Nicolai Ghiaurov, bass ; Franco Tagliavini, tenor (1st-4th tracks) ; Luciano Pavarotti, tenor (10th track) ; Coro e Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Silvio Varviso, conductor (1st-4th tracks) ; London Symphony Orchestra, Edward Downes, conductor (5th-9th tracks) ; National Philharmonic Orchestra, Robin Stapelton, conductor (10th track)
All selections previously released.
Recorded 1962, 1964, 1966 and 1977.
Sung in French, Italian and Russian.
Mefistofele. Ave Signor! Prologo in cielo (11:53) ; Olà! Chir urla? La Domenica di Pasqua (10:29) ; Su, cammina, cammina. La notte del Sabba (12:58) ; La morte di Faust. Epilogo (11:46) / Boito -- Bonus tracks from Russian & French arias. Faust. Le veau d'or (2:07) ; Vous qui faites l'endormie (2:54) / Gounod ; The demon. I am he whom you called / Rubinstein (3:19) -- Bonus tracks from Bass arias Don Giovanni. Madamina, il catalogo è questo / Mozart (5:43) ; Don Carlo. Ella giammai m'amò! / Verdi (10:40) -- Bonus tracks from Luciano Pavarotti sings Duets. Les pêcheurs des perles. C'est toi -- Au fond du temple saint / Bizet (7:48)