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Lehár: Die lustige Witwe (Live at Royal Festival Hall, 1993)

Lehár: Die lustige Witwe (Live at Royal Festival Hall, 1993)

Franz Welser-Möst, Thomas Hampson, Dame Felicity Lott, London Philharmonic Orchestra
1994
Franz Lehár
Die lustige Witwe, “The Merry Widow”
1:37:54
Introduction. "Verehrteste Damen und Herren" (Live at Royal Festival Hall, 1993)
Glyndebourne Chorus, John Aler, Kurt Azesberger, Dame Felicity Lott, Rudolf Schasching, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Robert Poulton, Franz Welser-Möst, Elzbieta Szmytka, Thomas Hampson
2:52
Narration. "You are looking at a man with no axe to grind" (Live at Royal Festival Hall, 1993)
Dirk Bogarde
3:15
Duet. "So kommen Sie" (Live at Royal Festival Hall, 1993)
Elzbieta Szmytka, John Aler, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst
4:10
Narration. "How is your German, by the way?" (Live at Royal Festival Hall, 1993)
Dirk Bogarde
3:36
Entrance Song. "Bitte, meine Herr'n" (Live at Royal Festival Hall, 1993)
Dame Felicity Lott, Kurt Azesberger, Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst, Rudolf Schasching
3:43
Narration. "Before you could say joint bank account..." (Live at Royal Festival Hall, 1993)
Dirk Bogarde
1:28
Song. "O Vaterland" (Danilo) [Live at Royal Festival Hall, 1993]
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst, Thomas Hampson, Rudolf Schasching, Kurt Azesberger, Elzbieta Szmytka, Dame Felicity Lott, Glyndebourne Chorus, John Aler, Robert Poulton, David Angus
2:36
Narration. "After which he had forty winks on a sofa" (Live at Royal Festival Hall, 1993)
Dirk Bogarde
1:44
Charms of Domestic Life. "Ja was? Ein trautes Zimmerlein" (Live at Royal Festival Hall, 1993)
Elzbieta Szmytka, John Aler, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst
2:48
Narration. "At this point, Kromow has found the fan" (Live at Royal Festival Hall, 1993)
Dirk Bogarde
2:52
Ball Music - Finale. "Damenwahl!" (Live at Royal Festival Hall, 1993)
Dame Felicity Lott, Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst, Kurt Azesberger, Rudolf Schasching, Thomas Hampson
2:51
"Oh kommet doch, oh kommt..." (Live at Royal Festival Hall, 1993)
Rudolf Schasching, Dame Felicity Lott, Glyndebourne Chorus, Kurt Azesberger, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst, Elzbieta Szmytka, Thomas Hampson
2:47
"Der junge Mann tanzt Polka" (Live at Royal Festival Hall, 1993)
Dame Felicity Lott, Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst, Thomas Hampson, Elzbieta Szmytka, John Aler, Kurt Azesberger, Rudolf Schasching
4:44
Introduction and Dance. "Ich bitte, hier jetzt zu verweilen" - Vilja Song. "Es lebt eine Vilja" (Live at Royal Festival Hall, 1993)
Franz Welser-Möst, Glyndebourne Chorus, Dame Felicity Lott, London Philharmonic Orchestra
6:20
Narration. "Whenever I hear that sound, I'm carried back to that summer evening" (Live at Royal Festival Hall, 1993)
Dirk Bogarde
2:22
The Stupid Rider Song. "Heia, Mädel, aufgeschaut" (Live at Royal Festival Hall, 1993)
Dame Felicity Lott, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst, Thomas Hampson
3:14
Narration. "You remember the fan?" (Live at Royal Festival Hall, 1993)
Dirk Bogarde
2:05
March-Septet. "Wie die Weiber man behandelt?" (Live at Royal Festival Hall, 1993)
Rudolf Schasching, Stuart MacIntyre, Kurt Azesberger, Christopher Parke, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Robert Poulton, Franz Welser-Möst, Howard Quilla Croft, Thomas Hampson
5:53
Narration. "Those were the days when women in Paris were only good for two things..." (Live at Royal Festival Hall, 1993)
Dirk Bogarde
1:48
Duet. "Mein Freund, Vernunft!" - Romance. "Wie eine Rosenknospe" (Live at Royal Festival Hall, 1993)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst, John Aler, Elzbieta Szmytka
6:24
Narration. "Briefly Valencienne and Camille entered the summer house" (Live at Royal Festival Hall, 1993)
Dirk Bogarde
1:58
Finale. "Ha! Ha! Wir fragen was man von uns will?" (Live at Royal Festival Hall, 1993)
John Aler, Thomas Hampson, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Robert Poulton, Franz Welser-Möst, Dame Felicity Lott, Elzbieta Szmytka
3:19
Narration. "Have you got the picture?" (Live at Royal Festival Hall, 1993)
Dirk Bogarde
0:32
"Den Herrschaften hab'ich was zu erzahlen!" (Live at Royal Festival Hall, 1993)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Robert Poulton, Franz Welser-Möst, Thomas Hampson, Dame Felicity Lott, Glyndebourne Chorus, John Aler, Elzbieta Szmytka
2:41
"Ganz nach Pariser Art!" (Live at Royal Festival Hall, 1993)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Robert Poulton, Franz Welser-Möst, Thomas Hampson, Glyndebourne Chorus, Christopher Parke, Elzbieta Szmytka, Howard Quilla Croft, John Aler, Dame Felicity Lott, Stuart MacIntyre
2:30
"Es waren zwei Königskinder" (Live at Royal Festival Hall, 1993)
Thomas Hampson, Elzbieta Szmytka, Stuart MacIntyre, Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Robert Poulton, Franz Welser-Möst, Dame Felicity Lott, Christopher Parke, Howard Quilla Croft, John Aler
3:41
Narration. "As we go into extra-time..." (Live at Royal Festival Hall, 1993)
Dirk Bogarde
1:26
Dance Scene (Live at Royal Festival Hall, 1993)
Franz Welser-Möst, London Philharmonic Orchestra
0:53
Song of the Grisettes. "Ja, wir sind es, die Grisetten" (Live at Royal Festival Hall, 1993)
Paula O'Sullivan, Philippa Daly, Anna O'Byrne, Alison Duguid, Joanna Campion, Michelle Walton, Stuart MacIntyre, Thomas Hampson, Elzbieta Szmytka, Glyndebourne Chorus, Christopher Parke, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Robert Poulton, Franz Welser-Möst, Howard Quilla Croft
3:17
Narration. "Pontevedrian high society, it seemed, was determined to go out in a blaze of glory and frilly underwear" (Live at Royal Festival Hall, 1993)
Dirk Bogarde
1:54
Duet. "Lippen schweigen" (Live at Royal Festival Hall, 1993)
Thomas Hampson, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst, Dame Felicity Lott
3:35
Narration. "As the Pontevedrian proverb has it..." (Live at Royal Festival Hall, 1993)
Dirk Bogarde
3:01
Closing Song. "Ja, das Stadium der Weiber ist schwerz" (Live at Royal Festival Hall, 1993)
Franz Welser-Möst, Elzbieta Szmytka, Michelle Walton, Stuart MacIntyre, Kurt Azesberger, Joanna Campion, Howard Quilla Croft, John Aler, Philippa Daly, Anna O'Byrne, Alison Duguid, Thomas Hampson, Christopher Parke, Rudolf Schasching, Paula O'Sullivan, Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Robert Poulton
1:20

1 January 1994 33 Tracks, 1 hour 37 minutes ℗ 1994 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company

RECORD LABEL

Warner Classics

  • Franz Lehár

    Composer

  • Franz Welser-Möst

    Conductor

  • Thomas Hampson

    Baritone, Bass-Baritone

  • Dame Felicity Lott

    Soprano

  • London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Orchestra

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