: Act 1 Prelude by Giuseppe Verdi ■ Conductor: John Pritchard ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1853; Italy ■ Length: 3 Minutes 57 Secs. 13. Rigoletto: Caro nome by Giuseppe Verdi ■ Performer: Dame Joan Sutherland (Soprano) ■ Conductor: Richard Bonynge ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1851; Italy ■ Length: 5 Minutes 58 Secs. ■ Language: Italian 14. Don Carlos: O don fatale by Giuseppe Verdi ■ Performer: Olga Borodina (Soprano) ■ Conductor: Bernard Haitink ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra ■ Length: 4 Minutes 46 Secs. ■ Language: Italian ■ Notes: This selection is a DDD recording. 15. Aida: Celeste Aida by Giuseppe Verdi ■ Performer: Carlo Bergonzi (Tenor) ■ Conductor: Herbert von Karajan ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1871; Italy ■ Length: 5 Minutes 5 Secs. ■ Language: Italian 16. Ernani: Ernani, involami by Giuseppe Verdi ■ Performer: Dame Joan Sutherland (Soprano) ■ Conductor: Nello Santi ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1844; Italy ■ Length: 2 Minutes 43 Secs. ■ Language: Italian 17. Un ballo in maschera: Di' tu se fedele by Giuseppe Verdi ■ Performer: Jussi Björling (Tenor) ■ Conductor: Alberto Erede ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1859; Italy ■ Length: 3 Minutes 24 Secs. ■ Language: Italian 18. Un ballo in maschera: Morrò, ma prima in grazia by Giuseppe Verdi ■ Performer: Margaret Price (Soprano) ■ Conductor: Sir Georg Solti ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1859; Italy ■ Length: 4 Minutes 45 Secs. ■ Language: Italian ■ Notes: This selection is a DDD recording. 19. Luisa Miller: Quando le sere al placido by Giuseppe Verdi ■ Performer: Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor) ■ Conductor: Edward Downes ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Vienna Opera Orchestra ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1849; Italy ■ Length: 3 Minutes 41 Secs. ■ Language: Italian 20. Aida: Gloria all' Egitto by Giuseppe Verdi ■ Conductor: Sir Georg Solti ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1871; Italy ■ Length: 5 Minutes 2 Secs. ■ Language: Italian ■ Notes: This selection is a DDD recording. 21. La forza del destino: Pace, pace, mio Dio by Giuseppe Verdi ■ Performer: Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano) ■ Conductor: Riccardo Chailly ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1862/1869; Italy ■ Length: 5 Minutes 42 Secs. ■ Language: Italian ■ Notes: This selection is a DDD recording. 22. Rigoletto: Questa o quella by Giuseppe Verdi ■ Performer: Carlo Bergonzi (Tenor) ■ Conductor: Nello Santi ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1851; Italy ■ Length: 2 Minutes 0 Secs. ■ Language: Italian 23. Rigoletto: Bella figlia dell' amore [Quartet] by Giuseppe Verdi ■ Performer: Sherrill Milnes (Baritone), Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor), Huguette Tourangeau (Mezzo Soprano), Dame Joan Sutherland (Soprano) ■ Conductor: Richard Bonynge ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1851; Italy ■ Length: 4 Minutes 3 Secs. ■ Language: Italian 24. Otello: Ave Maria by Giuseppe Verdi ■ Performer: Renée Fleming (Soprano) ■ Conductor: Sir Georg Solti ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1887; Italy ■ Length: 4 Minutes 56 Secs. ■ Language: Italian ■ Notes: This selection is a DDD recording. 25. La traviata: Parigi, o cara by Giuseppe Verdi ■ Performer: Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano), Frank Lopardo (Tenor) ■ Conductor: Sir Georg Solti ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1853; Italy ■ Length: 4 Minutes 23 Secs. ■ Language: Italian ■ Notes: This selection is a DDD recording. 26. Macbeth: Ah, la paterna mano by Giuseppe Verdi ■ Performer: Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor) ■ Conductor: Edward Downes ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Vienna Opera Orchestra ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1847/1865; Italy ■ Length: 2 Minutes 32 Secs. ■ Language: Italian 27. Il trovatore: Squilli, echeggi "Soldier's Chorus" by Giuseppe Verdi ■ Conductor: Sir Georg Solti ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1853; Italy ■ Length: 2 Minutes 52 Secs. ■ Language: Italian ■ Notes: This selection is a DDD recording. 28. Requiem Mass: Ingemisco by Giuseppe Verdi ■ Performer: Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor) ■ Conductor: Sir Georg Solti ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1874; Italy ■ Length: 3 Minutes 37 Secs. ■ Language: Latin 29. Simon Boccanegra: Come in quest' ora bruna by Giuseppe Verdi ■ Performer: Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano) ■ Conductor: Sir Georg Solti ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1857; Italy ■ Length: 3 Minutes 41 Secs. ■ Language: Italian ■ Notes: This selection is a DDD recording. 30. Aida: O patria mia by Giuseppe Verdi ■ Performer: Leontyne Price (Soprano) ■ Conductor: Sir Georg Solti ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Rome Opera House Orchestra, Rome Opera House Chorus ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1871; Italy ■ Length: 5 Minutes 30 Secs. ■ Language: Italian 31. I lombardi: La mia letizia infondere by Giuseppe Verdi ■ Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor) ■ Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1843; Italy ■ Length: 2 Minutes 25 Secs. ■ Language: Italian 32. I masnadieri: Lo sguardo avea degli angeli by Giuseppe Verdi ■ Performer: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano) ■ Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1847; Italy ■ Length: 3 Minutes 59 Secs. ■ Language: Italian 33. La forza del destino: Solenne in quest' ora by Giuseppe Verdi ■ Performer: Nikolai Putilin (Bass), Gegam Grigorian (Tenor) ■ Conductor: Valery Gergiev ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Kirov Theater Orchestra ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1862/1869; Italy ■ Length: 4 Minutes 18 Secs. ■ Language: Italian ■ Notes: This selection is a DDD recording. 34. Macbeth: Patria oppressa! by Giuseppe Verdi ■ Conductor: Sir Georg Solti ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1847/1865; Italy ■ Length: 4 Minutes 57 Secs. ■ Language: Italian ■ Notes: This selection is a DDD recording. 35. Il trovatore: Tacea la notte placida...Di tale amor by Giuseppe Verdi ■ Performer: Katia Ricciarelli (Soprano) ■ Conductor: Sir Colin Davis ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1853; Italy ■ Length: 3 Minutes 45 Secs. ■ Language: Italian ■ Notes: This selection is a DDD recording. 36. Don Carlos: Spuntato ecco il dì d'esultanza by Giuseppe Verdi ■ Conductor: Gabriele Santini ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra, Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1867/1884; Italy ■ Length: 3 Minutes 36 Secs. ■ Language: Italian 37. Requiem Mass: Dies irae by Giuseppe Verdi ■ Conductor: Sir Georg Solti ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1874; Italy ■ Length: 2 Minutes 29 Secs. ■ Language: Latin 38. Don Carlos: Io morrò, ma lieto in core by Giuseppe Verdi ■ Performer: Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Baritone) ■ Conductor: Bernard Haitink ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1867/1884; Italy ■ Length: 4 Minutes 16 Secs. ■ Language: Italian ■ Notes: This selection is a DDD recording. ■ This selection begins with "O Carlo, ascolta..." 39. Macbeth: Salve, o Re! by Giuseppe Verdi ■ Performer: Renato Bruson (Baritone), Neil Shicoff (Tenor), Lucia Aliberti (Soprano), ■ Mara Zampieri (Soprano) ■ Conductor: Giuseppe Sinopoli ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus, Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1847/1865; Italy ■ Length: 3 Minutes 29 Secs. ■ Language: Italian ■ Notes: This selection is a DDD recording. 40. I due Foscari: Dal più remoto esiglio by Giuseppe Verdi ■ Performer: José Carreras (Tenor), Mieczyslaw Antoniak (Tenor) ■ Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Austrian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Austrian Radio Chorus ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1844; Italy ■ Length: 5 Minutes 0 Secs. ■ Language: Italian