Opera's Greatest Duets

Alan Titus (Performer), Sherrill Milnes (Performer), William Warfield (Performer), Vincenzo Bellini (Composer), Georges Bizet (Composer), George Gershwin (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Jacques Offenbach (Composer), Giacomo Puccini (Composer), Giuseppe Verdi (Composer), Anton Guadagno (Conductor), Arturo Basile (Conductor), Georges Prêtre (Conductor), James Levine (Conductor), Leone Magiera (Conductor), Nello Santi (Conductor), Rafael Kubelik (Conductor), Skitch Henderson (Conductor), Rosalind Elias (Performer), Shirley Verrett (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Alan Titus, Sherrill Milnes, William Warfield, Rosalind Elias, Shirley Verrett
• Conductor: Anton Guadagno, Arturo Basile, Georges Prętre, James Levine, Leone Magiera, et al.
• Composer: Vincenzo Bellini, Georges Bizet, George Gershwin, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jacques Offenbach, et al.
• Audio CD (September 27, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000003FRB
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #34,324 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #3 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Divas > Horne, Marilyn
  • #6 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Divas > Price, Leontyne
  • #7 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Divas > Freni, Mirella

Track Listings

1. Otello: Gia nella notte

2. Les pecheurs des perles: Au fond du temple saint

3. Il Trovatore: Se m'ami ancor ... Ai nostri monti

4. Don Giovanni: La ci darem la mano

5. Madama Butterfly: Scuoti quella fronda (Flower Duet)

6. La forza del destino: Solenne In quest'ora

7. La Boheme: O soave fanciulla

8. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Belle nuit (Barcarolle)

9. Don Carlo: E lui! desso! l'Infante! ... Dio, che nell'alma infondere

10. Porgy And Bess: Bess, You Is My Woman Now

11. La Traviata: Parigi, o cara

12. La Boheme: In un coupe? ... O Mimi, tu piu non torni

13. Norma: Mira, o Norma

14. Otello: Ah! mille vite ... Si, pel ciel marmoreo giuro!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great listening, January 7, 2009

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Mrs. S. Wardle "opera lover" (Nottingham England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Opera's Greatest Duets (Audio CD)

This is the 2nd.copy of this recording we have purchased, as we have almost worn the other one out playing it in the car! It's wonderful to hear so many of our favourite opera stars such as Placido, Sherrill Milnes, Monserrat Caballe,Shirley Verrett and Marilyn Horne singing on one C.D.It is an excellently compiled disc and one we spend many happy hours listening to.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful, February 15, 2009

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

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This review is from: Opera's Greatest Duets (Audio CD)

Sound quality excellent. All the big names in the big orchestras; some have said this is rather old hat. I am too new to opera for that.Far and away the most loved of my opera survey albums. Fortunate enough to buy new on sale here at Amazon.

12 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent selections, December 25, 2001

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V. Nagaswamy (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
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Excellent opera selections. Good range of different operas. The singers themselves are well known. Highly recommended to anyone getting into classical music.