Classical legends in their own word

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Introductory Announcement Madama Butterfly: Un bel di (extract) - Che tua madre (extract) Narration 1 Carmen: La la la la (extract with voice over) Narration 2 Early life and formative years La Bohème: Si, mi chiamano (extract with voiceover) Narration 3 Manon: N'est ce plus ma main (with voiceover) Narration 4 Aida (1986 Digital Remaster): O patria mia (Aida) Narration 1 Interview: Early life and formative years Narration 2 La Bohème: Sono andati (with voice over) Narration 3 Otello: Ave Maria (with voice over) Narration 4 Carmen: Les tringles des sistres tintaient (extract) Narration 1 Interview: Early life and formative years Narration 2 Carmen: Habanera (extract with voice over) Narration 3 Interview: On singing with Jon VickersCD-2
Fidelio: Gott! Welch Dunkel hier (extract with voice over) Narration 1 Interview: Early life and formative years Samson et Dalila (2001 Digital Remaster), Act I, Scene 2: Isral! romps ta chane (Samson/Les Hébreux) Narration 2 Interview: Studying oratorio and opera Otello: Gia nella notte (extract with voice over) Narration 3 Otello: Ah! Mille vite...Si, pel ciel - Il fazzoletto (extract with voice over) Narration 4 Otello: Chi è là? Otello? (extract with voice over) Narration 5 Rigoletto: La donna e mobile, plus Interview: The beginning of his career and his stage debut Narration 1 Boris Godunov: O, kak tomitel'no (extract with voice over) Narration 2 Interview: Formative years and Pinkerton with Callas and Karajan Narration 3 Le Postillon de Lonjumeau (2001 Digital Remaster): Mes amis, écoutez l'histoire (Act 1) Narration 4 Wether: Lorsque l'enfant (extract with voice over) Narration 5 Interview: Singing traditions and schools, and Massenet's Werther Wether: Traduire...Ah!...Pourqoui me réveiller (extract with voice over) Narration 6 Manon: Io son sol (extract with voice over) Narration 1 Interview: Early life and formative years Narration 2 Interview: Approach to opera performance La Bohéme: Come va? (extract with voice over) Interview: More about approach to opera performance, and singing with Maria Callas Un ballo in maschera: Non sai tu che se l'anima mia (extract with voice over)CD-3
La traviata: Libiamo ne'lieti calici (extract with voice over) - Narration Interview: Early life and formative years and influences Narration 1 Il trovatore: Ah, si ben mio - Di quella pira (with voice overs) Narration 2 Carmen: Carmen, je suis las de souffrir! (with voice over) Narration 3 Macbeth (1999 Digital Remaster): Come dal ciel precipita (Banco) Narration 1 Interview: Early life and formative years, Don Carlo: Ella giammai m'ao (extract) Narration 2 Tosca: Giàmi struggea l'amor della diva! (with voice over) Narration 3 Gtterdamerung: Hoi-ho (extract with voice over) Narration 1 Interview: Early life and formative years Narration 2 Gtterdmmerung: Hier sitz'ich zur Wacht (with voice over) Narration 3 Bluebeard's Castle: Hajnalban az elst leltem - Negyediket éjjel leltemCD-4
Die schne Mllerin, D. 795 (W. Mller) (1997 Digital Remaster): Wohin? Narration 1 Interview: Early life and formative years, and singing Schubert's Winterreise Narration 2 Winterreise: Gute Nacht (with voice over) Narration 3 Interview: Wolf's lieder Narration 4 Mrike Lieder (2003 Digital Remaster): Der Feuerreiter Narration 5 Le Villi: La Tregenda (Act 2, Parte Sinfonica 2) Narration 1 Interview: Early life and formative years Narration 2 Requiem Mass: Dies Irase (extract) - Rex tremendae (with voice over) Narration 3 Piano Concerto No.3 in C Op.26 (extract with voice over) Narration 1 Interview: Early life and formative years Narration 2 Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat Op.73 'Emporer' (extract with voice over) Narration 3 Suite No. 1 in G BWV1007: Prelude (extract with voice over) Narration 1 Mstislav Rostropovich interviewed by Jon Tolansky Childhood & early life Narration 2 Interview: Memories of Britten - Cello Suite No.1 Op 72 (extract with voice over) Narration 3 Interview: On discussing the music of Shostakovich with the composer - Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (extract with voiceover) Narration 4 Interview: On writing a letter of protest to Pravda - Cello concerto No 2 in G op.126 (extract with voice over)