John Demain

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John DeMain is an American conductor. He began his career as a pianist and conductor, studying at The Juilliard School and making his debut with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Early in his career, he received the Julius Rudel Award from the New York City Opera and was among the recipients of the Exxon/National Endowment for the Arts Conductors’ Fellowship for his work with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. DeMain served as music director and principal conductor of the Houston Grand Opera for eighteen years during the 1970s and 1980s, where he led major contemporary opera premieres. He conducted a Grammy Award-winning recording of Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess (1976) with the Houston Grand Opera. In addition to his Houston tenure, he has served as music director of the Madison Symphony Orchestra and artistic director of the Madison Opera.

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13	Tosca: E lucevan le stelle	Plácido Domingo	Ténors - Pavarotti, Domingo, Carreras			02:42
	Composers: Giacomo Puccini

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Saint-Saëns: Greatest Hits

Originally released 1964, 1965, 1967, 1970 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (P) 1978,1980,1984,1990 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. / 1992 Sony Classical, a division of Sony Entertainment Holdings GmbH: 01-01-1990

Saint-Saëns: Greatest Hits

01	Samson et Dalila, Op. 47: Bacchanale	Eugene Ormandy	Saint-Saëns: Greatest Hits			07:12
	Composers: Camille Saint-SaëNs
02	Le carnaval des animaux: XIII. Le cygne (Version for Cello & Piano) (Chamber version)	Philippe Entremont	Saint-Saëns: Greatest Hits			03:07
	Composers: Camille Saint-SaëNs
03	Le carnaval des animaux: XIV. Finale (Version for Cello & Piano) (Chamber version)	Philippe Entremont	Saint-Saëns: Greatest Hits			01:55
	Composers: Camille Saint-SaëNs
04	Danse macabre, Op. 40	Lorin Maazel	Saint-Saëns: Greatest Hits			06:37
	Composers: Camille Saint-SaëNs
05	Suite algérienne, Op. 60: IV. Marche militaire française	Eugene Ormandy	Saint-Saëns: Greatest Hits			04:46
	Composers: Camille Saint-SaëNs
06	Introduction et Rondo capriccioso in A Minor, Op. 28, R. 188	Pinchas Zukerman	Saint-Saëns: Greatest Hits			09:11
	Composers: Camille Saint-SaëNs
07	Samson et Dalila, Op. 47: Mon c?ur s'ouvre à ta voix	Plácido Domingo	Saint-Saëns: Greatest Hits			05:29
	Writer: Ferdinand Lemaire / Composers: Camille Saint-SaëNs

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Ténors - Pavarotti, Domingo, Carreras

(P) 2008 SonyBmg Entertainment France S.A.: 01-01-2008

Ténors - Pavarotti, Domingo, Carreras

01	L'elisir d'amore: Act II: Una furtiva lagrima	Luciano Pavarotti	Ténors - Pavarotti, Domingo, Carreras			04:53
	Composers: Gaetano Donizetti
02	La fille du regiment: Amici miei, che allegro giorno	Luciano Pavarotti	Ténors - Pavarotti, Domingo, Carreras			07:45
	Composers: Gaetano Donizetti
03	Manon: Ah, dispar, vision	Luciano Pavarotti	Ténors - Pavarotti, Domingo, Carreras			04:45
	Composers: Jules Massenet
04	I puritani: Son già lontani ... Corre a valle, corre a monte	Luciano Pavarotti	Ténors - Pavarotti, Domingo, Carreras			03:12
	Composers: Vincenzo Bellini
05	La fille du regiment: A viva ... Da quell'istante	Luciano Pavarotti	Ténors - Pavarotti, Domingo, Carreras			08:53
	Composers: Gaetano Donizetti
06	La bohème: Act I: Che gelida manina	Luciano Pavarotti	Ténors - Pavarotti, Domingo, Carreras			04:46
	Writer: Giuseppe Giacosa - Luigi Illica / Composers: Giacomo Puccini
07	Stabat mater: Cujus animam	Luciano Pavarotti	Ténors - Pavarotti, Domingo, Carreras			06:19
	Composers: Gioacchino Rossini

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All-Star Tenors Salute The World

Originally released 1963, 1966 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (P) 1977, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (P) 1992 Sony Classical, a division of Sony Entertainm: 17-05-1994

All-Star Tenors Salute The World

01	O Sole Mio	Luciano Pavarotti	All-Star Tenors Salute The World			03:04
	Writer: Giovanni Capurro / Composers: Eduardo Di Capua
02	Ô Paradis from L'Africaine	Plácido Domingo	All-Star Tenors Salute The World			03:09
	Composers: Giacomo Meyerbeer
03	Cancó de Taverna	José Carreras	All-Star Tenors Salute The World			02:00
	Writer: Apel-les Mestres / Composers: Apel-les Mestres
04	Els Contrabandistes	José Carreras	All-Star Tenors Salute The World			02:19
	Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
05	Maria from West Side Story	Plácido Domingo	All-Star Tenors Salute The World			02:52
	Writer: Stephen Sondheim / Composers: Leonard Bernstein
06	Sevilla	Plácido Domingo	All-Star Tenors Salute The World			04:27
	Writer: Manuel Alejandro - Beatriz Beigbeder / Composers: Manuel Alejandro - Beatriz Beigbeder
07	El Grito de America	Plácido Domingo	All-Star Tenors Salute The World			04:26
	Writer: Manuel Alejandro - Marian Beigbeder / Composers: Manuel Alejandro - Marian Beigbeder

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Concert for Planet Earth

(P) 1992 Sony Classical, a division of Sony Entertainment Holdings GmbH: 08-12-1992

Concert for Planet Earth

01	Jota from El trust de los tenorios (Live)	Plácido Domingo	Concert for Planet Earth			02:33
	Writer: Carlos Arniches Barrera / Composers: Jose Serrano
02	No puede ser from La tabernera del puerto	Plácido Domingo	Concert for Planet Earth			02:51
	Writer: Federico Romero - Guillermo Fernández-Shaw / Composers: Pablo Sorozábal
03	O paradis from L'Africaine (Live)	Plácido Domingo	Concert for Planet Earth			03:13
	Composers: Giacomo Meyerbeer
04	Manha de Carnaval (The Morning After) from Black Orpheus	Plácido Domingo	Concert for Planet Earth			03:58
	Writer: Manuel Antonio / Composers: Luiz Bonfá - Antonio Maria
05	Dindi (Sung in Portugese)	Gal Costa	Concert for Planet Earth			02:43
	Writer: Antonio Carlos Jobim - Aloysio de Oliveira - Ray Gilbert / Composers: Antonio Carlos Jobim - Aloysio de Oliveira - Ray Gilbert
06	Eu sei que vou te amar	Gal Costa	Concert for Planet Earth			02:25
	Composers: Antonio Carlos Jobim
07	"1, 2, 3, 4"	Wynton Marsalis	Concert for Planet Earth			05:44
	Composers: Wynton Marsalis

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The Essential Plácido Domingo

Originally Released 1970, 1971 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (P) 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2000 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (P) 1991, 1992, 1994 Sony Classical,: 01-01-2001

The Essential Plácido Domingo

01	Turandot: Nessun dorma!	Plácido Domingo	The Essential Plácido Domingo			03:01
	Composers: Giacomo Puccini
02	Se quel guerrier io fossi!. . . Celeste Aida from Aida	Plácido Domingo	The Essential Plácido Domingo			04:14
	Composers: Giuseppe Verdi
03	La fanciulla del West: Ch'ella mi creda libero e lontano	Plácido Domingo	The Essential Plácido Domingo			02:11
	Composers: Giacomo Puccini
04	L'elisir d'amore: Una furtiva lagrima	Plácido Domingo	The Essential Plácido Domingo			04:33
	Composers: Gaetano Donizetti
05	Quando le sere al placido from Luisa Miller	Plácido Domingo	The Essential Plácido Domingo			03:51
	Writer: Salvadore CAMMARANO / Composers: Giuseppe Verdi
06	Bimba dagli occhi from Madama Butterfly	Plácido Domingo	The Essential Plácido Domingo			10:50
	Composers: Giacomo Puccini
07	Addio, fiorito asi from Madama Butterfly	Plácido Domingo	The Essential Plácido Domingo			02:02
	Composers: Giacomo Puccini

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Escape Through Opera

Originally released 1946, 1949, 1953, 1961, 1964, 1966, 1971 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (P) 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1996, 1998 Sony MSONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (P) 1992, 1994, 19: 01-01-1998

Escape Through Opera

01	La traviata, Act I: Prelude	Columbia Symphony Orchestra	Escape Through Opera			03:59
	Composers: Giuseppe Verdi
02	Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro	Ying Huang	Escape Through Opera			02:19
	Composers: Giacomo Puccini
03	Tosca: E lucevan le stelle	Plácido Domingo	Escape Through Opera			02:42
	Composers: Giacomo Puccini
04	Signore, Ascolta From Turandot (Voice)	Ying Huang	Escape Through Opera			02:43
	Composers: Giacomo Puccini
05	Habanera from Carmen (Voice)	George Sebastian	Escape Through Opera			03:16
	Writer: Ludovic Halévy - Henri Meilhac / Composers: Georges Bizet
06	Sull aria... Che soave zeffiretto from The Marriage of Figaro (Voice)	Karita Mattila	Escape Through Opera			02:58
	Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
07	"Chi il bel sogno di Doretta" from La rondine, Act I (Voice)	Renata Scotto	Escape Through Opera			03:08
	Composers: Giacomo Puccini

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Gershwin: Porgy and Bess - The Sony Opera House

(P) 1977 Sony Music Entertainment: 01-01-1977

Gershwin: Porgy and Bess - The Sony Opera House

01	Porgy And Bess: Introduction and Jasbo Brown Blues	Dick Hyman	Gershwin: Porgy and Bess - The Sony Opera House			05:07
	Writer: Ira Gershwin - DuBose Heyward / Composers: George Gershwin
02	Porgy And Bess: Summertime	Betty Lane	Gershwin: Porgy and Bess - The Sony Opera House			02:41
	Writer: DuBose Heyward - Ira Gershwin / Composers: George Gershwin
03	Porgy And Bess: Oh, Nobody Knows When de Lord Is Gonna Call	Bernard Thacker	Gershwin: Porgy and Bess - The Sony Opera House			06:16
	Writer: DuBose Heyward - Ira Gershwin / Composers: George Gershwin
04	Porgy And Bess: A Woman Is a Sometime Thing	Alexander B. Smalls	Gershwin: Porgy and Bess - The Sony Opera House			02:12
	Writer: DuBose Heyward - Ira Gershwin / Composers: George Gershwin
05	Porgy And Bess: Here Come de Honey Man; Porgy's Entrance	Mervin Wallace	Gershwin: Porgy and Bess - The Sony Opera House			04:58
	Writer: DuBose Heyward - Ira Gershwin / Composers: George Gershwin
06	Porgy And Bess: Here Comes Big Boy! (Entrance of Crown and Bess)	Bernard Thacker	Gershwin: Porgy and Bess - The Sony Opera House			06:57
	Writer: DuBose Heyward - Ira Gershwin / Composers: George Gershwin
07	Porgy And Bess: Oh Little Stars, Little Stars	Donnie Ray Albert	Gershwin: Porgy and Bess - The Sony Opera House			04:12
	Writer: DuBose Heyward - Ira Gershwin / Composers: George Gershwin

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Porgy And Bess

(P) 1977 RCA Records: 01-01-1977

Porgy And Bess

01	Porgy And Bess: Introduction and Jasbo Brown Blues	Dick Hyman	Porgy And Bess			05:07
	Writer: Ira Gershwin - DuBose Heyward / Composers: George Gershwin
02	Porgy And Bess: Summertime	Betty Lane	Porgy And Bess			02:41
	Writer: DuBose Heyward - Ira Gershwin / Composers: George Gershwin
03	Porgy And Bess: Oh, Nobody Knows When de Lord Is Gonna Call	Bernard Thacker	Porgy And Bess			06:16
	Writer: DuBose Heyward - Ira Gershwin / Composers: George Gershwin
04	Porgy And Bess: A Woman Is a Sometime Thing	Alexander B. Smalls	Porgy And Bess			02:12
	Writer: DuBose Heyward - Ira Gershwin / Composers: George Gershwin
05	Porgy And Bess: Here Come de Honey Man; Porgy's Entrance	Mervin Wallace	Porgy And Bess			04:58
	Writer: DuBose Heyward - Ira Gershwin / Composers: George Gershwin
06	Porgy And Bess: Here Comes Big Boy! (Entrance of Crown and Bess)	Bernard Thacker	Porgy And Bess			06:57
	Writer: DuBose Heyward - Ira Gershwin / Composers: George Gershwin
07	Porgy And Bess: Oh Little Stars, Little Stars	Donnie Ray Albert	Porgy And Bess			04:12
	Writer: DuBose Heyward - Ira Gershwin / Composers: George Gershwin

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Absolute Masterworks - Chill

This compilation (P) 2013 Sony Music Entertainment: 27-08-2013

Absolute Masterworks - Chill

01	Adagio (Instrumental)	Richard Kapp	Absolute Masterworks - Chill			10:17
	Composers: Remo Giazotto
02	Lux refulget	Sequentia	Absolute Masterworks - Chill			01:50
	Composers: Anonymous
03	Sonata in G Minor: Larghetto	Michala Petri	Absolute Masterworks - Chill			02:01
	Composers: Georg Friedrich Händel
04	Miserere mei, Deus	The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge	Absolute Masterworks - Chill			08:24
	Composers: Gregorio Allegri
05	Oboe Concerto in D Minor: II. Adagio	English Chamber Orchestra	Absolute Masterworks - Chill			03:40
	Composers: Alessandro Marcello
06	Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": II. Romanze	Bruno Weil	Absolute Masterworks - Chill			04:34
	Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
07	The Four Seasons - Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269 "La primavera": II. Largo	Giuliano Carmignola	Absolute Masterworks - Chill			02:18
	Composers: Antonio Vivaldi

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Opera's Legendary Performances

: 10-06-2016

Opera's Legendary Performances

01	Carmen: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle	Leontyne Price	Opera's Legendary Performances			04:30
	Composers: Georges Bizet
02	Norma: Casta diva	Montserrat Caballé	Opera's Legendary Performances			10:19
	Composers: Vincenzo Bellini
03	La traviata: Libiamo ne' lieti calici	Tiziana Fabbricini	Opera's Legendary Performances			03:05
	Composers: Giuseppe Verdi
04	Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Liebestod	Montserrat Caballé	Opera's Legendary Performances			06:56
	Composers: Richard Wagner
05	Samson et Dalila, Op. 47: Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix (Live)	Denyce Graves	Opera's Legendary Performances			05:47
	Composers: Camille Saint-Saëns
06	Tosca: E lucevan le stelle	José Carreras	Opera's Legendary Performances			03:17
	Composers: Giacomo Puccini
07	Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen	Simone Kermes	Opera's Legendary Performances			02:54
	Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Highlights from George Gershwin's Porgy And Bess

(P) 1993 BMG Music: 10-05-1993

Highlights from George Gershwin's Porgy And Bess

01	Porgy and Bess: Introduction and Summertime	Houston Grand Opera	Highlights from George Gershwin's Porgy And Bess			03:42
	Writer: DuBose Heyward - Ira Gershwin / Composers: George Gershwin
02	Porgy and Bess: A Woman is a Sometime Thing	Houston Grand Opera	Highlights from George Gershwin's Porgy And Bess			01:39
	Writer: DuBose Heyward - Ira Gershwin / Composers: George Gershwin
03	Porgy and Bess: Where is Brudder Robbins?; Gone, Gone, Gone; Overflow	Houston Grand Opera	Highlights from George Gershwin's Porgy And Bess			05:53
	Writer: DuBose Heyward - Ira Gershwin / Composers: George Gershwin
04	Porgy and Bess: My Man's Gone Now	Houston Grand Opera	Highlights from George Gershwin's Porgy And Bess			04:16
	Writer: DuBose Heyward - Ira Gershwin / Composers: George Gershwin
05	Porgy and Bess: Leavin' for the Promise' Lan'	Houston Grand Opera	Highlights from George Gershwin's Porgy And Bess			04:29
	Writer: DuBose Heyward - Ira Gershwin / Composers: George Gershwin
06	Porgy and Bess: I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'	Houston Grand Opera	Highlights from George Gershwin's Porgy And Bess			02:48
	Writer: DuBose Heyward - Ira Gershwin / Composers: George Gershwin
07	Porgy and Bess: Bess, You Is My Woman	Houston Grand Opera	Highlights from George Gershwin's Porgy And Bess			06:01
	Writer: DuBose Heyward - Ira Gershwin / Composers: George Gershwin

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#top10tracks - Romantic Classics

This compilation (P) 2013 Sony Music Entertainment: 27-08-2013

#top10tracks - Romantic Classics

01	Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture, TH 42	Leonard Bernstein	#top10tracks - Romantic Classics			19:21
	Composers: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
02	Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Prelude - Liebestod	George Szell	#top10tracks - Romantic Classics			16:56
	Composers: Richard Wagner
03	Samson et Dalila, Op. 47: Mon c?ur s'ouvre à ta voix	Plácido Domingo	#top10tracks - Romantic Classics			05:29
	Writer: Ferdinand Lemaire / Composers: Camille Saint-Saëns
04	Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam	Leonard Bernstein	#top10tracks - Romantic Classics			11:00
	Composers: Gustav Mahler
05	Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90: III. Poco allegretto	Bruno Walter	#top10tracks - Romantic Classics			06:13
	Composers: Johannes Brahms
06	Kuolema, Op. 44: I. Valse triste	Esa-Pekka Salonen	#top10tracks - Romantic Classics			04:26
	Composers: Jean Sibelius
07	String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden": I. Allegro	Juilliard String Quartet	#top10tracks - Romantic Classics			12:02
	Composers: Franz Schubert

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