All-Time Great Opera Duets: 1911-1942

Apollo Granforte (Performer), Gerhard Hüsch (Performer), Giuseppe LeLuca (Performer), Giuseppe Mario Sammarco (Performer), Giuseppe de Luca (Performer), Titta Ruffo (Performer), Vincenzo Bellini (Composer), Georges Bizet (Composer), Leo Delibes (Composer), Gaetano Donizetti (Composer), Umberto Giordano (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Giacomo Puccini (Composer), Giuseppe Verdi (Composer), Richard [Classical] Wagner (Composer), Albert Coates (Conductor), Carlo Sabajno (Conductor), Franco Ghione (Conductor), George W. Byng (Conductor), Giulio Setti (Conductor) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Apollo Granforte, Gerhard Hüsch, Giuseppe LeLuca, Giuseppe Mario Sammarco, Giuseppe de Luca, et al.
• Conductor: Albert Coates, Carlo Sabajno, Franco Ghione, George W. Byng, Giulio Setti
• Composer: Vincenzo Bellini, Georges Bizet, Leo Delibes, Gaetano Donizetti, Umberto Giordano, et al.
• Audio CD (February 20, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Asv Living Era
• ASIN: B000001HIY
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #539,361 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #18 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Divas > Ponselle, Rosa

Track Listings

1. Les Pecheurs De Perles: Act 1: Del Tempio Al Limitar - John McCormack/Giuseppe Mario Sammarco

2. Die Zauberflote: Act 1: Bei Mannern Welche Liebe Fuhlen - Margherita Perras/Gerhard Husch

3. Norma: Act 3: Mira, O Norma...Si, Fino All'ore - Marion Telva/Rosa Ponselle

4. Don Pasquale: Act 3: Tornami A Dir Che M'ami - Toti Dal Monte/Tito Schipa

5. Rigoletto: Act 3: Piang! Piang!, Fanciulla! - Amelita Galli-Curci/Giuseppe De Luca

6. Il Trovatore: Act 4: Se M'ami Ancor...Ai Nostri Monti Ritorneremo - Louise Homer/Giovanni Martinelli

7. La Forza Del Destino: Act 3: Solenne In Quest'ora Giurarmi Dovete - Joseph Hislop/Apollo Granforte

8. Otello: LOve Duet-Act 1: Gia Nella Notte Densa...Ed Io Vedea Tra Le Tue Tempie Oscure - Claudia Muzio/Francesco Merli

9. Otello: Act 2: Oh! Mostruosa Colpa!...Si, Pel Ciel - Enrico Caruso/Titta Ruffo

10. Tristan Und Isolde: Love Duet-Act 2: O Sink Hernieder, Nacht Der Liebe...Soll Ich Lauschen? - Frida Leider/Lauritz Melchior

11. Lakme: Flower Duet-Act 1: Viens, Mallika...Sous Le Dome Epais - Marie-Therese Gauley/Yvonne Ducuing

12. La Boheme: Act 1: O Soave Fanciulla - Maria Lisson/Giacomo Lauri-Volpi

13. La Boheme: Act 4: In Un Coupe?...O Mimi, Tu Piu Non Torni - Benjamino Gigli/Giuseppe De Luca

14. Madama Butterfly: Love Duet-Act 1, Part 1: Bimba Dagli Occhi Pieni Di Malia... - Margaret Sheridan/Aureliano Pertile

15. Madama Butterfly: Love Duet-Act 1, Part 2: Io T'ho Ghermita! - Margaret Sheridan/Aureliano Pertile

16. Andrea Chenier: Love Duet-Act 4 Finale: Vicino A Te S'acquieta...La Nostra Morte - Lina Bruna-Rasa/Luigi Marini

Customer Reviews

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful voices., August 19, 1999

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The duet - Norma - is one of the most haunting renditions I have heard. The attack, timing and effortless harmony leaft me entranced. I doubt that there are any two women today who could come close to this recital - and to think that this music was recorded acoustically in 1928 !