Great Opera Divas: Renata Scotto [Import]

Renato Bruson (Performer), Matteo Manuguerra (Performer), Rolando Panerai (Performer), Gioachino Rossini (Composer), Vincenzo Bellini (Composer), Giuseppe Verdi (Composer), Giacomo Puccini (Composer), Arrigo Boito (Composer), Ruggero Leoncavallo (Composer), Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (Conductor), Riccardo Muti (Conductor), James Levine (Conductor), John Barbirolli (Conductor), Philharmonia Orchestra of London (Orchestra), Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra), National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra), New Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra), Rome Opera House Orchestra (Orchestra), Renata Scotto (Performer), Alfredo Kraus (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Renato Bruson, Matteo Manuguerra, Rolando Panerai, Renata Scotto, Alfredo Kraus
• Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra of London, Philharmonia Orchestra, National Philharmonic Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Rome Opera House Orchestra
• Conductor: Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Riccardo Muti, James Levine, John Barbirolli
• Composer: Gioachino Rossini, Vincenzo Bellini, Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, Arrigo Boito, et al.
• Audio CD (June 27, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Great Opera Divas
• ASIN: B00004U1CF
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #724,214 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), opera: Una voce poco fa

2. I Puritani, opera: Qui la voce... Vien diletto

3. La Traviata, opera: È strano!... Ah, fors' è lui... Follie! Follie!

4. La Traviata, opera: Dite alla giovane

5. La Traviata, opera: Teneste la promessa... Addio del passato

6. La bohème, opera: Sì. Mi chiamano Mimi

7. La bohème, opera: Donde lieta uscì

8. Gianni Schicchi, opera: O mio babbino caro

9. Turandot, opera: Signore, ascolta

10. Turandot, opera: Tu che di gel sei cinta

Disc: 2

1. Nabucco, opera (Nabucodonosor): Ben io t'invenni... Anchi'io dischiuso

2. Nabucco, opera (Nabucodonosor): Donna, chi sei?

3. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera: Vogliatemi bene

4. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera: un bel di vedremo

5. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera: E questo?... Che tua madre dovr

6. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera: Con onore

7. Mefistofele, opera in prologue, 4 acts & epilogue: L'atra notte in fondo al mare

8. Pagliacci, opera: Qual fiamma avea nel guardo!... Stridono lassù

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Tracks of the Diva, November 20, 2003

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David R. Eastwood (Long Island, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Great Opera Divas: Renata Scotto (Audio CD)

Bellini's "Qui la voce ... Vien diletto" from I PURITANI is Ms. Scotto's best track, I believe. With one exception, all of the others are highly competent, and Scotto has a rich, warm soprano voice that does very well with Puccini's melodies. The one track that disappointed me is of Rossini's "Una voce poco fa" (IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA): being a soprano, Scotto chose in an early key passage to take a higher note in place of the "correct" mezzo note. After listening to that track about 15 times, I found I was growing accustomed to this "flaw." What I could not overlook, though, was the sour note she hits about 15 seconds from the end. I wish that she and her conductor had either redone that track or had recorded a "patch" to be inserted to fix it. Even so, I'd rate that track a "C" (and I'd rate Kathleen Battle's recording of that aria much below that). Overall, this is a worthy CD for opera fans' collections.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars SCOTTO MISTAKE OF A VOICE, January 30, 2005

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Sofia Tullio "GOTICO" (ITALIA Italien) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Great Opera Divas: Renata Scotto (Audio CD)

LA SCOTTO SOPRANO-LEGGERO FINO AL 1968 CON SOPRACUTI SIMILI A PUNTE DI SPILLO DOPO.....A FURIA DI IMITARE LA CALLAS SI E' ROVINATA LA VOCE .IN DISCO......E' FACILE !!!!!!!!!