| Description |
2 audio discs (146 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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stereo |
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digital recording |
| Note |
Compact discs. |
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Digital or digitally remastered analog recordings. |
| Contents |
Disc 1: Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro / Puccini -- Lakmé: Dome epais le jasmin = Flower duet / Delibes -- La Wally: Ebben? Ne andrò lontana / Catalani -- Die Fledermaus: Mein Herr Marquis / Strauss, Jr.-- Chants d'Auvergne: Baïlèro / Canteloube -- Norma: Casta diva / Bellini -- The marriage of Figaro: Che soave zeffiretto ; The magic flute: Der Hölle rache kocht in meinem Herzen ; The abduction from the Seraglio: Welche Wonne, welche Lust / Mozart -- The Sicilian vespers: Mercè, dilette amiche ; Rigoletto: Caro nome / Verdi -- Tosca: Vissi d'arte ; Madama Butterfly: Un bel dì vedremo ; La rondine: Chi il bel sogno di Doretta ; La Bohème: Quando m'en vo' ; La Bohème: Si, mi chiamano Mimì / Puccini -- Ave Maria / Schubert -- |
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Disc 2: Carmen: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle / Bizet -- The tales of Hoffman: Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour / Offenbach -- The barber of Seville: Una voce poca fa / Rossini -- La traviata: È Strano! ; Ah fors'è lui ; Sempre libera / Verdi -- The marriage of Figaro: Giunse alfin il momento ; Deh vieni non tardar / Mozart -- Don Giovanni: In quali eccessi ; Mi tradì / Mozart -- Bachianas Brasileiras, No. 5: Aria / Villa-Lobos -- Ave Maria / Bach, Gounod -- Rinaldo: Lascia ch'io pianga ; Samson: Let the bright seraphim / Handel -- Andrea Chénier: La mamma morta / Giordano -- Martha: Last rose of summer / Flotow -- Manon Lescaut: In quelle trine morbide / Puccini -- Tristan und Isolde: Mild und leise / Wagner -- Carmina Burana: Cour d'amours, in trutina / Orff -- Shenandoah. |
| Performer |
Renée Fleming, Joan Sutherland, Jane Berbié, Renata Tebaldi, Kiri te Kanawa, Frederica von Stade, Lucia Popp, Barbara Hendricks, Sumi Jo, Kathleen Battle, Anita Cerquetti, Edita Gruberova, Leontyne Price, Régine Crespin, Elizabeth Harwood, Angela Gheorghiu, Marilyn Horne, Beverly Sills, Teresa Berganza, Barbara Bonney, Montserrat Caballé, Maria Chiara, and Birgit Nilsson, sopranos ; with various orchestral accompaniments. |
| Event |
Recorded between 1957 and 2000. |
| Language |
Sung in English, French, German, Italian or Spanish. |
| Subject |
Operas -- Excerpts.
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Operas -- Excerpts. |
| Genre/Form |
Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Operas.
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Operas.
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Excerpts.
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Excerpts.
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| Added Author |
Fleming, Renée.
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Sutherland, Joan, 1926-2010.
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Berbié, Jane.
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Tebaldi, Renata.
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Te Kanawa, Kiri.
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Von Stade, Frederica.
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Popp, Lucia.
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Hendricks, Barbara.
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Jo, Sumi.
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Battle, Kathleen.
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Cerquetti, Anita.
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Gruberova, Edita, 1946-2021.
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Price, Leontyne.
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Crespin, Régine.
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Harwood, Elizabeth, 1938-1990.
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Gheorghiu, Angela.
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Horne, Marilyn.
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Sills, Beverly.
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Berganza, Teresa.
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Bonney, Barbara.
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Caballé, Montserrat.
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Chiara, Maria.
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Nilsson, Birgit.
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| Added Title |
Number one soprano album |
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Soprano album |
| Music No. |
289 472 179-2 Decca (set) |
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289 472 180-2 Decca (disc 1) |
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289 472 181-2 Decca (disc 2) |
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