| Description |
2 sound discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical rda |
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audio file CD audio rda |
| Language |
Sung in Italian and English. |
| Performer |
Natalie Dessay, Otto Klemperer, Richard Wagner, Giuseppe Verdi, Benjamin Britten, Francis Poulenc, Maria Callas, Angela Gheorghiu, Philippe Jaroussky, Roberto Alagna, Dame Janet Baker, Diana Damrau, Joyce Didonato, Andre-Ernest-Modeste Gretry and Various Performers. |
| Note |
Compact disc. |
| Contents |
Act 1: Prelude, Die meistersinger von Numberg (9:29) -- Senta's Ballad: Johohoe! Der fliegende Hollander (8:33) -- Ride of the valkyries, Die walkure (4:46) -- Mild und leise wie er lachelt, Tristan und Isolde (6:29) -- Chorus of Hebrew slaves: Va, ensiero, sull'ali dorate, Nabucco (4:53) -- Io I'ho perduta! Io la vidi, Don Carlo (3:30) -- Merce, dilette amiche, I vespri siciliani (3:40) -- Volta la terrea saper vorreste, Un ballo in maschera (4:21) -- The tower scene, The turn of the screw (3:43) -- On the ground, sleep sound, A midsummer night's drean (3:13) -- Look! Through the port comes the moon-shine astray, Billy Budd (5:44) -- Je crains de lui parler la nuit, Richard Caeur-de-lion (2:31) -- Salve Regina, Dialogues des Carmelites (7:02) -- Vissi d'arte, Tosca (3:04) -- Casta diva, Norma (5:33) -- Che gelida manina, La boheme (4:39) -- E lucevan le stelle, Tosca (3:14) -- O zittre nicht, Die zauberflote (4:31) -- Der holle rache, Die zauberflote (3:01) -- Soave sia il vento, Cosi fan tutte (3:15) -- Quartet: Mir ist so wunderbar, Fidelio (4:38) -- Chi il bel sogno di doretta, La rondine (2:21) -- Act V, Scene 3, Les troyens (11:02) -- Una voce poco fa, Il barbiere di Siviglia (6:01) -- Mi lusinga il dolce affetto, Alcina (3:09) -- Piangero la sorte mia, Giulio Cesare in egitto (6:28) -- Mir ist die ehre widerfahren, Der rosenkavalier (7:03). |
| Summary |
Withover 2 1/2 hours of operatic arias and duets, this double album features the best and most popular names in opera from the catalogs of both Capitol Classics and EMI Classics. Great voices of today and legendary singers of the past are showcased in a collection featuring some of the world's greatest opera performances. |
| Subject |
Operas -- Excerpts.
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Operas -- Excerpts.
(OCoLC)fst01046203
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| Added Author |
Dessay, Natalie, 1965-
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Klemperer, Otto, 1885-1973.
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Callas, Maria, 1923-1977.
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Gheorghiu, Angela.
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Jaroussky, Philippe.
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Alagna, Roberto.
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Baker, Dame Janet.
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Damrau, Diana.
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DiDonato, Joyce.
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| Standard No. |
5099973968528 |
| Music No. |
7 39685 2 EMI/Virgin Classics |
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