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Nicolai Gedda

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Harry Gustaf Nikolai Gädda, known professionally as Nicolai Gedda (11 July 1925 – 8 January 2017), was a Swedish operatic tenor. Debuting in 1952, Gedda had a long and successful career in opera until the age of 77 in June 2003, when he made his final operatic recording. Skilled at languages, he performed operas in French, Russian, German, Italian, English, Czech, and Swedish, as well as one in Latin. In January 1958, he created the part of Anatol in the world premiere of the American opera Vanessa at the Metropolitan Opera.

Top songs

  1. Romeo & Juliette: "L'Amour, L'Amour"
  2. Unveröffentlichte MONO-Aufnahmen aus dem Privatarchiv von Nicolai Gedda (2006 Digital Remaster (Previously unpublished)), Sigmund Romberg (1887-1951) / Donnelly (Text): The Student Prince (2006 Digital Remaster): - Serenade "Overhead, The Moon Is Beaming"
  3. Unveröffentlichte MONO-Aufnahmen aus dem Privatarchiv von Nicolai Gedda (2006 Digital Remaster (Previously unpublished)), Oscar Straus (1870-1954) / Dörmann & Jacobson (Libr.): En Valsdröm (Ein Walzertraum) (2006 Digital Remaster): -Da draußen im duftigen
  4. Unveröffentlichte MONO-Aufnahmen aus dem Privatarchiv von Nicolai Gedda (2006 Digital Remaster (Previously unpublished)), Sigmund Romberg (1887-1951) / Harbach, Hammerstein II & Mandel (Text): The Desert Song (2006 Digital Remaster): - Let Love Come As So
  5. La damnation de Faust: Merci, doux crepuscule!
  6. Temple Duet (Gallipoli)
  7. La dame blanche: La, la, la
  8. La Bohème (1991 Digital Remaster), Act I: Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì (Mimì/Rodolfo)
  9. Les Pêcheurs de perles (1988 Digital Remaster): Au fond du temple saint (Act 1)
  10. May Night: Sleep, my beauty [Kak tikho, ka prokhladno] (Act III)
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  1. Werther (2003 Digital Remaster), Act III: Toute mon âme est là!...Pourquoi me réveiller (Charlotte/Werther)
  2. 3 Mélodies sans Paroles: Je Te Veux
  3. Der Zigeunerbaron, Act I: Als flotter Geist - Ja, das alles auf Ehr
  4. Messa da Requiem (1997 Digital Remaster): V. Agnus Dei
  5. Mignon (1995 Digital Remaster): Elle ne croyait pas dans sa candeur naive (Act 3)
  6. Madama Butterfly, Act 1: "Bimba dagli occhi"
  7. Per Pieta Non Ricercate, Aria K.420
  8. BIZET: LA FLEUR QUE TU M'AVAIS JETEE (Flower Song) (Carmen)
  9. L'Elisir d'amore, 'Elixir of Love' (1988 Digital Remaster), ACT 1: Quanto è bella
  10. Die Fledermaus: operetta in three acts Op. 362: Ouvertüre
  11. Je Crois Entendre Encore
  12. Madama Butterfly (1997 - Remaster), Act I: E Soffitto...e pareti...
  13. Les Pcheurs de perles (1988 Digital Remaster): Au fond du temple saint (Act 1)
  14. Ah Je Veux Vivre Romeojuliette Acte 1
  15. Madama Butterfly (1987 - Remaster), Act I: Vogliatemi bene, un bene piccolino
  16. Les Pêcheurs de Perles: Au Fond Du Temple Saint (Act 1)
  17. Bernstein: Candide / Act II - Make Our Garden Grow (Finale)
  18. Madama Butterfly (1997 - Remaster), Act I: Dovunque al mondo
  19. Madama Butterfly (1997 - Remaster), Act I: Vieni, amor mio!
  20. Mignon: Elle Ne Croyait Pas Dans Sa Candeur Naive (Act 3)
  21. La Bohème (1991 Digital Remaster), Act I. (1991 Digital Remaster): Che Gelida Manina (Rodolfo)
  22. Adam: Le Postillon de Lonjumeau - Mes amis, Ecoutez L'histoire
  23. Messa da Requiem (1997 Digital Remaster), II. Sequenza: Rex tremendae
  24. Rossini: Guillaume Tell (Act4) : Ne m'abandonne pas, espoir de la vengeance...
  25. Die Zauberflöte, K 620 - Act 1: Dies Bildnis Ist Bezaubernd Schon
  26. Les Contes d'Hoffmann (2003 Digital Remaster), Act II: Là! dors en paix (Spalanzani/Hoffmann/Cochenille)
  27. Un ballo in maschera (1990 Digital Remaster): Di' tu se fedele (Act I)
  28. Le Postillon de Lonjumeau, Act 1: Mes Amis, Écoutez L'histoire (Freunde: Vernehmet Die Geschichte)
  29. Les Contes d'Hoffmann (2003 Digital Remaster), Act II: Allons! courage et confiance...Ah! vivre deux (Hoffmann)
  30. Madama Butterfly (1997 - Remaster), Act I: Bimba dagli occhi pieni di malia
  31. Madama Butterfly (2008 - Remaster), Act I: E soffitto...e pareti
  32. Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 · Oratorium in 2 Teilen (1989 Digital Remaster), 1.Teil: Nr.1 Chor: Kommt, Ihr Töchter, Helft Mir Klagen (Chor I & Chor II - Orchester I & II, Tutti)
  33. Les Contes d'Hoffmann (2003 Digital Remaster), Act II: Par Dieu! j'étais bien sûr de te trouver ici!..Une poupée aux yeux d'émail (Nicklausse/Hoffmann)
  34. Die Zauberflöte, K 620 - Act 1: Zu Hilfe! Zu Hilfe!
  35. Una furtiva lagrima
  36. Bernstein: Candide / Act II - My Love (Governor's Serenade)
  37. Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act 1: "Un'aura amorosa"
  38. Bernstein: Candide / Act II - Bon Voyage
  39. Les Contes d'Hoffmann (2003 Digital Remaster), Act II: Ils se sont éloignés enfin! (Hoffmann/Olympia)
  40. Die Zauberflöte, K 620 - Act 1: Wie Stark Ist Nicht Dein Zauberton!
  41. Bernstein: Candide / Act II - Quiet
  42. Che gelida manina
  43. Messa da Requiem (1997 Digital Remaster), III. Offertorio: Hostias et preces
  44. Les Contes d'Hoffmann (2003 Digital Remaster), Act IV, Scene 1: C'est une chanson d'amour qui s'envole (Hoffmann/Antonia)
  45. Искатели жемчуга: Романс Надира "Je crois entendre encore"
  46. Madama Butterfly (1997 - Remaster), Act I: Ed eccoci in famiglia
  47. Werther (2003 Digital Remaster), Troisième Acte: Toute mon âme est là!...Pourquoi me réveiller (Charlotte/Werther)
  48. Beau Soir
  49. Faust - opera in five acts (1989 Digital Remaster), Act II: Le veau d'or est toujours debout! (Méphistophélès/Choeur)
  50. Carmen. 1. Akt / Act 1 : Avec la garde montante
  51. La Bohème, Act IV: O Mimì, Tu Più Non Torni
  52. Les Contes d'Hoffmann (2003 Digital Remaster), Act IV, Scene 1: Frantz!...c'est ici! (Hoffmann/Frantz)
  53. Carmen (1985 Digital Remaster), Act Two (Conclusion): Air de Fleur: "La fleur que tu ma'avais jetee"
  54. Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 · Oratorium in 2 Teilen (1989 Digital Remaster), 1.Teil: Nr.3 Choral: Herzliebster Jesu, Was Hast Du Verbrochen (Chor I & II - Orchester I & II)
  55. Carmen (1997 Digital Remaster), Act 1: Séguidille: Près des ramparts de Séville
  56. L'Elisir d'amore, 'Elixir of Love' (1988 Digital Remaster), Act I: Quanto è bella
  57. Carmen, Act II (Conclusion): Air de Fleur: "La fleur que tu ma'avais jetee"
  58. Carmen, Act II: "La fleur que tu m'avais jetée"
  59. Les Contes d'Hoffmann (2003 Digital Remaster), Act IV, Scene 1: C'est une chanson...J'ai le bonheur dans l'âme! (Hoffmann/Antonia)
  60. Bernstein: Candide / Act II - What's the Use
  61. Les Contes d'Hoffmann (2003 Digital Remaster), Act IV, Scene 1: Pourtant, ô ma fiancée (Hoffmann/Antonia)
  62. La Donna E' Mobile
  63. Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 · Oratorium in 2 Teilen (1989 Digital Remaster), 1.Teil: Nr.4 Rezitativ: Da Versammelten Sich Die Hohenpriester (Evangelist)
  64. Interview: Formative years and Pinkerton with Callas and Karajan
  65. Les Contes d'Hoffmann (2003 Digital Remaster), Act IV, Scene 1: Ne plus chanter! (Hoffmann/Antonia)
  66. Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 · Oratorium in 2 Teilen (1989 Digital Remaster), 1.Teil: Nr.2 Rezitativ: Da Jesus Diese Rede Vollendet Hatte (Evangelist - Jesus)
  67. Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 · Oratorium in 2 Teilen (1989 Digital Remaster), 1.Teil: Nr.10 Arie: Buß' Und Reu' (Alt - Orchester I)
  68. Thomas: Mignon"Elle ne croyait pas dans sa candeur" (Wilhelm
  69. Mandoline
  70. Les Pêcheurs de perles (1893 version) (1989 Digital Remaster): Zurga, quand tous deux....Au fond du temple saint (Nadir, Zurga)
  71. Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus, Act I: Beruh'ge endlich diese Wut
  72. Interview: Singing traditions and schools, and Massenet's Werther
  73. ロッシーニ: 「ウィリアム・テル」, 第4幕 - 復讐の希望よ、私を見捨てないでくれ... 先祖伝来の隠れ家よ
  74. Messa da Requiem (1997 Digital Remaster), VII. Libera me: Requiem aeternam
  75. Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 · Oratorium in 2 Teilen (1989 Digital Remaster), 1.Teil: Nr.8 Rezitativ: Da Das Jesus Merkete (Evangelist - Jesus)
  76. Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 · Oratorium in 2 Teilen (1989 Digital Remaster), 1.Teil: Nr.9 Rezitativ: Du Lieber Heiland Du (Alt)
  77. Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 · Oratorium in 2 Teilen (1989 Digital Remaster), 1.Teil: Nr.11 Rezitativ: Da Ging Hin Der Zwölfen Einer (Evangelist - Judas)
  78. Una furtiva lagrima (from L'Elisir D'Amor)
  79. Turandot: Nessun dorma
  80. Werther (2003 Digital Remaster), Act III: Toute mon âme est là!...Pourquoi me réveiller (Charlot
  81. Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus, Act I: Rekurrieren - Appellieren
  82. Una Furtiva Lagrima (from "L'elisir D'amore")
  83. La Boheme: Che Gelida Manina
  84. Réponse, Op.21 n°4
  85. Les Pêcheurs De Perles: Act I - Je Crois Entendre Encore
  86. La Bohème (1991 Digital Remaster), Act I: Che gelida manina (Rodolfo)
  87. Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 · Oratorium in 2 Teilen (1989 Digital Remaster), 1.Teil: Nr.7 Chor: Wozu Dienet Dieser Unrat? (Chor I - Orchester I)
  88. Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 · Oratorium in 2 Teilen (1989 Digital Remaster), 1.Teil: Nr.16 Choral: Ich Bin'S, Ich Sollte Büßen (Chor I & II - Orchester I & II)
  89. Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 · Oratorium in 2 Teilen (1989 Digital Remaster), 1.Teil: Nr.12 Arie: Blute Nur, Du Liebes Herz (Sopran - Orchester II)
  90. Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 · Oratorium in 2 Teilen (1989 Digital Remaster), 1.Teil: Nr.19 Arie: Ich Will Dir Mein Herze Schenken (Sopran - Orchester I)

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