Leonie Rysanek, Live Recordings 1955-1991 [Import]

Luigi Cherubini (Composer), Leos Janacek (Composer), Pietro Mascagni (Composer), Giacomo Puccini (Composer), Bedrich Smetana (Composer), Richard [1] Strauss (Composer), Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (Composer), Giuseppe Verdi (Composer), Richard [Classical] Wagner (Composer), Berislav Klobucar (Conductor), Herbert von Karajan (Conductor), Horst Stein (Conductor), Josef Krips (Conductor), Julius Rudel (Conductor), Karl Böhm (Conductor), Nino Verchi (Conductor), Peter Schneider (Conductor), Rafael Kubelik (Conductor), Václav Neumann (Conductor), Walter Berry (Conductor) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Conductor: Berislav Klobucar, Herbert von Karajan, Horst Stein, Josef Krips, Julius Rudel, et al.
• Composer: Luigi Cherubini, Leos Janacek, Pietro Mascagni, Giacomo Puccini, Bedrich Smetana, et al.
• Audio CD (May 29, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Orfeo D'or
• ASIN: B000PSJCGA
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #406,566 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Eugene Onegin, opera, Op. 24: Oh, bang ist mir ums, operas

2. Aida, opera: Act 1. Als Sieger kehre heim!

3. Tosca, opera: Act 1. Scene 9. Mario? Mario? - Il pittor Cavaradossi?

4. Dalibor, opera, JB 1:101: Act 2. Ist es wahr? Oh, wie plötzlich

5. Médée (Medea), opera in 3 acts: Act 1. Taci, Gaison... Dei tuoi figli la madre

6. Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75: Act 4. Elsa! - Wer ruft? ... Entweihte Götter!

7. Parsifal, opera, WWV 111: Act 2. Dies alles hab' ich nun geträumt? ... Ich sah das Kind an seiner Mutter Brust.

8. Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act: Voi lo sapete, o Mamma

9. Jenufa, opera, JW 1/4: Act 2. Ja, in all den zwanzig Wochen ... Im Augenblick?

Disc: 2

1. Die Frau ohne Schatten (The Woman without a Shadow), opera, Op. 65 (TrV 234): Act 3. Scene 2. Hörst du den Ton? Der lädt zu Gericht!

2. Die Frau ohne Schatten (The Woman without a Shadow), opera, Op. 65 (TrV 234): Act 3. Scene 2. Aus unsern Taten steigt ein Gericht!

3. Die Frau ohne Schatten (The Woman without a Shadow), opera, Op. 65 (TrV 234): Act 3. Scene 3. Vater, bist Du's?

4. Elektra, opera, Op. 58 (TrV 223): Ich kann nicht sitzen und ins Dunkel starren

5. Ariadne auf Naxos, opera, Op. 60-I (TrV 228) (original version): Es gibt ein Reich, wo alles rein ist

6. Der Rosenkavalier, opera, Op. 59 (TrV 227): Act 1. Da geht er hin

7. Der Rosenkavalier, opera, Op. 59 (TrV 227): Act 3. Marie Theres'! - Hab mir's gelobt

8. Salome, opera, Op. 54 (TrV 215): Ah! Du wolltest mich nicht deinen Mund küssen lassen

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Leonie Rysanek, September 30, 2007

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Thomas H. Israel (Lebanon, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Leonie Rysanek, Live Recordings 1955-1991 (Audio CD)

I've been delighted with this release! The selections chosen are perfect choices to highlight Leonie Rysanek's memorable artistry. I especially appreciate having excerpts from the early part of her lengthy career. The sound is quite impressive and I'm grateful that the Vienna Opera managed to preserve these glorious performances.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Second only to Callas, December 21, 2008

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Michael J. Colbruno (Oakland, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Leonie Rysanek, Live Recordings 1955-1991 (Audio CD)

The term "singing actress" usually means that someone is a great actor and compelling on stage, but you probably wouldn't want to hear them on CD. Rysanek is WITHOUT QUESTION the greatest actress that I've ever seen on an opera stage (I never saw Callas), but she is also a phenomenal singer. The three selections from Die Frau Ohne Schatten (with Birgit Nilsson and Walter Berry) are a must for any opera collector. Although the Richard Strauss and the Wagner selections are the highlights, she is stunning in the Italian repertoire, as well. Her entrance scene from Tosca makes one long to have been in the theater, with her voice filled with urgency and velvet all at once.