Bellini: The Supreme Operatic Recordings

Gino Vannelli (Performer), Vincenzo Bellini (Composer), Arturo Basile (Conductor), Carlo Sabajno (Conductor), Franco Ghione (Conductor), Giulio Setti (Conductor), Josef A. Pasternack (Conductor), Rosario Bourdon (Conductor), Irene Minghini-Cattaneo (Performer), La Scala Theater Orchestra (Orchestra), La Scala Theater Orchestra & Chorus (Orchestra), Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra), Orchestra del Teatro alle Scala di Milano (Orchestra), Turin RAI Orchestra (Orchestra), Turin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Amelita Galli-Curci (Performer), Graziella Pareto (Performer), Luisa Tetrazzini (Performer), Maria Callas (Performer), Rosa Ponselle (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Gino Vannelli, Irene Minghini-Cattaneo, Amelita Galli-Curci, Graziella Pareto, Luisa Tetrazzini, et al.
• Orchestra: La Scala Theater Orchestra, La Scala Theater Orchestra & Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Orchestra del Teatro alle Scala di Milano, Turin RAI Orchestra, et al.
• Conductor: Arturo Basile, Carlo Sabajno, Franco Ghione, Giulio Setti, Josef A. Pasternack, et al.
• Composer: Vincenzo Bellini
• Audio CD (June 26, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Pearl
• ASIN: B00005CEK0
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #208,040 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Norma: Ite Sul Colle, O Druidi. - Ezio Pinza

2. Norma: Meco All'altar Di Venere - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi

3. Norma: Sediziose Voici... Casta Diva Che Ubargenti...Ah! Bello, A Me Ritorna - Rosa Ponselle

4. Norma: Sgombra E La Sacra Selva - Irene Minghini - Cattaneo

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

6. Norma: Ah! Del Tebro Al Giogo Indegno - Ezio Pinza

7. I Puritani: A Te, O Cara, Amor Talora - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi

8. I Puritani: Rendetemi La Speme...Qui La Voce... Vien Diletto. - Maria Meneghini Callas

9. I Puritani: Suoni La Tromba - Gino Vanelli/Tancredi Pasero

10. La Sonnambula: A Te Diletto... Come Per Me Sereno... Sovra Il Sen La Man Mi Posa - Amelita Galli-Curci

11. La Sonnambula: Prendi, L'anel Ti Dono - Tito Schipa/Toti Dal Monte

12. La Sonnambula: Vi Ravviso, O Luoghi Ameni - Feodor Chaliapin

13. La Sonnambula: Son Geloso Del Zefiro - Tito Schipa/Amelita Galli-Curci

14. La Sonnambula: D'un Pensiero - Graziella Pareto/Giovanni Manuritta

15. La Sonnambula: Ah! Non Credea Mirati - Amelita Galli-Curci

16. La Sonnambula: Ah! Non Giunge - Luisa Tetrazzini

Customer Reviews

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Feast, December 19, 2003

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Phillip T. Lewis (Nashville, TN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bellini: The Supreme Operatic Recordings (Audio CD)

No appetizer served with this feast, just main dishes. Norma is first, and with names like Pinza, Lauri-Volpi, and Ponselle, not a morsel is to be missed. Luscious sides include the support of Marion Telva, and the bittersweet Irene Minghini-Cattaneo will cleanse the pallate when you remember the tragic end to her life and career. Then we are served a heaping portion of I Puritani. Lighter fare perhaps but no less filling when listening to the rich blend of Gino Vanelli and Tancredi Pasero in "Suoni La Tromba". Dessert is served with La Sonnambula including 2 duets featuring Galli-Curci and Dal Monte seated on either side of the great Schipa. Tetrazzini is the icing on the cake with a timeless "Ah! Non Giunge".