Singer: Sherrill Milnes
Title: Great Scenes From Italian Opera
Label: Decca ‎– SXL 6609
Type: Vinyl, LP
Country: UK
Date of released: Mar 1974
Category: Classical, Stage & Screen
Style: Romantic, Opera
Size MP3 zip: 1583 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1779 mb
Rating: 4.0✭
Format: MP3 MOD MPC TTA ADX AHX AU AA FLAC

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Largo Al Factotum Composed By – Rossini*Libretto By – Sterbini*
A2	Or Dove Fuggo Io Mai? ... Ah! Per Sempre Composed By – Bellini*Libretto By – Pepoli*
A3	Jardins De L'Alcazar ... Léonor, Viens Composed By – Donizetti*Libretto By – Royer*, Vaëz*
A4	Mi Lascia ... O De' Verd'Anni Miei Composed By – Verdi*Libretto By – Piave*
A5	Oh Sommo Carlo Chorus – Ambrosian Opera Chorus*Chorus Master – John McCarthyComposed By – Verdi*Libretto By – Piave*Performer [With] – Leslie Fyson, Nancy Stokes, Nigel Rogers
B1	C'Est Moi, Carlos! ... C'Est Mon Jour Suprême Composed By – Verdi*Libretto By – Du Locle*, Méry*
B2	Pour Moi, La Vengeance Du Roi ... Ah! Je Meurs Composed By – Verdi*Libretto By – Du Locle*, Méry*
B3	Pescator, Affonda L'Esca Choir – Wandsworth School Boys Choir*Chorus – Ambrosian Opera Chorus*Chorus Master – John McCarthy, Russell BurgessComposed By – Ponchielli*Libretto By – Boito*Performer [With] – William Elvin
B4	Inaffia L'Ugola - Brindisi Chorus – Ambrosian Opera Chorus*Chorus Master – John McCarthyComposed By – Verdi*Libretto By – Boito*Performer [With] – David Lennox, John Dobson
B5	Non Ti Crucciar ... Credo Composed By – Verdi*Libretto By – Boito*Performer [With] – Ian Caley
B6	Minnie, Dalla Mia Casa Composed By – Puccini*Libretto By – Zangarini*, Civinini*

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Kingsway Hall
• Mastered At – Decca Studios
• Pressed By – Decca Record Co. Ltd., Pressing Plant, UK.
• Printed By – Clout & Baker Ltd.
• Printed By – Mundoprint B.V.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – The Decca Record Company Limited
• Copyright (c) – The Decca Record Company Limited
• Record Company – Ricordi Co (London) Limited

Credits

• Baritone Vocals – Sherrill Milnes
• Conductor – Silvio Varviso
• Cover – Louis Melançon*
• Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Kenneth Wilkinson
• Mastered By – G
• Orchestra – London Philharmonic Orchestra*
• Producer [Recording Producer] – Michael Woolcock
• Sleeve Notes – William Weaver*

Notes

Early, probably first UK version.

LABELS:
- Black/silver 'narrow band' labels
- Boxed Decca logo
- Decca 'Musical Notes' logo on side 1only
- "MADE IN ENGLAND"
- "℗ 1973 The Decca Record Co. Ltd."

SLEEVE:
- Laminated on front only
- Negative stereo Ⓢ on spine
- "© 1974, The Decca Record Company Limited, London, England."
- "Made in England"
- "Sleeve printed in England by Clout & Baker Ltd."
- "Laminated with 'Clarifoil' made by British Celanese Limited"
- "Ricordi Co (London) Limited
 Reprinted by permision"
- "Recorded February 1972 in Kingsway Hall, London"
- Sleeve notes in English only on back

INSERT:
- One sheet, folded into 6 pages
- Contains the lyrics in original language and in English translations
- "℗ 1973, The Decca Record Company Limited, London."
- "© 1974, The Decca Record Company Limited, London, England."
- "Produced in Holland by Mundoprint B.V."

OTHER INFORMATION:
- Labelography code: ED4
- The tracklist has been taken from back of sleeve. The tracklist on the labels differs significantly.
- The arias are taken from the following operas:
 Track A1: Il Barbiere Di Siviglia
 Track A2: I Puritani
 Track A3: La Favorite
 Tracks A4, A5: Ernani
 Tracks B1, B2: Don Carlos
 Track B3: La Gioconda
 Tracks B4, B5: Otello
 Track B6: La Fanciulla Del West

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A - stamped): ZAL-12283-3G G 1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B - stamped): ZAL-12284-1G BC 2 B
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label - side A): ZAL 12283
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label - side B): ZAL 12284
• Rights Society (Applies to tracks B5 and B6 only): Britico

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
411 976-1 DG	Sherrill Milnes, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Silvio Varviso	Sherrill Milnes, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Silvio Varviso - Great Scenes From Italian Opera ‎(LP)	Decca	411 976-1 DG	Netherlands	1974
411 976-1 DG	Sherrill Milnes, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Silvio Varviso	Sherrill Milnes, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Silvio Varviso - Great Scenes From Italian Opera ‎(LP)	Decca	411 976-1 DG	UK	1974