The #1 Soprano Album: version 1
Saved 2026-09-13 23:39 by @benjaminsen (bot): Added **The #1 Soprano Album (2 CD)**, barcode 0028947217923, from the wanted list (old title "various artists the 1 sopranos album"). - **Identity** is confirmed by two catalogues that carry this exact barcode: MusicBrainz release 74319ddf (CC0) and Discogs release 28985530 (barcode text "0 28947 21792 3"). No lookup reported a conflict. - **Release and Tracks:** Decca label (existing brand/decca), catalogue number 289 472 180-2 per Discogs and the disc matrices, 2 CDs, 2002, and 33 tracks with durations, performers and composers from MusicBrainz recording credits. Notes mark where Discogs gives different durations or credits. - **Relations:** manufactured_by the new stub company/umg-manufacturing-logistics (sourced: "MADE IN USA BY UML" matrices; the Discogs label profile places it in Grover, NC). I did not use the existing German Universal M & L stub. marketed_by existing company/universal-classics-group (derived, with a note). - **Markets:** US (Discogs) and CA (MusicBrainz release event). The two catalogues disagree on country; this is recorded in research_gaps. - **Unresolved:** MusicBrainz catalogue number 2894721792 against Discogs 289 472 180-2; no GS1 prefix registrant named, so no edge; no pack photo read; no licensed cover (Cover Art Archive 404). eBay, Amazon and AllMusic refused the server fetch, so they are not cited.. This is the current version.
Source of v1
# The #1 Soprano Album <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00028947217923
name: The #1 Soprano Album (2 CD)
default_observation: us-2002
summary: 2002 Decca double-CD compilation of 33 soprano and mezzo-soprano arias and songs pressed in the USA.
brand: brand/decca
category: category/10001459
country_of_sale: US, CA
pack_format: 2 CD set
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## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| --------------- | ----------------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| manufactured_by | company/umg-manufacturing-logistics | US | | | | sourced | ^discogs | Discogs credits "Made By UML" and both disc matrices read "MADE IN USA BY UML"; the UML label profile identifies this as the Grover, North Carolina plant, not the German Universal M & L |
| marketed_by | company/universal-classics-group | US | | | | derived | ^discogs | Discogs credits Universal Classics Group only as phonographic copyright and copyright holder on this release; other US Decca CDs of 2002 print "Manufactured and Marketed by Universal Classics Group" (see company/umg-recordings) |
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## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | ----- |
| US | sourced | ^discogs | Discogs release 28985530 carries this barcode (text "0 28947 21792 3"), release country US, discs "MADE IN USA BY UML"; Discogs marketplace figures carry no currency and are not recorded as a price | 2026-09-14 | | US | |
| CA | sourced | ^musicbrainz | MusicBrainz release with this barcode gives a 2002 release event in Canada and links amazon.ca ASIN B000060OHV; Discogs gives US for the same barcode, so Canada may be an import listing | 2026-09-14 | | | |
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| --------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| The # 1 Soprano Album | search | en | | |
| No. 1 Soprano Album | search | en | | |
| The #1 Sopranos Album | search | en | | |
| 289 472 180-2 | search | | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## Release <!--release-->
artists: Various Artists
label: brand/decca
record_company: company/universal-classics-group
copyright: Universal Classics Group
phonographic_copyright: Universal Classics Group
catalogue_number: 289 472 180-2
media: cd
discs: 2
released: 2002
release_country: US, CA
genre: Classical, Opera
runtime_min: 145.79
edition: Compilation
<!--/release-->
## Tracks <!--tracks-->
| position | title | artist | duration | source | note | writers |
| -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------- |
| 1-1 | Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro | Renée Fleming, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Mackerras | 2:53 | ^musicbrainz | | Giacomo Puccini |
| 1-2 | Lakmé : “Sous le dome épais …” (Flower Duet) | Jane Berbié, Joan Sutherland, Orchestre philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo, Richard Bonynge | 5:04 | ^musicbrainz | | Léo Delibes |
| 1-3 | La Wally: Ebben? ... ne andrò lontana | Renata Tebaldi, Orchestre philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo, Fausto Cleva | 5:01 | ^musicbrainz | | Alfredo Catalani |
| 1-4 | Die Fledermaus: Mein Herr Marquis | Edita Gruberová, Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker, André Previn | 3:36 | ^musicbrainz | | Johann Strauss II |
| 1-5 | Chants d’Auvergne: Baïlèro | Frederica von Stade, Utah Symphony, Joseph Silverstein | 6:41 | ^musicbrainz | | Joseph Canteloube |
| 1-6 | Norma: Casta diva | Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Joan Sutherland, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Richard Bonynge | 6:04 | ^musicbrainz | Discogs lists 6:50 | Vincenzo Bellini |
| 1-7 | Le Nozze di Figaro: Che soave zeffiretto | Barbara Hendricks, Lucia Popp, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner | 2:55 | ^musicbrainz | | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| 1-8 | Die Zauberflöte: Der Hölle Rache | Sumi Jo, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti | 2:55 | ^musicbrainz | Sumi Jo is credited in Hangul on MusicBrainz | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| 1-9 | Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Welche Wonne, welche Lust | Kathleen Battle, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine | 2:45 | ^musicbrainz | | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| 1-10 | Les Vêpres siciliennes: Merce, dilette amiche | Anita Cerquetti, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino | 3:55 | ^musicbrainz | Discogs credits Gianandrea Gavazzeni as conductor | Giuseppe Verdi |
| 1-11 | Rigoletto: Caro nome | Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Armando Gabba, Edita Gruberová, William Matteuzzi, Geoffrey Moses, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Giuseppe Sinopoli | 6:35 | ^musicbrainz | | Giuseppe Verdi |
| 1-12 | Tosca: Vissi d’arte | Leontyne Price, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | 3:28 | ^musicbrainz | | Giacomo Puccini |
| 1-13 | Madama Butterfly: Un bel di vedremi | Régine Crespin, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Edward Downes | 4:26 | ^musicbrainz | Discogs lists 2:40 | Giacomo Puccini |
| 1-14 | La Rondine: Chi, il bel sogno di Doretta | Renata Tebaldi, Philharmonia Orchestra, Oliviero de Fabritiis | 2:44 | ^musicbrainz | | Giacomo Puccini |
| 1-15 | La Bohème: Quando m’en vo’ | Mirella Freni, Elizabeth Harwood, Rolando Panerai, Luciano Pavarotti, Michel Sénéchal, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | 2:48 | ^musicbrainz | | Giacomo Puccini |
| 1-16 | La Bohème: Si, mi chiamano Mimì | Angela Gheorghiu, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Riccardo Chailly | 4:58 | ^musicbrainz | | Giacomo Puccini |
| 1-17 | Ave Maria | Leontyne Price, Wiener Großstadtkinderchor, Wiener Singverein, Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | 5:26 | ^musicbrainz | | Franz Schubert |
| 2-1 | Carmen: L’Amour est un oiseau rebelle | Marilyn Horne, The Manhattan Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, John Mauceri, Leonard Bernstein | 4:58 | ^musicbrainz | | Georges Bizet |
| 2-2 | Les Contes d’Hoffman: Belle Nuit, ô nuit d’amour | Susanne Marsee, Beverly Sills, London Symphony Orchestra, Julius Rudel | 4:17 | ^musicbrainz | | Jacques Offenbach |
| 2-3 | Il barbiere di Siviglia: Una voce poca fa | Teresa Berganza, Orchestra del Teatro di San Carlo, Orchestra Rossini di Napoli, Silvio Varviso | 5:54 | ^musicbrainz | | Gioachino Rossini |
| 2-4 | La Traviata: È strano! ... Ah fors'è lui ... sempre libera | Joan Sutherland, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Francesco Molinari‐Pradelli | 6:48 | ^musicbrainz | | Giuseppe Verdi |
| 2-5 | Le Nozze di Figaro: Giunse alfin il momento | Barbara Bonney, Drottningholm Court Theatre Orchestra, Arnold Östman | 3:42 | ^musicbrainz | | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| 2-6 | Don Giovanni: In quali eccessi ... Mi tradì | Leontyne Price, Wiener Philharmoniker, Erich Leinsdorf | 3:39 | ^musicbrainz | | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| 2-7 | Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria | Kiri Te Kanawa, Lynn Harrell | 6:44 | ^musicbrainz | | Heitor Villa‐Lobos |
| 2-8 | Ave Maria | Kiri Te Kanawa, Utah Symphony, Julius Rudel | 2:48 | ^musicbrainz | Discogs credits Gounod and J. S. Bach | Charles‐François Gounod |
| 2-9 | Rinaldo: Lascia ch’io pianga | Kiri Te Kanawa, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood | 4:16 | ^musicbrainz | | Georg Friedrich Händel |
| 2-10 | Samson: Let the Bright Seraphim | Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Joan Sutherland, Harry Dilley, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Francesco Molinari‐Pradelli | 5:55 | ^musicbrainz | | Georg Friedrich Händel |
| 2-11 | Andrea Chénier: La mamma morta | Montserrat Caballé, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly | 5:15 | ^musicbrainz | | Umberto Giordano |
| 2-12 | Martha: Last Rose of Summer | Renée Fleming, English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate | 4:53 | ^musicbrainz | | Friedrich von Flotow |
| 2-13 | Manon Lescaut: In quelle trine morbide | Maria Chiara, Orchester der Wiener Volksoper, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Nello Santi | 2:29 | ^musicbrainz | | Giacomo Puccini |
| 2-14 | Tristan und Isolde: Mild und leise | Birgit Nilsson, Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Karl Böhm | 6:17 | ^musicbrainz | | Richard Wagner |
| 2-15 | Carmina Burana: Cour d’amours: In trutina | Barbara Bonney, Wiener Philharmoniker, André Previn | 2:32 | ^musicbrainz | | Carl Orff |
| 2-16 | Shenandoah | Marilyn Horne, London Voices, English Chamber Orchestra, Carl Davis | 3:09 | ^musicbrainz | | Traditional |
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## Observations <!--observations-->
| id | label | kind | market | language | valid_from | valid_until | observed | status | ingredients_text | ingredients_declaration | ingredients_exempt_basis | source | note | net_content | pack_quantity | piece_count | pack_format | model_number |
| ------- | ----------------- | ------- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ |
| us-2002 | US pressing, 2002 | edition | US | | 2002 | | 2026-09-14 | supported | | | | ^discogs | Two CDs made in the USA by UML; matrices 289 472 1802 01 and 289 472 1812 01, mastering SID IFPI L006, mould SID IFPI 0344 and IFPI 0353 | | | | 2 CD set | |
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## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | ------------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ |
| us-2002 | identity | disputed | MusicBrainz gives catalogue number 2894721792, which repeats the barcode digits; Discogs gives 289 472 180-2, consistent with the disc matrices 289 472 1802/1812. The Discogs number is used. | ^discogs |
| us-2002 | markets | disputed | MusicBrainz places the release in Canada, Discogs in the US; no retailer listing printing the barcode could be fetched (eBay, Amazon and AllMusic refused the server). | ^musicbrainz |
| | relationships | unknown | No source names the registrant of GS1 prefix 0028947; no gs1_prefix_owner edge was added. | |
| us-2002 | evidence | not_researched | No photo of the case, booklet or back cover was read; the exact release date (a 9 April 2002 date appears in search snippets) and the distributor line are unconfirmed. | |
| | images | unknown | Cover Art Archive has no image for this release and no licensed cover picture was found. | |
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## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-14
note: Built from the MusicBrainz and Discogs records that carry this barcode; no pack photo was available.
<!--/research-->
## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------ | --------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ----------- | -------- |
| musicbrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release/74319ddf-884c-438b-b69c-a1478285cd7d?fmt=json&inc=labels+recordings+artist-credits+release-groups+url-rels+annotation | MusicBrainz release: The #1 Soprano Album (CA, 2002, 2 CD) | 2026-09-14 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | 74319ddf-884c-438b-b69c-a1478285cd7d | barcode, release event, label, media, tracks | CC0 | | |
| musicbrainz-credits | https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release/74319ddf-884c-438b-b69c-a1478285cd7d?fmt=json&inc=recordings+recording-level-rels+artist-rels | MusicBrainz release: recording-level performer credits | 2026-09-14 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | 74319ddf-884c-438b-b69c-a1478285cd7d | recording relationships | CC0 | | |
| discogs | https://api.discogs.com/releases/28985530 | Discogs release 28985530: Various - The #1 Soprano Album (US, 2 CD, 289 472 180-2) | 2026-09-14 | Discogs | catalogue | | 28985530 | identifiers, labels, companies, credits, tracklist | | | |
| discogs-uml | https://api.discogs.com/labels/266782 | Discogs label 266782: UML (Grover, North Carolina) | 2026-09-14 | Discogs | catalogue | | 266782 | profile | | | |
| old-barcodepedia | https://web.archive.org/web/20070914002504/http://en.barcodepedia.com/028947217923/various-artists-the-1-sopranos-album | Barcodepedia (archived 2007): VARIOUS ARTISTS - THE #1 SOPRANOS ALBUM | 2026-09-14 | Barcodepedia | other | 2007-09-14 | | Title and container (CD) only | | | |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
The #1 Soprano Album is a two-CD compilation on the Decca label, released in 2002 with catalogue number 289 472 180-2.[^discogs] Its 33 tracks gather opera arias and songs by sopranos and mezzo-sopranos including Renée Fleming, Joan Sutherland, Leontyne Price, Kiri Te Kanawa, Renata Tebaldi, Kathleen Battle, Teresa Berganza, Marilyn Horne and Birgit Nilsson, from "O mio babbino caro" to Wagner's "Mild und leise".[^musicbrainz-credits] Discogs credits Universal Classics Group with the copyrights and says the discs were made in the USA by UML, Universal Music's plant in Grover, North Carolina.[^discogs][^discogs-uml] MusicBrainz lists the same barcode as a 2002 Canadian release.[^musicbrainz]
The old Barcodepedia listed this barcode in 2007 as "The #1 Sopranos Album" on CD.[^old-barcodepedia]
<!--/about-->