Great Opera Duets / Various Artists

Great Opera Duets is a 2-CD collection which traces the operatic and oratorio duet from its origins to the modern era - a program spanning 400 years of sacred and operatic music, from Purcell to Richard Strauss, via Handel, Mozart, Verdi, and Donizetti.

Amongst many treasures, the program offers a previously unpublished recording of Hande's "De torrente", duet from Dixit Dominus, by Véronique Gens and Natalie Dessay, and 3 duets from La Traviata, sung by the famous operatic tandem Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazón.

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Verdi, Giuseppe : La Traviata :: Libiamo ne' lieti calici

Performers: Anna Netrebko (Soprano); Rolando Villaz?n
Conductor: Carlo Rizzi
Notes: Composition written: 1853.
Running Time: 3 min. 6 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1853

Verdi, Giuseppe : La Traviata :: Un di felice

Performers: Anna Netrebko (Soprano); Rolando Villaz?n
Conductor: Carlo Rizzi
Notes: Composition written: 1853.
Running Time: 3 min. 34 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1853

Verdi, Giuseppe : La Traviata :: Parigi, o cara noi lasceremo

Performers: Rolando Villaz?n; Anna Netrebko (Soprano)
Conductor: Carlo Rizzi
Notes: Composition written: 1853.
Running Time: 4 min. 22 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1853

Donizetti, Gaetano : Lucie de Lammermoor :: C'est moi Lucie, j'ai voulu...

Performers: Roberto Alagna (Tenor); Natalie Dessay (Soprano)
Conductor: Evelino Pidò
Running Time: 2 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1835

Donizetti, Gaetano : Lucie de Lammermoor :: Sur la tombe de mon père

Performers: Natalie Dessay (Soprano); Roberto Alagna (Tenor)
Conductor: Evelino Pidò
Running Time: 4 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1835

Donizetti, Gaetano : Lucie de Lammermoor :: Qu'une lettre em ma misère

Performers: Natalie Dessay (Soprano); Roberto Alagna (Tenor)
Conductor: Evelino Pidò
Running Time: 4 min. 54 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1835

Berlioz, Hector : Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23 :: Ah! Le ciel, cher époux

Performers: Patrizia Ciofi (Soprano); Gregory Kunde (Tenor)
Conductor: John Nelson
Notes: Composition written: 05/1834-09/1838.
Running Time: 6 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 05/1834-09/1838

Berlioz, Hector : Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23 :: Quand des sommets

Performers: Patrizia Ciofi (Soprano); Gregory Kunde (Tenor)
Conductor: John Nelson
Notes: Composition written: 05/1834-09/1838.
Running Time: 2 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 05/1834-09/1838

Gluck, Christoph Willibald : Orphee et Euredice :: Viens, suis un époux qui t'adore

Performers: Barbara Hendricks; Anne von Otter (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: John Gardiner
Notes: Composition written: Italy.
Running Time: 3 min. 13 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta

Offenbach, Jacques : La Belle Hélène :: C'est le ciel qui m'envoie

Performers: Yann Beuron (Tenor); Felicity Lott
Conductor: Marc Minkowski
Notes: Composition written: 1864.
Running Time: 8 min. 27 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1864

Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891) : Lakmé :: Duo des fleurs

Performers: Natalie Dessay (Soprano); Delphine Haidan (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: Michel Plasson
Running Time: 5 min. 56 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1883

Offenbach, Jacques : La Grande Duchesse de Gerolstein :: O grandes leçons du passe

Performers: Francois Roux (Soprano); Felicity Lott
Conductor: Marc Minkowski
Running Time: 1 min. 43 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta

Bizet, Georges : The Pearl Fishers, opera :: Au fond du temple saint

Performers: Gino Quilico (Baritone); John Aler (Tenor)
Conductor: Michel Plasson
Running Time: 5 min. 10 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1863

Strauss, Richard : Der Rosenkavalier :: Mir ist de Ehre widerfahren

Performers: Angelika Kirchschlager (Mezzo-Soprano); Natalie Dessay (Soprano)
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Running Time: 7 min. 3 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1909-1910

Handel, George Frideric : Dixit Dominus :: De Torrente

Performers: Véronique Gens (Soprano); Natalie Dessay (Soprano)
Notes: Composition written: 1707.
Running Time: 3 min. 29 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1707

Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel (Composer) (1690 - 1749) : Bist du bei mir

Running Time: 4 min. 5 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Vocal
Written: by 1720

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Don giovanni :: La ci darem la mano

Performers: Peter Mattei (Bass-Baritone); Lisa Larsson (Soprano)
Conductor: Daniel Harding
Running Time: 2 min. 45 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1787

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620 :: Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen

Performers: Andreas Schmidt; Dawn Upshaw
Conductor: Roger Norrington
Running Time: 2 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1791

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620 :: Pa-pa-pa-pa-Papagena!

Performers: Andreas Schmidt; Catherine Pierard (Soprano)
Conductor: Roger Norrington
Running Time: 2 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1791

François-Adrien Boieldieu (1775 - 1834) : La Dame blanche :: Eh! Mais quel est ce bruit

Performers: Laurent Naouri (Baritone); Annick Massis (Soprano)
Conductor: Marc Minkowski
Running Time: 3 min. 30 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1825

Monteverdi, Claudio : Madrigals, Book 1

Performers: Rolando Villaz?n; Topi Lehtipuu (Tenor)
Conductor: Emmanuelle Haïm
Running Time: 2 min. 40 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Choral
Written: circa 1619

Monteverdi, Claudio : L'incoronazione di Poppea :: Pur ti miro

Performers: Della Jones (Mezzo Soprano); Arleen Augér (Soprano)
Conductor: Richard Hickox
Running Time: 5 min. 43 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1642

Purcell, Henry : Dido and Aeneas :: Your counsel all is urged in vain

Performers: Susan Graham (Mezzo-soprano); Camilla Tilling (Soprano); Ian Bostridge (Tenor)
Conductor: Emmanuelle Haïm
Running Time: 3 min. 32 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1689

Legrenzi, Giovanni : Ave Regina coelorum

Performer: Philippe Jaroussky (Countertenor)
Ensemble: Ensemble Artaserse
Running Time: 3 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Choral
Written: 1660

Pergolesi, Giovanni : Stabat Mater

Performer: Véronique Gens (Soprano)
Ensemble: Il Seminario Musicale
Running Time: 4 min. 44 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1736-1736

Handel, George Frideric : Caro autor di mia doglia, HWV 182a :: Dagli amori flagellata

Performers: Patricia Petibon (Soprano); Paul Agnew
Conductor: Emmanuelle Haïm
Running Time: 3 min. 54 sec.
Period Time: Baroque

Handel, George Frideric : Rinaldo :: Scherzano sul tuo volto

Performers: Patrizia Ciofi (Soprano); Joyce DiDonato (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: Alan Curtis
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco
Running Time: 3 min. 44 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1711

Handel, George Frideric : Arminio :: Ritorna nel core vezzosa, brillante

Performers: Geraldine McGreevy (Soprano); Vivica Genaux (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: Alan Curtis
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco
Running Time: 4 min. 58 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1736

Handel, George Frideric : Giulio Cesare :: Madre... Son nata e lagrimar

Performers: David Daniels (Countertenor); Stephanie Blythe (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: John Nelson
Ensemble: Ensemble Orchestral de Paris
Running Time: 7 min. 48 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1724

Handel, George Frideric : Aci, Galatea e polifemo :: Sorge il di

Performer: Sandrine Piau (Soprano)
Conductor: Emmanuelle Haïm
Running Time: 3 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Cantata/Oratorio
Written: 1708

Rossini, Gioachino : Duetto buffo di due gatti

Performers: Rockwell Blake (Tenor); Antonio Pappano (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1816

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