Description
The Rapsody – Overture - Hip Hop Meets Classic / Mercury Audio CD 1997 / 536-515-2
UPC 731453651524
The Rapsody Overture: Hip Hop Meets Classic is a concept album of remixes consisting of hip hop and classical, which combined American rappers with European opera singers. It was released in 1997 by Mercury Records and distributed by Def Jam Recordings.
"Prince Igor" was a #1 hit across Europe in 1998, a duet between American rapper Warren G and Norwegian singer Sissel. Sissel sang an aria from Alexander Borodin's opera Prince Igor during the chorus, while Warren G rapped.
The Xzibit track "E Lucean Le Stelle" contains a sample from Giacomo Puccini's E Lucevan Le Stelle, though it is misspelled.
| Label: | Mercury – 536-515-2 |
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| Format: |
CD, Album
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
1997 |
| Genre: | Hip Hop |
| Style: |
Tracklist:
| 1 | Intro | 1:15 | |
| 2 |
E Lucean Le Stelle |
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3:51 |
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| 3 | Dear Mallika |
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4:05 |
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| 4 | E Lucean Le Stelle (Reprise) |
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1:45 |
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| 5 | Dalilah |
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4:00 |
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| 6 | Prince Igor |
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4:20 |
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| 7 | Belle Nuit |
|
3:45 |
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| 8 | Präludium |
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2:05 |
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| 9 | Ach So Fromm |
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4:56 |
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| 10 | Syrinx |
|
3:34 |
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| 11 | Vissi D'Arte |
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4:29 |
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| 12 | Schwanensee |
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3:02 |
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| 13 | Recondita Armonica |
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4:26 |
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| 14 | Nessun Dorma |
| 3:32 |
- A&R – Fred Casimir
- Arranged By – Achim Voelker, Klaus Voelker
- Composed By [Based On The Original Operas], Performer [All Instruments Except Where Indicated] – Klaus Voelker
- Conductor, Score [Orchestra] – Boris Jojic
- Design – OK Visions
- Engineer – Harald Lepschies (tracks: 8, 9), Mario Rodriguez (tracks: 1 to 7, 9 to 14)
- Engineer [Guitar Recording] – Klaus Voelker (tracks: 10, 12)
- Engineer [Opera Vocals] – Jörg Grünfelder (tracks: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 14)
- Engineer [Orchestra] – Mal Luker
- Executive-Producer [Co-executive Producer] – Tim Mandelbaum
- Mastered By – Claudia Bollig
- Orchestra – Budapester Film Orchestra
- Photography By – Olaf Heine
- Producer – Voelker Brothers
