The Horn in Opera

What’s on the CD

Richard Chenoweth, Horn, Charles Wendelken-Wilson, Narration

1. Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) Overture to Der Freischütz

2. George Frederic Handel (1685-1759) Guilio Cesare, Act I, (“Va, tacito…”)

3. G.F. Handel, Guilio Cesare, Act III, Sinfonia.

4. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Le nozze di Figaro, Act I, IV

5. W.A. Mozart, Cosi fan Tutte, Act II, Aria No. 25 (“Per Pieta…”), Aria No. 26

6. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Fidelio, Overture (Horn II), Act I, No. 9 (“Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin?”)

7. Gioachinno Rossini (1792-1868) Overtures
La Gazza Ladra (2 excerpts)
Il Barbiere di Siviglia (2 excerpts)
Semiramide (4 Excerpts)

8. Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848) Lucia di Lammermoor, Act II, III

9. Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835) I Capuleti ed i Montecchi, Act I (“Oh, quante volte…”)

10. Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) Don Carlo, Act I, II

11. G. Verdi, Simon Boccanegra, Act III (“Eviva il Doge!”)

12. Georges Bizet (1838-1875) Carmen, Act III, (“Je dis que rien ne m’épouvante”) [Micaëla’s aria]

13. Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) Tosca, Act III, Introduction

14. Englebert Humperdinck (1854-1921) Hänsel und Gretel, Vorspiel, Act I

15. Richard Wagner (1813-1883) Siegfried, Act II (auf dem Theater)

16. Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Salome, (”Salome’s Tanz”)

17. R. Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier, Act I, II, and III

18. Alban Berg (1885-1935) Wozzeck

19. R. Wagner, Das Rheingold, Vorspiel, Act I