Donizetti: Don Pasquale

Donizetti: Don Pasquale

On this CD:

  1. Don Pasquale, opera
    Composed by Gaetano Donizetti
    Performed by Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Philharmonia Orchestra
    with Gosta Winbergh, Guido Fabbris, Sesto Bruscantini, Mirella Freni, Leo Nucci
    Conducted by Riccardo Muti

Donizetti: Don Pasquale,Guido Fabbris,Leo Nucci,Sesto Bruscantini,Gaetano Donizetti,Riccardo Muti,Ambrosian Opera Chorus,Philharmonia Orchestra of London,Mirella Freni,Gösta Winbergh,Angel Records,Classical,Classical Composers,Italian Romantic Opera,Opera,Opera / Operetta / Oratorio


The Very Best of Beverly Sills
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Here's what the fuss was all about!
  • Beverly Sills - The Best
  • Beverly Sills' highs are breathtaking!
  • THE 2005 OPERA CD OF THE YEAR
  • EMI Does It Again: Beverly Sills - A Tribute
The Very Best of Beverly Sills

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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ASIN: B0006VYELE
Release Date: 2005-04-26

Tracks:

  1. Una Voce Poco Fa - Sherrill Milnes
  2. Dunque Io Son - Sherrill Milnes
  3. Contro Un Cor - Sherrill Milnes
  4. Ah, Qual Colpo Inaspetatto! - Sherrill Milnes
  5. E Il Sol Dell'anima... Addio! Speranza Ed Anima - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
  6. Gualtier Malde... Caro Nome - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
  7. Tutte Le Feste Al Tempio... Compiuto Pur Quanto... Si, Vendetta - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
  8. V'ho Ingannato... Lassu In Cielo - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
  9. Quel Guardo Il Cavaliere... So Anch'io La Virtu Magica - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
  10. Pronta Io Son... Vado, Corro - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
  11. Via, Caro Sposino - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
  12. Tornami A Dir Che M'ami - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
  13. La Morale In Tutto Questo - Ambrosian Opera Chorus

Tracks:

  1. Vilia - Beverly Sills
  2. Ah! Je Suis Seule... Dis-Moi Que Je Suis Belle - Beverly Sills
  3. Cielo! Che Diverro?... Si, ferite... Dal Soggiorno... Ah! Che Spiegar - Beverly Sills
  4. Libiamo Ne' Lieti Calici - John Alldis Choir
  5. Un Di Felice, Eterea - John Alldis Choir
  6. E Strano... Ah, Fors'e Lui... Follie! Follie!... Sempre Libera - John Alldis Choir
  7. Pura Siccome Un Angelo... Ah! Dite Alla Giovine - John Alldis Choir
  8. Che Fai? - John Alldis Choir
  9. Addio Del Passato - John Alldis Choir
  10. Parigi, O Cara - John Alldis Choir

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Beverly Sills hardly needs an introduction. She sang on the radio as a child and on the operatic stage as a teenager; her meteoric international career was launched by appearances in several virtually unknown bel canto operas at the New York City Opera. This compilation of arias and ensembles from some of her signature roles, recorded in the 1970s, with splendid partners like Nicolai Gedda, Alfredo Kraus, and Sherrill Milnes, displays her unique vocal and dramatic artistry at its peak. Her voice, effortlessly produced over an enormous range, is bright, pure, infinitely variable in color, inflection and intensity. Her intonation is impeccable even in huge leaps, and her breath is endless. The coloratura roulades are like strings of perfect, luminous pearls, clearly articulated in seamless legato. But this stunning technique (whose only flaw is a sometimes wide, wobbly vibrato) is never used for show; every note has life and expression, serving the music and the dramatic situation. Indeed, her characters are flesh-and-blood human beings, whose thoughts, emotions and interactions, from inwardness to ecstasy, from lamentation to overflowing joy, she projects with riveting concentration. Rosina in Rossini's The Barber of Seville is a charming, mischievous minx who succumbs to delighted tenderness; Pamira's great scene from his Siege of Corinth shows clearly why her Metropolitan Opera debut in that role was a sensation. In Verdi's Rigoletto, Gilda's hopeful innocence turns into hopeless despair: she dies, palpably, on a floating, celestial pianissimo. In his La traviata, Violetta's initial cool, hesitant restraint gradually melts as she opens herself (and her voice) to Alfredo's ardor and the bliss of love. The vocal balance in their final duet is uncanny; its tremulous tenderness in the shadow of death breaks the heart, as does her duet with Germont. Massenet's Thais is sensuous; Donizetti's Don Pasquale and Lehár's The Merry Widow provide comic relief. --Edith Eisler

Album Description

Details TBA. EMI. 2005.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Here's what the fuss was all about!.......2007-07-17

It would have been even better if they had included at least one Cleopatra aria and something from Baby Doe, but it doesn't really matter, because this collection will allow younger listeners especially to hear what the fuss was all about! There are moments listening to Sills, especially from Traviata or Manon, that are so beautifully sung and so genuine that they are heartbreaking. I feel so fortunate to have heard her Queen of the Night, Manon, Violetta, and Baby Doe. She was so generous as a performer and as a humanitarian, and she really brought opera into the American mainstream.

5 out of 5 stars Beverly Sills - The Best.......2007-04-01

What a voice. No coloratura can compare, and she makes it seem so easy.

5 out of 5 stars Beverly Sills' highs are breathtaking!.......2006-09-18

Adio del Passato is incredible! Beverly's high, floating coloratura is no less than ethereal which takes you to another world. Her voice has given me so much joy that it is hard to say one recording is better than another because I love her Mozart album equally with her Bellini/Donizetti. It is so wonderful to have these recordings captured on CD! Enjoy!

5 out of 5 stars THE 2005 OPERA CD OF THE YEAR.......2006-08-19

THIS CD WAS THE BEST OPERA CD ISSUED LAST YEAR, AND HAS CAUGHT THE WORLD'S EAR IN NO TIME. I WAS BUSY WRITING IN SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL, WHILE THE STATEOWNED FM RADIOSTATION, DEDICATED TO CULTURE, WAS SOFTLY PLAYING OPERA ARIAS IN THE BACKGROUND. SUDDENLY I HEARD THE MOST FANTASTIC RENDERING OF "SEMPRE LIBERA" FROM "LA TRAVIATA". I GOT UP, SAT BY THE RADIO AND WAITED TO KNOW WHO WAS SINGING... THEN GOT BACK TO THE COMPUTER TO ORDER THIS CD FROM AMAZON! INCREDIBLE: ONLY 17 BUCKS FOR THIS, WHILE QUITE A BIT OF TRASH IS SOLD FOR 30.40 AND MORE...
A LADY FRIEND ONCE TOLD ME SHE COULD NOT LISTEN TO THE DUET IN "MADAMA BUTTERFLY" WITH MIRELLA FRENI AND LUCIANO PAVAROTTI (RECORDED IN 1974, BY VON KARAJAN) WITHOUT CRYING. WELL, YOU CANNOT LISTEN TO SILLS IN "LA TRAVIATA" DRY-EYED, NO MATTER WHO THE TENOR IS. SHE PROJECTS THE SAME DRAMATIC FEELING OF "LA DIVINA" CALLAS WITHOUT THOSE SHRIEKED HIGHNOTES; SHE OFFERS THE SAME COLORATURA VOCAL GYMNASTICS AS "LA STUPENDA" SUTHERLAND BUT WITH WARMTH... WHEN BEVERLY SANG, AS IN EVERYTHING ELSE SHE DID, SHE ALWAYS GAVE HER UTMOST. SHE WAS "LA GENEROSA" TO BE SURE.
DON'T JUST SIT THERE READING WHAT OTHERS THINK.
ORDER THIS CD NOW AND MARVEL AT HOW THIS GREAT AMERICAN LADY, IN SO MANY OTHER WAYS, ALSO COULD SING!

5 out of 5 stars EMI Does It Again: Beverly Sills - A Tribute.......2005-07-22

EMI's "Very Best Of" series are perfect introductions to operatic singers of the 20th century. Once you hear these artist tribute albums (much like The Singers series) you will get hooked on the singer and seek out their full-length studio recordings. Beverly Sills was the first truly famous American opera star. One may argue that she was not, that she was merely a continued tradition of American divas such as Mary Garden and Lily Pons and which still continues today with Renee Fleming, Elizabeth Futral and Susan Graham. Beverly was raised in New York City, which is still her home, and which is the home of the New York City Opera and the Met, opera houses which rocketed her to fame. Her first success (not featured in this recording...UH WHY ?) was Cleopatra of Handel's Julius Caesar, a performance she sang opposite the illustrious baritone Norman Treigle. Those performances were legendary because coincidentally at the same time the Met was opening its new theatre and season with what became a disastrous Samuel Barber's Antony and Cleopatra starring Leontyne Price in an overblown, big-budget, epic fiasco. The great roles that followed the 1965 Cleopatra were Manon, Queen Elizabeth I in Roberto Deveraux, Maria Stuarda and Anna Bolena in the Donizetti Tudor Queen operas, Pamira in The Siege of Corinth (which were Sill's La Scala and belated Met debut. None of the Queens are featured in this recording, though its supposedly the Very Best Of. An aria from Rossini's Siege of Corinth is featured here however. What we are treated to however are fine lyric roles- Beverly Sills shone brightly and acted convincingly as Gilda in Rigoletto (the final scene is featured here) as Violetta in La Traviata, Thais, The Merry Widow (the beautiful Vilja is featured here)and the ingenue role of Norina in Don Pasquale is also showcased here. To each of these roles, Beverly Sills delivered an authenticity and dramatic interpretation, not ot mention beautiful, sweet tone. I love her pianissimos, her high notes, her chest register. It was the voice of Beverly Sills who first hooked me into opera. For a recording that should showcase her best work, Manon is not featured nor any of her prized French heroines- Marie in The Daughter of the Regiment and the heroines in Tales of Hoffman. Also not in here is the role that was her first success- the Broadway opera Ballad of Baby Doe. Even as such, the arias here are gorgeous. The Barber of Seville is in here and as Rosina she is playful and charming. Sills was a modern singer, with a voice that was beautiful but willing to sacrifice beauty for the sake of dramatic content. When Sills was once asked what she thought of the supposed rivalry with Joan Sutherland (which was never real and only gossip from partisan fans) Beverly said something to this effect -Joan and I are apples and oranges in our take on opera, we are Picasso and Monet. She would do anything for the effect of beauty and tone, I'd sacrifice beauty for the sake of dramatic text. Even as such, I see no ugliness to any of the roles here. All of them are beautiful to hear, full of rich floating celestial tones. It would have been nice to hear the roles that did call for Sills to step up the tense drama - Norma, will her recording ever be reissued by EMI ? Also, few people know that Beverly Sills sung role most would consider dangerous for her voice (though she sang them long before her career even took off)- Aida and Carmen!!
Amore II ~ Great Italian Love Arias
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ASIN: B00004C4MX
Release Date: 2000-02-01

Tracks:

  1. Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
  2. La rondine: Chi il bel sogno di Doretta
  3. La Boheme: Quando m'en vo
  4. La Boheme: Mi chiamano Mimi
  5. La Boheme: Che gelida manina
  6. TOSCA: Vissi d'arte
  7. Madama Butterfly: Un bel di
  8. Madama Butterfly: Bimba dagli occhi pieni di malia
  9. Turandot: Tu, che di gel sei cinta
  10. Rigoletto: La donna e mobile
  11. Rigoletto: Caro nome
  12. La Traviata: Lunge da lei...De miei bollenti spiriti...oh mio rimorso
  13. Aida: Celeste Aida
  14. L'Elisir d'Amore: Prendi, per me sei libero
  15. L'Elisir d'Amore: Una furtiva lagrima
  16. Don Pasquale: Quel guardo il cavaliere
  17. Fedora: Amor ti vieta
  18. Turandot: Nessun dorma

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars heywhattsamattayou.......2007-06-12

i'm a tellin you..... if you dont a like a this music....well you musta been born with the stone for a heart...heh

5 out of 5 stars full of passion and love.......2007-03-31

This CD is full of passion and love. Whenever I listen to it, I get the butterfly feeling in my stomach...must have CD!!!! I strongly recommend!

5 out of 5 stars Absolutely Beautiful!.......2002-03-02

Two words describe the music found on this CD: ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL! The beauty of the vocals and music combine to allow one to transcend from the daily grind to a world of beauty. Bravo!

5 out of 5 stars Where is Amore I?.......2001-02-16

This CD is a selection of arias from Italian operas. Most of the time when you get a compilation like this, you feel lucky if you like 2/3 of the selections. In this case, whoever did the selecting did a great job, there isn't a clinker in the lot. About half of the arias are by Puccini, the rest are by Verdi, Donizetti, and Giordano. Singers include Kiri Te Kanawa, Luciano Pavarotti, Richard Tucker, and Andrea Rost. There is enough variety to keep the whole CD interesting, yet the mood is consistent throughout. The sound is generally quite good, and while I am not generally a fan of live recordings, the audience response in the performance by Pavarotti really does add excitement to the presentation. Given the title of this CD, I assumed this was the second in a series, and I liked it so much I went looking for the original. Unfortunately, I can find no other CD on the Sony label titled Amore - too bad.
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  1. Ride Of The Valkyries - San Diego Symphony Orchestra
  2. Vesti La Giubba - Jose Perez
  3. Intermezzo - London Festival Orchestra
  4. Overture - London Festival Orchestra
  5. Prelude - Philharmonia Orchestra Of London
  6. Aragonaise - Philharmonia Orchestra Of London
  7. Seguedille - Philharmonia Orchestra Of London
  8. Bohemian Dance - Philharmonia Orchestra Of London
  9. The Toreador Song - Philharmonia Orchestra Of London
  10. Polovstian Dances 8 And 17 - Ljubljana Radio Symphony Orchestra
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  3. Un Bei Di - Vanda Gerlovic
  4. Che Gelida Manina - Jose Perez
  5. Overture - Utah Symphony Orchestra
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  10. Triumphal March - Jose Perez
  11. Ballet Music - Jose Perez
  12. The Viennese Musical Clock - Dallas Symphony Orchestra
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  15. I'm Called Little Buttercup - Rochester Philharmonic Chorus
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  17. Never Mind The Why And Wherefore - Rochester Philharmonic Chorus

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  4. Mon Coer S' Ouvre A Ta Voix - Marijana Radev
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  6. A Wand'ring Minstrel, I - Rochester Philharmonic Chorus
  7. Three Little Maids - Rochester Philharmonic Chorus
  8. Here's A How-De-Do - Rochester Philharmonic Chorus
  9. Beauty In The Bellow - Rochester Philharmonic Chorus
  10. He's Gone And Married Yum-Yum - Rochester Philharmonic Chorus
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  12. Waltz - Houston Symphony Orchestra
  13. Peasants' Chorus - Nuremberg Symphony Chorus
  14. Overture - Philharmonia Orchestra Of London
  15. E Strano E Strano - Biserka Cvejic
  16. Overture - Philharmonia Orchestra Of London

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  1. Overture - Utah Symphony Orchestra
  2. Bridal Chorus - Ljubljana Radio Symphony Chorus
  3. Overture - London Festival Orchestra
  4. Pour, O Pour The Pirate Sherry - Rochester Philharmonic Chorus
  5. Oh, Better Far To Live And Die - Rochester Philharmonic Chorus
  6. I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major General - Rochester Philharmonic Chorus
  7. When The Foeman Bares His Steel - Rochester Philharmonic Chorus
  8. With Cat-Like Tread - Rochester Philharmonic Chorus
  9. Summertime - Leontyne Price
  10. Overture - London Festival Orchestra
  11. Contro Un Cor - Rita Noel
  12. Overture - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Painless and Pleasant.......2000-08-19

It's not that I hate opera, it's rather that I cannot handle and entire opera without nodding off. This 4 disc CD provides highlights from the most famous and recognizable arias, i.e., Pagliacci, Carmen, Rigoletto, Madame Butterfly, La Boheme, The Mikado, and H.M.S. Pinafore -- just to mention a few. I appreciate the ability to enjoy select arias from some of the most beautiful and and exceptional operas in the world, and played by first class orchestras, without having to sit through the entire opera.
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ASIN: B000009I87
Release Date: 1989-04-28

Tracks:

  1. Caruso
  2. 'o Sole Mio
  3. 'a Vucchella
  4. Core 'Ngrato
  5. Passione
  6. Mamma
  7. Cantique De Noel (O Holy Night)
  8. Agnus Dei
  9. Cuius Animam
  10. Se Quel Guerrier Io Fossi...Celeste Aida
  11. Una Furtiva Lagrima
  12. Com'e Gentil
  13. Oh! Fede Negar Potessi...Quando Le Sere Al Placido
  14. Lunge Da Lei...De' Miei Bollenti Spiriti
  15. Di Qual Tetra Luce
  16. La Donna E Mobile
  17. La Rivedra Nell'estasi
  18. Cielo E Mar
  19. M'apparrTutt'amor
  20. La Fleur Que Tu M'avais Jet
  21. Pourquoi Me Rellier
  22. Mi Batte Il Cour
  23. Dai Campi, Dai Prati
  24. Vesti La Giubba
  25. Addio Alla Madre
  26. Amor Ti Vieta
  27. Ch'ella Mi Creda
  28. E Lucevan Le Stelle
  29. Donna Non Vidi Mai
  30. Che Gelida Manina
  31. Nessun Dorma

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Best.......2007-01-12

If you appreciate Pavarotti you will love this 2 disk set. I actually bought this twice over the years. Some of the best passages from the best Operas and the recording is outstanding. Well worth the price.

5 out of 5 stars Absolutely wonderful!.......2006-09-25

I've owned this collection since 1991 and to this day it's become an absolute reference for me, constantly being played over and over again. Pavarotti at his very best! A very complete and representative collection of tenor songs, oratorio and opera arias in a 2CD presentation.
Una Furtiva Lagrima
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Una Furtiva Lagrima

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ASIN: B00008CLJK
Release Date: 2003-04-08

Tracks:

  1. Allegro Io Son
  2. Una Furtiva Lagrima
  3. L'Elisir D'Amore
  4. Povero Ernesto
  5. Com E Gentil
  6. Tutto E Sciolto
  7. Ah Non Sogno
  8. A Teo O Cara
  9. La Fille Du Regiment

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Here again young Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Florez proves himself a pleasure to listen to. The music on this CD is not as florid as on his previous recital, but the manner in which he approaches this selection of scenes by Donizetti and Bellini is just as artful. The tone is beautiful and even from bottom to amazingly easy top; he gets "in" each character; his smooth, elegant delivery ("Una furtive lagrima" is simply and meltingly sung, as is Ernesto's aria from Don Pasquale) is as wondrous as his acrobatics--rarely have Tonio's nine high Cs from the Fille du Regiment aria sounded so natural, so part of the character's enthusiasm, and rarely has Arturo's abrupt rise to high C sharp in "A te o cara" sounded so effortless. Florez's basic sound is sweet, but he can exclaim excitingly, as he does in the scene from I Capuleti e i Montecchi. And wait until you hear the ditty from Donizetti's Rita! Rarely has singing sounded like so much fun. Conductor Riccardo Frizza leads the orchestra (and chorus) with knowing early 19th-century style. Don't miss this. --Robert Levine

Album Details

2003 Release from Peruvian Opera Singer who Won the "Premio Abbiati Della Critica" and "Rossini D'oro" Prizes for Best Singer. He Carried Out his First Music Studies at the Conservatorio Nacional De Lima and Later at the Curtis Institute of Music of Philadelphia. He was Invited by the Famous Peruvian Tenor Ernesto Palacio (With Whom He Has Been Preparing his Repertoire Since Then) to Take Part to Some Opera Productions in Italy and They Sang Together in the First Modern Performances of Zingarelli's Oratorio "le Tre Ore Di Agonia Di Cristo" and in Martin Y Soler's Opera "il Tutore Burlato". He Sang at the Sully-sur-loire Festival and at the International Festival of Gerace (Italy). Since Then He Has Been Appearing in all the Most Important Opera Houses in Europe: London, Meyerbeer, Rome, Verona, Pesaro, Milan, Nice, Florence, Barcelona, Seville, Las Palmas, Genua, Pesaro, Trieste, Hamburg, Munich, Turin, Toulouse and Vienna.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Mistaken Composer.......2005-09-24

While it was a nice recording your listing is incorrect. The correct composer of "Una furtiva lagrima" is Donizetti, not Bellini. Please review your data.

4 out of 5 stars Una Furtiva Lagrima.......2005-04-12

After hearing the first track ("Allegro io son") on our local station (www.allclassical.org), I immediately bought this album. I was a little nervous that there would only be one good track, but (after listening _many_ times) consider most of the tracks to be "keepers". The title track is very moving, but my personal favorite is "Com'e gentil", for the wonderful match of voice and instrument.

Some of the tracks are a little heavy on the recitative, but the album notes include the translation, which makes it more interesting to listen to.

5 out of 5 stars Juan Over .......2004-09-15

When it comes to reviewing classical music, I feel a little bit like a hillbilly at the opera. I really like it, but I'm not all that sure what's going on. And like that hillbilly at the opera (there aren't any hillbillies out there, reading this are there -- Mammy? Pappy)? I love classical music, but I can't honestly say I know much about it.

What I DO know is that to my untrained ear, Mr. Florez' voice is incredibly beautiful, a pleasure to revel in. Listening to his "Una furtiva lagrima" seems to transport me to another time and place. His voice is warm and tender and seems to soar effortlessly as he hits one high note after another and is worthy of appreciation by fans of any music style.

If you want an album filled with exquisite singing, this would certainly be a fine place to start.

4 out of 5 stars Florez Continues to Impress.......2004-03-24

Too often singers arrive on the musical scene, make one recording, catch the glamour star, only to recede into the background once the initial flourish is made. Not so with Peruvian bel canto tenor Juan Diego Florez. The resounding success of his first album of ROSSINI ARIAS made us hold our breath; could this wonderful new true bel canto tenor hold his own on the stage and on further recordings? Well, yes, he can and has. Not only does he possess a clear, focused, high tenor voice seemingly capable of overcoming any hurdles of power or agility, Juan Diego Florez is a stunning stage presence of handsome bearing. AND he can act with both his body and his head and his voice. UNA FURTIVA LAGRIMA shows Florez in firm control of a broader spectrum of emotional material. True, this selection remains in the bel canto repertoire, but then that is also to his credit, as he is not trying to "sing it all". He has the intelligence to know where his vocal lines are most secure and does not give in to the tendency of foraging into repertoire that could damage his young voice. On this recording there is less distraction from his rather rapid vibrato and more emphasis on the total music line. This CD documents not only a fine tenor currently before the public: it also is a good indicator that he will be around for a long time. Excellent recording, well worth its place in your library.

4 out of 5 stars A CD worth having.......2003-06-17

Keeping more in "tune" with his voice, Juan Diego has recorded an excellent album of great arias. His previous debut album was quite a feast for lovers of high Rossini. This new album gives a feast for just about everyone. It covers a nice range of arias from the beautiful title song to the show-stopping "Mes Amis". Definitely worth buying and enjoying.
Roberto Alagna & Angela Gheorghiu - Duets & Arias
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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Roberto Alagna & Angela Gheorghiu - Duets & Arias
Pietro Mascagni , Jules Massenet , Gaetano Donizetti , Jacques Offenbach , Leonard Bernstein , Charles Gounod , Gustave Charpentier , Hector Berlioz , Giacomo Puccini , Richard Armstrong , Roberto Alagna , Angela Gheorghiu , and Covent Garden Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
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ASIN: B000002RWA
Release Date: 1996-04-23

Tracks:

  1. Suzel, boun di...
  2. L'amico Fritz, Atto 2: Tutto tace
  3. Manon, Acte 3: Je suis seul! . . . Ah, fuyez
  4. Toi! Vous! . . . Oui, c'est moi! . . .
  5. Manon, Acte 3: N'est-ce plus ma main
  6. Anna Bolena, Atto 2: Al dolce guidami castel natio
  7. Don Pasquale, Atto 2: Tornami a dir
  8. La Belle Helene, Acte 1: Au Mont Ida, trois deesses
  9. West Side Story, Act 1: Only you . . .Tonight
  10. Il se fait tard . . .
  11. Faust, Acte 3: O nuit d'amour
  12. Louise, Acte 3: Depuis le jour
  13. Les Troyens, Acte 4: Nuit d'ivresse
  14. La Boheme, Atto 1: O soave fanciulla

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Poor mix .......2006-02-20

There is no climatic piece in the whole album. It appears it was gathered selections...by that I mean, somebody said "oh let's use this one and this one..." The selections just drift from one to the next and carry little emotional impact on this listener. Yet I love Angela, but Roberto is second rate. Overall, not much on here to remember.

5 out of 5 stars a fine example of two shining opera stars.............2005-10-28

How perfect is it that tenor Roberto Alagna and Angela Gheorghiu are a madly in love, married opera couple with voices like angels? I remember when this album first came out in the mid-1990s. At the time, I didn't have a CD player, and their album was a motivation for me to get one, if that says anything about how much I LOVE both of them, as well as the music samples I first heard on NPR.

Alagna's resonance is clear, but, never piercing. Gheorghiu's clean-sounding soprano is expressive, but never shrill, and exhudes a warmth, as well as a softness, when she attacks the really high notes. What sets Roberto Alagna and Angela Gheorghiu apart from the pack of young opera stars is their own original, highly energetic and sincere interpretations of popular opera duets, featured here. They include "Tonight" from West Side Story (which I really wouldn't consider opera, but, more an example of musical theatre), and "O soave fanciulla" from La Boheme. I guarantee that listening to this album will make you fall in love with these two wonderful singers.

5 out of 5 stars A musical marriage made in heaven!.......2003-12-01

In the early 1990s I began following the careers of two immensely talented young singers then on the verge of international stardom. The French tenor Roberto Alagna wowed Covent Garden audiences as Romeo and Rodolfo, and had received rave reviews throughout Europe. The splendid Mimi of Romanian soprano Angela Gheorghiu enlivened an otherwise lackluster 1994 Metropolitan Opera broadcast, and an astounding triumph at Covent Garden as Violetta followed. I had often longed for these two splendid young artists to sing together, and I got my wish in spades when it was publicly announced that they were madly in love - this disc was recorded 6 months before and released in the U.S. 4 days before their real-life marriage. While I and many opera fans are hopeless romantics who are delighted by such things, what really matters is that their VOICES are married. Let's just say that I have heard other singers who are either married or otherwise romantically involved who do not have nearly the rapport that these two people do. They are supremely sensitive to and supportive of each other's artistry and even more importantly, are ultimately the servants of the composer.

Alagna's sweet, warm, earthy tenor and Gheorghiu's velvety, starlit soprano blend so perfectly that it often seems one voice is coming out of two mouths. Nowhere is this more true than on the triumph of the disc, 'Nuit d'ivresse' from Hector Berlioz's 'Les Troyens'. This is a good candidate for the best joint recording they have ever made and is certainly their best individual duet recording. While it is usually sung by a tenor with a heavier voice and a mezzo-soprano, the sheer lyricism of their voices renders this music utterly ravishing - I have never heard this piece sung more beautifully. And how many typical operatic 'love duet' albums would include something this rare? Their 'one voice' quality is also evident in 'Tornami a dir' from 'Don Pasquale', a triumph of heady sweetness, and again, not exactly standard fare. Throughout these selections, and indeed the entire album, we hear superb dynamic sensitivity and gorgeous pianissimo singing, and everything is sung with such dramatic intensity and immersion in character that you think you're hearing a live performance and not a recording. About the only quibble I have is that Alagna's diction in both French and Italian is so perfect that Gheorghiu's comes up a bit short by comparison.

The Cherry Duet from 'L'Amico Fritz' which begins the album is full of sweet affection and wistfulness. In the Saint Sulpice scene from 'Manon', Gheorghiu is irresistibly seductive and tender and Alagna believably torn between Des Grieux's pain at Manon's betrayal and his love for her. Some may actually prefer this version of the duet to the slightly more 'verismo' and less subtle rendition of their complete recording under Antonio Pappano. The Garden Scene from 'Faust', albeit not quite as intense as in their recent Metropolitan Opera performances, is still a triumph of French style, sensitivity, and drama, again with absolutely gorgeous pianissimo singing, this time at 'Eternelle!'. This should be no surprise to anyone who has heard them sing 'Romeo et Juliette'. And, of course, these masters of Gounod's version of 'Romeo and Juliet' also make something special of Bernstein's. I don't believe I've ever heard 'Tonight' more beautifully and musically sung - and as Gheorghiu pointed out in an interview, this is not 'easy' music to sing. The only problem here is that 'West Side Story' is more about Anglo/Puerto Rican culture clash than about family feuds, and so it hurts somewhat that the singers have the wrong (and more importantly, too similar) accents. Nevertheless, their English is clear and understandable, and as usual they mean every word they sing. The disc concludes with a radiant 'O soave fanciulla', where Rodolfo's and Mimi's romance is off to a tender and teasing start.

In addition to the six duets, each singer has two solo arias. Alagna's first is a splendid 'Ah, fuyez douce image', where he not only begins the aria pianissimo, but he makes more of the words than just about any tenor since Georges Thill. He follows this with a rollicking version of Paris' Entrance from 'La Belle Helene'. While not even Alagna can negotiate the B flat octave leaps with the ease of Jussi Bjorling (in his unsurpassable 1938 Swedish-language recording), he has the considerable advantage of native French speech, and a far better appreciation of the piece's humor. Gheorghiu has surpassed her two solo selections since making this recording - the 'Al dolce guidami' on her 'Casta Diva' bel canto disc and the 'Depuis le jour' on her live Covent Garden recital - but these versions demonstrate her ravishing top, command of legato, and extraordinary emotional expressivity.

Richard Armstrong (the music director of the Scottish Opera, who also conducted Alagna's solo debut album) is with his singers all the way and he has the Covent Garden Orchestra play gorgeously . In particular, his molding of the orchestral line and color in the Berlioz is very impressive. Excellent documentation, with full texts and translations, by British vocal collector John Steane. Although this is focused (as it should be) on the music rather than the singers, there is also brief biographical information on both Alagna and Gheorghiu, which none of their subsequent EMI CDs have had.

In short this album is a triumph from beginning to end and an absolute must for any lover of the human voice, absolutely giving lie to the common whine of 'all the great singers are gone forever'. Of course, you'll also have to buy Alagna's and Gheorghiu's complete opera recordings, their equally stunning Verdi duets CD, and too many individual solo albums to count. Almost anything either of these splendid artists do, separately or together, is worth buying and devouring. They're a Golden Age all by themselves!

3 out of 5 stars A Nice Collection, But Something's Missing.......2003-11-09

Since Roberto Alagna and Angela Gheorghiu are opera's favorite lovebirds, and real life husband and wife, it is not inconceivable that EMI would release a disk of arias and duets featuring the couple. The disk is reasonably good. It has the standard duets such as "O Soave Fanciulla" from LA BOHEME and "The Cherry Duet" from L'AMICO FRITZ as well as a few lesser known pieces that make the disk interesting. The Broadway stage is also included in a duet from Leonard Bernstein's WEST SIDE STORY. As beautiful as Bernstein's music is, it somehow does not fit in this recording. The two do a reasonably good job, both as soloists and together, but the disk lacks power. The two fail to generate the energy on this disk that the two seem to have on television and in video performances. Their acting abilities surpass many "Golden Age" stars, but their music, while technically good, fails to generate the same excitement as a Corelli--Price, Pavarotti--Freni, or a Callas--Di Stefano pairing would generate. None-the-less, the recording is not bad, and it will certainly be pleasing to fans of the two.

5 out of 5 stars Perfection.......2001-12-06

This is lovely from beginning to end. These two singers really know how to put together a recital CD. It's always satisfying no matter how often I listen to it. The selections they sing are well suited to their voices. It's a pleasure. I can't recommend this CD enough. It's truly a shared program with neither one overwhelming the other. They each get their solo turns and the duets are wonderful.
Bryn Terfel - Opera Arias / MET, Levine
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ASIN: B000001GP8
Release Date: 1996-04-09

Tracks:

  1. Le nozze di Figaro: Non pirai, farfallone amoroso
  2. Don Giovanni: Deh, vieni alla finestra
  3. Don Giovanni: Madamina, il catalogo uesto
  4. Cosi fan tutte: Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo
  5. Die Zauberfl Der Vogelfer bin ich ja
  6. Tannher: Wie Todesahnung Drung deckt die Lande...O du mein holder Abendstern
  7. Der Fliegende Holler: Die Frist ist um
  8. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Allez!...Pour te livrer combat...Seintille, diamant
  9. Faust: Vous qui faites l'endormie
  10. Prince Igor: Ni sna ni otdycha izmucennoj duse
  11. Don Pasquale: Bella siccome un angelo
  12. La Cenerentola: Miei rampolli femminini
  13. Macbeth: Perfidi! All'anglo contra me v'unite!
  14. Falstaff: Ehi! paggio!...L'Onore!

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Look out world.......2006-01-20

Maestro Terfel throws down the vocal gauntlet in this tour de force offering of selected opera arias and dares any male singer, future or current, to pick it up. From the elegance and humor of Mozart, to the giddy delights of Rossini, and the vocal power of Verdi, Bryn Terfel diplays clearly why he is the preeeminent bass-baritone of our age. Short of some misguided forays into American Musical Theater, there seems to be nothing that this proetean singer cannot do. James Levine leads the bravura Met Orchestra with equal parts style and substance. A must have for a fan of great singing and artful music making.

4 out of 5 stars What fun!.......2005-11-22

This is definitely the best recording of the selections chosen from "le Nozze de Figaro" I have ever heard. Terfel has a wonderful sense of musical humour, and is able to make his voice do seemingly, whatever he likes. In fact I think one could liken his voice to a big red bouncy ball, it's so round and fun to play with, you can tell that he himself has fun using it. However this is the only one of his albums I have really fallen in love with, in spite of listening to quite a few. Some of the same pieces are on his other cds, but not as well-sung as in this one.

5 out of 5 stars I LOVE YOU, BRYN!.......2005-06-03

Terfel is amazing. The voice is warm, wide and sensous, and the acting is top-notch. This recital is the best recording I have heard of him outside full operas, where he is (of course) at his best. Every peice on it is a gem, but especially the first five Mozart arias. You will never hear a better Catologue Aria. I make it a point to listen to his at least once a week.
If you are an opera lover and (God forbid!) have not yet stumbled upon Terfel, this is an excellent introduction. And by the way, you needn't be a singer to appreciate his voice - I know very little of the technicalities of singing (about as much as a year in the church choir can give you), but I play the violin and we violinists are very keen on singers who know what they are doing. In the words of my violin teacher, Terfel is "charming!"

5 out of 5 stars awesome.........2004-03-10

this is an awesome cd. if you're a fan of Bryn Terfel, you should buy this. you'll enjoy every song in this cd. I also recommend his recital dvd.

ps) don't listen to what the guy under my review said. i don't think this person knows how to sing.

1 out of 5 stars Why do people think this guy can SING???.......2004-02-09

It baffles me that people think that Bryn Terfel is a great singer. It sounds like he is SINGING HOLDING HIS NOSE CLOSED. Absolutely AWFUL. Just because you can sing LOUD and POWERFUL does NOT mean you are GOOD. I would rather listen to my dishwasher running than this stuff!! The TONE of the voice is what matters to MOST people, and this guy doesn't have it. If you want to hear a beautiful voice, do yourself a favor and go buy Josh Groban's new CD, Closer. You won't regret it!!
Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Flawed version of a wonderful comic opera
  • Fun!
Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale

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ASIN: B000002S7J
Release Date: 2002-11-05

Tracks:

  1. Prld
  2. Act One, Scene I: Son Nov'ore
  3. Act One, Scene I: Dunque?...Zitto, Con Prudenza
  4. Act One, Scene I: Bella Siccome Un Angelo
  5. Act One, Scene I: Ah! Un Foco Insolito
  6. Act One, Scene I: Son Rinato. Or Si Parli Al Nipotino
  7. Act One, Scene I: Prender Moglie?...Si, Signore
  8. Act One, Scene I: Sogno Soave E Casto
  9. Act One, Scene I: Due Parole Ancor Di Voto
  10. Act One, Scene I: Ah! Mi Fa Il Destin Mendico
  11. Act One, Scene II: Quel Guardo Il Cavaliere
  12. Act One, Scene II: So Anch'io La Virtu Magica
  13. Act One, Scene II: E Il Dottor Non Si Vede!
  14. Act One-Scene II: Pronta Io Son, Purch'io Non Manchi
  15. Act One, Scene II: Vado, Corro
  16. Act Two, Scene II: Introduzione
  17. Act Two, Scene II: Povero Ernesto!
  18. Act Two, Scene II: Cherchero Lontana Terra
  19. Act Two, Scene II: E Se Fia Che Ad Altro Oggetto

Tracks:

  1. Act Two, Scene II: Quando Avrete Introdotto Il Dottor
  2. Act Two, Scene II: Via, Da Brava...Reggo Appena
  3. Act Two, Scene II: Non Abbiate Paura
  4. Act Two, Scene II: Misericordia!
  5. Act Two, Scene II: Fra Da Una Parte Et Cetera
  6. Act Two, Scene II: Indietro, Indietro, Mascalzoni
  7. Act Two, Scene II: Pria Di Partir, Signore
  8. Act Two, Scene II: Questo Contratto, Adunque
  9. Act Two, Scene II: E Rimasto La Impietrato
  10. Act Two, Scene II: Riunita Immantinente
  11. Act Two, Scene II: Son Tradito, Beffeggiato
  12. Act Three, Scene I: I Diamanti, Presto, Presto
  13. Act Three, Scene I: Vediamo: Alla Modesta Cento Scudi
  14. Act Three, Scene I: Signorina, In Tanta Fretta, Dove Va
  15. Act Three, Scene I: E Finita, Don Pasquale
  16. Act Three, Scene I: Via, Caro Sposino
  17. Act Three, Scene I: Qualche Nota Di Cuffie
  18. Act Three, Scene I: Che Interminabile Andirivieni!
  19. Act Three, Scene I: Siamo Intesi...Sta Bene
  20. Act Three, Scene I: Questa Repentina Chiamata
  21. Act Three, Scene I: Cheti Cheti Immantinente
  22. Act Three, Scene I: Aspetta, Aspetta, Cara Sposina
  23. Act Three, Scene II: Com'e Gentil - La Notte A Mezzo April!
  24. Act Three, Scene II: Tornami A Dir Che M'ami
  25. Act Three, Scene II: Eccoli: Attenti Ben...
  26. Act Three, Scene II: Eccomi...A Voi Accorda Don Pasquale
  27. Act Three, Scene II: Bravo, Bravo, Don Pasquale!

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Flawed version of a wonderful comic opera.......2004-01-25

Source: Studio version recorded at Abbey Road in 1978.

Sound: Good stereo.

Documentation: Short essay on the creation "Don Pasquale". Keyed plot summary. Track list. Photographs of the conductor and the four major singing principals. Italian-English libretto. Nothing on the production (except that it was recorded in the 13th month of 1978, a statement that I regard as unlikely in the extreme.) Nothing on the perfomers.

Beverly Sills is the main draw here. Her vocal agility is quite dazzling and full of good humor. Alfredo Krauss sings his part brightly and cleanly. Had anyone asked me when this cast was being assembled, Donald Gramm would have been just about last on my list for the role of old Pasquale but he makes a valiant stab at it. Alan Titus provides a workmanlike Malatesta, although his voice lacks the sheer beauty do do full justice to his big aria, "Bella siccome un angelo". The LSO sounds fine and is nicely captured.

That said, I feel impelled to add that whatever its virtues, this performance is missing much. When I played the ancient Schipa-Saraceni recording for comparison, it became instantly clearly what was most missing. In the dimly captured sound of seventy years ago comes full measure of what is hardly on the 1978 set at all--a sense of fun.

"Don Pasquale" was created as a trifle, a mere moneymaker, while Donizetti (largely fruitlessly) wooed success and prestige at the Paris Opera. It is loosely based on a veteran buffa piece called "Ser Marcantonio". Donizetti gave the stock comic characters of the older comedy slightly more depth and updated them into bright, new 19th Century forms, setting them to a mix of his old and new tunes in so brief time as to astonish us still. "Don Pasquale", the opera, was created out of old fluff and fully intended to be new fluff. When Don Pasquale, the comic old geezer, is struck on the cheek by Norina, the soubrette, the cheek should hurt--but that cheek should also be attached to a head solidly packed with feathers.

The Saraceni and Schipa of seventy years ago float like butterflies over the loveliest and livliest of melodies, delighting us with the sheer pleasure of it all. In the newer set Sills is clearly having fun for herself, but rather too cruelly at the expense of Donald Gramm's sympathetic old Pasquale. Titus' Dr. Malatesta comes over as more schemer than jokester. The big cross-purposes duet of Don Pasquale and Dr. Malatesta is performed efficiently, but wholly without hilarity. Krauss as Ernesto is . . . earnest throughout.

I think that in the very earliest stages of preparation for this performance a choice was made to emphasize musical values over comedy, hence the heavy overlay of decoration placed upon Sills' music. The decorations are sung beautifully--none better at this than Sills!--but at the cost of obscuring lovely little melodies that would have been better in their simplicity. Another result was the deadening of Pasquale and Malatesta's big, show-stopper of a duet into almost hum-drum conversation.

Caldwell's conducting is a problem area. To my ear, the 1978 recording is a group of set-pieces, one after another, without dramatic propulsion or performing arc. This is in marked contrast to the older version's definite sense of continuous forward motion. The contrast is all the more marked when one remembers that seventy years ago, technology demanded that the opera be recorded in very short takes.

Finally there is the incredibly dumb decision to perform Com'e gentil, the best-known aria in the opera so far off-mike. What WERE they thinking about?

This is a performance deeply flawed by production and conducting decisions. It is unworthy of the fine talents that the singers might otherwise have brought to it. It is not even slightly comparable in quality with the ancient but wonderful Schipa-Saraceni set or even with the appallingly recorded but marvelously performed Corena-Peters-Valetti set.

I can recommend it only to those who value the mechanics of sound reproduction over performance and to those more interested on the singing of individual numbers than the operatic whole.

5 out of 5 stars Fun!.......2002-06-26

This is not one of my most favorite comic operas, but it does have many fine moments in it. This recording brings out all of the fun one needs to have a really good time. Donald Gramm is in fine voice, very buffo and agile. Titus is good as well, and it's nice to have such a fine voice in a smaller role. Kraus is not one of my most favorite tenors. Everyone says how elegant he is; yet I have several recordings of him swooping up to high notes and then emitting effortful grunts as he lets go. Not elegant. However, here, he's fine and sings with sweet tone (for him) with very few fearsome squawks.
Sills is in magnificent voice for this stage of her career. She is in better voice here than several recordings made a few years earlier. She is so vivacious and her bubbliness is contagious! Her little laughs in her first aria are charming and intensely funny. I must for Sills fans.
Compare this to the slightly dull Muti recording with (my favorite) Mirella Freni. Muti keeps everyone on such a tight reign that, though the fun is there, just not the effervescence of this performance.
Love it!
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    Release Date: 2003-07-01

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    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • LOVELY!!
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    ASIN: B00000070U
    Release Date: 1997-06-17

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    5 out of 5 stars LOVELY!!.......2002-02-10

    Eugenia Zukerman is one of my favioite flutist. Recording these Aria's was a great idea for her because she really does sing out on the flute!She really is so beautiful!

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