Divos & Divas

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Donizetti, Gaetano : L' elisir d'amore, opera

Lara, Agustín : Granada

Bizet, Georges : Carmen, opera

Lehár, Franz : The Land of Smiles

Puccini, Giacomo : La bohème

Wagner, Richard : Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Don Giovanni

Schoenberg, Claude-Michel : Les Miserables, musical

Puccini, Giacomo : Gianni Schicchi, opera

Verdi, Giuseppe : Rigoletto

Puccini, Giacomo : Madama Butterfly

Puccini, Giacomo : Tosca

Capua, Eduardo di : O sole mio

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492

Bellini, Vincenzo : Norma, opera

Handel, George Frideric : Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno

Dvorak, Antonin : Rusalka

Handel, George Frideric : Semele

Catalani, Alfredo : La Wally

Verdi, Giuseppe : La forza del destino

Puccini, Giacomo : Turandot

Glinka, Mikhail : Ruslan and Ludmilla

Charpentier, Gustave : Louise

Saint-Saëns, Camille : Samson et Dalila, Op. 47

Strauss II (Junior), Johann : Casanova

Performers

Placido Domingo (Tenor)
Jonas Kaufmann (Tenor)
Bryn Terfel (Bass Baritone)
Ralph Salmins (Drums)
Steve Pearce (Drums)
David Hartley (Piano)
Roberto Alagna (Tenor)
Elena Dan (Soprano)
Joseph Calleja (Tenor)
Erwin Schrott (Bass Baritone)
Maria Goldschmidt (Flute)
Cecilia Bartoli (Mezzo Soprano)
Danielle Niese
Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano)
Anna Netrebko (Soprano)
Nicole Cabell (Soprano)
Olga Borodina (Mezzo Soprano)
Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Montserrat Caball� (Soprano)
Jos� Carreras (Tenor)
Juan Fl�rez (Tenor)
Ren�e Fleming (Soprano)

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Divos & Divas is a unique collection of all the great genuine opera stars appearing on the world's stages today and includes a galaxy of performances of opera's best-loved arias and classic melodies.

CD 1, The Divos, features celebrated performances from Roberto Alagna, Juan Diego Flórez, Jonas Kaufmann, Plácido Domingo, Bryn Terfel, José Carreras, Josef Calleja and Erwin Schrott

CD 2, The Divas, features outstanding recordings by Cecilia Bartoli, Renée Fleming, Anna Netrebko, Angela Gheorghiu, Montserrat Caballé, Nicole Cabell, Olga Borodina, and Kiri te Kanawa

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Donizetti, Gaetano : L' elisir d'amore, opera :: Una furtiva lagrima

Performer: Juan Flórez (Tenor)
Conductor: Riccardo Frizza
Ensemble: Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan
Running Time: 4 min. 39 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1832

Agustín Lara (1897 - 1970) : Granada

Performer: Juan Flórez (Tenor)
Conductor: Miguel Harth Bedoya
Ensemble: Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Running Time: 4 min. 16 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal
Written: 1932

Bizet, Georges : Carmen, opera :: Flower Song. La fleur que tu m'avais jetée

Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
Conductor: Sir Solti
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time: 3 min. 56 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1873-1874

Franz Lehár (1870 - 1948) : The Land of Smiles :: Dein

Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
Conductor: Zubin Mehta
Ensemble: Rome Opera House Orchestra
Running Time: 3 min. 28 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta

Puccini, Giacomo : La bohème :: Che gelida manina

Performer: Jonas Kaufmann (Tenor)
Conductor: Marco Armiliato
Ensemble: Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time: 5 min. 7 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1896

Wagner, Richard : Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg :: Prize Song. Morgenlich leuchtend

Performer: Jonas Kaufmann (Tenor)
Conductor: Marco Armiliato
Ensemble: Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time: 5 min. 14 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1862-1867

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Don Giovanni :: Deh! vieni alla finestra

Performer: Bryn Terfel (Bass Baritone)
Conductor: Sir Solti
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time: 2 min. 17 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1787

Schoenberg, Claude-Michel : Les Miserables, musical :: Stars

Performers: Bryn Terfel (Bass Baritone); Ralph Salmins (Drums); Steve Pearce (Drums); David Hartley (Piano)
Conductor: Paul Gemignani
Ensemble: Welsh National Opera Orchestra
Running Time: 2 min. 54 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 1980

Donizetti, Gaetano : L' elisir d'amore, opera :: Quanto è bella, quanto è cara

Performers: Roberto Alagna (Tenor); Elena Dan (Soprano)
Conductor: Evelino Pidò
Running Time: 3 min. 2 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1832

Puccini, Giacomo : Gianni Schicchi, opera :: Firenze è come un albero fiorito

Performer: Roberto Alagna (Tenor)
Conductor: Bruno Bartoletti
Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra
Running Time: 2 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1918

Verdi, Giuseppe : Rigoletto :: La donna è mobile

Performer: Joseph Calleja (Tenor)
Conductor: Riccardo Chailly
Ensemble: Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan
Running Time: 2 min. 9 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1851

Puccini, Giacomo : Madama Butterfly :: Addio, fiorito asil

Performer: Joseph Calleja (Tenor)
Conductor: Riccardo Chailly
Ensemble: Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan
Notes: Composition written: 1904.
Running Time: 2 min. 3 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1904

Puccini, Giacomo : Tosca :: E lucevan le stella

Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
Conductor: Colin Davis
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
Running Time: 3 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1900

Capua, Eduardo di : O sole mio

Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
Conductor: Eduardo Müller
Running Time: 3 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: circa 1900

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492 :: Non piú andrai

Performer: Erwin Schrott (Bass Baritone)
Conductor: Riccardo Frizza
Ensemble: Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana
Running Time: 3 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1786

Bellini, Vincenzo : Norma, opera :: Casta Diva

Performers: Maria Goldschmidt (Flute); Cecilia Bartoli (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: Adam Fischer
Ensemble: Scintilla Chamber Orchestra
Running Time: 6 min. 49 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1831

Handel, George Frideric : Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno :: Lascia la spina, cogli la rosa

Performer: Cecilia Bartoli (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: Marc Minkowski
Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre
Notes: Composition written: 1707.
Running Time: 5 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Cantata/Oratorio
Written: 1707

Puccini, Giacomo : Gianni Schicchi, opera :: O mio babbino caro

Performer: Renée Fleming (Soprano)
Conductor: Charles Mackerras
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time: 2 min. 51 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1918

Antonin Dvorák (1841 - 1904) : Rusalka :: Mesícku na nebi hlubokém (O silver moon)

Performer: Renée Fleming (Soprano)
Conductor: Sir Solti
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Running Time: 6 min. 43 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta

Handel, George Frideric : Semele :: Endless pleasure

Performer: Danielle Niese
Conductor: William Christie
Ensemble: Les Arts florissants
Running Time: 3 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Cantata/Oratorio
Written: 1743

Catalani, Alfredo : La Wally :: Ebben?... Ne andrò lontana

Performer: Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano)
Conductor: John Mauceri
Ensemble: Turin Teatro Regio Orchestra
Running Time: 3 min. 43 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1892

Verdi, Giuseppe : La forza del destino :: Pace, pace, mio Dio!

Performer: Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano)
Conductor: Riccardo Chailly
Ensemble: Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan
Running Time: 5 min. 44 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1862

Puccini, Giacomo : Tosca :: Vissi d'arte

Performer: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
Conductor: Colin Davis
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
Running Time: 3 min. 40 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1900

Puccini, Giacomo : Turandot :: Signore, ascolta

Performer: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
Conductor: Zubin Mehta
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Notes: Composition written: 1926.
Running Time: 2 min. 44 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1926

Glinka, Mikhail : Ruslan and Ludmilla :: Vdali ot milogo

Performer: Anna Netrebko (Soprano)
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Orchestra
Running Time: 4 min. 48 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1837-1842

Charpentier, Gustave : Louise :: Depuis le jour

Performer: Nicole Cabell (Soprano)
Conductor: Andrew Davis
Running Time: 5 min. 20 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1887-1896

Puccini, Giacomo : La bohème :: Quando me n'vò

Performer: Nicole Cabell (Soprano)
Conductor: Andrew Davis
Running Time: 2 min. 40 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1896

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : Samson et Dalila, Op. 47 :: Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix

Performer: Olga Borodina (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: Carlo Rizzi
Ensemble: Welsh National Opera Orchestra
Running Time: 6 min. sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1859-1877

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492 :: Porgi, amor, qualche ristoro

Performer: Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Conductor: Sir Solti
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time: 4 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1786

Strauss II (Junior), Johann : Casanova :: Nuns' Chorus. O Madonna, auf uns sieh

Performer: Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Conductor: Julius Rudel
Ensemble: Utah Symphony Orchestra
Running Time: 3 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1928

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