An absolute treasure of a CD! 2 CDs worth of the finest moments in opera, featuring today's stars in signature roles and repertoire. Composers from Purcell and Handel through Stravinsky and Britten are represented, including the giants Mozart, Verdi and Wagner, and the great Italian masters of bel canto. All of today's brightest stars - Bartoli, Cura, Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti, Von Stade, Hampson, Te Kanawa, Upshaw - are shown in their most radiant light.
12 Les Contes D'hoffmann: Les Oiseaux Dans la Charmille
13 Werther: Pourquoi Me Revieller
14 Rusalka: Song to the Moon
- Disc 2 -
1 La Boheme: O Soave Faciulla
2 Samson Et Dalila: Mon Coeur S'ouvre a Ta Voix
3 La Nozze Di Figaro: Voi, Che Sapete Che Cosa E Amor
4 Billy Budd: Look!... Through the Port Come the Moonshine Astray!
5 L'incoronazione Di Poppea: Lameto Di Ottavia: 'Diprezzata Regina'
6 Rigoletto: Gaultier Malde... Caro Nome
7 Manon Lescant: Donna on Vidi Mia
8 Madama Butterfly: Un Bel Di Vedreno
9 La Damnation de Faust: D'amour L'ardente Flamme
10 Faust: Vous Qui Faites L'endormie
11 Dido's Lament: Thy Hand, Belinda - When I Am Laid in Earth
12 Yolanta: Scene & Monologue By Ibn Hakia
13 Carmen: Votre Toast, Je Peaux Le Rendre
14 Tosca: E Lucevan Le Stelle
15 Tannhauser: Wie Todesahnung Damn'rung Deckt Die Lande
An absolute treasure of a CD! 2 CDs worth of the finest moments in opera, featuring today's stars in signature roles and repertoire. Composers from Purcell and Handel through Stravinsky and Britten are represented, including the giants Mozart, Verdi and Wagner, and the great Italian masters of bel canto. All of today's brightest stars - Bartoli, Cura, Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti, Von Stade, Hampson, Te Kanawa, Upshaw - are shown in their most radiant light.