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40 Most Beautiful Arias / Various
By Various ArtistsRelease 25/03/2008Media Format CD
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Two CD collection featuring the finest voices in Opera performing the most beautiful arias by the classic composers. An aria is a self-contained piece for vocals with orchestral accompaniment and this collection gathers together arias that will touch your heart and relax your soul as you are lifted by their beautiful melodies. 40 tracks including solos from Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, Jennifer Lamore, William Christie, Marcello Viotti and many others. WEA. 2008.
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Composers: 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 , Léo Delibes , Umberto Giordano , Vincenzo Bellini , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Conductors: Alain Lombard , Arturo Basile , Carlo Rizzi , Claudio Scimone , Colin Davis , Daniel Barenboim , Giuseppe Sinopoli , Harry Bicket , James Conlon , Jesus L pez-Cobos , Jesús López-Cobos , Kent Nagano , Lorin Maazel , Marcello Viotti , Maurizio Barbacini , Nello Santi , Nikolaus Harnoncourt , Ondrej Lenard , Plácido Domingo , William Christie , Yutaka Sado , Zubin Mehta Orchestras: Bavarian State Opera Orchestra , Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra , Deutschen Opernorchester , English Chamber Orchestra , Lausanne Chamber Orchestra , Les Arts Florissants Orchestra , London Philharmonic Orchestra , London Symphony Orchestra , Munich Radio Orchestra , Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment , Orchestre National de France , Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg , Philharmonia Orchestra , Prague Symphony Orchestra , RAI Orchestra, Rome , RAI Symphony Ochestra, Turin , Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra , Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus and Orchestra , Welsh National Opera Orchestra Performers: Angela Gheorghiu , Anne Sofie von Otter , Anton Scharinger , Barbara Hendricks , Cecilia Bartoli , Cristina Gallardo-Dom s , Cristina Gallardo-Domâs , Edita Gruberov , Edita Gruberová , Eva Urbanova , Frederica Von Stade , Hans Peter Blochwitz , Hei-Kyung Hong , Jennifer Larmore , Jerry Hadley , José Carreras , José Cura , Jules Bastin , Julia Migenes , Julia Migenes-Johnson , Karita Mattila , Kiri Te Kanawa , Lella Cuberli , Maria Callas , Marilyn Horne , Neil Shicoff , Olga Borodina , Plácido Domingo , Richard Leech , Roberto Alagna , Rosa Mannion , Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus , Susan Graham , Thomas Hampson , Véronique Gens Title: 40 Most Beautiful Arias / Various Release Date: 25/03/2008 Label: Warner Classics Number of Discs: 2 Media Format: CD UPC: 825646968961 Item #: WEA696896
1 Plcido Domingo, Nello Santi & Orchester Der Deutschen Oper Berlin - Puccini : Turandot : Act 3
2 Julia Migenes Johnson, Plcido Domingo & Lorin Maazel - Bizet : Carmen : Act 1 Habanera
3 Marcello Viotti - Donizetti : L'elisir D'amore : Act 2 "Una Furtiva Lagrima" [Nemorino]
4 Giuseppe Sinopoli - Bizet : Carmen : Act 3 "Je Dis Que Rien Ne M'pouvante" [Micala]
5 Carlo Rizzi - Bizet : Les Pcheurs de Perles : Act 1 "Au Fond Du Temple Saint" [Nadir, Zurga] - Excerpt
6 Jennifer Larmore - Handel : Serse : Act 1 "Ombra Mai Fu" [Serse]
7 William Christie - Purcell : Dido & Aeneas : Act 3 "When I Am Laid in Earth" [Dido]
8 Daniel Barenboim - Mozart : Le Nozze Di Figaro : Act 2 "Voi, Che Sapete Che Cosa Amor" [Cherubino]
9 Alain Lombard - Mozart : Cosi Fan Tutte : Act 1 "Soave Sia Il Sento" [Fiordiligi, Dorabella, Don Alfonso]
10 Colin Davis - Saint-Sans : Samson Et Dalila : Act 2 "Mon Coeur S'ouvre Ta Voix" [Dalila, Samson]
11 Kent Nagano - Massenet : Werther : Act 3 "Pourquoi Me Rveiller" [Werther, Charlotte]
12 Carlo Rizzi - Verdi : Rigoletto : Act 3 "La Donna Mobile" [Duca]
13 Eva Urbanov - Dvork : Rusalka : Act 1 "Silver Moon in the Deep Dark Sky" [Rusalka's Song to the Moon]
14 Maurizio Barbacini - Puccini : Madama Butterfly : Act 2 "Un Bel D Vedremo" [Butterfly]
15 Jos Cura - Puccini : Manon Lescaut : Act 1 "Donna Non Vidi Mai" [Des Grieux]
16 Carlo Rizzi - Verdi : La Traviata : Act 1 "Brindisi "Libiamo, Libiamo Ne'lieti Calici"
17 Kiri Te Kanawa, Orchestre de L'opra de Lyon & Kent Nagano - Puccini : Tosca : Act 2 "Vissi D'arte" [Tosca]
18 Jos Carreras, James Conlon & Orchestre National de France - Puccini : La Bohme : Act 1 "Che Gelida Manina"
19 Hendricks, Carreras, Cowan, Quilico, Ellero D'artegna, Conlon & Orchestre National de France - la Bohme
20 Barbara Hendricks, Jos Carreras, James Conlon & Orchestre National de France - Puccini : La Bohme : Act 1
21 Maurizio Barbacini - Puccini : Gianni Schicchi : Act 1 "O Mio Babbino Caro" [Lauretta]
22 Maurizio Barbacini - Catalani : La Wally : Act 1 "Ebben, Ne Andr Lontana" [Wally]
23 Jennifer Larmore - Offenbach : Les Contes D'hoffman : Act 4 Barcarolle - "Belle Nuit, Nuit D'amour"
24 Plcido Domingo, Lorin Maazel & Orchestre National de France - Bizet : Carmen : Act 2
25 Kiri Te Kanawa, Kent Nagano & Orchestre de L'opra de Lyon - Puccini : Turandot : Act 1 "Signore Ascolta!" [LI]
26 Carlo Rizzi - Verdi : La Traviata : Act 1 "Un D Felice" [Alfredo, Violetta, Gastone]
27 Jennifer Larmore - Delibes : Lakm : Act 1 Flower Duet - "Dme Pais Le Jasmin" [Lakm, Mallika]
28 Daniel Barenboim - Mozart : Le Nozze Di Figaro : Act 2 "Porgi Amor Qualche Ristoro" [La Contessa]
29 Hans-Peter Blochwitz, Nikolaus Harnoncourt & Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra - Mozart : Don Giovanni : Act 1
30 Maria Callas, Arturo Basile & Orchestra Sinfonica Della Rai Di Torino - Bellini : Norma : Act 1 "Casta Diva" [Norma]
31 Claudio Scimone - Handel : Rinaldo : Act 2 "Lascia Ch'io Pianga" [Almirena]
32 Susan Graham - Gluck : Orphe Et Eurydice : Act 3 "J'ai Perdu Mon Eurydice" [Orphe]
33 William Christie and Les Arts Florissants - Die Zauberflte KV 620 : Act I : Duet "Bei Mnnern, Welche Liebe Fhlen"
34 Plcido Domingo, Nello Santi & Orchester Der Deutschen Oper Berlin - Verdi : Ada : Act 1 "Celeste Ada"
35 Kiri Te Kanawa, Kent Nagano & Orchestre de L'opra de Lyon - Puccini : La Rondine : Act 1
36 Plcido Domingo - Giordano : Fedora : Act 2 "Amor Ti Vieta" [Count Ipanov]
37 Karita Mattila - Lehr : Die Lustige Witwe : Act 2 Vilja-Lied [Hanna]
38 Zubin Mehta - Puccini : Tosca : Act 3 "E Lucevan Le Stelle" [Cavaradossi]
39 Maurizio Barbacini - Verdi : Otello : Act 4 "Ave Maria" [Desdemona]
40 Scarabelli, Larmore, Polverelli, Quilico, Corbelli, Rizzi, Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House - Rossini
Two CD collection featuring the finest voices in Opera performing the most beautiful arias by the classic composers. An aria is a self-contained piece for vocals with orchestral accompaniment and this collection gathers together arias that will touch your heart and relax your soul as you are lifted by their beautiful melodies. 40 tracks including solos from Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, Jennifer Lamore, William Christie, Marcello Viotti and many others. WEA. 2008.
