Georg Solti – Royal Opera House Covent Garden: Covent Garden Opera House Anniversary Album

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Label:	London Records – OSA1276
Format:	2 x Vinyl, LP, Stereo
Country:	UK
Released:	1969
Genre:	Classical
Style:	Opera

Tracklist

A1		Carmen: Prelude Composed By – Georges Bizet
A2		La Fille Du Regiment: Par Le Rang/Salut à la France Composed By – Gaetano Donizetti
A3		Les Troyens à Carthage: Je Vais Mourir Composed By – Hector Berlioz
A4		Boris Godunov: Coronation Scene Composed By – Modest Mussorgsky, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
B1		La Nozze di Figaro: Dove Sono Composed By – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
B2		Otello: Fuoco di Gioja/Inaffia L'ugola Composed By – Giuseppe Verdi
B3		Falstaff: Ehi! Taveniere/Mondo Ladro Composed By – Giuseppe Verdi
B4		La Bohème: Addio Dolce Svegliare Composed By – Giacomo Puccini
C1		Midsummer Nights Dream: Helena! Hermia! Composed By – Benjamin Britten
C2		Billy Budd: O Beauty, O Handsomeness Composed By – Benjamin Britten
C3		King Priam: O Rich-soiled Land Composed By – Sir Michael Tippett
C4		Troilus And Cressida: How Can I Sleep? Composed By – Sir William Walton
D1		Fidelio: Mir Ist So Wunderbar Composed By – Ludwig van Beethoven
D2		Der Rosenkavalier: Herr Kavalier! Composed By – Richard Strauss
D3		Elektra: Allein! Weh, Ganz Allein Composed By – Richard Strauss
D4		Das Rheingold: Abendlich Strahlt Der Sonne Composed By – Richard Wagner

Credits

Baritone Vocals – Delme Bryn-Jones, Geraint Evans, Tito Gobbi
Bass Vocals – David Kelly (7), David Ward (7), Forbes Robinson, Joseph Rouleau, Michael Langdon
Chorus – Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Conductor – Edward Downes, Georg Solti, Rafael Kubelik, Reginald Goodall, Richard Bonynge, Sir William Walton
Guitar – John Williams (7) (tracks: C3)
Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Anne Howells, Josephine Veasey, Yvonne Minton
Orchestra – Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Soprano Vocals – Amy Shuard, Elizabeth Robson, Elizabeth Vaughan, Gwyneth Jones, Joan Carlyle, Joan Sutherland, Maria Pellegrini, Marie Collier
Tenor Vocals – Jean Bonhomme, John Dobson, John Lanigan, Kenneth Macdonald, Peter Pears, Richard Lewis (3)

Notes

Celebration of the 235th anniversary of Covent Garden.

George Solti credited with overall musical direction.

"London gratefully acknowledges the financial support give by the Friends of Covent Garden in making this recording."

Made in England

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Label Code (Side 1 Label): OS 26088
Label Code (Side 2 Label): OS 26089

Other Versions (3)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - Covent Garden Opera, Anniversary Album (2×LP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set, )	Decca	SET 392-3	UK	1968
New Submission	Royal Opera House Covent Garden: Covent Garden Opera House Anniversary Album (2×LP, Club Edition, Stereo)	World Record Club, World Record Club, World Record Club, World Record Club	R-02204, R-02205, R 02204, R 02205	Australia	1975
New Submission	Royal Opera House Covent Garden: Covent Garden Opera House Anniversary Album (2×LP, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo)	World Record Club, World Record Club	R-02204, R-02205	Australia	1978