Sacred Arias [Special Edition with Bonus DVD]

Andrea Bocelli (Artist), Giulio Caccini (Artist), Cesar Franck (Artist), Charles Gounod (Artist), Franz Xaver Gruber (Artist), George Frideric Handel (Artist), Jean-Paul Lecot (Artist), Eric Levi (Artist), Steven Mercurio (Artist), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Artist), Louis Niedermeyer (Artist), Gioachino Rossini (Artist), Franz Schubert (Artist), Giuseppe Verdi (Artist), John Francis Wade (Artist), Richard Wagner (Artist), Myung-Whun Chung (Artist), Santa Cecilia National Academy Orchestra Rome (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 14, 2003)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Philips
• ASIN: B0000CE9VO
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #59,598 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #63 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Historical Periods > Baroque (c.1600-1750)

Track Listings

1. Ave Maria

2. Sancta Maria

3. Ave Maria

4. Ave Maria

5. Panis Angelicus

6. Cujus Animam [From Stabat Mater]

7. Ingemisco [From Requiem]

8. Ave Verum Corpus

9. Der Engel [From Wesendonck-Lieder]

10. Frondi Tenere... Ombra Mai Fu [From Serse]

11. Pietŕ, Signore

12. Domine Deus [From Petite Mess Solemnelle]

13. Mille Cherubini in Coro

14. Silent Night

15. Adeste Fideles (O Come, All Ye Faithful)

16. Gloria a Te, Cristo Gesů (The Hymn of the Great Jubilee)

17. Angus Dei [*]

18. I Believe [*]

Editorial Reviews

The great Italian tenor sings sacred arias by Rossini, Mozart, Schubert, Franck, and others. Includes beautiful booklet with lyrics/photos. The DVD contains a live concert in the glorious Basilica of Santa Maria Minerva in Rome, and includes extra Special Features. Tracks include: 1. Caccini/Mercurio: Ave Maria 2. Mascagni: Sancta Maria 3. Gounod: Ave Maria 4. Schubert: Ave Maria 5. Franck: Panis Angelicus 6. Rossini: Cuius animam 7. Verdi: Ingemisco 8. Mozart: Ave verum 9. Wagner: Der Engel 10. Handel: Ombra mai fu 11. Niedermeyer: Pieta signore 12. Rossini: Dominus Deus 13. Schubert/Mercurio: Mille Cherubini in coro 14. Gruber/Mercurio: Silent Night 15. Wade: Adeste Fideles 16. Gloria a te, Cristo Gesu 17. Agnus Dei 18. I Believe Format: CD/DVD Publisher: Philips

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A spiritual experience, November 26, 2003

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This review is from: Sacred Arias [Special Edition with Bonus DVD] (Audio CD)

The DVD is the full 77 minute concert with two featurettes previously released alone. The CD is the full 72 minute concert previously released alone, except that two bonus tracks have been added. The audio quality of each one is quite good. (If you have a Dolby Digital stereo, then you must go into the setup menu on the DVD to select Dolby Digital sound. The default music track is the stereo 2.0 sound.) The video quality of the DVD is astonishing.

The DVD gives the feeling that you are in the church with the other worshippers. It literally sends chills up and down my spine. I highly recommend this CD/DVD combination Special Edition while it is still available.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Over an hour long! EXCELLENT Production! Great Gift!, October 12, 2007

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A Research It Maven "Just the facts please" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sacred Arias [Special Edition with Bonus DVD] (Audio CD)

This is an very high-quality gift for that traditional Roman Catholic person you can't seem to please. (ANYONE would be captivated by this DVD/CD combo, but especially an "old school" Catholic!) Some traditional Catholics feel abandoned by their Church these days, but this beautifully rendered production will thrill them. LISTEN to the tracts, and you'll think of someone who would love it - maybe even you!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredibly beautiful!, July 28, 2008

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Lorraine P. Zigman (Vermont, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sacred Arias [Special Edition with Bonus DVD] (Audio CD)

This CD/DVD combo is a huge bargain and sounds as though the music was coming directly from heaven. The Church in which the concert was held is beautiful, with vaulted ceiling. Highly recommended for serious lovers of sacred arias.