Kiri Te Kanawa sings Verdi and Puccini Arias [Original recording remastered]

Kiri Te Kanawa (Artist), Giacomo Puccini (Composer), Giuseppe Verdi (Composer), John Pritchard (Conductor) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Conductor: John Pritchard
• Composer: Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi
• Audio CD (October 18, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00077F93E
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,334 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Greatly improved sound, September 12, 2007

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Roderick Keech (Australia) - See all my reviews
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The original CD release of this collection of Verdi & Puccini arias was a major disappointment. On the CBS label, the sound levels were extremely low, and the depth of the sound field extremely limited. Recorded at a time when Te Kanawa's voice was at it's most glorious, and popularised by the use of two of the Puccini arias in the Merchant Ivory film "Room with a View" (Chi il bel sogno di Doretta (La Rondine) & O mio babbino caro (Gianni Schicchi))the CD release was a major disappointment. Sony have thankfully righted this wrong, and with the use of their proprietory Direct Stream Digital (DSD) remastering, the result is a massive improvement. In addition, as the original CD was a bit on the short side, they have included 5 welcome bonus tracks to bring the total time of the disc to a reasonable 69.13 minutes. Admittedly, not all the releases in this series should qualify as "Great Performances", but this is certainly one that does, and a most welcome re-release at a bargain price. Highly recommended. Grab it while you can.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars hits the spot, February 15, 2009

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John Feesey "fees" (British Columbia,Canada) - See all my reviews

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The most desired album request for my wifes 50th. The spots were played off her ancient inferior tape. Apparently there was a question of some studio problem on an earlier CD. Anyhow.....It was past time for renewal. This CD is the prize of our collection;as usual the bargain merchants at Amazon made this purchase possible.

5.0 out of 5 stars Beyond Beautiful!!, February 17, 2012

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lnlemonlime "lnlemonlime" (Northeast, US) - See all my reviews

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There is nothing to say, that has not alrady been written about this cd, the operas and Ms. Tekanawa. She's a star in the 1st degree. Elegant, beautiful, lovely..what else is there to say...just beautifull!