The Opera Voices Of Bulgaria = Оперните Гласове На България / Балкантон LP Stereo

ВОА 1959

Product Details

• Label: Балкантон – ВОА 1959
• Format: Vinyl, LP, Stereo, Compilation
• Country: Bulgaria
• Genre: Classical

Overview

This exquisite compilation, released by Балкантон, highlights the extraordinary talent of Bulgarian opera singers, featuring some of the finest arias from renowned operas. With performances by celebrated artists like Nicolai Ghiaurov, Raina Kabaivanska, Nikola Nikolov, and Alexandrina Milcheva-Nonova, the album showcases Bulgaria’s profound contributions to the world of opera.

Each performance is masterfully accompanied by distinguished orchestras such as The London Symphony Orchestra, the Sofia Chamber Orchestra, and the Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of renowned conductors including Edward Downes and Vassil Stefanov.

Track Listing

Side A

1. Faust – Rondo of Mephistopheles

   • Artist: Nicolai Ghiaurov & The London Symphony Orchestra
   • Composer: Charles Gounod
   • Conductor: Edward Downes

2. Manon – Aria of Manon

   • Artist: Raina Kabaivanska & The Symphonic Orchestra of the Committee for Television and Radio
   • Composer: Jules Massenet
   • Conductor: Vassil Stefanov

3. La Gioconda – Aria of Enzo

   • Artist: Nikola Nikolov & The Symphonic Orchestra of the Committee for Television and Radio
   • Composer: Amilcare Ponchielli
   • Conductor: Vassil Stefanov

4. Il Barbiere di Siviglia – Aria of Don Basilio

   • Artist: Nikola Gyuzelev & Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra
   • Composer: Gioachino Rossini
   • Conductor: Rouslan Raychev

5. Orpheus – Aria of Orpheus

   • Artist: Alexandrina Milcheva-Nonova & Sofia Chamber Orchestra
   • Composer: Christoph Willibald Gluck
   • Conductor: Mikhail Angelov

6. Aleko – Tale of the Old Gypsy

   • Artist: Dimiter Petkov & Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra
   • Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff
   • Conductor: Rouslan Raychev

Side B

1. Prince Igor – Aria of Galitsky

   • Artist: Nicolai Ghiaurov & The London Symphony Orchestra
   • Composer: Alexander Borodin
   • Conductor: Edward Downes

2. La Jolie Fille de Perth – Aria of Ralph

   • Artist: Nicolai Ghiaurov & The London Symphony Orchestra
   • Composer: Georges Bizet
   • Conductor: Edward Downes

3. La Forza del Destino – Aria of Leonora

   • Artist: Raina Kabaivanska & The Symphonic Orchestra of the Committee for Television and Radio
   • Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
   • Conductor: Vassil Stefanov

4. Momchil – Aria of Elena

   • Artist: Raina Kabaivanska & The Symphonic Orchestra of the Committee for Television and Radio
   • Composer: Lyubomir Pipkov
   • Conductor: Vassil Stefanov

5. La Bohème – Aria of Rudolf

   • Artist: Nikola Nikolov & The Symphonic Orchestra of the Committee for Television and Radio
   • Composer: Giacomo Puccini
   • Conductor: Vassil Stefanov

6. Macbeth – Aria of Macduff

   • Artist: Nikola Nikolov & The Symphonic Orchestra of the Committee for Television and Radio
   • Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
   • Conductor: Vassil Stefanov

Key Credits

• Artists: Nicolai Ghiaurov, Raina Kabaivanska, Nikola Nikolov, Alexandrina Milcheva-Nonova, Nikola Gyuzelev, Dimiter Petkov
• Conductors: Edward Downes, Vassil Stefanov, Rouslan Raychev, Mikhail Angelov
• Orchestras: The London Symphony Orchestra, Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Sofia Chamber Orchestra, The Symphonic Orchestra of the Committee for Television and Radio