Opera Heroes Series / Nicolai Gedda 18 Works (EMI Classics)

Adolphe Adam (Composer), Georges Bizet (Composer), Gaetano Donizetti (Composer), Franz Lehar (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Jacques Offenbach (Composer), Giacomo Puccini (Composer), Gioachino Rossini (Composer), Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (Composer), Nicolai Gedda (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Nicolai Gedda
• Composer: Adolphe Adam, Georges Bizet, Gaetano Donizetti, Franz Lehar, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, et al.
• Audio CD (October 14, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: EMI Classics
• ASIN: B000002SAR
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #496,779 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Die Entfuhrung Aus Dem Serail: Hier soll ich dich denn sehen (Akt I)

2. Die Zauberflote: Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schon (Akt I)

3. L'Elisir d'Amore: Quanto e bella (Atto I)

4. L'Elisir d'Amore: Una furtiva lagrima (Atto II)

5. La Boheme: Che gelida manina (Atto I)

6. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Ecco ridente in cielo (Atto I)

7. Un Ballo in Maschera: Di' tu se fedele (Atto I)

8. Rigoletto: La donna e mobile (Atto III)

9. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Va, pour Kleinzach! (Acte I)

10. Les pecheurs de perles: Zurga, quand tous deux...Au fond du temple saint (Acte I)

11. Les pecheurs de perles: A cette voix...Je crois entendre encore (Acte I)

12. Le Postillon de Longjumeau: Mes amis, enoutez l'histoire (Acte I)

13. Carmen: La fleur que tu m'avais jetee (Acte II)

14. Mignon: Elle ne croyait pas dans sa candeur naive (Acte III)

15. The Queen Of Spades: What is our life? A game (Act 3)

16. Guillaume Tell: Asile hereditaire (Acte IV)

17. Friederike: O Madchen, mein Madchen (Akt II)

18. Das Land des Lachelns: Dein ist mein ganzes Herz (Akt II)

Customer Reviews

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gedda, a Truly Great Tenor!, July 15, 2000

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Ivan Jorgensen (Rio de Janeiro) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Opera Heroes Series / Nicolai Gedda 18 Works (EMI Classics) (Audio CD)

This CD is wonderful! How can a tenor encompass with equal success so varied a repertoire? The first two arias, by Mozart, are exemplarily done, as are the two arias form "L'Elisir d'amore", especially "Una furtiva lacrima", with wonderful soft singing. He could give a pianissimo high C in "Je crois entendre encore" (no falsetto), from "The Pearl Fishers", and boast a powerful high D in the aria from "Le Postillon Longjumeau". His singing in the French arias is outstanding, with plenty of style, elegance, refinament, character and a perfect voice. Surprinsingly, his "Che gelida manina" is extremely succesful, impassioned and extrovert, as is his "Ecco ridente in cielo", from "The Barber of Seville", in which he displays outstanding agility (no softening of the tone in the fioriture). "Asile hereditaire" is outstanding (clear, powerful, perfectly focussed high C and awesome soft singing). His operetta renditions are extremely well done, showing his love for the style, and his Verdi (at least in this CD) is exemplary, with (again) wonderful soft singing in "Di' tu se fedele" (as well as powerfull sounds when they are called for) and much exuberance in "La donna è mobile". The Tchaikovsky item is a delight, too. No sign of strain throughout the CD. A real treat!