| Description |
2 audio discs : 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 |
Compilation of operatic arias performed by sopranos and mezzo-sopranos with various orchestras and conductors. |
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Consists of previously recorded material. |
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On CD 1, track 7 "Cosi fan tutti. Come scoglia" is sung by Karita Mattila, though listed as being performed by Anne Sofie von Otter. (Information from internet). |
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Compact disc. |
| Contents |
Madama Butterfly. Un bel dì vedremo / Puccini (Renée Fleming) (4:52) -- Rusalka. Mèsíčku na nebi hlubokém = O silver moon / Dvořák (Anna Netrebko) (5:07) -- Nozze di Figaro. Porgi, amor, qualche ristoro / Mozart (Sylvia McNair) (4:13) -- Norma. Casta diva / Bellini (Cecilia Bartoli) (6:42) -- Samson. Let the bright seraphim / Handel (Kiri Te Kanawa) (5:52) -- Forza del destino. Pace, pace, mio Dio / Verdi (Angela Gheorghiu) (5:40) -- Così fan tutte. Come scoglio immoto resta / Mozart (Anne Sofie von Otter) (6:43) -- Turandot. Signore, ascolta! / Puccini (Barbara Hendricks) (2:49) -- Nozze di Figaro. Voi che sapete / Mozart (Anne Sofie von Otter) (2:47) -- Andrea Chénier. Mamma morta / Giordano (Montserrat Caballé) (5:28) -- Tancredi. Di tanti palpiti / Rossini (Elīna Garanča) (3:04) -- Semele. Endless pleasure, endless love / Handel (Danielle de Niese) (3:32) -- Manon. Adieu, notre petite table / Massenet (Patricia Petibon) (2:16) -- Don Carlos. Au palais des fées (chanson du viole) / Verdi (Magdalena Kožená) (4:23) -- Zauberflöte. O zittre nicht, mein lieber Sohn / Mozart (Sumi Jo) (4:46) -- Orfeo ed Euridice. Che fiero momento / Gluck (Sylvia McNair) (3:01) -- Zaide. Ruhe sanft, mein holdes Leben / Mozart (Renée Fleming) (5:26) -- Bohème. Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì / Puccini (Angela Gheorghiu) (4:52) -- Sonnambula. Ah! non credea mirarti / Bellini (Cecilia Bartoli) (5:03) -- Faust. Chanson du roi de Thulé-- Air des bijoux / Gounod (Anna Netrebko) (6:28) -- Louise. Depuis le jour / Charpentier (Nicole Cabell) (5:19) -- Suor Angelica. Senza mamma, o bimbo / Piccini (Barbara Hendricks) (5:19) -- Casanova. Nuns' chorus / J. Strauss II (Kiri Te Kanawa) (3:33) -- Ariodante. Dopo notte, atra e funesta / Handel (Anne Sofie von Otter) (6:45) -- Roméo et Juliette. Ah! Je vieux vivre / Gounod (Patricia Petibon) (3:29) -- Assedio di Calais. Al mio core ogetti amati / Donizetti (Elīna Garanča) (3:30) -- Rinaldo. Lascia ch'io pianga mia cruda sorte / Handel (Danielle de Niese) (5:02) -- Tosca. Vissi d' arte / Puccini (Montserrat Caballé) (3:33) -- Zaubeflöte. Ach, ich fuhl's / Mozart (Karita Mattila) (3:49) -- Giulio Cesare. Da tempeste il legno infranto / Handel (Magdalena Koz̀ená) (5:28). |
| Performer |
Various sopranos and mezzo-sopranos including Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo-soprano ; with various accompaniment. |
| Language |
Sung in Italian, French, English, German and Czech. |
| 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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Netrebko, Anna.
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McNair, Sylvia (Soprano)
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Bartoli, Cecilia.
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Te Kanawa, Kiri.
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Gheorghiu, Angela.
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Mattila, Karita.
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Otter, Anne Sofie von.
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Hendricks, Barbara.
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Caballé, Montserrat.
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Garanča, Elīna, 1976-
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De Niese, Danielle.
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Petibon, Patricia.
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Kožená, Magdalena.
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Jo, Sumi.
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Cabell, Nicole.
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| Added Title |
First ladies of opera |
| Standard No. |
028947820963 |
| Music No. |
478 2096 (Set) Decca |
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478 2097 (CD 1) Decca |
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478 2098 (CD 2) Decca |
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B0013962-02 CD01--B0013962-02 CD02 Decca |
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B0013962-02 Decca |
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