Luciano Pavarotti at the Met.

Format:

Sound recording

Contributor:

Pavarotti, Luciano, performer, performer.

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), performer, performer.

Language:

French

Italian

Subjects (All):

Operas.

Live sound recordings--New York (State)--New York.

Live sound recordings.

New York (State)--New York.

Genre:

Sound recordings.

Operas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 audio file (12 hr., 47 min., 16 sec.))

Place of Publication:

[New York, New York] : [Metropolitan Opera], [2008]

Language Note:

Sung in Italian.

System Details:

digital

audio file

streaming audio file

Summary:

Fewer artists have made as great an impact on the Met as Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, who sang 378 performances with the company since his 1968 debut as Rodolfo in Puccini's La Bohème. Beloved by audiences for his warm timbre, ringing high notes, and infectious smile, Pavarotti appeared in 20 roles--most of them in the Italian repertoire--over the course of nearly four decades. In memory of the tenth anniversary of his death on September 6, 2007, the Met looks back on some the most memorable moments from his nearly 50 radio-broadcast performances. Early on, Pavarotti sang many of the great tenor parts in the bel canto repertoire, from the elegant Lord Arturo Talbot in Bellini's I Purtani to the simple peasant Nemorino in Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore, a role he sang 49 times for Met audiences. He also became an acclaimed interpreter of the works of Verdi, equally adored as the libertine Duke in Rigoletto and the tragic Riccardo in Un Ballo in Maschera. But just as with his debut, it was with the music of Puccini--this time as Cavaradossi in Tosca, a role he sang a record 60 times with the company--that the tenor bid farewell to the Met in 2004, ending one of the most celebrated careers in operatic history.

Contents:

I puritani. A te, o cara (March 13, 1976) / Vincenzo Bellini

Un ballo in maschera. Forse la soglia attinse ... Ma se m'è forza perderti (March 1, 1980) ; Rigoletto. La donna è mobile (February 10, 1973) / Giuseppe Verdi

La favorita. Favorita del re! ... Spirto gentil (March 11, 1978) / Gaetano Donizetti

Ernani. Odi il voto ... Sprezzo la vita (December 17, 1983) ; Luisa Miller. Quando le sere al placido (March 2, 1991) / Giuseppe Verdi

Tosca. Recondita armonia ; E lucevan le stelle (January 6, 1979) / Giacomo Puccini

L'elisir d'amore. Una furtiva lagrima (April 29, 1989) / Gaetano Donizetti

La Bohème. Che gelida manina (March 19, 1977) Giacomo Puccini.

Participant:

Luciano Pavarotti, tenor ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; with various soloists and conductors.

Notes:

Recorded live The Metropolitan Opera, New York, New York.

Duration: 12 hr., 47 min., 16 sec.

Vendor-supplied metadata.

Contains:

Container of: Bellini, Vincenzo, 1801-1835. Puritani. A te, o cara

Container of: Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Ballo in maschera. Ma se m'è forza perderti

Container of: Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Rigoletto. Donna è mobile

Container of: Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848. Favorite. Ange si pur. Italian.

Container of: Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Ernani. Odi il voto, o grande Iddio

Container of: Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Luisa Miller. Quando le sere al placido

Container of: Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Tosca. Recondita armonia

Container of: Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Tosca. E lucevan le stelle

Container of: Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848. Elisir d'amore. Furtiva lagrima

Container of: Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Bohème. Che gelida manina

OCLC:

1018379611

Publisher Number:

USY3P1700765

USY3P1700766

USY3P1700767

USY3P1700768

USY3P1700769

USY3P1700770

USY3P1700771

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