The Most Famous Opera Duets

Eberhard Wächter (Performer), Georges Bizet (Composer), Leo Delibes (Composer), Gaetano Donizetti (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Giacomo Puccini (Composer), Richard [1] Strauss (Composer), Giuseppe Verdi (Composer), Richard [Classical] Wagner (Composer), Alain Lombard (Conductor), Bernard Haitink (Conductor), Carlo Maria Giulini (Conductor), Daniel Barenboim (Conductor), Francesco Molinari Pradelli (Conductor), Francesco Molinari-Pradelli (Conductor), Herbert von Karajan (Conductor), John Barbirolli (Conductor), Nicola Rescigno (Conductor), Pierre Dervaux (Conductor), Thomas Beecham (Conductor) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Eberhard Wächter
• Conductor: Alain Lombard, Bernard Haitink, Carlo Maria Giulini, Daniel Barenboim, Francesco Molinari Pradelli, et al.
• Composer: Georges Bizet, Leo Delibes, Gaetano Donizetti, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Giacomo Puccini, et al.
• Audio CD (April 12, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: EMI Classics
• ASIN: B000002SCA
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,713 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings

1. Les Pécheurs des perles Act 1 - Au fond du temple saint

2. Madama Butterfly Act 1- Vogliatemi bene, un bene piccolino

3. Le Nozze di Figaro Act III - Sull'aria - Le Nozze di Figaro

4. La Traviata Act I - Un di, felice, eterea

5. Lucia Di Lammermoor Act I - Ah! Verranna a te sull'aure

6. Tristan und Isolde Act II - O sink hernieder, Nacht der Liebe

7. Carmen Act I - Parle-moi de mère

8. Die Zauberflöte Act I - Bei Männern, welche Liebe Fühlen

9. Lakmé Act I - Viens, Mallika

10. Rigoletto Act I - É il sol dell'anima

11. Der Rosenkavalier Act II - Mir ist die Ehre wilderfahren

12. Don Giovanni Act I - Là ci darem la mano

13. La Bohéme Act IV - O Mimi, tu più non torni

14. Il Trovatore Act IV - Miserere...Quel suon, quelle preci

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

62 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Selection at a Great Price, June 12, 2003

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Dominic (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Most Famous Opera Duets (Audio CD)

When it comes to opera artists, my motto is "The more Gedda, the bettah." You get a substantial amount of him at his best on this CD, which has a lot of great duets from a variety of operas. You have one of the most beautiful duets ever in my opinion as the first track on the CD(Bizet's aria about two friends in love with the same woman, "Au Fond du Temple Saint" from Les Pecheurs des Perles); this recording with Nicolai Gedda singing the tenor part of Nadir is the best one could ask for.

The rest of the best include "Bei Mannern, welche Liebe" from Mozart's Die Zauberflote(a beautiful ode to the connection between men and women), and (not surprisingly), "O mimi, tu piu non torni" with Gedda and Sereni from La Boheme.

Other notable arias include a nice recording of the famous "Sull'aria," from Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, and an above par recording with Victoria de los Angeles and Carlo de Monte of "Un di, felici, eterea" from Verdi's La Traviata.

This would be a great CD to start an opera collection. Enjoy.

48 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You can't go wrong with this CD, April 17, 2003

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Joanna Daneman (Middletown, DE USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Most Famous Opera Duets (Audio CD)

I got this very reasonably priced cd just to have my favorite duets such as "Au Fond du Temple Saint" and "The Flower Duet. If you have friends who are just starting to like classical opera, this is a terrific little gift. Almost everyone melts at the sound of these duets. And it's convenient to have so many on one CD. A real winner.

34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful introduction, August 19, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Most Famous Opera Duets (Audio CD)

I bought this CD because wanted the "Lakme" duet that I heard in a movie. Little did I know the rest of the music would blow me away. This is an excellent intro to opera for people like myself that have never really been "into" opera. The selections are short, just a taste, and the price is unbelievable. I highly recommend this selection to anyone who wants to get their feet wet.