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Title:
Great operatic arias.
Author:
O'Neill, Dennis.

Parry, David.

Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Turandot. Nessun dorma. English.

Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Luisa Miller. Quando le sere al placido. English.

Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Lombardi alla prima crociata. Mia letizia infondere. English.

Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Forza del destino. Vita é inferno. English.

Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Ballo in maschera. Teco in stó. English.

Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848. Lucia di Lammermoor. Fra poco a me ricovero. English.

Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Forza del destino. Piano-- qui posi. English.

Cilèa, Francesco, 1866-1950. Arlesiana. È la solita storia. English.

Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912. Manon. En ferment les yeux je vois. English.

Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864. Africaine. O paradis sorti de l'onde. English.

Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Manon Lescaut. Donna non vidi mai. English.

Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Turandot. Non piangere, Liù. English.

Giordano, Umberto, 1867-1948. Fedora. Amor ti vieta. English.

Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875. Pêcheurs de perles. Au fond du temple saint. English.

Philharmonia Orchestra (London, England)
Publication Information:
Colchester, Essex, England : Chandos, ℗1998.
Call Number:
B ONEI GOA O13
Series:
Opera in English

Opera in English.
Physical Description:
1 audio disc (80 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Compact disc.

Program notes in English, German, French and Italian, including English words printed as text (59 p. : ill. : ports.) inserted in container.
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Contents:
Turandot. Calaf's aria: None may sleep = Nessum dorma (3:44) / Giacomo Puccini -- Luisa Miller. Rodolfo's aria: Oft in the quiet evening hour = Quando le sere al placido (4:19) ; The Lombards at the first crusade. Oronte's cavatina: My heart is full of happiness = La mia letizia infondere (2:20) ; The force of destiny. Alvaro's recitative and romance: I am condemned to live in torment = La vita è inferno (7:06) ; A masked ball. Gustavus's and Ameilia's duet: Take my hand = Teco io sto (10:09) / Giuseppe Verdi -- Lucia de Lammermoor. Aria finale: My ancestors lie here buried = Fra poca a me ricovero (17:09) / Gaetano Donizetti -- The force of destiny. Don Carlo's and Alvaro's duet: Careful-- lay him here = Piano-- qui posi (6:23) / Giuseppe Verdi -- The maid of Arles. Frederico's lament: Surely the shepherd's story is a sad one = È la solita storia del pastore (5:24) / Francesco Cilea -- Manon. Des Gieux's dream song: When I close my eyes = En ferment les yeux (3:43) / Jules Massenet -- The Africa maid. Vasco's recitative and aria: What a wondrous sight-- Oh land of dreams = O paradis sorti de l'onde (3:32) / Giacomo Meyerbeer -- Manon Lescaut. Des Grieux's aria: Never has any woman moved me so deeply = Donna non vidi mai (3:01) ; Turandot. Calaf's aria: Don't cry for me Liù! = Non piangere, Liù / Giacomo Puccini -- Fedora. Count Loris Ipanov's aria: A love so pow'rful = Amor ti vieta (1:52) / Umberto Giordano -- The pearl fishers. Nadir's and Zurga's duet: And from the holy shrine = Au fond du temple saint (6:00) / Georges Bizet.
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