Opera's Greatest Drinking Songs

Alan Titus (Performer), Benno Kusche (Performer), Donald Gramm (Performer), Robert Merrill (Performer), Sherrill Milnes (Performer), Karl Ridderbusch (Performer), Kurt Rydl (Performer), Hector Berlioz (Composer), Georges Bizet (Composer), Johannes Brahms (Composer), Gaetano Donizetti (Composer), Friedrich von Flotow (Composer), Gustav Mahler (Composer), Pietro Mascagni (Composer), Jules Massenet (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Carl Orff (Composer), Sigmund Romberg (Composer), Bedrich Smetana (Composer), Johann II Strauss (Composer)

Product Details

• Performer: Alan Titus, Benno Kusche, Donald Gramm, Robert Merrill, Sherrill Milnes, et al.
• Composer: Hector Berlioz, Georges Bizet, Johannes Brahms, Gaetano Donizetti, Friedrich von Flotow, et al.
• Audio CD (April 11, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000003FV4
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #65,421 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. La Traviata, opera: Brindisi

2. Martha, opera: Lasst mich euch fragen

3. The Student Prince, operetta: Drink, Drink, Drink

4. Il Trovatore, opera: Anvil Chorus

5. Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act: Intanto, Amici

6. Carmen, opera: Votre Toast (Toreador Song)

7. Carmina Burana, scenic cantata for soloists, choruses & orchestra: In Taberna: In Taberna Quando Sumus

8. Chérubin, opera in 3 acts: Vous Parlez De Peril/La Manola

9. Rigoletto, opera: La Donna E Mobile

10. What shall we do with a drunken sailor?

11. Das Lied von der Erde, for alto (or baritone), tenor & orchestra: Der Trunkene Im Fruhling

12. Wiener Blut (Vienna Blood), operetta (arr. & edited by A. Müller): Stoß An!

13. Lucrezia Borgia, opera: Il Segreto Per Esser Felici

14. Der Freischütz, opera, J. 277 (Op. 77): Hier Im Ird'schen Jammertal

15. La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, ('légende dramatique') H. 111 (Op. 24): Song O

16. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Finch'han dal Vino

17. La forza del destino, opera: Hola, Hola, Hola

18. Tafellied. Dank der Damen ('Gleich wie Echo'), for chorus & piano, Op. 93b

19. Eine Nacht in Venedig (A Night in Venice), operetta (RV 510): Solch Ein Wirtshaus Lob Ich Mir

20. Otello, opera: Inaffia L'ugola!

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than you'd think, November 17, 2007

By	musdent "musdent" (Stonington, CT United States) - See all my reviews

I bought this on a whim because it looked like fun. It turned out to be one of the most enjoyable CD's I ever purchased. My wife and I have played many times, especially on long car trips, and it never ceases to entertain. However, many of the selections are not operatic at all: What Do You Do With a Drunken Sailor, an art song by Brahms, a selection from Carmina Burana, and a movement from Mahler's Das Leid von der Erde, to name some off the top of my head. But it is all so delightful (with the possible exception of the Mahler) that who cares!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Gift Idea, January 16, 2007

By	Ima Goober - See all my reviews

This was a gift for a man in my life who is a beer conosouir and fluent in German. I fell in love with the cover art because it was so humourous. According to him, the music is also fun and entertaining. This could make an excellent unique gift for someone, even as a joke.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wicked Funny Music, May 18, 2007

By	K. Lakas "scullystwin42" (Chicago) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Excellent choices for drunken idiots to sing to. Get some culture while you get smashed!