Showing posts with label Renée Fleming. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Renée Fleming. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 7, 2026

On this day in music history:

The Beautiful Voice by Renée Fleming (1998)
Mission (2013)
Tonight: Welthits von Berlin bis Broadway by Renée Fleming (2014)
Connections by Sherry Finzer (2022)
Clouds Below by 2002 (2023)


The Beautiful Voice
Album by Renée Fleming
with Jeffrey Tate and the English Chamber Orchestra,
released January 7, 1998.
Track list: Depuis le jour (Louise); Jewl song (Faust); Gavotte (Manon); Songs my mother taught me (Gypsy melodies); The last rose (Martha); Chi il bel sogno di Doretta (La rondine); Mariettas Lied (Die tote Stadt); In trutina (Carmina Burana); Morgen!; Vocalise; Csardas (Die Fledermaus); Vilja-Lied (Die lustige Witwe); Epilogo (Luna); Bailero (Chants d’Auvergne).


Mission
Directed by Olivier Simonnet.
Cast: Cecilia Bartoli, Philippe Jaroussky, Franck Delage.
Released January 7, 2013.


Tonight: Welthits von Berlin bis Broadway
Album by Renée Fleming,
with Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann and Klaus Florian Vogt,
released January 7, 2014.
Track list: Lincke: Frau Luna: Berliner Luft (Live); Gershwin: Pardon My English: The Loreley (Live); Gershwin: Strike Up The Band: Overture (Live); Bernstein: West Side Story: Maria (Live); F. Loewe: My Fair Lady: I Could Have Danced All Night (Live); Weill: One Touch Of Venus: Foolish Heart (Live); Bernstein: West Side Story: Tonight (Live); Tauber: Der singende Traum: Du bist die Welt für mich (Live); Gershwin: Lady Be Good: Fascinating Rhythm (Live); Berlin: Annie, Get Your Gun: Anything You Can Do (Live); Tonight - Welthits von Berlin bis Broadway (Live).


Connections
Album by Sherry Finzer,
released January 7, 2022.
Track list: Peace at Home; Through the Veil; Red Hawk Hill; A New Day; Connections; Bella’s Moon; Highland Waterfall; Wind Spirit; Ever Same; Greatest Blessings; The Crossing Place; Journey With Spirit.


Clouds Below
Album by 2002,
released January 7, 2023.
Track list: Soulmate; Glimmering Hope; Landing; City Blue; First Light of Dawn; The Flight Home; Clouds Below; Air and Light; Riding the Current; Everyday Miracles.

Tuesday, January 6, 2026

On this day in music history - Distant Light, by Renée Fleming (2017):


Distant Light

Album by Renée Fleming,
was released on January 6, 2017.

Track list:

Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op.24; Hillborg: 1. Black Sea [The Strand Settings]; Hillborg: 2. Dark Harbor XX [The Strand Settings]; Hillborg: 3. Dark Harbor XXXV [The Strand Settings]; Hillborg: 4. Dark Harbor XI [The Strand Settings]; Sigurdsson, Guðmundsdóttir: Virus; Sigurdsson, Guðmundsdóttir: Joga; Guðmundsdóttir: All Is Full of Love.

Monday, December 22, 2025

On this day in music history - A Streetcar Named Desire, by Renée Fleming ... (1998):


A Streetcar Named Desire

Album by Renée Fleming, Elizabeth Futral, Rodney Gilfry, Anthony Dean Griffey, San Francisco Opera and André Previn,
released December 22, 1998.

Track list:

Act One, Scene 1: They Told Me To Take A Streetcar Named Desire - Renee Fleming / Judith Forst; Act One, Scene 1: Blanche! / Stella! Oh Stella! - Elizabeth Futral / Renee Fleming; Act One, Scene 1: I Can Hardly Stand It - Elizabeth Futral; Act One, Scene 1: You Left! I Stayed And I Struggled! - Renee Fleming / Elizabeth Futral; Act One, Scene 1: I... I... I...Took The Blows On My Face - Renee Fleming / Elizabeth Futral; Act One, Scene 1: Hey Mitch! Come Back Here - Rodney Gilfry / Mathew Lord / Anthony Dean Griffey / Judith Forst; Act One, Scene 1: You Must Be Stanley. I’m Blanche - Renee Fleming / Rodney Gilfry / Elizabeth Futral; Act One, Scene 2: Hiyah, Sweetheart - Rodney Gilfry / Elizabeth Futral; Act One, Scene 2: Let Me Enlighten You On A Point Or Two - Rodney Gilfry / Elizabeth Futral; Act One, Scene 2: Hello Stanley. Do You Mind? - Renee Fleming / Rodney Gilfry / Elizabeth Futral; Act One, Scene 2: Here! There Are Thousands Of Papers - Renee Fleming / Rodney Gilfry / Elizabeth Futral; Act One, Scene 3: Well, I Ought To Be Getting Home - Anthony Dean Griffey / Rodney Gilfry / Mathew Lord / Elizabeth Futral / Renee Fleming; Act One, Scene 3: Yes? Oh, Hello - Renee Fleming / Anthony Dean Griffey / Rodney Gilfry / Elizabeth Futral / Mathew Lord; Act One, Scene 3: Stella! / Stanely, That’s My... What Are You Doing - Renee Fleming / Elizabeth Futral / Rodney Gilfry / Mathew Lord / Anthony Dean Griffey / Judith Forst; Act One, Scene 3: Hmmm...  / Stella? Stella? - Elizabeth Futral / Renee Fleming; Act Two, Prologue - Orch Of The San Francisco Oper / Andre Previn; Act Two, Scene 1: Say, Blanche... Do You Happen To know - Rodney Gilfry / Renee Fleming / Elizabeth Futral; Act Two, Scene 1: Soft People Have Got To Shimmer And Glow - Renee Fleming; Act Two, Scene 1: Ah Me... Ah Me... Come In - Renee Fleming / Jeffrey Lentz; Act Two, Scene 1: Don’t You Love These Rainy Afternoons? - Renee Fleming / Jeffrey Lentz; Act Two, Scene 1: What’s The Time? Come On, Mitch - Renee Fleming; Act Two, Scene 2: Fraid You Didn’t Have Much Fun - Renee Fleming / Anthony Dean Griffey; Act Two, Scene 2: I Work Out With The Weights - Anthony Dean Griffey / Renee Fleming; Act Two, Scene 2: Blanche... How Old Are You? - Anthony Dean Griffey / Renee Fleming; Act Two, Scene 2: I’m Not A Boy, She Says - Anthony Dean Griffey; Act Two, Scene 2: He Was A Boy When I Was A Very Young Girl - Renee Fleming / Anthony Dean Griffey; Act Three: Prologue - Orch Of The San Francisco Oper / Andre Previn; Act Three, Scene 1: (Humming) / What’s All This For? - Renee Fleming / Rodney Gilfry / Elizabeth Futral; Act Three, Scene 1: You Should Just Know The Line - Rodney Gilfry / Elizabeth Futral / Renee Fleming; Act Three, Scene 1: What Time Is It? - Renee Fleming / Rodney Gilfry / Elizabeth Futral; Act Three, Scene 1: Stanley, Tell Us A Joke - Renee Fleming / Rodney Gilfry / Elizabeth Futral; Act Three, Scene 1: ‘Stell, It’s Gonna Be All Right - Rodney Gilfry / Elizabeth Futral; Act Three, Scene 1: Yes... Don’t Light These Pretty, Pretty Little Candles - Renee Fleming / Rodney Gilfry / Elizabeth Futral; Act Three, Scene 1: Me And You When We First Met - Rodney Gilfry / Elizabeth Futral; Act Three, Scene 2: Who Is It, Please? - Renee Fleming / Anthony Dean Griffey; Act Three, Scene 2: It’s Dark In Here - Anthony Dean Griffey / Renee Fleming; Act Three, Scene 2: Real! Who Wants Real? - Renee Fleming / Anthony Dean Griffey; Act Three, Scene 2: I Don’t Mind Your Being Older - Anthony Dean Griffey / Renee Fleming / Josepha Gayer; Act Three, Scene 3: How About Taking A Swim - Renee Fleming / Rodney Gilfry; Act Three, Scene 3: Take A Look At Yourself - Rodney Gilfry / Renee Fleming; Act Three, Scene 3: Operator, Operator, Give Me Long Distance - Renee Fleming / Rodney Gilfry; Act Three, Scene 3: Interlude - Orch Of The San Francisco Opera / Andre Previn; Act Three, Scene 4: Damn Your Luck - Mathew Lord / Rodney Gilfry / Anthony Dean Griffey / Judith Forst / Elizabeth Futral; Act Three, Scene 4: I’ll Wear The Cool Yellow Silk - Renee Fleming / Elizabeth Futral / Judith Forst / Rodney Gilfry; Act Three, Scene 4: I Can Smell The Sea Air - Renee Fleming; Act Three, Scene 4: That Must Be Them - Judith Forst / Rodney Gilfry / Renee Fleming / Elizabeth Futral / Lynne Soffer / Anthony Dean Griffey...; Act Three, Scene 4: These Fingernails Need To Be Trimmed - Lynne Soffer / Ray Reinhardt / Renee Fleming.

Sunday, November 16, 2025

On this day in music history - Renée Fleming: Greatest Moments At The MET (2022):


Renée Fleming: Greatest Moments At The MET

Album by Renée Fleming,
released November 16, 2022.

Track list:

* Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro K.492 (Title, Not a Track); 1. Act III: “E Susanna Non Vien; 2. Act III:... Dove Sono I Bei Momenti”; 3. Act III: “Cosa Mi Narri!”; 4. Act III: “Sull’aria... Che Soave Zeffiretto”; * Verdi: Otello (Title, Not a Track); 5. Act IV: “Era Più Calmo?”; 6. Act IV: “Piangea Cantando” (Willow Song); 7. Act IV: “Ave Maria, Piena Di Grazia”; 8. Act III: “Das War Sehr Gut, Mandryka”; * Britten: Peter Grimes Op.33 (Title, Not a Track); 9. Act III: “Embroidery in Childhood Was a Luxury of Idleness”; * Charpentier: Louise; 10. Act III: “Depuis Le Jour”; 11. Act IV: “Alerte! Alerte! Ou Vous Êtes Perdus!”; 12. Act I: “Msíku Na Nebi Hlubokém” (Song to the Moon); 13. Act III: “Obéissons Quand Leur Voix Appelle”; 14. Act III: “Toi! Vous!”; 15. Act III: “N’est-Ce Plus Ma Main Que Cette Main Presse”; 22 * Floyd: Susannah (Title, Not a Track); 1. Act I: “Ain’t It a Pretty Night!”; 2. Act II: “That’s Mighty Pretty Singin’, Susannah”; Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier Op.59; 3. Act III: “Marie Theres’!” 5.33; * Mozart: Don Giovanni K.527 (Title, Not a Track); 4. Act II: “Crudele? Ah No, Mio Bene!; 5. Act II:... Non Mi Dir, Bell’idol Mio”; 6. Act II: “Col Sorriso D’innocenza”; * Verdi: La Traviata (Title, Not a Track); 7. Act II: “Ah! Dite Alla Giovine”; 8. Act II: “Imponete - Non Amarlo Ditegli”; 9. Act III: “Mio Caro Bene”; * Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin; 10. Act III: “O! Kak Mnye Tyazhelo!”; 11. Act III: “Onegin! Ya Togda Molozhe”; * Massenet: Thaïs; 12 Act II: “Ah Je Suis Seule; 13 Act II:... Dis-Moi Que Je Suis Belle”; * Rossini: Armida; 14. Act III: “Dove Son Io?... Fuggi!”; 15. Act III: “È Ver... Gode Quest’anima”; 16. Act II: “Hello, Here’s a Soldier Bold”; * Korngold: Die Tote Stadt Op.12 (Title, Not a Track); 17. Act I: “GLÜCK, Das Mir Verblieb” (Marietta’s Lied).

Monday, November 3, 2025

On this day in music history: Christmas in New York, by Renée Fleming (2014):


Christmas in New York

Album by Renée Fleming,
released November 3, 2014.

Track list:

Winter Wonderland, with Wynton Marsalis; Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, with Gregory Porter; Silver Bells, with Kelli O Hara; Merry Christmas Darling, with Chris Botti; Christmas Waltz; Who Knows Where the Time Goes, with Brad Mehldau; Sleigh Ride, with Wynton Marsalis; Snowbound, with Kurt Elling; In the Bleak Midwinter, with Rufus Wainwright; Central Park Serenade, with Gregory Porter; The Man with the Bag; Love and Hard Times, with Brad Mehldau; Still, Still, Still, with Kurt Elling.

Thursday, October 16, 2025

On this day in music history - Handel: Alcina, by Renée Fleming, Natalie Dessay, Susan Graham and William Christie (2001):


Handel: Alcina

Album by Renée Fleming, Natalie Dessay, Susan Graham and William Christie,
released October 16, 2001.

Track list:

Alcina, opera, HWV 34: Sinfonia; Alcina, opera, HWV 34: È gelosia; Alcina, opera, HWV 34: Sì, son quella!; Alcina, opera, HWV 34: Tornami a vagheggiar; Alcina, opera, HWV 34: Ama, sospira; Alcina, opera, HWV 34: Ah! mio cor!; Alcina, opera, HWV 34: Verdi prati; Alcina, opera, HWV 34: Ombre pallide; Alcina, opera, HWV 34: Sinfonia; Alcina, opera, HWV 34: Sta nell’Ircana; Alcina, opera, HWV 34: Mi restano le lagrime; Alcina, opera, HWV 34: Non è amor, nè gelosia; Alcina, opera, HWV 34: Dall’orror di notte cieca.

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

On this day in music history: Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene, by Renée Fleming & Yannick Nézet-Séguin (2021):


Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene

Album by Renée Fleming & Yannick Nézet-Séguin,
released October 8, 2021.

Track list:

Evening; No. 1, Prison; No.9, Les Etoile; No.5, L’heure Exquise; No.2, en Sourdine; Reve D’amour, Op. 5 No.2; S’il Est Un Charmant Garson; Endless Space; No.1, Les Berceaux; No.1, Au Bord de L’eau; L’enamouree; Ober Allen Gipfein Ist Ruh, S. 306; No.3, Lauf Der Welt; No.5, Zur Rosenzeit; No.6, Ein Traum; Aurora Borealis.

Saturday, October 4, 2025

On this day in music history - Rossini: Armida, by Renée Fleming & Daniele Gatti (1994):


Rossini: Armida

Album by Renée Fleming & Daniele Gatti,
released October 4, 1994.

Track list:

Sinfonia - Renee Fleming; Act I: No. 1 Introduzione: Lieto, ridente oltre l’usato (Chorus); Ah! no: sia questo (Donald Kaasch); Arditi, all’ire (Donald Kaasch, Chorus); Recitativo: Si, guerrieri (Donald Kaasch); No. 2 Coro di Paladini: Germano, a te richiede (Carlo Bosi, Donald Kaasch, Chorus); Recitativo: Signor, tanto il tuo nome (Renée Fleming, Donald Kaasch, Ildebrando D’Arcangelo, Carlo Bosi); No. 3 Quartetto: Sventurata! or che mi resta (Renée Fleming, Donald Kaasch, Ildebrando D’Arcangelo, Carlo Bosi, Chorus); Or che faro? (Donald Kaasch, Renée Fleming, Carlo Bosi, Ildebrando D’Arcangelo, Chorus); German, se togli al campo (Carlo Bosi, Ildebrando D’Arcangelo, Donald Kaasch, Renée Fleming, Chorus); Per me propizio il fato (Renée Fleming, Carlo Bosi, Ildebrando D’Arcangelo, Donald Kaasch, Chorus); Recitativo: Cedei, guerrieri, e ver (Donald Kaasch); Opportuna e la scelta (Carlo Bosi, Jeffrey Francis, Renée Fleming, Ildebrando D’Arcangelo); No. 4 Aria: Non soffriro l’offesa (Jeffrey Francis); E questi son gli allori (Jeffrey Francis); Viva Rinaldo! (Chorus, Jeffrey Francis); Recitativo: Sorte ci arride (Ildebrando D’Arcangelo, Renée Fleming); Principessa, sei tu! (Gregory Kunde, Renée Fleming); No. 5 Duetto: Armor...possente nome! (Gregory Kunde, Renée Fleming); Vacilla a quegli accenti (Gregory Kunde, Renée Fleming); Ah! non poss’io resitere (Gregory Kunde, Renée Fleming); Recitativo: Ecco il guerriero, il duce (Jeffrey Francis, Gregory Kunde, Chorus); No. 6 Finale primo: Se pari agli accenti (Gregory Kunde, Jeffrey Francis, Renée Fleming, Chorus); Che terribile momento! (Renée Fleming, Gregory Kunde, Chorus); Deh! se cara a te son io (Renée Fleming, Gregory Kunde); Vieni, o duce, punisci l’errote (Chorus, Renée Fleming, Donald Kaasch, Gregory Kunde); Amica la sorte/Un astro di sangue (Renée Fleming, Gregory Kunde, Donald Kaasch, Chorus); Act II: No. 7 Coro di Furie: Alla voce d’Armida possente (Chorus); Recitativo: Sovr’umano potere (Sergey Zadvorny); No. 8 Coro: Di ferro e fiamme cinti (Chorus, Sergey Zadvorny); No. 9 Duetto: Dove son io! (Gregory Kunde, Renée Fleming); Recitativo: Mio ben, questa che premi (Renée Fleming, Gregory Kunde); No. 10 Finale secondo: No; d’Amor la reggia e questa (Renée Fleming, Gregory Kunde, Chorus); Canzoni amorose (Chorus); D’Amore al dolce impero (Renée Fleming, Chorus); Ballo: Marziale; Andante; Allegro moderato; Vivace - Tutto spira d’Armida all’aspetto (Chorus); Act III: No. 11 Duetto: Come l’auretto placide (Jorio Zennaro, Bruce Fowler); Recitativo: Oh quanto, amico (Jorio Zennaro, Bruce Fowler); No. 12 Coro di Ninfe: T’inganni - Qui tutto e calma (Bruce Fowler, Jorio Zennaro, Chorus); Recitativo: Fuggite, inferni mostri (Jorio Zennaro, Bruce Fowler); No. 13 Duetto: Soavi catene (Renée Fleming, Gregory Kunde); Recitativo: O mio Rinaldo (Renée Fleming, Gregory Kunde); Amico, inoltra il pie (Jorio Zennaro, Gregory Kunde, Bruce Fowler); No. 14 Terzetto: In quale aspetto imbelle (Gregory Kunde, Bruce Fowler, Jorio Zennaro); Vedi qual reo governo (Jorio Zennaro, Bruce Fowler, Gregory Kunde); Unitevi a gara (Gregory Kunde, Jorio Zennaro, Bruce Fowler); Recitativo: Dov’e...dove si cela? (Renée Fleming); Sia lode al ciel (Jorio Zennaro, Bruce Fowler, Gregory Kunde, Renée Fleming); Ed e pur vero? (Renée Fleming, Gregory Kunde, Jorio Zennaro, Bruce Fowler); No. 15 Finale terzo: Se al mio crudel (Renée Fleming, Gregory Kunde, Jorio Zennaro, Bruce Fowler); Dove son io?...Fuggi! (Renée Fleming); E’ ver...gode quest anima (Renée Fleming, Chorus).

Saturday, September 27, 2025

On this day in music history - Sacred Songs, by Renée Fleming (2005):


Sacred Songs

Album by Renée Fleming,
released September 27, 2005.

Track list:

Ave Maria; Jesu bleibet meine Freude; Dank sei dir, Herr; Ave Maria, D839; Laudamus te; Panis Angelicus; Air: “He shall feed his Flock”; Simple Song; Pie Jesu; Domine Deus; Laudate Dominum omnes gentes; Air: Rejoice greatly, o daughter of Zion; Abends will ich schlafen gehn; L’Adieu des bergers; Mariä Wiegenlied, Op.76/52; Amazing Grace.

Friday, September 26, 2025

On this day in music history - Mahler: Symphony No. 4; Berg: Sieben frühe Lieder, by Renée Fleming ... (2005):


Mahler: Symphony No. 4; Berg: Sieben frühe Lieder

Album by Renée Fleming, Claudio Abbado and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,
released September 26, 2005.

Track list:

Mahler: Symphony No. 4 - II. In gemächlicher Bewegung, ohne Hast (Live); Mahler: Symphony No. 4 - III. Ruhevoll, poco adagio (Live); Mahler: Symphony No. 4 - IV. Wir geniessen die Himmlischen Freuden. Sehr behaglich (Live); Berg: 7 frühe Lieder (1928 Orch. Version) - No. 1, Nacht (Live at Philharmonie, Berlin, 2005); Berg: 7 frühe Lieder (1928 Orch. Version) - No. 2, Schilflied (Live at Philharmonie, Berlin, 2005); Berg: 7 frühe Lieder (1928 Orch. Version) - No. 3, Die Nachtigall (Live at Philharmonie, Berlin, 2005); Berg: 7 frühe Lieder (1928 Orch. Version) - No. 4, Traumgekrönt (Live at Philharmonie, Berlin, 2005); Berg: 7 frühe Lieder (1928 Orch. Version) - No. 5, Im Zimmer (Live at Philharmonie, Berlin, 2005); Berg: 7 frühe Lieder (1928 Orch. Version) - No. 6, Liebesode (Live at Philharmonie, Berlin, 2005); Berg: 7 frühe Lieder (1928 Orch. Version) - No. 7, Sommertage (Live at Philharmonie, Berlin, 2005).

On this day in music history - Renée Fleming, by Renée Fleming and Charles Mackerras (2000):


Renée Fleming

Album by Renée Fleming and Charles Mackerras,
released September 26, 2000.

Track list:

Puccini: _: Puccini: Quando m’en vo (Musetta’s Waltz song) [La Bohème]; Puccini: _: Puccini: Signore, ascolta [Turandot]; Leoncavallo: _: Leoncavallo: Stridono lassù [Pagliacci]; Cilea: _: Cilèa: Io son l’umile ancella [Adriana Lecouvreur]; Catalani: _: Catalani: Ebben? Ne andrò lontana [La Wally]; Massenet: _: Massenet: Je suis encore [Manon]; Massenet: _: Massenet: Adieu, notre petite table [Manon]; Bizet: _: Bizet: Je dis que rien ne m’épouvante (Micaela’s aria) [Carmen]; Gounod: _: Gounod: Ah, je veux vivre [Roméo et Juliette]; Verdi: _: Verdi: Come in quest’ora bruna [Simon Boccanegra]; Bellini: _: Bellini: Casta Diva [Norma]; Verdi: _: Verdi: Merci, jeunes amies (Mercè, dilette amiche) [I vespri siciliani].

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

On this day in music history – Guilty Pleasures, by Renée Fleming and Sebastian Lang-Lessing (2013):


Guilty Pleasures

Album by Renée Fleming and Sebastian Lang-Lessing,
released September 17, 2013.

Track list:

Berlioz: Les nuits d’été, Op. 7: 1. Villanelle; Duparc: Phidylé; Refice: Ombra di nube; Falla: Siete canciones populares españolas: 5. Nana; Falla: Siete canciones populares españolas: 6. Canción; Tchaikovsky: Undina: Undina’s Aria; Rachmaninoff: Sumerki (Twilight), Op. 21, No. 3; Delibes: Les Filles de Cadix; Delibes: Lakmé / Act 1: “Sous le dôme épais” (Flower Duet); Canteloube: Chants d’Auvergne: 7. La Delaissado; Canteloube: Chants d’Auvergne: 13. Malurous qu’o uno Fenno; Dvořák: Armida: “Za Štíhlou Gazelou”; Smetana: The Kiss (Hubicka) - Opera in 2 Acts: Lullaby; J. Strauss II: Walzer aus Wien: “Frag mich oft”; Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder, WWV 91: V. Träume; Corigliano: The Ghosts of Versailles / Act II: “Once There Was A Golden Bird”; Traditional: “O Danny Boy”.

On this day in music history – Visions of Love: Mozart Arias, by Renée Fleming and Charles Mackerras (1996):


Visions of Love: Mozart Arias

Album by Renée Fleming and Charles Mackerras,
released September 17, 1996.

Track list:

Le nozze di Figaro: Giunse alfin il momento...Deh, vieni; Don Giovanni: In quali eccessi...Mi tradi; Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail: Ach, ich liebte, war so glucklich; Il re pastore: L’amero, saro costante - Renee Fleming/Krista Bennion Feeney; Die Zauberflote: Ach, ich fuhl’s, es ist verschwunden; La finta giardiniera: Geme la Tortorella; La finta giardiniera: Crudeli, fermate, crudeli, oh Dio! fermate-; La finta giardiniera: Ah, dal pianto, dal singhiozzo; Zaide: Ruhe sanft; Il sogno di Scipione: Lieve son al par del vento; Le nozze di Figaro: Giunse alfin il momento...Al desio; Con aria, K383: Nehmt meinen Dank.

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

On this day in music history - Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, by Renée Fleming and Christian Thielemann (2008):


Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs

Album by Renée Fleming and Christian Thielemann,
released September 16, 2008.

Track list:

Frühling; September; Beim Schlafengehen; Im Abendrot; Ach! Wo war ich? Tot? ...; Ein Schönes war; Es gibt ein Reich; Verführung, op. 33 no. 1; Freundliche Vision, op. 48 no. 1; Winterweihe, op. 48 no. 4; Zueignung, op. 10 no. 1; Zweite Brautnacht!

On this day in music history - By Request, by Renée Fleming (2003):


By Request

Album by Renée Fleming,
Released September 16, 2003.

Track list:

O Mio Babbino Caro; Ebben?... Ne Andro Lontana; Porgi, Amor; Come Scoglio; Casta Diva; E Strano... Ah Fors E Lui... Sempre Libera; Un Bel Di Vedremo; Je Marche Sur Tous Les Chemins... Gavotte; Mesicku Na Nebi Hlubokem (O Silver Moon); Vocalise; Cacilie; Marietta’s Lied; Summertime; Bachianas Brasileiras No.5: Aria (Cantilena); You’ll Never Walk Alone.

On this day in music history - Mozart: Don Giovanni, by Bryn Terfel, Renée Fleming and Georg Solti (1997):


Mozart: Don Giovanni

Album by Bryn Terfel, Renée Fleming and Georg Solti,
released September 16, 1997.

Track list:

Don Giovanni: Overture - London PO/Sir Georg Solti; Don Giovanni: Act One: Notte E Giorno Faticar (Leporello) - Michele Pertusi; Don Giovanni: Act One: Leporello, Ove Sei (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act One: Ma Qual Mai S’offre, O Dei (Donna Anna) - Renee Fleming; Don Giovanni: Act One: Orsu, Spicciati Presto (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act One: Ah Chi Mi Dice Mai (Donna Elvira) - Ann Murray; Don Giovanni: Act One: Chi E la (Stelle Che Vedo) - (Donna Elvira, Don Giovanni) - Ann Murray/Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act One: Madamina, Il Catalogo E Questo (Leporello) - Michele Pertusi; Don Giovanni: Act One: Giovinette Che Fate All’amore (Zerlina) - Monica Groop; Don Giovanni: Act One: Manco Male, E Partita (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act One: Ho Capito, Signor Si! (Masetto) - Roberto Scaltriti; Don Giovanni: Act One: Alfin Siam Liberati (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act One: La CI Darem la Mano (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act One: Fermati, Scellerato (Donna Elvira) - Ann Murray; Don Giovanni: Act One: Ah Fuggi Il Traditor (Donna Elvira) - Ann Murray; Don Giovanni: Act One: Mi Par Ch’oggi Ol Demonio Si Diverta (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act One: Non Ti Fidar, O Misera (Donna Elvira) - Ann Murray; Don Giovanni: Act One: Don Ottavio, Son Mortal (Donna Anna) - Renee Fleming; Don Giovanni: Act One: Or Sai Chi L’onore (Donna Anna) - Renee Fleming; Don Giovanni: Act One: Come Mai Creder Deggio Dalla Sua Pace (Don Ottavio) - Herbert Lippert; Don Giovanni: Act One: Lo Deggio Ad Ogni Patto (Leporello) - Michele Pertusi; Don Giovanni: Act One: Finch’han Dal Vino (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act One: Masetto, Senti Un Po’ (Zerlina) - Monica Groop; Don Giovanni: Act One: Batti, Batti O Bel Masetto (Zerlina) - Monica Groop; Don Giovanni: Act One: (Guarda Un Po’ Come Seppe Questa Strega Sedurmi) (Masetto) - Roberto Scaltriti; Don Giovanni: Act One: (Presto, Presto, Pria Ch’ei Venga) (Masetto) - Roberto Scaltriti; Don Giovanni: Act One: Bisogna Aver Coraggio (Donna Elvira) - Ann Murray; Don Giovanni: Act One: Protegga Il Giusto Cielo (Donna Anna, Don Ottavio) - Renee Fleming; Don Giovanni: Act One: Riposate, Vezzose Ragazze! (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act One: Venite Pur Avanti (Leporello) - Michele Pertusi; Don Giovanni: Act One: Ecco Il Birbo Che T’ha Offesa (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Eh Via, Buffone (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Leporello!... Signor? (Don Giovanni, Leporello) - Bryn Terfel/Michele Pertusi; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Ah! Taci, Ingiusto Core (Donna Elvira) - Ann Murray; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Amico Che Ti Par? (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Deh Vieni Alla Finestra (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act Two: V’e Gente Alla Finestra! (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Meta Di Voi Qua Vadano (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Zitto Lascia Ch’io Senta (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Vedrai Carino (Zerlina) - Monica Groop; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Di Molte Faci Il Lume (Leporello) - Michele Pertusi; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Sola Sola in Buio Loco (Donna Elvira) - Ann Murray; Don Giovanni: Act Two: (Mille Torbidi Pensieri) (Leporello) - Michele Pertusi; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Dunque Quello Sei Tu Ah Pieta Signori Miei (Zerlina, Leporella) - Monica Groop/Michele Pertusi; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Ferma Perfido Germa (Donna Elvira) - Ann Murray; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Il Mio Tesoro Intanto (Don Ottavio) - Herbert Lippert; Don Giovanni: Act Two: In Quali Eccessi O Numi (Dona Elvira) - Ann Murray; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Mi Tradi Quell’alma Ingrata (Donna Elvira) - Ann Murray; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah! Questa E Buona! (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act Two: O Statua Gentillissima (Leporello) - Michele Pertusi; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Calmatevi Idol Mio (Don Ottavio) - Herbert Lippert; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Crudele?... Non Mi Dir (Donna Anna) - Renee Fleming; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Gia la Mensa E Preparata (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act Two: L’ultima Prova Dell’amor Mio (Donna Elvira) - Ann Murray; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Don Giaovanni a Venar Teco (Il Commendatore) - Mario Luperi; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Ah Dov’e Il Perfido? (Donna Anna, Donna Elvira, Zerlina, Don Ottavio, Masetto) - Fleming/Murray/Groop/Lippert/Scaltriti; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Questo E Il Fin Di Chi Fa Mal! (Donna Anna, Donna Elvira) - Renee Fleming/Ann Murray.

Monday, September 15, 2025

On this day in music history - I Want Magic!: American Opera Arias, by Renée Fleming and James Levine (1998):


I Want Magic!: American Opera Arias

Album by Renée Fleming and James Levine,
released September 15, 1998.

Track list:

Wuthering Heights: I Have Dreamt; The Ballad of Baby Doe: The Letter Song; The Medium: Monica’s Waltz; Porgy and Bess: Summertime - Renee Fleming/New York Voices/Teddy Swarrer; Porgy and Bess: My Man’s Gone Now - Renee Fleming/New York Voices/Teddy Swarrer; Candide: Glitter and Be Gay; Susannah: Ain’t It a Pretty Night; Susannah: The Trees on the Mountains; The Rake’s Progress: No Word from Tom... I Go, I Go to Him; Vanessa: He Has Come, He Has Come; A Streetcar Named Desire: I Want Magic!

Sunday, September 14, 2025

On this day in music history - Handel Arias, by Renée Fleming and Harry Bicket (2004):


Handel Arias

Album by Renée Fleming and Harry Bicket,
released September 14, 2004.

Track list:

Oh sleep, why dost thou leave me?; Endless pleasure...; Scoglio d’immota fronte; Quando spieghi i tuoi tormenti; “Ombra mai fù”; “To fleeting pleasures make your court”; “Lascia ch’io pianga”; Dunque, I laci d’un volto, Ah! Crudel; Let The Bright Seraphim; “V’adoro, pupille”; Da tempeste il legno infranto; Ritorna, oh caro e dolce mio Tesoro; Sommo rettor del cielo, d’una torbida sorgente; Pensieri; Bel Piacere; Calm thou...Convey me to some peaceful shore.

On this day in music history - Strauss Heroines, by Renée Fleming (1999):


Strauss Heroines

Album by Renée Fleming,
released September 14, 1999.

Track list:

Der Rosenkavalier, opera, Op. 59 (TrV 227): Da geht er hin; Der Rosenkavalier, opera, Op. 59 (TrV 227): Ach, du bist wieder da!; Der Rosenkavalier, opera, Op. 59 (TrV 227): Die Zeit, die ist ein sonderbar Ding; Der Rosenkavalier, opera, Op. 59 (TrV 227): Ich hab ihn nicht einmal geküßt; Der Rosenkavalier, opera, Op. 59 (TrV 227): Marie Theres! - Hab mirs gelobt; Der Rosenkavalier, opera, Op. 59 (TrV 227): Ist ein Traum; Arabella, opera, Op. 79 (TrV 263): Ich danke, Fräulein; Capriccio, opera, Op. 85 (TrV 279): Moonlight music / Closing scene; Capriccio, opera, Op. 85 (TrV 279): Wo ist mein Bruder.

Friday, September 12, 2025

On this day in music history - Daphne, by Renée Fleming (2005):


Daphne

Album by Renée Fleming,
released September 12, 2005.
Music by Richard Strauss.

Track list:

Orchestereinleitung - “Kleontes!” / “Adrast”; Leb wohl du Tag; Leukippos, du?; Daphne! / “Mutter!” / “Wir warten dein”; Ei, so fliegt sie vorbei; Seid ihr um mich, der Hirten alle?; Ich grüße dich, weiser, erfahrener Fischer; Was führt dich her im niedern Gewande?; Nicht wollen die Götter; Dieser Kuß - dies Umarmen; Allüberall blüht Dionysos; Trinke, du Tochter!; Furchtbare Schmach dem Gotte!; Zu dir nun, Knabe!; Jeden heiligen Morgen; Was blendet so...Ich komme - ich komme; Unheilvolle Daphne!; Was erblicke ich?; Daphnes Verwandlung “Ich komme - ich komme”; Mondlichtmusik.