40 Most Beautiful Arias (2006)
performed by
Angela Gheorghiu (soprano), Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Anton Scharinger (baritone), Barbara Hendricks (soprano), Cecilia Bartoli (soprano), Cristina Gallardo-Domâs (soprano), Edita Gruberová (soprano), Eva Urbanova (soprano)
composed by
Alfredo Catalani, Antonin Dvorák, Camille Saint-Saëns, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Franz Lehár, Gaetano Donizetti, George Frederick Handel, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Henry Purcell, Jacques Offenbach, Jules Massenet
As an introduction to opera that really covers the basics, Warner's 40 Most Beautiful Arias is a terrific package to give to beginners, though aficionados of the vocal arts may find some sparkling gems here, too. The selections are drawn from the most popular works in the repertoire, such as Le nozze di Figaro, Carmen, La bohème, and La Traviata, and examples from the operas of Mozart, Bizet, Puccini, Verdi, and other masters of the genre combine to make this a well-rounded and satisfying program. The performers are ...
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As an introduction to opera that really covers the basics, Warner's 40 Most Beautiful Arias is a terrific package to give to beginners, though aficionados of the vocal arts may find some sparkling gems here, too. The selections are drawn from the most popular works in the repertoire, such as Le nozze di Figaro, Carmen, La bohème, and La Traviata, and examples from the operas of Mozart, Bizet, Puccini, Verdi, and other masters of the genre combine to make this a well-rounded and satisfying program. The performers are representative of the best in the field, and such world-renowned stars as Plácido Domingo, Kiri Te Kanawa, José Carreras, Barbara Hendricks, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, and Jennifer Larmore, among many other great singers, lend this double-disc compilation an attractive luster. About the only complaint that can be made about this collection is the occasional variability of sound quality, which is usually clear and present, but sometimes a bit distant or out of balance; this can be...
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- Turandot, opera: Nessun dorma!
- Carmen, opera: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera)
- L'elisir d'amore, opera: Una furtiva lagrima (excerpt)
- Carmen, opera: Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante
- Les Pêcheurs de perles, opera in 3 acts: Au fond du temple saint (excerpt)
- Serse (Xerxes), opera, HWV 40: Ombra mai fu
- Dido and Aeneas, opera, Z. 626: Whan I am laid in earth (Dido's Lament)
- Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Voi che sapete
- Così fan tutte, opera, K. 588: Soave sia il vento
- Samson et Dalila, opera in 3 acts, Op. 47: Mon c?ur s'ouvre à ta voix (excerpt)
- Werther, lyric drama in 4 acts: Pourquoi me réveiller
- Rigoletto, opera: La donna è mobile
- Rusalka, opera, B. 203 (Op. 114): O silver moon
- Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera: Un bel di vedremo
- Manon Lescaut, opera: Donna non vidi mai
- La Traviata, opera: Brindisi: Libiamo ne' lieti calici
- Tosca, opera: Vissi d'arte
- La bohème, opera: Che gelida manina
- La bohème, opera: Sì. Mi chiamano Mimi
- La bohème, opera: O soave fanciulla
- Gianni Schicchi, opera: O mio babbino caro
- La Wally, opera (dramma musicale) in 4 acts: Ebben? Ne andrò lontana
- Les contes d'Hoffmann, opera in 4 acts: Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour (Barcarolle, excerpt)
- Carmen, opera: La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (Flower Song)
- Turandot, opera: Signore, ascolta!
- La Traviata, opera: Un di felice
- Lakmé, opera: Dôme épais le jasmin (Flower Duet)
- Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Pongi amor
- Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Dalla sua pace
- Norma, opera: Casta diva
- Rinaldo, opera, HWV 7: Lascia ch'io pianga (excerpt)
- Orphée et Eurydice (French version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 41: J'ai perdu mon Eurydice (Che faró senza Euridice)
- Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), opera, K. 620: Bei Männern, weiche Liebe fühlen
- Aida, opera: Celesta Aida
- La Rondine (The Swallow), opera: Chi il bel sogno di Doretta
- Fedora, opera: Amor ti vieta
- Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta: Vilja-Lied
- Tosca, opera: E lucevan le stelle
- Otello, opera: Ave Maria
- La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Non più mesta
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