Candide Overture, conducted by the composer himself, Leonard Bernstein. Concert performance of Candide with June Anderson, Jerry Hadley, Christa Ludwig, Nicolai Gedda - London, December 13, 1989.
David Daniels, American countertenor, sings "Ombra mai fu" from Xerxes by Handel. Julius Rudel conducting. Richard Tucker Foundation Gala, Avery Fisher Hall, New York, 1997.
June Anderson, Jerry Hadley, cast and chorus sing Make Our Garden Grow, the finale to Candide, conducted by the composer himself, Leonard Bernstein - London, December 13, 1989.
Carlo Bergonzi (at age seventy-one, substituting for an absent Luciano Pavarotti) joins June Anderson and Ferruccio Furlanetto to sing a scene ("Qui posa il fianco") and trio ("Qual volutta trascorrere sento") from Act III of Verdi's I Lombardi alla prima crociata, conducted by James Levine, at the April 1996 gala celebrating Levine's 25th Anniversary at the Metropolitan Opera.
David Daniels performs "Oh Patria!... Tu che accendi questo core... Di tanti palpiti" from Tancredi by Rossini. Julius Rudel conducting. Richard Tucker Foundation Gala, Avery Fisher Hall, New York, 1997.
Jerry Hadley sings "Il lamento di Federico" ("E la solita storia") from L'arlesiana by Cilea, Julius Rudel conducting. Richard Tucker Foundation Gala, Avery Fisher Hall, New York, 1997.
Deborah Voigt performs "Sola, perduta, abbandonata" from Manon Lescaut by Puccini. Julius Rudel conducting. Richard Tucker Foundation Gala, Avery Fisher Hall, New York, 1997.
Part 2: June Anderson, as Amina in Bellini's La Sonnambula, sings part two of Act II's final aria, "Ah! non credea mirarti..." Rome Opera, 1989. Alberto Ventura, conducting.
June Anderson in Donizetti's opera Lucia di Lammermoor, singing "Regnava nel silenzio . . . quando rapita in estasi" Geneva, 1983. Nello Santi, conducting.
June Anderson as Norma sings "Casta Diva", Teatro Regio di Parma, 2001, Fabio Biondi conducting. Sorry for the sound blip at around 3:08 (it sounds like an unwritten key change by the Chorus - I guarantee it's not in my original copy!).
June Anderson, as Elena, sings "Tanti affetti in tal momento . . . Fra il padre e fra l'amante" from the finale of Rossini's "La donna del lago", at La Scala, in 1992. Conductor, Riccardo Muti. Director, Werner Herzog. It was the first production of the opera in 150 years at La Scala, staged to mark the bicentenary of Rossini's birth.
June Anderson as Desdemona sings the aria "Piangea cantando" from Verdi's Otello. At Placido Domingo's March 25, 2001 gala celebrating 30th anniversary of his debut in Puerto Rico. Sound is not ideal, but I've done the best I can.
June Anderson, as Amina in Bellini's La Sonnambula, sings the Act I cavatina "Compagne... teneri amici... Come per me sereno." Rome Opera, 1989. Alberto Ventura, conducting.
June Anderson and Peter Dvorsky in Donizetti's opera Lucia di Lammermoor, singing the duet "Sulla tomba . . . Verrano a te sull'aure" Geneva, 1983. Nello Santi, conducting.
June Anderson sings "Sempre libera" from La Traviata by Verdi, with Marcello Giordani, and Julius Rudel conducting. Richard Tucker Foundation Gala, Avery Fisher Hall, New York, 1997.
June Anderson - slide show with live recording in Marseille, France 2004, singing "Ah! non credea mirarti" from La Sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini. Low recording volume, you may need to turn it up.
June Anderson - slide show with live recording singing "Long Time Ago" (arr. Aaron Copland), in Los Angeles recital at the Ambassador Hotel, 1991. Audio is fuzzy, I know, but what can you do...
Part 1: June Anderson, as Amina in Bellini's La Sonnambula, sings part one of Act II's final aria, "Oh! se una volta..." Rome Opera, 1989. Alberto Ventura, conducting.