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The Best Opera Album in the World...Ever!
(CD, 1999)
Primary Artist: Alfredo Kraus, Ann Murray, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Edita Gruberova, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Helga Dernesch, José Carreras, Los Angeles, Lucia Popp, Luciano Pavarotti, Mady Mesplé, Margaret Marshall, Maria Callas, Mirella Freni, Montserrat Caballé, Nicolai Gedda, Placido Domingo, Renata Scotto, Robert Massard, Roberto Alagna, Thomas Allen, Thomas Hampson, Victoria de, Walter Berry
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LIST PRICE
$18.98
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Format: CD
Jul 1999
2 Discs
Record Label: Virgin Records (USA)
Recording Type: Live, Studio
UPC: 724384220327 |
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Details
Track Listing
1. Libiamo Ne'Lieti Calici
2. Largo Al Factotum
3. Che Gelida Manina
4. Si Mi Chiamano Mimi
5. Suzel, Bon Di
6. Va, Pensiero
7. La Donna E Mobile
8. Viens Mallika
9. O Mio Babino
10. Recondita Armonia
11. Vissi D 'Arte
12. E Lucevan Le Stelle
13. Ecco: Respiro Appena...Lo
14. Au Fond Du Temple Saint
15. Non Piu Andrai
16. Voi, Che Sapete
17. E Susanna Non Vien...Dove
18. M'Appari
19. Mild Und Leise
20. Se Quel Guerrier Io Fossi
21. Le Fosche Notturne Spogli
22. Mon Coeur S'Ouvre A Ta Vo
23. L'Amour Est Un Oiseau Reb
24. Vorte Toast
25. La Fleurque Tu M'Avais Je
26. Belle Nuit, O Nuit D'Amou
27. La Mamma Morta
28. Recitar...Vesti La Giubba
29. Un Beldi Vedremo
30. Soave Sia Il Vento
31. Chi Il Bel Sogno Di Doret
32. Der Vogel Fanger Bin Ich
33. Der Holle Rache
34. Song To The Moon
35. Ebben ? Ne Andro Lontana
36. Toute Mon Ame Est La!...
37. Signore, Ascolta
38. Nessun Dorma
Album Notes
This collection contains both stereo and monaural, and both DDD and ADD recordings.
This CD set presents an extensive opera sampler of mostly arias, with some famous choruses as well, such as "Va, pensiero," from Verdi's 'Nabucco.' Not only does the listener get to listen to these arias from the French, Italian, and German standards, he or she is able to compare certain classes of voices. As for tenors, the "three" are certainly represented, and one is able to compare Carreras's palpable excitement and exquisite diction with Domingo's power, and the early Pavarotti's silvery, exquisite timbre with Alfredo Kraus's lyricism and Roberto Alagna's tight sound. One can explore the differences between the Italian sound of Pavarotti and the darker, red-winey Spanish sound of Domingo and Carreras.
As for the women, how does la Callas compare to one of her heirs in bel canto singing, Montserrat Caballé, with her famous pianissimi, heard here in "Chi il bel sogno de Doretta," from 'La Rondine' by Puccini?
The liner notes provide blurbs on the arias, and inform the listener which recent films one can hear them in. This collection is an excellent entrée into the world of opera, adding great breadth to an opera education.
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