Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Viking Aria ("Sadko") Composed By – Rimsky-Korsakov*
A2	Pimen's Recitation ("Boris Godunov") Composed By – Mussorgsky*
A3	Prince Gremin's Aria ("Eugene Onegin") Composed By – Tchaikovsky*
A4	Aleko's Cavatina ("Aleko") Composed By – Rachmaninov*
B1	King Philip's Aria ("Don Carlo") Composed By – Verdi*
B2	Zaccaria's Prayer ("Nabucco") Composed By – Verdi*
B3	Leporello's Aria ("Don Giovanni") Composed By – Mozart*

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Kingsway Hall
• Mastered At – Decca Studios
• Printed By – James Upton Ltd.
• Record Company – The Decca Record Company Limited

Credits

• Bass Vocals – Nicolai Ghiaurov
• Conductor – Edward Downes
• Engineer [Uncredited] – Arthur Lilley
• Mastered By – E
• Orchestra – London Symphony Orchestra*
• Photography By – Hans Wild
• Producer [Uncredited] – Michael Bremner
• Sleeve Notes, Sleeve Notes [English Renderings] – Peggie Cochrane

Notes

This is the first UK version for this Category

LABELS:
- Black/silver 'grooved wideband' labels
- "ORIGINAL RECORDING BY" at 11 o'clock
- "Made in England" at bottom
- "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963"
- "BIEM" in a box on both sides
- Decca 'Muscial Notes' logo on side 2 only

SLEEVE:
- Front laminated
- Straight two-way flipbacks
- Bold "STEREO" on spine
- "Laminated with 'Clarifoil' made by British Celanese Limited"
- "Printed in England by James Upton Ltd. Birmingham & London."
- Sleeve notes in English on back

INSERT:
- 1 sheet, both pages printed
- Has the lyrics in original language and in English translations ("renderings")

OTHER INFORMATION:
- Recorded 26 October - 2 November 1962 in Kingsway Hall, London
- Labelography code: ED1
- Corresponding mono issue has Category LXT 6038

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A - machine stamped - this variant): ZAL-5730-1G C MT 1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B - machine stamped - this variant): ZAL-5731-1G B MT 1
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label - side A): ZAL 5730
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label - side B): ZAL 5731
• Rights Society (Applies for tracks A4 to B3 only): BIEM
• Other (Corresponding mono Category on insert): LXT 6038

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SXL 21 063-B, SXL 21063-B	Nicolai Ghiaurov	Berühmte Baß-Arien Aus Russischen Und Italienischen Opern ‎(LP, RE)	Decca, Decca	SXL 21 063-B, SXL 21063-B	Germany	Unknown
LXT 6038	Nicolai Ghiaurov, Downes*, London Symphony*	Nicolai Ghiaurov, Downes*, London Symphony* - Bass Arias From Russian & Italian Operas ‎(LP, Mono)	Decca	LXT 6038	UK	1963
IST 576	Nicolai Ghiaurov, Downes*, London Symphony*	Nicolai Ghiaurov, Downes*, London Symphony* - Bass Arias From Russian & Italian Operas ‎(LP)	PAX	IST 576	Israel	1963
SXL 21 063-B	Nicolai Ghiaurov	Bass Arias From Russian & Italian Operas ‎(LP, Roy)	TELDEC »Telefunken-Decca« Schallplatten GmbH	SXL 21 063-B	Germany	Unknown
OS 25769	Nicolai Ghiaurov, Downes*, London Symphony*	Nicolai Ghiaurov, Downes*, London Symphony* - Bass Arias From Russian & Italian Operas ‎(LP, Album)	London Records	OS 25769	US	1963