Various - Command Performance

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Curtain Up
A1	Die Fledermaus Overture
A2	La Scala De Seta Overture Conductor – Charles Gerhardt
A3	The Barber Of Seville Overture
A4	Don Giovanni Orchestra
B1	Die Meistersinger Prelude
B2	Fidelio Overture
B3	The Thieving Magpie Overture Conductor – Gilbert VinterOrchestra – Beecham Promenade Orchestra*
World-Famous Arias
C1	Largo Al Factotum From The Barber Of Seville
C2	Mi Chiamano Mimi
C3	Che Gelida Manina From La Boheme
C4	Un Bel Di From Madama Butterfly
C5	Celeste Aida From Aida
C6	Habanera From Carmen
D1	La Donna E Mobile From Rigoletto
D2	Bell Song From Lakme
D3	Evening Star From Tannhauser Vocals – Sherrill Milnes
D4	Visse D'Arte From Tosca Conductor – Oliviero De Fabritiis
D5	E Lucevan Le Stelle From Tosca
D6	Musetta's Waltz From La Boheme Vocals – Mary Costa
Best Loved Duets
E1	Love Duet From Madama Butterfly
E2	Barcarolle From The Tales Of Hoffman Vocals – Shirley Verrett
E3	O Soave Fanciulla From La Boheme
E4	Love Duet, Act II From A Masked Ball
F1	Si, Vendetta From Rigoletto
F2	Love Duet, Act I From Tosca Vocals – Zinka Milanov
F3	Solenne In Quest' Ora From La Forza Del Destino
F4	Final Scene From Carmen
Rousing Choruses
G1	Anvil Chorus From Il Trovatore
G2	Smuggler's Chorus From Carmen
G3	Finale, Ace II From Die Fledermaus Orchestra – Vienna State Opera Orchestra*Vocals – Adele Leigh, Anneliese Rothenberger, Eberhard Waechter*, George London , Risë Stevens
G4	Au Souffle Leger Du Vent From Mignon
G5	Va Pensiero From Nabucco
G6	Soldier's Chorus From Faust
H1	Pilgrim's Chorus From Tannhauser Choir – Norman Luboff ChoirOrchestra – New Symphony Orchestra Of London*
H2	The Presentation Of Olympia From The Tales Of Hoffmann
H3	Zitti, Zitti From Rigoletto
H4	Bridal Chorus Fom Lohengrin
H5	Wach' Auf! From Die Meistersinger
H6	Chorus, Act II From Otello
H7	Chorus, Act IV From Carmen
Gala Performance
I1	Toreador Song
I2	O Patria Mia From Aida
I3	Drinking Song From La Traviata
I4	Miserere From Il Trovatore Conductor – Zubin MehtaDirected By – John McCarthy
I5	Quartet From Rigoletto Vocals – Rosalind Elias
J1	The Flower Song From Carmen
J2	Casta Diva From Norma
J3	Final Scene From La Forza Del Destino Vocals – Giorgio Tozzi
J4	Com'e Bello! From Lucrezia Borgia
J5	Si, Pel Ciel Marmoreo Giuro From Otello Vocals – Jon Vickers, Tito Gobbi
Dances From The Opera
K1	Dance Of The Comedians From The Bartered Bride Conductor – Howard MitchellOrchestra – National Symphony Orchestra
K2	Ballet Music From Otello
K3	Dance Of The Apprentices And Entrance Of The Mastersingers From Die Meistersinger
K4	Gypsy Dance From Carmen
L1	Bacchanale From Samon Et Dalila
L2	Dance Of The Blessed Spirits From Orfeo Ed Eurdice Conductor – Renato FasanoEnsemble – Virtuosi De Roma, Instrumental Ensemble Of The Collegium Musicum Italicum*
L3	Ballet Music From Faust Conductor – Antonio De Almeida
M1	Triumphal March From Aida
M2	Magic Fire Music From Die Walkure
M3	Polonaise From Eugene Onegin
M4	Prelude To Act IV Of La Traviata
M5	Ride Of The Valkyries From Die Walkure
N1	Prelude To Act III Of Lohengrin
N2	Prelude To Act III Of Carmen Orchestra – Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra*
N3	Entrance Of The Gods Into Valhalla From Das Rheingold
N4	Siegfried's Funeral March From Gotterdammerung
N5	Rakoczy March From Damnation Faust

Credits

• Chorus – The Ambrosian Opera Chorus (tracks: I4, J2), Vienna State Opera Chorus* (tracks: A1, C6, G2, G3, I1, K4)
• Conductor – Anton Guadagno (tracks: D3, E2), Arthur Fiedler (tracks: L1 , M1, M3, N1), Carlo Felice Cillario (tracks: J2, J4), Charles Munch (tracks: B2, M2), Erich Leinsdorf (tracks: A3, C1 to C5, D5 to E1, E3, E4, F2, I2, N3, N5), Fritz Reiner (tracks: A4, B1, K3, N4), Georg Solti (tracks: D1, F1, I5), Georges Prêtre (tracks: I3, M4), Herbert Von Karajan (tracks: C6, G2, J1, K4, N2), Leopold Stokowski (tracks: H1, M5), Oscar Danon* (tracks: A1, G3), Robert Shaw (tracks: G1, G4 to G6, H2 to H7), Thomas Schippers (tracks: F3, J3), Tullio Serafin (tracks: D2, J5, K2)
• Orchestra – Boston Pops Orchestra* (tracks: L1, M1, M3, N1), Boston Symphony Orchestra (tracks: B2, M2, N5), Chicago Symphony Orchestra* (tracks: A4, B1, K3, N4), London Symphony Orchestra* (tracks: C5, I2), Metropolitan Opera Orchestra* (tracks: A3, C1), New Philharmonia Orchestra (tracks: D3, E2, I4, L3), Rome Opera House Orchestra* (tracks: C2, C3, D2, D4 to D6, E3, F2, J5, K2), Philharmonic Opera Orchestra (tracks: A2, J2, J4), RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra (tracks: C4, D1, E1, E4, F1, F3, I3, I5, J3, M4), Symphony Of The Air Orchestra* (tracks: M5, N3), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra* (tracks: C6, F4, G2, K4)
• Orchestra, Chorus – Robert Shaw Chorale And Orchestra* (tracks: G1, G4 to G6, H2 to H7)
• Vocals – Alfredo Kraus (tracks: D1, I5), Anna Moffo (tracks: C2, D2, D6, E3, F1, I5), Carlo Bergonzi (tracks: E4, I3), Franco Corelli (tracks: F4), Jussi Bjoerling* (tracks: D5, F2), Leontyne Price (tracks: C4, C6, D4, E1, E4, F4, I2, I4, J3, K4), Montserrat Caballé (tracks: E2, I3, J2, J4), Placido Domingo (tracks: C5, I4), Richard Tucker (tracks: C3, E1, E3, F3, J3), Robert Merrill (tracks: C1, D6, F1, F3, I1, I5)

Notes

First cat # is found on the spine of the inside box. Second cat # is found on the label.

Includes catalog of other Reader's Digest box sets.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
GCPO-7A	Various	Command Performance - A Night At The Opera ‎(8xLP, Comp + Box)	Reader's Digest	GCPO-7A	UK	1978
DRDS 9041 to DRDS 9047	Various	Klankjuwelen Uit De Opera - 'S Werelds Meest Geliefde Opera Melodieën ‎(7xLP, Comp + Box)	Reader's Digest	DRDS 9041 to DRDS 9047	Netherlands	Unknown
RD4-67	Various	Command Performance - A Night At The Opera ‎(6xLP, Comp, Cyc + Box)	Command Performance - A Night At The Opera	RD4-67	Australia	1978
2-715-0	Various	Command Performance ‎(7xLP, Comp + Box)	Reader's Digest	2-715-0	Canada	1978
GCPO-7A, GCPO-8A	Various	Command Performance - A Night At The Opera ‎(8xLP, Comp + Box)	Reader's Digest, RCA	GCPO-7A, GCPO-8A	Netherlands	1978