Opera Album 2011

This magnificent collection features the some of the greatest opera stars of all time: Cecilia Bartoli, Anna Netrebko, Bryn Terfel, Renée Fleming, Andrea Bocelli Luciano Pavarotti, Dame Joan Sutherland, Plácido Domingo, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and José Carreras. With a carefully chosen selection of perennially popular arias, duets and choruses, this enchanting collection creates the perfect introduction to opera. With 40 tracks and over 2½ hours of music this collection is outstanding value for money. Includes Pavarotti's classic recording of the most popular opera aria of all, Puccini's 'Nessun dorma'.

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Bizet, Georges : Carmen, opera :: Act 2. Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre (Toreador's Song)

Performer: Bryn Terfel (Bass Baritone)
Conductor: Barry Wordsworth
Running Time: 3 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1873-1874

Puccini, Giacomo : La bohème :: Act 2. Quando me n'vò (Musetta's Waltz Song)

Performer: Anna Netrebko (Soprano)
Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda
Running Time: 2 min. 39 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1896

Puccini, Giacomo : Tosca :: Act 3. E lucevan le stelle

Performer: Andrea Bocelli (Tenor)
Conductor: Zubin Mehta
Running Time: 3 min. 13 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1900

Handel, George Frideric : Rinaldo :: Act 2. Lascia ch'io painga

Performer: Cecilia Bartoli (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: Christopher Hogwood
Running Time: 4 min. 50 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1711

Leoncavallo, Ruggero : Pagliacci :: Act 1. Recitar!... Vesti la giubba

Performer: Jonas Kaufmann (Tenor)
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Running Time: 3 min. 39 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1892

Catalani, Alfredo : La Wally :: Act 1. Ebben?... Ne andrò lontana

Performer: Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano)
Running Time: 3 min. 40 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1892

Verdi, Giuseppe : Il trovatore :: Act 2. Vedi! le fosche notturne spoglie (Anvil Chorus)

Conductor: Sir Solti
Running Time: 2 min. 47 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1853

Offenbach, Jacques : Les Contes d'Hoffmann :: Act 2. Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour (Barcarolle)

Performers: Huguette Tourangeau (Mezzo Soprano); Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
Conductor: Richard Bonynge
Running Time: 4 min. 12 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta

Verdi, Giuseppe : Rigoletto :: Act 4. La donna è mobile

Performer: Carlo Bergonzi (Tenor)
Conductor: Nello Santi
Running Time: 2 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1851

Bizet, Georges : Carmen, opera :: Act 1. L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera)

Performer: Tatiana Troyanos (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: Sir Solti
Running Time: 4 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1873-1874

Puccini, Giacomo : Madama Butterfly :: Act 2. Humming Chorus

Conductor: Giuseppe Sinopoli
Notes: Composition written: 1904.
Running Time: 3 min. 7 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1904

Handel, George Frideric : Serse :: Act 1. Ombra mai fu

Performer: Andreas Scholl (Countertenor)
Conductor: Roger Norrington
Running Time: 3 min. 4 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1738

Bizet, Georges : The Pearl Fishers, opera :: Act 1. Au fond du temple saint (The Pearl Fishers' Duet)

Performers: Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor); Nicolai Ghiaurov (Bass)
Conductor: Robin Stapleton
Running Time: 6 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1863

Rossini, Gioachino : Il barbiere di Siviglia :: Act 1. Una voca poco fa

Performer: Teresa Berganza
Conductor: Claudio Abbado
Running Time: 5 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1816

Verdi, Giuseppe : La traviata :: Act 1. Libiamo ne' lieti calici (Brindisi)

Performers: Giovanni Foiani (Bass); Ileana Cotrubas (Soprano); Alfredo Giacomotti (Bass); Walter Gullino (Tenor); Stefania MalagL; Bruno Grella (Baritone); Placido Domingo (Tenor)
Conductor: Carlos Kleiber
Notes: Composition written: 1853.
Running Time: 2 min. 58 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1853

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : Samson et Dalila :: Act 2. Mon cour s'ouvre à ta voix

Performer: Marilyn Horne
Conductor: Henry Lewis
Running Time: 6 min. 30 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1859-1877

Antonin Dvorák (1841 - 1904) : Rusalka :: Act 1. Mesicku na nebi hlubokém (Song to the Moon)

Performer: Pilar Lorengar (Soprano)
Conductor: Giuseppe Patanè
Running Time: 6 min. 14 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta

Verdi, Giuseppe : Il trovatore :: Act 3. Di quella pira

Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
Conductor: Colin Davis
Running Time: 2 min. sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1853

Verdi, Giuseppe : La traviata :: Act 1. Follie! Delirio vano è questo!... Sempre libera

Performers: Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano); Alfredo Kraus
Conductor: Zubin Mehta
Notes: Composition written: 1853.
Running Time: 4 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1853

Puccini, Giacomo : Turandot :: Act 3. Nessum dorma

Performer: Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor: Zubin Mehta
Notes: Composition written: 1926.
Running Time: 2 min. 59 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1926

Gounod, Charles : Roméo et Juliette :: Act 1. Ah, je veux vivre

Performer: Renée Fleming (Soprano)
Conductor: Charles Mackerras
Notes: Composition written: 1865-71.
Running Time: 3 min. 43 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1865-1871

Bizet, Georges : Carmen, opera :: Act 2. La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (Flower Song)

Conductor: Sir Solti
Running Time: 3 min. 56 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1873-1874

Puccini, Giacomo : Tosca :: Act 2. Vissi d'arte

Performer: Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Conductor: Sir Solti
Running Time: 3 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1900

Rossini, Gioachino : Il barbiere di Siviglia :: Act 1. Largo al factotum

Performer: Leo Nucci (Baritone)
Conductor: Giuseppe Patanè
Running Time: 5 min. 3 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1816

Puccini, Giacomo : La bohème :: Act 1. Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì

Performer: Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano)
Conductor: John Mauceri
Running Time: 4 min. 48 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1896

Verdi, Giuseppe : Rigoletto :: Act 1. Questa o quella

Performer: Rolando Villaz?n
Conductor: Daniele Callegari
Running Time: 1 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1851

Gounod, Charles : Faust :: Act 4. Déposons les armes (Soldiers' Chorus)

Conductor: Richard Bonynge
Running Time: 3 min. 17 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1856-1859

Donizetti, Gaetano : L' elisir d'amore, opera :: Act 2. Una furtiva lagrima

Performer: Juan Fl?rez
Conductor: Riccardo Frizza
Running Time: 4 min. 43 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1832

Bizet, Georges : Carmen, opera :: Act 2. Les tringles des sistres tintaient

Performers: Edwige Parat (Voice); Magdalena Kozená (Voice); Claire Delgado-Boge (Soprano)
Conductor: Marc Minkowski
Running Time: 4 min. 13 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1873-1874

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620 :: Act 1. Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja (Birdcatcher's Aria)

Performer: Hermann Prey (Bass Baritone)
Conductor: Sir Solti
Running Time: 2 min. 58 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1791

Puccini, Giacomo : Turandot :: Act 1. Signore, ascolta

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

Verdi, Giuseppe : Nabucco :: Act 3. Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)

Conductor: Silvio Varviso
Running Time: 4 min. 7 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1842

Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891) : Lakmé :: Act 1. Viens, Mallika... Dôme épais (Flower Duet)

Performers: Jane Berbié (Mezzo Soprano); Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
Conductor: Richard Bonynge
Running Time: 6 min. 5 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1883

Verdi, Giuseppe : Aida, opera :: Act 1. Celeste

Performer: Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor: Leone Magiera
Notes: Composition written: 1871.
Running Time: 3 min. 33 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1871

Gluck, Christoph Willibald : Orfeo ed Euridice :: Act 3. Che farò senza Euridice?

Performer: Andreas Scholl (Countertenor)
Conductor: Roger Norrington
Running Time: 3 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Don Giovanni :: Act 1. Là ci darem la mano

Performers: Ingvar Wixell (Baritone); Mirella Freni (Soprano)
Conductor: Colin Davis
Running Time: 3 min. 6 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1787

Puccini, Giacomo : La rondine :: Act 1. Chi il bel sogno di Doretta (Doretta's Dream Song)

Performer: Renata Tebaldi (Soprano)
Conductor: Oliviero de Fabritiis
Running Time: 2 min. 44 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1917

Offenbach, Jacques : La Belle Hélène :: Au mont Ida

Performer: Joseph Calleja (Tenor)
Conductor: Carlo Rizzi
Notes: Composition written: 1864.
Running Time: 3 min. 51 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1864

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620 :: Act 2. Der Hölle Rache (Queen of the Night's Aria)

Performer: Patricia Petibon (Soprano)
Conductor: Daniel Harding
Running Time: 3 min. 11 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1791

Wagner, Richard : Tristan und Isolde :: Act 3. Mild und leise wie er lächelt (Isolde's Liebestod)

Performer: Birgit Nilsson
Conductor: Sir Solti
Running Time: 7 min. 7 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1857-1859

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