Aria II: A Passion for Opera [Original recording remastered]

Gaetano Donizetti (Composer), Christoph Willibald Gluck (Composer), Giacomo Puccini (Composer), Giuseppe Verdi (Composer), Pietro Mascagni (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Francesco Cilea (Composer), Edouard Lalo (Composer), Camille Saint-Saens (Composer), Arrigo Boito (Composer), George Frederick Handel (Composer), Alfredo Catalani (Composer), Amilcare Ponchielli (Composer), Francesco Molinari-Pradelli (Conductor), Georges Prêtre (Conductor), Antonino Votto (Conductor), Charles Mackerras (Conductor), Riccardo Muti (Conductor), Gianandrea Gavazzeni (Conductor), Carlo Maria Giulini (Conductor) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Conductor: Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, Georges Prêtre, Antonino Votto, Charles Mackerras, Riccardo Muti, et al.
• Composer: Gaetano Donizetti, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Pietro Mascagni, et al.
• Audio CD (October 17, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: EMI Classics
• ASIN: B000002S6F
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #221,603 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #38 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Divas > Callas, Maria
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Track Listings

1. L'elisir d'amore, opera: Act 1: Quanto E Bella, Quanto E Cara!

2. La bohème, opera: Act 1: Che Gelida Manina

3. La bohème, opera: Act 1: Si. Mi Chiamano Mimi

4. La Traviata, opera: Di Provenza Il Mar

5. L'amico Fritz, opera (commedia lyrica) in 3 acts: Act 3: O Amore, O Bella Luce Del Cor

6. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Voi Che Sapete

7. Tosca, opera: Act 1: Recondita armonia

8. Adriana Lecouvreur, opera: Act I: Ecco: Respiro appena...Io son l'u

9. Le Roi d'Ys, opera in 3 acts: Act 3: Vainement, Ma Bien-Aimée' (Aubade)

10. Samson et Dalila, opera in 3 acts, Op. 47: Mon Coeur S'Ouvre A Ta Voix

11. Mefistofele, opera in prologue, 4 acts & epilogue: Act 1: Dai Campi, Dai Prati

12. Manon Lescaut, opera: Act 2: In quelle trine morbide'

13. Serse (Xerxes), opera, HWV 40: Act 1: Ombra Mai Fu (Largo)

14. Turandot, opera: Act 1: Signore, Ascolta!

15. Manon Lescaut, opera: Act 1: Donna non vidi mai

16. La Wally, opera (dramma musicale) in 4 acts: Act I: Ebben? Ne Andrò Lontana

17. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Act 2: Cielo e Mar

18. Orphée et Eurydice (French version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 41: Act 4: J'ai Perdu mon Eurydice

Customer Reviews

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0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Helped us learn about opera, May 27, 2010

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This review is from: Aria II: A Passion for Opera (Audio CD)

We decided to learn more about opera in general, so we bought a bunch of CDs in our attempt to educate ourselves in more depth. This CD helped in that goal. What more can we ask?