Rossini
1 The Barber of Seville Figaro's Cavatina
'La la la lera, la la la la. Here at your service...'
Verdi
2 Il trovatore (The Troubador)
Count di Luna's Recitative, Aria & Cabaletta
'All is deserted' - 'In the stars that shine above me'
with Clive Bayley, bass (PMF Scholar)
& Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
Donizetti
3 Dom Sebastian, King of Portugal
Camoëns' Recitative & Romance 'On the African shores'
4 Lucia of Lammermoor Aria & Cabaletta
'You seem unhappy' - 'Trembling, I feel the horror'
with Stephen Chaundy, tenor (PMF Scholar),
Peter Rose, bass & Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
Verdi
5 Ernani Carlo & Elvira's Duet & Trio Carlo, Ernani & Elvira
'Since the day when first I saw you'
-
'You're Ernani! At once I despise you'
with Susan Patterson, soprano & Julian Gavin, tenor
6 The Two Foscari The Doge's Scena & Romance
'I am alone, here in private' - 'How my old heart...'
Rossini
7 William Tell William Tell & Arnold Melcthal's duet
with Barry Banks, tenor (PMF Scholar)
8 William Tell's Aria 'Keep very still now: kneel down...'
Verdi
9 Attila Ezio's Scena, Aria & Cabaletta
'Peace is concluded' - 'From everlasting mountains'
- 'So my fate...'
with Dennis O'Neill, tenor & Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
Verdi
10 Ernani Part III Finale 'Charlemagne inspire me'
with Peter Rose, bass, Susan Patterson, soprano,
Helen Williams, soprano, Julian Gavin, tenor,
Peter Wedd, tenor (PMF Scholar), Paul Hodges, bass
& English National Opera Chorus
Leoncavallo
11 Pagliacci Prologue
'Hello... Hello... Dear Ladies and gentlemen...'
London Philharmonic Orchestra - tracks 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 11;
English National Opera Orchestra - tracks 1, 5 & 10;
Philharmonia Orchestra - track 4
Conductors - Gabriele Bellini - track 1
& David Parry - tracks 2-11
Recorded in Goldsmith's College, New Cross, London 9-14 August 1994 - track 1;
Blackheath Halls, London 16-20 December 1999 - track 2; 24-27 September 2001 - tracks 3, 6 & 7;
2-6 September 2001 - track 4; 12-16 July 2000 - tracks 5 & 10; 3-7 March 2003 - tracks 8 & 9;
7-10 August 1997 - track 11
Producer - Brian Couzens, Sound engineers - Ralph Couzens - tracks 1-4, 6 & 7
Jonathan Cooper - tracks 5, 8, 9 & 10; Ben Connellan - track 11
