Tape 1
Orchestra and Chorus of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
Ruggero Raimondi, baritone
Norbert Balatsch, chorus director
Gioachino Rossini
The Barber of Seville, symphony 7:34
The Italian Woman in Algiers, symphony 8:29
Giacomo Puccini
Tosca: Te Deum (from Act 1) 4:43
Franz Liszt
Dall'Alma Roma for chorus and organ 3:36
O Roma Nobilis for chorus and organ 3:27
Conceived, recorded, and produced by Giulio Cesare Ricci
Recorded at the Auditorium of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, March 1997
Musical assistant: Edoardo Ogando
Production assistant: Paola Liberato
Valve microphones: Neumann U47, M49
Mike pre-amplifiers, cables (line, microphone, supply): Signoricci
The master was recorded with the Studer C37 (1950) and Nagra 4s analog recorders.