French and Russian Arias - Nicolai Ghiaurov, Edward Downes, London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857)
00:00 - Chuyut pravdu! ... rr vzoyidyosh, moya zarya! (Susanin's Aria)
From the opera "A Life for the Tsar"
Anton Rubinstein (1829-1894)
05:27 - Ya tot kotoromu vnimala tï (The Demon’s Aria)
From the opera "The Demon"
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
08:51 - Gospod moy, yesli greshen ya (King Rene’s Prayer)
From the opera "Iolanta"
Alexander Borodin (1833-1887), arr. Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)
12:20 - Zdorov 11, knyaz? ... Vsyo plennikom sebya (Konchak’s Aria)
19:24 - Greshno tait, ya skuki ne lyublyu (Galitsky’s Aria)
From the opera "Prince Igor"
Charles Gounod (1818-1893)
23:19 - Le veau d’or est toujours debout
25:31 - Vous qui faites i’endormie
From the opera "Faust"
Jules Massenet (1842-1912)
28:30 - Les grands mots que voila!... Epouse quelque brave fille
From the opera "Manon"
Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791 -1864)
31:28 - Volentiers, un vieux air huguenot... Piff, paff
From the opera "Les Huguenots"
Georges Bizet (1838-1875)
35:33 - Tra, la, la ... Quand la flamme de I’amour
From the opera "La Jolie Fille de Perth"
40:37 - Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre ... Toreador, en garde
From the opera "Carmen"
Nicolai Georgiev Ghiaurov (1929-2004), Bass
Edward Thomas Downes (1924-2009), Conductor
The London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Recorded 4th to 7th July of 1964, at Walthamstow Town Hall, Walthamstow, London, Great Britain.

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This is a wonderful recording, and Nicolai Ghiaurov has a magnificent voice. Outstanding if I may say so. Also I have to say, I am very impressed with the quality of the recording. Thank you so much for uploading this. I enjoyed it immensely.