Lehár: Die lustige Witwe

Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta Act 1., Nr. 1 Introduktion - Verehrteste Damen und Herren
Composed by Franz Lehar
Performed by Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
with Daniel Kirch, Michael Heltau, Juan Jose Lopera, Katharina Richter, Karl Fath, Tamburizza Ensemble
Conducted by Helmuth Froschauer, Detlef Tewes
Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta Act 1., Szene: Danke, danke meine Herrschaften
Composed by Franz Lehar
Performed by Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
with Daniel Kirch, Michael Heltau, Juan Jose Lopera, Katharina Richter, Karl Fath, Tamburizza Ensemble
Conducted by Helmuth Froschauer, Detlef Tewes
Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta Act 1., Nr. 2 Duett - So kommen Sie! s'ist niemand hier!
Composed by Franz Lehar
Performed by Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
with Juan Jose Lopera, Katharina Richter, Tamburizza Ensemble
Conducted by Helmuth Froschauer, Detlef Tewes
Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta Act 1., Szene: Nun, Njegus, waren sie bei dem Grafen?
Composed by Franz Lehar
Performed by Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
with Juan Jose Lopera, Katharina Richter, Tamburizza Ensemble
Conducted by Helmuth Froschauer, Detlef Tewes
Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta Act 1., Nr. 3 Entrée-Lied und Ensemble - Was hat das zu bedeuten, Bitte meine Herre'n - Hab' in Paris mich noch nicht ganz so akklima
Composed by Franz Lehar
Performed by Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
with Kay Stiefermann, Daniel Kirch, Ernst H. Hilbich, Tamburizza Ensemble, Karl Fath, Pamela Coburn
Conducted by Helmuth Froschauer, Detlef Tewes
Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta Act 1., Szene: Gnädige Frau ich bin glücklich sie in unserem Hause begrüßen zu können
Composed by Franz Lehar
Performed by Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
with Kay Stiefermann, Daniel Kirch, Ernst H. Hilbich, Tamburizza Ensemble, Karl Fath, Pamela Coburn
Conducted by Helmuth Froschauer, Detlef Tewes
Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta Act 1., Nr. 4 Auftrittslied: O Vaterland du machst bei Tag
Composed by Franz Lehar
Performed by Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
with Michael Heltau
Conducted by Helmuth Froschauer, Detlef Tewes
Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta Act 1., Szene: Njegus, Geliebter, ich bin hier
Composed by Franz Lehar
Performed by Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
with Michael Heltau
Conducted by Helmuth Froschauer, Detlef Tewes
Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta Act 1., Nr. 5 Duett: Ja was? - Ein trautes Zimmerlein
Composed by Franz Lehar
Performed by Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
with Juan Jose Lopera, Katharina Richter
Conducted by Helmuth Froschauer, Detlef Tewes
Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta Act 1., Szene: Graf Danilo - Exzellenz
Composed by Franz Lehar
Performed by Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
with Juan Jose Lopera, Katharina Richter
Conducted by Helmuth Froschauer, Detlef Tewes
Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta Act 1., Nr. 6 Finale I: es ist Damenwahl - Damenwhal
Composed by Franz Lehar
Performed by Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
with Daniel Kirch, Michael Heltau, Pamela Coburn, Juan Jose Lopera, Katharina Richter, Tamburizza Ensemble
Conducted by Helmuth Froschauer, Detlef Tewes
Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta Act 2., Nr. 7 Introduktion, Tanz und Vilja-Lied: Ich bitte, hier jetzt zu verweilen - Es lebt' eine Vilja
Composed by Franz Lehar
Performed by Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
with Tamburizza Ensemble, Pamela Coburn
Conducted by Helmuth Froschauer, Detlef Tewes
Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta Act 2., Szene: Ein herrliches Fest. Aber wo bleibt Graf Danilo
Composed by Franz Lehar
Performed by Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
with Tamburizza Ensemble, Pamela Coburn
Conducted by Helmuth Froschauer, Detlef Tewes
Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta Act 2., Nr. 8 Duett - Heia, Mädel, aufgeschaut
Composed by Franz Lehar
Performed by Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
with Michael Heltau, Pamela Coburn
Conducted by Helmuth Froschauer, Detlef Tewes
Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta Act 2., Szene: O, wenn sie wüßte wie gescheit ich bin
Composed by Franz Lehar
Performed by Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
with Michael Heltau, Pamela Coburn
Conducted by Helmuth Froschauer, Detlef Tewes
Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta Act 2., Marsch-Septett - Wie de Weiber man behandelt
Composed by Franz Lehar
Performed by Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
with Karl Fath, Michael Heltau
Conducted by Helmuth Froschauer, Detlef Tewes
Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta Act 2., Szene: Und wenn Sie mich auch nicht lieben, Nr. 10 Spielszene und Tanzduett: Er führt sie zu Maxim
Composed by Franz Lehar
Performed by Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
with Michael Heltau, Pamela Coburn
Conducted by Helmuth Froschauer, Detlef Tewes
Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta Act 2., Szene: Nein, nein Camille
Composed by Franz Lehar
Performed by Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
with Michael Heltau, Pamela Coburn
Conducted by Helmuth Froschauer, Detlef Tewes
Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta Act 2., Nr. 11 Duett und Romanze, Mein Freund! Vernunft! - Wie eine Rosenknospe
Composed by Franz Lehar
Performed by Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
with Michael Heltau, Pamela Coburn
Conducted by Helmuth Froschauer, Detlef Tewes
Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta Act 2., Szene: O, die Baronin und der Herr Rossilon zusammen imPavillon
Composed by Franz Lehar
Performed by Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
with Juan Jose Lopera, Katharina Richter
Conducted by Helmuth Froschauer, Detlef Tewes
Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta Act 2., Nr. 12 Finale II: Ha! Ha! - Wir fragen, was man von uns will
Composed by Franz Lehar
Performed by Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
with Daniel Kirch, Tamburizza Ensemble
Conducted by Helmuth Froschauer, Detlef Tewes
Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta Act 3., Nr. 12a Zwischenspiel
Composed by Franz Lehar
Performed by Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
Conducted by Helmuth Froschauer, Detlef Tewes
Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta Act 3., Szene: Also, also, Also! Wo sind die versprochenen Grisetten
Composed by Franz Lehar
Performed by Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
Conducted by Helmuth Froschauer, Detlef Tewes
Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta Act 3., Nr. 13 Tanz-Szene
Composed by Franz Lehar
Performed by Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
Conducted by Helmuth Froschauer, Detlef Tewes
Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta Act 3.,Szene: Ja was seh' ich, wo bin ich?
Composed by Franz Lehar
Performed by Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
Conducted by Helmuth Froschauer, Detlef Tewes
Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta Act 3., Nr. 14 Chanson
Composed by Franz Lehar
Performed by Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
with Katharina Richter, Tamburizza Ensemble, Karl Fath, Michael Heltau
Conducted by Helmuth Froschauer, Detlef Tewes
Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta Act 3., Szene: Njegus, Geliebter, ich bin baff
Composed by Franz Lehar
Performed by Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
with Katharina Richter, Tamburizza Ensemble, Karl Fath, Michael Heltau
Conducted by Helmuth Froschauer, Detlef Tewes
Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta Act 3., Nr. 14a Reminiszenz
Composed by Franz Lehar
Performed by Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
with Katharina Richter, Tamburizza Ensemble, Karl Fath, Michael Heltau
Conducted by Helmuth Froschauer, Detlef Tewes
Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta Act 3., Szene: Gospodina - Graf - Ich verbiete ihnen den Rossilon zu heiraten
Composed by Franz Lehar
Performed by Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
with Katharina Richter, Tamburizza Ensemble, Karl Fath, Michael Heltau
Conducted by Helmuth Froschauer, Detlef Tewes
Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta Act 3., Nr. 15 Duett: Lippen schweigen
Composed by Franz Lehar
Performed by Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
with Michael Heltau, Pamela Coburn
Conducted by Helmuth Froschauer, Detlef Tewes
Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta Act 3., Szene: Also, Valencienne
Composed by Franz Lehar
Performed by Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
with Michael Heltau, Pamela Coburn
Conducted by Helmuth Froschauer, Detlef Tewes
Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta Act 3., Nr. 16 Schlußgesang: Ja das Studium der Weiber ist schwer
Composed by Franz Lehar
Performed by Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
with Michael Heltau, Pamela Coburn
Conducted by Helmuth Froschauer, Detlef Tewes
Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta Act 3., Ouvertüre
Composed by Franz Lehar
Performed by Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
Conducted by Helmuth Froschauer, Detlef Tewes

Lehár: Die lustige Witwe,Franz Lehar,Detlef Tewes,Helmuth Froschauer,Prof. Helmuth Froschauer,Koln Hochschule fur Musik Solistenensemble,Tamburizza Ensemble,Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester,Kölner Rundfunkorchester,Pamela Coburn,Daniel Kirch,Juan Jose Lopera,Ernst H. Hilbich,Karl Fath,Katharina Richter,Kay Steifermann,Kay Stiefermann,Michael Heltau,Capriccio,German/Austrian Operetta,Opera

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Beverly Sills - The Best
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THE 2005 OPERA CD OF THE YEAR
EMI Does It Again: Beverly Sills - A Tribute

The Very Best of Beverly Sills

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ASIN: B0006VYELE
Release Date: 2005-04-26

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Vilia - Beverly Sills
Ah! Je Suis Seule... Dis-Moi Que Je Suis Belle - Beverly Sills
Cielo! Che Diverro?... Si, ferite... Dal Soggiorno... Ah! Che Spiegar - Beverly Sills
Libiamo Ne' Lieti Calici - John Alldis Choir
Un Di Felice, Eterea - John Alldis Choir
E Strano... Ah, Fors'e Lui... Follie! Follie!... Sempre Libera - John Alldis Choir
Pura Siccome Un Angelo... Ah! Dite Alla Giovine - John Alldis Choir
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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.

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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.

Beverly Sills - The Best.......2007-04-01

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

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!

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!

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!!

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This vocal recital certainly lives up to its title, perhaps too well. It's a collection of arias and songs Fleming has sung for years that for some may be too much frosting and not enough cake. Surely, her performances are rich with interpretive nuances, wonder-filled portamentos and word colorings that reflect a long history with this repertoire, which ranges from Charpentier's "Depuis le jour" to Rachmaninoff's "Vocalise." Some may find Fleming a bit much, but agree with her or not, she's far more interesting than singers who keep a safe, discreet distance from the music. --David Patrick Stearns

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Renee Fleming sings favorite works.......2007-07-30

Renee Fleming has turned out a fine CD of arias with which not everyone is familiar. Outstanding are Depuis le Jour from Charpentier's Louise and Marietta's Lied, Glueck, das mir verblieb, from Korngold's Die Tote Stadt. The latter is one of the most haunting arias ever written. Many of us cannot get it out of our minds. She includes Chi il bel sogno di Doretta from Puccini's La Rondine and does it well. Hers is not really a Puccini voice. Perhaps Richard Strauss and Mozart are her strengths.

The best of the best........2007-04-11

I've given away at least a dozen copies of this CD. I'm running low, so I just refilled the stash. For people who haven't discovered Renee Fleming or who think they don't care for opera, this CD is the best possible way to blow down the walls. If you think there's nothing new to be heard in these old arias, you owe it to yourself to find out how wrong you can be.

Beautiful and creamy voice.......2006-02-28

I like so much Ren?e Fleming and this is special cd !

Renee Fleming;THE BEAUTIFUL VOICE.......2006-01-30

IT'S A FINE RECORDING THAT OFFERS A VARIETY OF SELECTIONS FROM OPERA, OPERETTAS AND FOLK SONGS, ALL WITH FLEMING AT HER BEST.

The most gorgeous soprano voice I've ever heard.......2006-01-02

I am a 19-year-old voice student at the University of Central Arkansas and I came across Renee by way of a soprano in my voice studio. She said it was her favorite soprano and that I should give her a listen. I was a little hesistant because I'm a baritone and my voice teacher told me that I should listen to men, but I just want to hear it all. So this past summer I first bought Renee's self-titled album with all of the lolipop arias on it and I was just amazed, not just because of how good she is but how easy she is to listen to. I loved her voice immediately. From the the moment the first tone passed through her throat on Puccini's "O Mio Babbino Caro." So I had to hear more. The Beautiful Voice is even better. It wasn't as easy to listen to at first because some of the songs on this album are not as famous as those on the other one, but these songs are all gems. The Korngold with the pianissimi B flats is my personal favorite. Even my mother who screams at me to turn down that "noise" when I listen to opera cds has grown to be quite fond of Renee Fleming. Sometimes her interpretations can be over the top, but the voice is beyond spectacular. It pours out like melted butter. It's vibrant, rich, expressive, free and always perfectly in tune. There is no hint of strain from any sound emitted from her body. She will undoubtedly be remembered like Callas & Sutherland and all the other great soprano voices before her. Not for the dramatic intensity of Callas or the coloratura & technical ease of Sutherland, but for the sheer unspeakable beauty of her voice. This is a must have for any vocalist seriously dedicated to classical training.

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Carreras · Domingo · Pavarotti ~ the three tenors in concert / Mehta
The Best of the Three Tenors
Paris 1998
The Three Tenors Christmas
The 3 Tenors in Concert 1994 / William Cosel

ASIN: B000002IZE
Release Date: 1994-08-30

Tracks:

Le Cid: O Souverain, O Juge, O Pere
Maravilla: Amor, Vida De Mi Vida
Werther: Pourquoi Me Reveiller
Spring Is Here: With a Song In My Heart
Granada
Non Ti Scordar Di Me
'A Tribute to Hollywood': My Way
Tribute To Hollywood: Moon River
Tribute To Hollywood: Because
'A Tribute to Hollywood': Singin' In the Rain
Tu, Ca Nun Chiagne
Pagliacci: Vesti la Giubba
Turondat: Nessun Dorma!
'Around the World': America
'Around the World': All I Ask Of You
'Around the World': Funiculi, Funicula
'Around the World': Sous Les Ponts De Paris
'Around the World': Brazil
'Around the World': Be My Love
'Around the World': Marechiare
'Around the World': Lippen Schweigen
'Around the World': Santa Lucia Luntana
'Around the World': Those Were the Days
'Around the World': Te Quiero Dijiste
'Around the World': Torna A Surriento
Encores: La Donna E Mobile
Encores: Libiamo Ne' Lieti Calici

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It's not opera; it's not a pop concert; it's not Broadway. It's all of these and none of them. Once you accept the fact that this sequel to the original blockbuster concert recording is less about music and more about entertainment and the power of musical personalities, you can appreciate what you're hearing as an event--phenomenal and bizarre, momentous and frivolous. This is an occasion to celebrate the voices and egos of three huge superstars, and to have fun listening as Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, and Jose Carreras interact, bouncing lines off each other and playing to the overwhelmingly enthusiastic audience. Much of the fun and flavor of the concert is dependent on seeing the action, though, and without the visuals you notice flaws in the singing much more. Domingo comes off as the more solid performer, and his voice is in far better shape than the other two. But if you crave big, high, and loud--and you don't take your opera too seriously--you'll love this disc. --David Vernier

Customer Reviews:

Un gran concierto.......2005-07-19

Yo tenia el Cd de este concierto, pero sin duda el DVD presenta la realidad, lo sublime de este evento, porque ademas de ver las interpretaciones, trae varios puntos y canciones extras. Carreras creo que esta bien, saca la tarea. Placido Domingo en Amor vida de mi vida, logra llevar el concierto a su punto mas alto en ese momento, punto superado unicamente por Pavarotti en Nessum Dorma. Pavarotti como siempre sublime como dije en Nessum Dorma, Ave maria y en los popurris. La calidad del DVD es genial, con full screen y sonido digital. Otro punto buenisimo es la aparicion de Frank Sinatra en la cancion My way y de otras luminarias del cine y la política. Espero que este comentario sirva de ayuda para aquellos que quieran este DVD.

Give em a 3.5.......2004-01-25

The Three Tenors has/have become a cottage industry, churning out one CD after another for every imaginable event and in every combination. This does not mean that the results are necessarily inferior but it does imply a commercial, layman's approach. And maybe this is better - spreading the joys of fine music to the masses. After all, where besides figure skating and cartoons do most people have a chance to even hear opera?

This event, like the first one in Rome, has a magnificent setting but, like Rome, the show was marketed mainly to the American audience. They still include the dreadful "Maria" with the hilarious pronunciation and even added "With a Song In My Heart" (or, as Carreras is wont to sing, "Weeth a Soeeng een My Haht"). Though some may deride the choice of encores, they were almost perfect. The Three Tenors, despite their prior celebrity, are creations of our culture of entertainment in ways that Caruso could only dream about.

Synopsis: Carreras stands out, Domingo substitutes volume for quality and Pavarotti soars when he doesn't have to.

The Most Enjoyable Evening IN !!!!!!!!!!!.......2003-05-01

I am not a regular Opera fan, hoever these THREE are the Best. their songs they sing together are SUPER!!! And the range of NOTES REACHED ARE REMARKABLE. tHE MIXTURE of songs is a treat for all, even if you are not an OPERA FAN!!!! Great show!!!!!!

Hmmmm...........2002-04-21

Not what I thought it was going to be. I like only about 4 of the 20+ tracks on this CD. I shoudl have just bought the DVD instead and actually watched them perform. Much, much more entertaining.

Last Encore of songs missing off C.D........2002-02-06

The Three Tenors are my absolute favourite singers. The 1994 Concert was undoubtedly their best in my view. I taped this live concert from the television, and have played and played and played it!! I also taped it on a cassette, however, when I bought the C.D. I was really disappointed that they did not include the last set of encore songs, which included O Sole a Mio (don't know if I've spelt that correctly), where Placido and Jose try and outdo Luciano!! It received such a fantastic reception from the crowd, (one of the many standing ovations), and really showed how much the Three Tenors seemed to enjoy performing the concert. How come this was not included? I don't know if it was on the Video because I play my own.

Many thanks for your time,

Tracks:

Ach War Ich Schon (Fidelio)
Non So Piu (Le Nozze Di Figaro)
Porgi, Amor (Le Nozze Di Figaro)
E Susanna Non Vien!...Dove Sono (Le Nozze Di Figaro)
Mi Tradi Quell'Alma Ingrata (Don Giovanni)
Come Scoglio (Cosi Fan Tutti)
Leise, Leise, Fromme Weise (Der Freischutz)
Dich, Teure Halle (Tannhauser)
Einsam In Truben Tagen (Lohengrin)
Wie Fremd Und Tot (Die Verkaufte Braut)
Bruderchen, Komm, Tanz Mit Mir (Hansel Und Gretel)
Da Geht Er Hin (Der Rosenkavalier)
Es Gibt Ein Reich (Ariadne Auf Naxos) - Richard Strauss
Das War Sehr Gut (Arabella)

Tracks:

Jauchzet Gott In Allen Landen
Bist Du Bei Mir
Ridente La Calma
An Die Musik
Der Musensohn
Nachtviolen
Der Musensohn
Auch Kleine Dinge
Mein Liebster Ist So Klein
Verschling' Der Abgrund
Ich Hab' In Penna
Wiegenlied Im Sommer
Mausfallenspruchlein
In Dem Schatten Meiner Locken
Mignon (Kennst Du Das Land?)
Gsatzli (Swiss Folksong)
Fruhling
Im Abendrot
Muttertandelei
Zueignung
Klange Der Heimat (Die Fledermaus)
Es Lebt'Eine Vilja (Die Lustige Witwe)
Im Chambre Separee (Der Opemball)
Wien, Du Stadt Meiner Traume

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Elisabeth Schwarzkopf was certainly one of the greatest singers of her own, or indeed any other time. An obsessive perfectionist, her flawless technique and intonation over a huge range, vocal flexibility, breath control, phrasing, stylistic versatility, and above all her focused, radiantly beautiful sound were matchless and incomparable. All these are on full display on this generous 2-CD set, which features over a dozen arias, songs by Schubert, Wolf and Richard Strauss, and some lighter fare. The recordings were made between 1950 and 1967, and the singing becomes better and better, the voice richer and more varied, the expression deeper and more immediate. Not surprisingly, the peaks come in the arias from her signature roles in Mozart's Figaro, Don Giovanni, and Cosi fan tutte; Richard Strauss' Ariadne, Rosenkavalier, and Arabella, which rise to real ecstasy; and arias from Weber's Freischütz and Smetana's Bartered Bride, which are wonderfully intimate and touching. She is less convincing in roles she never sang on stage, and the "childish" voice she cultivated especially for Hänsel and Gretel is unnatural and contrived. The same is true of the last two "popular" numbers, which sound condescending and artificial. The songs, however, have all her customary finesse and inwardness; the Wolf group, perhaps chosen for its gentle humor, is charming, while Strauss' "Four Last Songs" (represented by two) shimmer and soar. Schwarzkopf's singing had instantly recognizable characteristics: a tendency to hold back both vocally and emotionally, giving a sense of noble restraint, but also of cool detachment; excessive use of color and nuance, creating a fussy, calculated and somewhat artificial air. Only rarely does she "let go" with full voice and spontaneous feeling. However, as these recordings show, she invariably inspires admiration and captures ear and heart through the inimitable, glorious beauty of her voice. --Edith Eisler

Customer Reviews:

Fine anthology but still prefer her "Four Last Songs" recording.......2006-11-06

The engineering and audio quality of these 1960's performances are surprisingly good. The songs are wonderfully peformed and cover a range of periods and styles, but I find myself returning to her recording (also re-released on CD) of Strauss' "Four Last Songs", which I would give 6 stars -- my favorite recording of all time.

RIP DAME ELIZABETH (1915-2006).......2006-08-04

This set is a fine tribute to this extraordinary singer and musician. I was saddened to read about her passing. She had a long life (90 years) and inspired a whole generation of singers and music lovers throughout the world.

SCHWARZKOPF ----- ONE OF THE GREATS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY.......2006-01-29

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf's career is what legends are made of. She is every bit as fundamental to classical singing in the twentieth century as is Maria Callas. Schwarzkopf sang with refinement, polish, beauty of voice, and meticulous articulation. She was the greatest Mozart and Strauss soprano of her day; her ability to sing the operetta music of Lehar, Suppe', and Johann Strauss has not been equalled; she performed with distinction orchestral compositions of Mahler, Brahms, Bach, and Handel; her Schubert, Schumann, Wolf, and Mahler lieder were exemplary. She sang many operatic roles, far more than many people realize, and was certainly the definitive Marshallin in "Rosenkavalier" throughout the 1950's and 1960'. I saw her many times in recital in Chicago, and even at the time of her farewell (which I was fortunate enough to see), she was sublime. All of the superlative qualities of Schwarzkopf are generously demonstrated throughout these two wonder CD's. Virtually every item is magnificent (though obviously some will prefer some to others) and has the detailed Schwarzkopf imprint stamped right into the music. This CD, great as it is, represents only a very small part of the greatness of Schwarzkopf. I already own tons of her operas and recitals, from which many of the items here come from. But for the sake of completeness, I will probably add it. A person who loves great singing can never have too much of the art of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf. She's a vocal icon.

¡PERFECT!.......2005-02-10

I only want to say that you can hear, in this double cd, one of the great singers of all time. Elisabeth Schwarzkopf. Why? Because she sings all the arias and lieder with pure of tone, brilliance, perfect inflexion, modulation, excellent control breath, measured vibrato, and, all above, great emision of colours. She is master in this art.

PERFECTA INTERPRETACIÓN.......2005-02-09

La mejor recopilación de la discografía de Elisabeth Schwarzkopf. Su belleza de voz, la impecable hilación de frases, y, sobre todo, su expresiva interpretación son algunas de las sorpresas que se podrán escuchar en estos dos discos. Sin duda, UNA DE LAS MEJORES SOPRANOS DEL SIGLO XX.

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SImply Untrue
an extra star for all the guest artists
An Homage to a Great Artist
superb vocals

The Very Best of Thomas Hampson
Marc Barrard , Thomas Hampson , Csaba Airizer , Georges Bizet , Charles Wakefield Cadman , Stephen Foster , Charles Gounod , Edvard Grieg , Charles Tomlinson Griffes , Imre (Emmerich) Kalman , Erich Wolfgang Korngold , Franz Lehar , Gustav Mahler , Jules Massenet , Giacomo Meyerbeer , Gioachino Rossini , Franz Schubert , Robert Schumann , Johann II Strauss , Ambroise Thomas , Giuseppe Verdi , Richard Wagner , Carl Maria von Weber , Antonio de Almeida , Antonio Pappano , Eugene Kohn , and Fabio Luisi
Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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Song of America
No Tenors Allowed: Famous Duets for Baritone and Bass
Arias - Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert
Christmas with Thomas Hampson
Leading Man

ASIN: B0006VYEI2
Release Date: 2005-04-26

Tracks:

La Ran La Lera...Largo Al Factotum
O Sainte Medaille...Avant De Quitter Ces Lieux
Ce Breuvage...Vision Fugitive
C'est Toi...Au Fond Du Temple Saint - Placido Domingo
La Fatigue Alourdit Mes Pas...Comme Une Pale Fleur
Ecoute!...Dieu, Tu Semas Dans Nos Ames
C'est Mon Jour Supreme
Tout Est Desert...Son Regard
Ove Son Io?...Vada In Fiamme
Perfidi! All'Anglo Contro Me...Pieta, Rispetto Amore
Di Provenza Il Mar, Il Suol
E Sogno? O Realta?
Komm!
Der Garten Des Herzens
Lied Des Venezianischen Gondoliers
Le Lazzarone
L'Ultimo Ricordo

Tracks:

Mein Sehnen, Mein Wahnen
Wo Berg' Ich Mich?...So Weih' Ich Mich Den Rachgewalten
Wie Todesahnung...O Du Mein Holder Abendstern
Gruss Op.48 No.1
Im Wunderschonen Monat Mai
Aus Meinen Tranen Spriessen
Die Rose, Die Lilie
Ich Will Meine Seele Tauchen
Ich Grolle Nicht
Gute Nacht
Die Post
Blicke Mir Nicht In Die Lieder
Ich Atmet' Einen Linden Duft
Ich Bin Der Welt Abhanden Gekommen
Von Der Schonheit
O Vaterland, Du Machst Bei Tag
Als Flotter Geist
Komm, Zigany
An Old Song Re-Sung
At Dawning (I Love You) Op.29 No.1 - Armen Guzelimian
Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair
Beautiful Dreamer

Album Description

Details TBA. EMI. 2005.

Customer Reviews:

SImply Untrue.......2006-08-16

The previous review is simply a gross falsification. I have been an obsessed opera fan for a long time, and Thomas Hampson is a truly special singer. He is not the possesor of the largest or most interesting voice, which he will tell you and indeed says so all the time. His commitment to text, his willingness to search out parts to fit his voice, and his dedication to art song make im invaluable to Americans as a ture Troubador. His light Baritone was ideally suited to Figaro and to Valentin and the art song he loves. He must stretch to sing Verdi, where his voice sounds dry and small but many singers have chanced Verdi at their peril, and his innate ablity to inhabit a song, here evidenced in Di Provenza overcomes fact that it is out of his fach. You misinformed opinion of Hampson is mean and strangly bitter. I love Opera, but I do not love every singer, which doesn't mean I debase their very artistic existance. I have seen Hampson live, and have loved him (in Thias) and somewhat disliked him (in Simon Boccanegra) As for him being pretentious, somwetimes I find him mannered, but always charming. SOmetimes Intellectualism can appear pretentious, but surely you wont hold an opera singer to the charge that he must be unintellectual. what a vitriolic review, please buy this Cd, it merits repeated listening to a true American SINGER,

an extra star for all the guest artists.......2006-05-08

The title of this album is an oxymoron. Or a sick joke. I can't decide. Sure he has made millions by luring the uninitiated listener into his web of deceit and conceit, but don't be fooled any longer. How fortunate Hampson has been to sing for and with great artists to shoulder his heavy load.

An Homage to a Great Artist.......2005-10-30

EMI is wisely creating a series of recordings to gather the moments of artists that showcase the very reasons they become so highly regarded. Usually these collections are produced late in careers or even posthumously, but in the case of THE VERY BEST OF THOMAS HAMPSON the artist is still one of the more active and premiere singers of our day. Yet while he doesn't still perform all of these inclusions, it is wonderful to have excerpts from various successful recordings to remind us of the artistry that Hampson represents.

The two disc set includes arias from operas: Rossini's 'Il barbière di Siviglia', von Weber's 'Euryanthe', Gounod's 'Faust', Massenet's 'Hérodiade', Bizet's 'Les Pêcheurs de perles' (in duet with Placido Domingo), Thomas' 'Hamlet', Verdi's 'Don Carlo', 'Il Travatore', 'Macbeth', 'La Traviata', and 'Falstaff', Korngold's 'Die Tote Stadt', and Wagner's 'Tannhäuser'.

But the rewards of a Hampson recording must include his impeccable career as a lieder stylist and on this recording are excerpts from Schumann's 'Dichterliebe', Schubert's 'Winterreise', Mahler's 'Rückert Lieder' and 'Das Lied von der Erde', as well as songs by Meyerbeer, Rossini, Grieg, Kalman, and Lehar. And very importantly there are examples of American songs that Hampson has always emphasized in his recitals. Works by Stephen Foster, and two extraordinary works with the brilliant accompanist Armen Guzelimian - 'An Old Song Re-sung' by Griffes and 'At Dawning' by Charles Wakefield Cadman - round out this fine survey.

Not usually a collector of such 'recombinations', for this listener this album is so very fine that it deserves the attention of all those who appreciate the artistry of Thomas Hampson - then and now. Highly recommended. Grady Harp, October 05

superb vocals.......2005-08-07

Mr.Hampson really gets the chance to showcase his wonderful baritone voice in this "Best of" collection which includes excellent selections from his various other CDs. I like the diversity of the selections featuring operatic arias,works from classical composers, and folk songs. For Thomas hampson fans, as well as fans of the baritone voice, this CD is for them.

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Ever-reigning Queen of Sopranos
Lucia Popp
Lucy: The Reigning Queen of Opera

The Very Best of Lucia Popp

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Artistry of Elly Ameling (Coll)

ASIN: B0000AHEAY
Release Date: 2003-09-02

Tracks:

Song To The Moon
Should I Ever Learn
How Confused I Feel
Solveig's Song
Solveig's Cradle Song
Amor Volat Undique
Stetit Puella
In Trutina
Vier Letzte Lieder
Vier Letzte Lieder
Vier Letzte Lieder
Vier Letzte Lieder
Symphony No. 4 In G
Tatiana's Letter Scene

Tracks:

Un Cenno Leggiadretto
Ho Perduto Il Caro Sposo
O Had I Jubel's Lyre
Laudate Dominum
Welche Wonne, Welche Lust
Porgi, Amor
Voi Che Sapete
Giunse Alfin Il Momento...Deh Vieni, Non Tardar
Crudele?...Non Mi Dir
Come Scoglio
Una Donna A Quindici Anni
Der Holle Rache
Ach, Ich Fuhl's
Crucifixus
Die Forelle
Gretchen Am Spinnrade
An Sylvia
Zueignung
Es Lebt' Eine Vilja
Klange Der Heimat

Customer Reviews:

Ever-reigning Queen of Sopranos.......2007-05-28

Listening through these two discs, one thought kept leaping up to mind: will ever there be another soprano as versatile and accomplished as Lucia Popp? Died in 1994 at the early age of 54, the operatic world hadn't really mourned her enough.
People are still lingering on Maria Callas, the 'star' soprano with all her glamour and legendary life could offer.
Real listeners, however, could not give up the memory of Lucia Popp's terrific artistry and almost supernatural voice.
Her Rusalka, her Solveig, her Susanna, Zerlina, Despina in the da Ponte/Mozart trio, her terrific Queen of the Night (unsurpassed by ANY subsequent sopranos up till now), and ALSO her Pamina in the same opera. In any language you ask her to sing, and she excelled. I marvel at the Letter Scene in Eugene Onegin - only if Lucia had the chance to perform the whole opera during her short life! The joy, the expectation, the emotional tribulations, so vividly captured in girlish and pure timbre. No one will ever beat her; not even Fleming and Netrebko.
"Weird and wonderful" - that's what Elisabeth Schwarzkopf said of Lucia Popp's singing. We today would modify it to 'wonderful and unsurpassable'.
This 2-CD set is an absolute must have, even if you have never heard of Lucia Popp before.

Lucia Popp.......2006-01-12

This is a wonderful album showcasing the very best of Lucia Popp (as the title suggests). Her voice was absolutely beautiful. She could sing the slavic languages like no one else. Her version of Dvorak's Song to the Moon is unbeatable. I dare anyone to find a better performance! Also, the song from Die Zauberflute -Ah Ich fuls (sp?) is outstanding. I've yet to hear a better version. Her diction was fantastic and while she wasn't the highest soprano around - she knew what worked for her voice. This is album is a keeper!

Lucy: The Reigning Queen of Opera.......2004-07-12

Lucia Popp is one of the best sopranos to ever grace the operatic/classical voice stage. This CD compilation shows her progression through lyric Handel to lyric and dramatic Mozart (her Der Holle Rache from Magic Flute is unrivaled) to tender art song and operetta literature. The first disc also showcases her adeptness with 20th Century literature as well as the ability to step out of the traditional four languages of opera. Any avid music fan MUST have this CD compilation.

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Simply Breathtaking !
Fantastic!
Pure Viennese Magic!

From Holland with Love: Waltzes I've Saved for You

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The Vienna I Love, Waltzes From My Heart
Roses from the South
Emperor Waltz
Fiesta
At The Movies

ASIN: B00000411X
Release Date: 1996-03-05

Tracks:

Strauss & Co: A Bright Young Man - Along The Wonderful Blue Danube - Roses From The South - Viennese Blood - Lips Are Sealed ...
During Thunder And Lighting
The Third Man
The Second Waltz
Come On Gypsy
Swallows From Austria
Song Of Vilja
The Life Of Artist
Persian March
The White Horse Inn
Vienna, Vienna Just You
Today Angels Come To Vienna On Holiday
My Mother Was A Viennese
Rose From The South

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Simply Breathtaking !.......2000-05-14

I have always been a lover of classical music, but had never been truly introduced to the waltz until my wonderful father sent me this CD. After one time through it...I was in love. The romance...the feeling...the images of days gone by. Ladies in long, flowing gowns, men in black tails and white gloves...swirling around a ballroom floor. It's all right there for you to hear. Just lovely. My personal favorite is Song of Vilja, composed by Lehar. I think this to be the most beautiful piece of music ever written. This collection is a must for any lover of the classics....but for waltz enthusiasts, it is Heaven !

Fantastic!.......1999-12-27

I am a great fan of Andre Rieu and his Orchestra and this in possibly their best. I changd the CD's in the changer in my vehicle about once a week but this one usuallly occupies the honored number one spot for months at a time.

Pure Viennese Magic!.......1999-03-01

A wonderful find for any lover of Viennese music, particularly of the "Silver Era" of operetta. Great renditions of operetta fare by Strauss, Lehar, Kalman, Stolz and Benatzky. Also charming Viennese songs, such as "Die Engeln Kommen auf Urlaub Nach Wien," "Meine Mutterl war eine Weanerin," and other "heuriger" wine garden favorites. The whole thing is a delight!

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Beverly Sills Sings Operetta: A Rare Album

Welcome to Vienna

Manufacturer: Capitol
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ASIN: B000002S3Z
Release Date: 1992-09-29

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Beverly Sills Sings Operetta: A Rare Album.......2004-08-22

For fans of the 60's and 70's opera legend Beverly Sills, this rare and often neglected album will be pure gold. Fans of sopranos are willing to buy anything their favorite diva ever recorded. Beverly Sills, in collaboration with her conductor Julius Rudel and the London Philharmonic put together a kind of tribute album to Vienna's operettas and the music of its Waltz King Johann Strauss. This was originally an LP album that has been digitally remastered on cd. It is very rare and therefore very expensive and very much in demand. "Welcome To Vienna" features orchestral music- Thunder and Lightning Polka and the Overture to Johann Strauss' operetta A Night In Venice. As far as the singing, Beverly Sills delivers sheer brilliance and charm in the German-sung pieces here, starting with "Voices Of Spring" which makes use of florid and high coloratura embellishments. Beverly Sills' version is the most beautiful I've heard, on equal grounds with soprano Tracy Dahl's version. Marietta's Song from The City Of The Dead is quite moving and Beverly Sills' sweet, feminine, alluring voice truly captures the spirit of the melancholy song. Of late, only Renee Fleming sung Marietta's Lied just as beautifully.

The rest of the arias are quite well done. Beverly Sills sings beautifully in German, and she is the equal of the German master soprano Elizabeth Schwarzkopf, whom we are lead to believe she is modeling herself after in this recording. Schwartzkopf recorded an operetta album in 1959, which is available on EMI's Recordings Of The Century label. That album features much of the same pieces Beverly Sills is singing here. It's interesting to compare both singers and discover they both have artistry, skill and a floating, easy take on these non-dramatic simple pieces that are "dessert for the voice" in Sill's own words. Much like Schwarzkopf, Sills sings with refined elegance and calculated perfection. Her "In Chambre Separee" is beautiful, continental, and particularily good because Beverly Sill's French was always on the money. This aria combines French and German in a blissfully seductive way as a young maid invites a young man to an opera box where they could have dinner, champagne and a heart to heart. The Marlene Deitrich style aria "Meine Lippen" is sung perfectly by Beverly Sills. This aria is a cabaret style song in which the singer reflects on her showy, nightlife style of living. Finally, the aria "Wien, Wien" is a gorgeous praise to the city of Vienna.

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Coffeehouse Classics

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Tracks:

The Four Seasons: Allegro From 'The Spring'
Divermento No.1: Allegro
Moonlight Sonata: Adagio sostenuto
Love Dreams
Hungarian Rhapsody No.2
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture
Piano Concerto No.2: Adagio sostenuto
The Tales Of Hoffmann: Barcarolle
The Merry Widow: Vilya, Oh Vilya
Swan Lake: Waltz
Giselle: Adagio; Waltz
La Boheme: Che gelida manina (What A Cold, Little Hand)
Excerpt From 'On The Beautiful, Blue Danube'

Tracks:

'Brandenburg' Concerto No.5: Allegro
Canon In D
Orchestral Suite No.2: Minuet And Badinerie
Allegro For Brass
Violin ConcertoNo.3: Allegro
Impromptu In A Flat Major
Peer Gynt: Dawn
Orpheus In The Underworld: Can-Can
The Merry Widow: I'll Go To Maxime's
Serenade For Strings: Waltz
La Boheme: Musetta'a Waltz: Quando me'n vo' (When I Go Out In Public)
Tritsch, Tratsch Polka
Pavan For A Dead Princess
Solace - Robert Strickland

Tracks:

Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Allegro
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3: Allegro
The Fairy Queen' Symphony: Largo
Rondo alla Turca
Clarinet Concerto: Allegro
Fur Elise
The Barber Of Seville: Overture
Eugene Onegin: Waltz
Voices Of Spring
Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro (Oh, My Dear Papa)
'Sylvia' Ballet Suite
Trois Gymnopedies: Lent et douloureux
Rhapsody In Blue: Finale

Tracks:

Symphony No. 40: Molto Allegro
'The Four Seasons - The Fall': Allegro
Arioso For Brass
Horn Concerto No. 2: Rondo
Clarinet Concerto: Adagio
'Egmont': Overture
Musical Moment No. 3
Consolation
'The Sleeping Beauty': Pas D'action: Andante
'La Belle Helene': Overture
Symphony No. 5: Waltz
'Madama Butterfly': Un bel di (One Fine Day)
Clair de lune
'The Bartered Bride' Overture - Festival Symphony Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

Just add coffee........1999-11-27

I saw this CD set in a store and told my friend I would like to have it for my birthday. She bought it on the spot for me. I am so glad she did. I really wasn't a classical music fan, but I am now. I listen to this CD set while I am driving home from my job as a broadcaster. It does help you to relax. I even wrap Christmas presents to the music. I would also like to make the suggestion of finding an open field where there are lighting bugs and play this CD while watching the lighting bugs. It is better than a fireworks show. If you are into classical music this is a CD that you must have.

Average customer rating:

Excellent collection
One CD too many. Decent value, though
Where else can you get Caruso and Pavorotti on the same CD?

The Greatest Tenors of the Century

Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
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ASIN: B00000HY3T
Release Date: 1999-01-12

Tracks:

L'Africaine: O paradiso!
Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Morgenlich leuchtend
Madama Butterfly: Madchen, in deinen Augen liegt ein Zauber
Pagliacci: Recitar!... Vesti la giubba
Manon Lescaut: Donna non vidi mai
Les Contes d'Hoffman: Il etait une fois a la cour d'Eisenach
Tosca: Recondita armonia
Der fliegende Hollander: Mein Herz voll Treue bis zum Sterben
Rigoletto: Ella mi fu rapita... Parmi veder le lagrime
Die Zauberflote: Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schon
La Gioconda: Cielo e mar
Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail: Wenn der Freude Tranen flessen
Don Giovanni: Dalla sua pace
Die Walkure: Ein Schwert verhiess mir der Vater

Tracks:

L'elisir d'amore: Una furtiva lagrima
Aida: Se quel guerrier io fossi! ... Celeste Aida
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Ecco ridente in cielo
Die lustige Witwe: O Vaterland ... Da geh' ich ins Maxim
Paloma querida
West Side Story: Maria
Tosca: E lucevan le stelle
Lohengrin: In fernem Land, unnahbar euren Schritten
Yevgeni Onegin: Nu, shto zhe? ... Kuda, kuda, kuda, vy udalilis
La forza del destino: La vita e inferno... O tu, che in seno
La Boheme: Che gelida manina
Carmen: La fleur que tu m'avais jetee
La Traviata: Lunge da lei ... De' miei bollenti spiriti

Customer Reviews:

Excellent collection.......2003-02-15

This is an excellent collection of great tenors past to present.
While some are still missing (Jussi Bjorling, for instance), it provides a spectacular array of singers from Caruso (earliest) to Alagna (latest). The arias are selected to showcase each tenor's strength: Ernst Haefliger sings "Dalla sua Page" and Jose Carreras sings "Maria", Carlo Bergonzi -- "Parmi veder le lagrime." There's much to enjoy here, and DG's presentation is, as always, superb.

One CD too many. Decent value, though.......1999-12-20

This collection is worth buying for CD 1 alone (and for the low price, of course). Peter Anders was new to me but is marvellous in the Prize Song from Meistersinger. Amazon has got it all wrong on track 6, which features none other than the incomparable Alfredo Kraus singing the Kleinzach aria from Hoffman like few other tenors - at the age of 67 (!). You won't believe what you hear.

The rest of the first CD is equally good stuff, mixing all kinds of tenor voices from the lightest (Schreier, Wunderlich) to the heaviest (Corelli, Del Monaco, Vickers).

CD 2, however, is a sad story. "The 3 tenors" get two tracks each to deliver their usual bland performances, and the rest of the tracks are mostly rather odd choices, even when sung by otherwise fine tenors like Kollo and Araiza. Perhaps Jerry Hadley does the finest performance in "Che gelida manina". I don't care much for Alagna or Schicoff.

Regarding the selection, perhaps the record should be called "Some Tenors of the Century". If DG had given "the 3" one track each and left out Luigi Alva and Araiza, we could have had Melchior, Björling, Gigli and Gedda, to name but a few.

Anyway, there you have it: put CD 1 into your player, press "REPEAT" and just leave it there.

Where else can you get Caruso and Pavorotti on the same CD?.......1999-09-24

I didn't buy this online, but needless to say it is one of the best Tenor CD's I own. I am still in the process of trying to locate a recording of "M'appari tutt' amor" by von Flotow from the Opera Martha. If anyone knows where I could get this, that would be great! This is a great buy for two CD's.

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