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StudioAngel Records
Release DateJuly 27, 1999
UPC Code724384220327
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Tracks

Disc 1
  1. La Traviata: Libiamo Ne'lieti Calici (Brindisi) (Atto I) - Alfredo Kraus
  2. Il Barbiere Di Siviglia: Largo Al Factotum (Atto I) - Thomas Hampton
  3. La Boheme: Che Gelida Manina (Atto I) - Roberto Alagna
  4. La Boheme: Si. Mi Chiamano Mimi (Atto I) - Mirella Freni
  5. L'amico Fritz: Suzel, Bon Di (Cherry Duet) (First Part) (Atto II) - Bernard Haitink
  6. Nabucco: Va, Pensiero (Chorus Of Hebrew Slaves) (Atto III) - Bernard Haitink
  7. Rigoletto: La Donna E Mobile (Atto III) - Roberto Alagna
  8. Lakme: Viens, Mallika (Flower Duet) (Acte I) - Mady Mesple
  9. Gianni Schicchi: O Mio Babbino Caro - Victoria De Los Angeles
  10. Tosca: Recondita Armonia (Atto I) - Placido Domingo
  11. Tosca: Vissi D'arte (Atto II) - Maria Callas
  12. Tosca: E Lucevan Le Stelle (Atto III) - Placido Domingo
  13. Adriana Lecouvreur: Ecco: Respiro Appena ... Lo Son L'umile Ancella (Atto I) - Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
  14. Les Pecheurs De Perles: Au Fond Du Temple Saint (Acte I) - Nicolai Gedda
  15. Le Nozze Di Figaro: Non Piu Andrai (Atto I) - Thomas Allen
  16. Le Nozze Di Figaro: Voi Che Sapete (Atto II) - Ann Murray
  17. Le Nozze Di Figaro: E Susanna Non Vien!...Dove Sono (Atto III) - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
  18. Martha: M'appari (Ach So Fromm) (Akt III) - Roberto Alagna
  19. Tristan Und Isolde: Mild Und Leise (Liebestod) (Akt III) - Helga Dernesch
Disc 2
  1. Aida: Se Quel Guerrier Io Fossi!...Celeste Aida (Atto I) - Placido Domingo
  2. Il Trovatore: Vedi! Le Fosche Notturne Spoglie (Anvil Chorus) (Atto II) - Bernard Haitink
  3. Samson Et Dalila: Mon Coeur S'ouvre A Ta Voix (Acte II) - Maria Callas
  4. Carmen: L'amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle (Habanera) - Victoria De Los Angeles
  5. Carmen: Votre Toast (Toreador's Song) (Acte II) - Maria Callas
  6. Carmen: La Fleur Que Tu M'avais Jetee (Acte III) - Roberto Alagna
  7. Les Contes D'Hoffman: Belle Nuit, O Nuit D'amour (Barcarolle) (Acte II) - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
  8. Andrea Chenier: La Mamma Morta (Atto III) - Maria Callas
  9. Pagliacci: Recitar!...Vesti La Giubba (Atto I) - Jose Carreras
  10. Madama Butterfly: Un Bel Di Vedremo (Atto II) - Renata Scotto
  11. Cosi Fan Tutte: Soave Sia Il Vento (Atto I) - Margaret Marshall
  12. La Rondine: Chi Il Bel Sogno Di Doretta (Atto I) - Montserrat Caballe
  13. Die Zauberflote: Der Vogelfanger Bin Ich Ja (Akt I) - Walter Berry
  14. Die Zauberflote: Der Holle Rache (Akt II) - Edita Gruberova
  15. Rusalka: Song To The Moon (Act I) - Lucia Popp
  16. La Wally: Ebben? Ne Andro Iontana (Atto I) - Maria Callas
  17. Werther: Toute Mon Ame Est La!...Pourquoi Me Reveiller? (Acte III) - Roberto Alagna
  18. Turandot: Signore, Ascolta! (Atto I) - Montserrat Caballe
  19. Turandot: Nessun Dorma (Atto III) - Jose Carreras

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User Reviews

Average user review: 4.0 (13 reviews)

rating: 4 QuoteBest Opera....Quote
I'm not opera literate, so I was looking for some kind of introduction that had some familiar arias and that would connect me to others that I had not heard. I liked that the notes with the cd indicated where a new listener may have heard some of the music (in a commercial, during an important scene in a movie, etc). This was the source of a lot of 'Ah ha!' moments. It even inspired me to rent a dvd of a live version of Turandot and to put others on my Netflix queue. I owe my newly aroused curiosity about opera, believe it or not, to Il Divo. I had to know what these guys sing when they're not reinterpreting pop songs. I'm glad I started this journey and this cd was a good start. September 24, 2008

rating: 4 QuoteGreat productQuote
This is a great product if the individual enjoys and appreciates classical music and especially the opera. January 27, 2008

rating: 5 QuoteGreat for the amateur Opera listenerQuote
As a long time armchair Opera listener I'm shocked that I hadn't come across this album until recently. I'm not really an Opera connoisseur so my review is based on just the fact that I love Opera, but mostly by listening to arias or occasionally going to the Opera.

This CD is quite comprehensive and offers a broad spectrum of aria's and some chorus's from several composers as well as the more famous of singers. In 2 CD's, 19 tracts each, many of the most famous arias are represented. If you are a Wagner fan you might be disappointed, however, Puccini, Mozart, Bizet, and Verdi are well represented. If you want a taste of Opera without sitting down and listening to a full Opera, this is perfect. My only complaint is that there is not enough Jose Carreras!
August 25, 2007

rating: 1 QuoteLatter-day also-ransQuote
There will always be arguments for this or that singer, but this title is absurd. I didn't see a single Jussi Bjoerling, George London, Leonard Warren, or Zinka Milanov, and only one mention of Del Monaco. These were singers. Bjoerling and London were in a class by themselves. I saw all of these folks live on stage. London and Del Monaco had stage presence you don't get now. Di Stefano, Kirsten, de los Angeles should be on any best list. Play any tenor aria by any tenor; then play Bjoerling's. Play any bass/baritone aria by any singer; then play London's. Jussi and George will knock your socks off. They sang everything in every language. Tebaldi and Pavarotti sang only Italian, much easier. May 27, 2007

rating: 4 QuoteA well-sung compilationQuote
Compilations usually receive negative feedback from experienced opera listeners. However, this compilation by no means should be only welcomed by opera listeners, it should be welcomed by all music listeners. This CD is a great one to own for a first time opera listener. Also, for the person who wants to listen to opera once in a while and who does not want to buy a myriad of CD's in order to have the same amount of arias as this CD has. Eighty-percent of the singers are high-quality singers in this CD and the orchestras along with their respective conductors, do justice to the songs. All of the arias in this CD are what we in the field call, standard repertoire, and therefore are a good source for a beginning musician to help him or her listen to phrasing, colour, dynamics, language etc. I certainly recommend it, without a doubt. September 15, 2003

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