Tracklist
| Nabucco | ||
| A1 | Act 3, Scene 2: Chorus "Va, Pensiero" | 4:46 |
| Attila | ||
| A2 | Act 1, Scene 1: Romanza "Oh Nel Fuggente Nuvolo | 5:38 |
| A3 | Act 2, Scene 1: Recitative "Tregua È Cogl'Unni"; Aria "Dagl'Immortali Verici"; Cabaletta "È Gettata La Mia Sorte" | 7:45 |
| Macbeth | ||
| A4 | Act 4, Scene 2 (Sleepwalking Scene) | 12:10 |
| Rigoletto | ||
| B1 | Act 4 | 29:35 |
| Il Trovatore | ||
| C1 | Act 2, Scene 1: Chorus "Vedi! Le Fosche" | 2:50 |
| C2 | Act 2, Scene 1: Aria "Condotta Ell'Era In Ceppi | 5:00 |
| C3 | Act 2, Scene 2: Recitative "Tutto È Deserto"; Aria "Il Balen Del Suo Sorriso" | 5:10 |
| C4 | Act 3, Scene 2: Duettino "L'Onda Dei Suoni Mistici"; Cabaletta "Di Quella Pira" | 3:35 |
| C5 | Act 4, Scene 1: Recitative "Siam Giunti"; Aria "D'Amor Sull'Ali Rosee" | 6:35 |
| C6 | Act 4, Scene 1: "Miserere" | 4:45 |
| La Traviata | ||
| D1 | Act 1: Prelude | 3:30 |
| D2 | Act 2: Excerpt | 23:13 |
| Un Ballo In Maschera | ||
| E1 | Act 2: Beginning | 18:58 |
| La Forza Del Destino | ||
| E2 | Act 3, Scene 2: Duet "Solenne In Quest'ora" | 4:24 |
| Don Carlo | ||
| E3 | Act 4, Scene 1: Ella Giammai M'Amo | 7:52 |
| Aida | ||
| F1 | Act 1, Scene 1: "Ritorna Vincitor!" | 6:52 |
| F2 | Act 2, Scene 2 (Triumphal Scene) | 24:00 |
| Otello | ||
| G1 | Act 1: Beginning | 6:40 |
| G2 | Act 2: Recitative "Vanne; La Tua Meta Già Vedo"; Aria "Credo In Un Dio Crudel" | 5:13 |
| G3 | Act 2: Conclusion | 12:15 |
| G4 | Act 4: "Niun Mi Tema" | 5:44 |
| Falstaff | ||
| H1 | Act 3, Scene 2 | 27:00 |
Credits
- Baritone Vocals – Frank Guarrera (tracks: H1), Giuseppe Valdengo (tracks: H1), Leonard Warren (tracks: C3), Robert Merrill (tracks: B1), Sherrill Milnes (tracks: A3, D1, D2, E2, F2), Tito Gobbi (tracks: G1 to G4)
- Bass Vocals – Ezio Flagello (tracks: B1), Ezio Pinza (tracks: E3), Franco Calabrese (tracks: G1 to G4), Gerhard Pechner (tracks: A4), Giorgio Tozzi (tracks: C3), Hans Sotin (tracks: F2), Norman Scott (tracks: H1), Ruggiero Raimondi* (tracks: F2)
- Chorus – Rome Opera House Chorus* (tracks: C6, G1 to G4), John Alldis Choir (tracks: F2), RCA Italiana Opera Chorus (tracks: B1), Ambrosian Opera Chorus* (tracks: A3, C1), Robert Shaw Chorale* (tracks: A1, C4, H1)
- Composed By – Giuseppe Verdi
- Conductor – Anton Guadagno (tracks: A2, A3, E2), Arturo Basile (tracks: C3, C6), Arturo Toscanini (tracks: H1), Erich Leinsdorf (tracks: A4, E1, E3, F2), Georg Solti (tracks: B1), Georges Prêtre (tracks: D1, D2), Oliviero De Fabritiis (tracks: F1), Renato Cellini (tracks: C4, C5), Robert Shaw (tracks: A1), Tullio Serafin (tracks: G1 to G4), Zubin Mehta (tracks: C1, C2)
- Contralto Vocals – Cloe Elmo (tracks: H1)
- Directed By [Chorus] – John Alldis (tracks: F2), Robert Shaw (tracks: H1)
- Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Fiorenza Cossotto (tracks: C2), Grace Bumbry (tracks: F2), Nan Merriman (tracks: H1), Rosalind Elias (tracks: B1)
- Orchestra – NBC Symphony Orchestra (tracks: H1), New Philharmonia Orchestra (tracks: A3, C1, C2), Rome Opera House Orchestra* (tracks: C3, C6, F1, G1 to G4), RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra (tracks: A2, B1, D1 to E1), RCA Victor Orchestra* (tracks: A1, C4, C5, E3), London Symphony Orchestra* (tracks: E2, F2), Metropolitan Opera Orchestra* (tracks: A4)
- Soprano Vocals – Anna Moffo (tracks: B1), Carlotta Ordassy (tracks: A4), Herva Nelli (tracks: H1), Leonie Rysanek (tracks: A4), Leontyne Price (tracks: C6, E1, F1, F2), Montserrat Caballé (tracks: A1, D1, D2), Nancy Stokes (tracks: D1, D2), Teresa Stich-Randall (tracks: H1), Zinka Milanov (tracks: C4, C5)
- Tenor Vocals – Alfredo Kraus (tracks: B1), Antonio Madasi (tracks: H1), Camillo Sforza (tracks: D1, D2), Carlo Bergonzi (tracks: D1 to E1), Florindo Andreolli (tracks: G1 to G4), Gabor Carelli (tracks: H1), John Carmen Rossi (tracks: H1), John Mitchinson (tracks: A3), Jon Vickers (tracks: G1 to G4), Jussi Bjoerling* (tracks: C4), Mario Carlin (tracks: G1 to G4), Paul Franke (tracks: C4, C5), Placido Domingo (tracks: C2, E2, F2), Richard Tucker (tracks: C6)
Notes
Includes 23-page biographical insert.Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL 551 | Verdi* | Great Men Of Music (4xLP, Album, Comp + Box) | Time Life Records | STL 551 | US | 1976 |
