DVD 1: Metropolitan Opera Gala

Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)

Rienzi

2

Overture

[12:46]

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine

Tannhäuser

Act 2

3

"Dich, teure Halle, grüß ich wieder"

[3:44]

Deborah Voigt, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine

Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Don Carlo

Act 2

4

"Restate!"

[12:16]

Thomas Hampson, Roberto Scandiuzzi, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine

Gustave Charpentier (1860 - 1956)

Louise

Act 3

5

"Depuis le jour"

[6:28]

Renée Fleming, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine

Pietro Mascagni (1863 - 1945)

L`amico Fritz

Act 2

6

Suzel, buon di (Cherry duet)

[9:55]

Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine

Franz Lehár (1870 - 1948)

Giuditta

Act 4

7

Ich weiß es selber nicht...Meine Lippen, sie küssen so

[5:20]

Ileana Cotrubas, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine

Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Don Carlo

MET-version (3 acts)

Act 3

8

Ah! più non vedrò la Regina! O don fatale, o don-crudel

[5:38]

Dolora Zajick, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine

Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875)

Les pêcheurs de perles

Act 1

9

No.2 b) Duo: "Au fond du temple saint"

[6:44]

Roberto Alagna, Bryn Terfel, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine

Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893)

Roméo et Juliette

Act 1

10

"Ah, je veux vivre dans ce reve"

[4:36]

Ruth Ann Swenson, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine

Johann Strauss (1825 - 1899)

Die Fledermaus

C. Haffner & R. Genée after Meilhac & Halévy

Act 2

11

Nr.9 Duett: "Dieser Anstand, so manierlich"

[5:03]

Håkan Hagegård, Karita Mattila, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine

Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)

Tristan und Isolde

Act 1

12

"Wie lachend sie mir Lieder singen"

[11:06]

Waltraud Meier, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine

Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Luisa Miller

Act 2

13

"Oh! fede negar potessi" - "Quando le sere al placido"

[7:11]

Carlo Bergonzi, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)

Eugene Onegin, Op.24

Act 3

14

(Scene 2) Closing Scene. "O! Kak mnye tyazhelo!"

[14:56]

Catherine Malfitano, Dwayne Croft, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)

Samson et Dalila

Act 2

15

"Mon coeur s`ouvre à ta voix"

[6:25]

Grace Bumbry, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine

Jacques Offenbach (1819 - 1880)

La Périchole

Act 1

16

Ah! Quel dîner je viens de faire!

[2:38]

Frederica von Stade, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine

Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949)

Der Rosenkavalier, Op.59

Act 3

17

Hab mir`s gelobt

[6:05]

Anne Sofie von Otter, Renée Fleming, Heidi Grant Murphy, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine

Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893)

Faust

Act 1

18

Mais ce Dieu, que peut-il...Me voici! - Eh bien!

[10:30]

Samuel Ramey, Plácido Domingo, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Don Giovanni, ossia Il dissoluto punito, K.527

Act 2

19

"Di molte faci il lume" - "Sola, sola in buio loco"

[8:57]

Kiri Te Kanawa, Bryn Terfel, Jerry Hadley, Renée Fleming, Hei-Kyung Hong, Julien Robbins, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine

Total Playing Time

[2:20:18]

DVD 2: Metropolitan Opera Gala

John Corigliano (1938 - )

The Ghosts of Versailles

Act I

2

"Now we go back in time"

[9:18]

Hei-Kyung Hong, Wendy White, Christine Goerke, Håkan Hagegård, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine

Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Un ballo in maschera

Act 2

3

"Ahimè. S`appressa alcun"

[5:24]

Ghena Dimitrova, Franco Farina, Juan Pons, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine

Antonín Dvorák (1841 - 1904)

Rusalka, Op.114

Act 1

4

Song to the Moon

[7:13]

Gabriela Benackova, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine

Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)

Die Walküre

Dritter Aufzug

5

"Leb wohl, du kühnes, herrliches Kind"

[18:44]

James Morris, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine

Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Ernani

Part 4

6

"Cessaro i suoni"

[13:01]

Deborah Voigt, Plácido Domingo, Roberto Scandiuzzi, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Le nozze di Figaro, K.492

Act 4

7

"Giunse alfin il momento" - "Deh vieni non tardar"

[5:42]

Dawn Upshaw, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine

Umberto Giordano (1867 - 1948)

Andrea Chénier

Act 3

8

"Esito dunque? ... Nemico della patria"

[6:48]

Sherrill Milnes, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine

Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848)

Don Pasquale

Act 3

9

"Don Pasquale? ... Cheti, cheti, immantinente"

[9:18]

Mark Oswald, Paul Plishka, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine

Jacques Offenbach (1819 - 1880)

Les Contes d`Hoffmann

Act 3

10

Hélas, mon coeur s`égare encore

[5:13]

Florence Quivar, Rosalind Elias, Alfredo Kraus, Charles Anthony, James Courtney, Paul Plishka, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)

I Lombardi

Act 3

11

"Qui posa il fianco ... Qual voluttà trascorrere"

[13:46]

June Anderson, Carlo Bergonzi, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Così fan tutte, K.588

Act 2

12

"Sorella, cosa dici?" -"Prenderò quel brunettino"

[5:35]

Carol Vaness, Susanne Mentzer, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine

Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Un ballo in maschera

Act 3

13

"Morrò, ma prima in grazia"

[5:34]

Aprile Millo, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine

Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)

Götterdämmerung

Dritter Aufzug

14

"Starke Scheite schichtet mir dort"

[20:05]

Jane Eaglen, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Don Giovanni, ossia Il dissoluto punito, K.527

Act 2

15

In quali eccessi - Mi tradi quell`alma ingrata (K. 540c)

[7:00]

Kiri Te Kanawa, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine

None

16

Tribute to James Levine (Spoken) - Celebrating James Levinens 25th Anniversary with the MET

[5:56]

Birgit Nilsson

Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

Act 3

17

"Wacht auf! Es nahet gen den Tag"

[11:47]

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Raymond Hughes

Total Playing Time

[2:30:24]