Prima Voce Treasury of Opera, Vol. 1

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Prima Voce Treasury of Opera, Vol. 1 Music Price: $33.98 As of Oct 14 12:02 EDT (details)

Studio	Nimbus Records
Release Date	February 15, 2000
UPC Code	710357174223
Buy this item	$33.98 at Amazon.com As of Oct 14 12:02 EDT (details) 6 Audio CD, Usually ships in 24 hours, Box set

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Tracks

1. Adriana Lecouvreur: Poveri Fiori - Claudia Muzio
2. L'Africaine: O Paradiso - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi
3. Aida: Se Quel Guerrier Io Fossi... Celeste Aida - Enrico Caruso
4. Aida: Ritorna Vincitor - Rosa Ponselle
5. Andrea Chenier: Un Di All'azzuro Spazio - Giovanni Martinelli
6. Andrea Chenier: La Mamma Morta - Claudia Muzio
7. Andrea Chenier: Come Un Bel Di Di Maggio - Giovanni Martinelli
8. L'Arlesiana: E La Solita Storia - Tito Schipa
9. Atalanta: Care Selve - Eide Norena
10. Attila: Dagli Immortali Vertici - Igor Gorin
11. Un Ballo In Maschera: Di Tu Se Fedele - Enrico Caruso/Metropolitan Opr Chor
12. Un Ballo In Maschera: Eri Tu, Che Macchiavi - Mattia Battistini
13. Un Ballo In Maschera: Saper Vorreste - Luisa Tetrazzini
14. Il Barbiere De Siviglia: Largo Al Factotum - Riccardo Stracciari
15. Il Barbiere De Siviglia: Se Il Mio Nome - Tito Schipa
16. Il Barbiere De Siviglia: Una Voce Poco Fa...Io Sono Docile - Conchita Supervia

1. La Belle Helene: Au Mont Ida Trois Deesses - Jussi Bjorling
2. La Boheme: Che Gelida Manina - Beniamino Gigli
3. La Boheme: Si, Mi Chiamano Mimi - Claudio Muzio
4. La Boheme: Donde Lieta Usci - Nellie Melba
5. Boris Godunov: Varlaam's Song - Feodor Chaliapin
6. Cagliostro In Wien: Zigeunerkind, Wie Glanzt Dein Haar - Lotte Schone
7. Le Cid: Enfant Cheri...Le Tambour-Major - Pol Plancon
8. Carmen: L'amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle (Habanera) - Conchita Supervia
9. Carmen: Pres Des Remparts De Seville (Seguedille) - Conchita Supervia
10. Carmen: Chanson Du Toreador - Lawrence Tibbett/Metropolitan Opr House Chor
11. Carmen: La Fleur Que Tu M'avais Jetee - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi
12. Carmen: Je Dis Que Rien Ne M'epouvante (Micaela's Aria) - Eide Norena
13. Cavalleria Rusticana: O Lola, C'hai Di Latti La Cammisa (Siciliana) - Tito Schipa
14. Cavalleria Rusticana: Voi Lo Sapete - Claudia Muzio
15. Cavalleria Rusticana: Viva Il Vino Spumeggiante - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi
16. Cavalleria Rusticana: Addio Alla Madre - Enrico Caruso
17. La Cenerentola: Non Piu Mesta - Conchita Supervia

1. Les Contes D'Hoffmann: Les Oiseaux Dans La Charmille - Mabel Garrison
2. Le Coq D'Or: Hymne Au Soleil - Eide Norena
3. La Dame Blanche: Reverie De Georges Brown - David Devries
4. Dinorah: Ombra Leggiera - Amelita Galli-Curci
5. Dinorah: Ah! Mon Remords Te Venge - Pasquale Amato
6. Don Carlos: Ella Giammai M'amo - Ezio Pinza
7. Don Carlos: O Carlo, Ascolta - Mattia Battistini
8. Don Cesar De Bazan: A Seville, Belles Senoras (Sevillana) - Amelita Galli-Curci
9. Don Giovanni: Deh Vieni Alla Finestra - Ezio Pinza
10. Don Giovanni: Il Mio Tesoro - John McCormack
11. Don Pasquale: Sogno Soave E Casto - Tito Schipa
12. Don Pasquale: Quel Guardo Il Cavaliere - Amelita Galli-Curci
13. L'Elisir D'Amore: Quanto E Bella, Quanto E Cara - Beniamino Gigli
14. L'Elisir D'Amore: Una Furtiva Lagrima - Tito Schipa
15. Die Entfuhrung Aus Dem Serail: Wer Ein Liebchen Hat Gefunden - Alexander Kipnis
16. Die Entfuhrung Aus Dem Serail: Durch Zartlichkeit Und Schmeicheln - Eide Norena

1. Ernani: Come Rugiada Al Cespite - Giovanni Martinelli
2. Ernani: Ernani! Ernani, Involami - Rosa Ponselle
3. Ernani: Infelice! E Tu Credevi - Ezio Pinza
4. Ernani: O,De' Verd' Anni Miei - Giuseppe De Luca
5. Eugene Onegin: Letter Scene - Lotte Lehman
6. Eugene Onegin: Lontan, Lontan (Lenski's Aria) - Dmitri Smirnov
7. Faust: Salut! Demeure Chaste Et Pure - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi
8. Faust: Il Etait Un Roi De Thule - Conchita Supervia
9. Faust: Ah, Je Ris De Me Voir Si Belle (Jewel Song) - Eide Norena
10. La Favorita: A Tanto Amor - Mattia Battistini
11. La Favorita: O Mio Fernando - Sigrid Onegin
12. La Favorita: Spirito Gentil - Beniamino Gigli
13. La Figlia Del Reggimento: Convien Partir - Toti Dal Monte
14. Die Fledermaus: Mein Herr - Lotte Schone
15. Die Fledermaus: Czardas - Elisabeth Rethberg

1. La Forza Del Destino: Alzatevi...La Vergine Degli Angeli - Rosa Ponselle/Ezio Pinza
2. La Forza Del Destino: Solenne In Quest'ora - Beniamino Gigli/Giuseppe De Luca
3. La Forza Del Destino: Invano, Alvaro...Le Minaccie, I Fieri Accenti - Giovanni Martinelli/Giuseppe De Luca
4. La Forza Del Destino: Pace, Pace Mio Dio - Claudia Muzio
5. La Gioconda: Ah! Pescator Affonda L'esca - Titta Ruffo
6. La Gioconda: Cielo E Mar - Jussi Bjorling
7. La Gioconda: Suicidio - Rosa Ponselle
8. Grafin Mariza: Gruss Mir Wein Wien - Richard Tauber
9. Guillaume Tell: Sombre Foret (Cavatina) - Eide Norena
10. Les Huguenots: Une Dame Noble Et Sage - Mario Ivogun
11. Les Huguenots: Bianca Al Par - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi
12. Iris: Apri La Tua Finestra - Antonio Cortis
13. Jocelyn: Caches Dans Cet Asile (Berceuse) - Alma Gluck
14. Lakme: Ou Va La Jeune Hindoue (Bell Song) - Amelita Galli-Curci
15. Das Land Des Lachelns: Von Apfelbluten Einen Kranz - Richard Tauber

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User Reviews

Beautiful music - art at its finest - unbelievable bargain.

I have both volumes so this review if for volumes one AND two.

The selections are just terrific. Sound quality is quite good considering the age of some of the numbers. You will be introduced to a broad spectrum of artists and composers which is great for a novice like myself. In number after number I am hooked and taken to another dimension by the music. Great singers from the past like Gigli, Bjorling and Ponselle are featured plying their art.

Nimbus records should be commended for producing these volumes at such a reasonable price. Magnificient music. Truly opera is a unique art form. April 20, 2008

A primer of great singing

The Prima Voce Treasury of Opera Vol 1 contains arias and a few duets from operas A- M ( Adriana Lecouvreur- Manon)sung by singers of the first half of the 20th Century. Vol 2 continues with excerpts from operas M-Z ( Manon Lescaut - Die Zauberflote).All the tracks are taken from the Nimbus Prima Voce catalogue, using their controversial re-recording technique, which many people dislike for the over reverberant sound.Personally, I find the transfers more acceptable than the strident, edgy transfers of some other companies.

Opinion about any compilation of this sort is a personal matter. I find the choice of singers predictable and unimaginative and at times rather strange: Lauri-Volpi is not a representative Don Jose nor Faust for example.Overall though the standard of singing is very high.

The accompanying booklet contains well written potted biographies of the singers featured on the CDs.

This compilation is a very good primer of great singing from the past for someone starting out in this field but not for anyone who is already steeped in historic recordings, except perhaps to listen to in the car, which is what I bought it and Vol2 for. November 7, 2006

Outstanding

As it happened, I bought Vol. 2 of this collection before Vol. 1, and everything I said in my review of Vol. 2 applies equally here. The breadth and depth of the operas and the singers are incredible, and the price for 6 CDs is an amazing bargain. The sound is remarkable, especially considering that some of the recordings are nearly 100 years old, though most are from the 20s and 30s. Highly recommended, whether you are new to opera or a seasoned veteran! September 12, 2001

A collection made with taste and savvy

The English just know how to do things in good taste and I must say, the elements of this Prima Voce collection have been carefully selected and arranged. Arias are grouped so that you have two or three from the same opera together. This is a sensible arrangement and each singer selected for those particular arias is one who sings it very well and in a unique way. I had already been collecting single singer albums from Prima Voce when I discovered this Treasury compilation and wish now I had bought it first, because you get a good sampling of all the great singers in their catalog and will hear artists of whom you may not have been aware. From this Treasury collection you will hear singers that especially please your ear and then you might buy albums just of them. For me, this set confirmed those choices of favorites such as Claudia Muzio and Tito Schipa. Best of all, the six CDs make for a pleasing listening experience as a whole. I listen to them while I drive. There aren't any bad performances here and quite frankly there are few contemporary artists that can match or top these. It's a great way to establish an historical foundation for your recordings if you are building a collection of singers. March 10, 2001

One of the Great Bargains

This is one of those rare bargains that one dreams about. I discovered it while browsing and I could not believe that one could have six disks for less than the normal cost of two. Nor is this an economy issue, transferred from what I assume is original pirate recordings along the lines of Gala and Opera d'Oro and even Myto. The transfers are clean and the collection is nonpareil. In all transfers I miss texts. But the music itself is glorious, the selection intelligent, and the artists the stars of the opera world. Unlike other collections arranged in chronological order, these use a simple alphabetic sequence of operas, so one can follow in one's own libretto or score more easily. The recordings appear to bridge the two world wars. If this is indeed volume one, I cannot wait for two. June 23, 2000

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