Mai Come Ieri [Import]

1. Mai Come Ieri

2. Sto Per Fare Un Sogno

3. E Gia Domani

4. Il Piu Bravo Del Reame

5. Adesso Con Chi Stai

6. Un Funoco

7. Sant' Andrea

8. Nina Morena

9. Se Tengo Il Passo

10. Il Libro Della Terra

11. Niente Insetti Su Wilma

12. Racconto D' Estate

13. Ma Cos E' Che Mi Fa Volar

14. Fortuna/Depois Que O Ille

Mai Come Ieri,Mario Venuti,Universal,World Music

Average customer rating: Excellent introduction to Tebaldi's art Wonderfull Classic Renata

Classic Puccini Recordings Puccini , and Tebaldi Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Andrea Chenier Giacomo Puccini: La Rondine Verdi: La Forza del Destino The Complete Recordings, 1902-1920 (Box Set) Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera ASIN: B00006IU8W Release Date: 2003-03-11

Album Details

Italian Soprano Renata Tebaldi was One of the Most Important Post-war Sopranos to Tackle a Wide Range of Puccini Roles, and During the 1950s She Recorded Several Complete Opera Recordings. Some of the Operas were Recorded Twice — in Mono and Then in Stereo. Amongst Those which Tebaldi Committed to Disc in the Recording Studio on Two Occasions Must Be Included La Bohème and Madama Butterfly. It is the Earlier, Mono Recordings of These Two Operas which Are Included Here and They Reveal a Fresh-voiced Tebaldi in Recordings Which, Despite the Stereo Remakes, have Stood the Test of Time.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent introduction to Tebaldi's art.......2005-09-29

This set covers the entire productive years of Tebaldi's recording career. Turandot, Butterfly and Boheme are from her earlier career while Tosca is from her later career. Since this Tosca recording is now out of print and is somewhat hard to find, this recording itself almost worth the cost of the set. In Turandot, you will find Tebaldi at her fresher voice, lovely and melting. Eventhough I would still rate Callas' first recorded Tosca as my first choice, this Tosca comes very close. Enjoy.

Wonderfull.......2005-08-19

Fantastic recordings at a very good price. Tebaldi and Del Monaco rule. You should definetely own this set.

Classic Renata.......2005-03-16

To say that these 12 disks contain some of the finest singing ever committed to disk is no exaggeration, but a simple statement of fact. Historical fact. In the 100 years (more or less) that Puccini operas have been around, only a few sopranos in each generation have been the equal of Renata Tebaldi. One cannot objectively say that anyone has surpassed her. Some opera lovers find her peerless in many of these performances. Personal tastes in singers vary, but no one ever sang these roles better. Few anywhere nearly so well. There is not a single note on any of these recordings that is not heartfelt to the core of her being. Like Maria Callas and Franco Corelli, she was luminous, gargantuan in her talent that personified an age. This is one of the great compilations.

Average customer rating: Surprise finding make you feel like,,,, nothing like before,,,,

Mai Come Ieri Mario Venuti Manufacturer: Universal ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Italy | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Magneti Grandimprese ASIN: B00000IPPP Release Date: 1999-04-26

Tracks:

1. Mai Come Ieri
2. Sto Per Fare Un Sogno
3. E Gia Domani
4. Il Piu Bravo Del Reame
5. Adesso Con Chi Stai
6. Un Funoco
7. Sant' Andrea
8. Nina Morena
9. Se Tengo Il Passo
10. Il Libro Della Terra
11. Niente Insetti Su Wilma
12. Racconto D' Estate
13. Ma Cos E' Che Mi Fa Volar
14. Fortuna/Depois Que O Ille

Customer Reviews:

Surprise finding.......2006-06-14

My Italian music knowledge is limited to Cutugno, Conte and the usual mainstream heard at Italian weddings only. Venuti is a wonderful surprise and freshness to be listened over and over again. His Bossa influences and jazzy ballads, just to name a few, will seduce music lovers. Venuti is backed by a set of great musicians that defy the Italian stereotype. You will never think of Italian music (is there such thing?) like the old days. This artist belongs in the top of the crop. Great music for the discerning music lover, guaranteed.

make you feel like,,,, nothing like before,,,,.......1999-05-20

mai come ieri is fantastic, this man from Sicily has it all, a voice that makes my knees tremble, and music that makes one sail away in a dream. Finally the lyrics, for them who understand italian,,, he's made a summary of life

Average customer rating: For heaven's sake, don't confuse this with opera! Buy, buy, buy, absolutely amazing!

Puccini: La Bohème; Madama Butterfly; Turandot; Manon Lescaut; Tosca (Highlights) Manufacturer: Angel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000067FH2 Release Date: 2002-11-05

Tracks:

1. Acte I Che Gelida Manina - Nicolai Gedda
2. Acte I Si. Mi Chiamano Mimi - Mirella Freni
3. Acte I O Soave Fanciulla - Mirella Freni
4. Acte II Viva Parpignol - Mirella Freni
5. Acte II Ch'io Beva Del Tossico - Mirella Freni
6. Acte II Quando Me'n Vo Soletta - Mirella Freni
7. Acte III Mimi?... - Mirella Freni
8. Acte III Marcello. Finalemente - Mirella Freni
9. Acte III Addio... Donde Lieta Usci Al Tuo Grido - Mirella Freni
10. Acte III Addio Dolce Svegliare Alla Mattina - Mirella Freni
11. Acte IV Vecchia Zimarra - Mario Basiola Jr.
12. Acte IV Sono Andati? Fingevo Di Dormire - Mirella Freni
13. Acte IV Che Ha Detto Il Medico? - Nicolai Gedda

Tracks:

1. Acte I Vieni, Amor Mio! - Jussi Bjorling
2. Acte I Leri Son Salita Tutta Sola - Jussi Bjorling
3. Acte I Viene La Sera - Victoria De Los Angeles
4. Acte I Bimba Dagli occhi Pieni Di Malia - Jussi Bjorling
5. Acte I Vogliatemi Bene, Un Bene Piccolino - Jussi Bjorling
6. Acte II Un Bel Di Vedremo - Victoria De Los Angeles
7. Acte II Ora A Noi - Victoria De Los Angeles
8. Acte II E Questo? E Questo? - Victoria De Los Angeles
9. Acte II Che Tua Madre Dorva - Victoria De Los Angeles
10. Acte II Va Via! - Victoria De Los Angeles
11. Acte II Scuoti Quella Fronda Di Cilegio - Victoria De Los Angeles
12. Acte II Or Vieni Ad Adornar - Victoria De Los Angeles
13. Acte II Choeur A Bouche Fermee - Choeur
14. Acte II Gia Il Sole - Victoria De Los Angeles
15. Acte II Con Amor Muore - Jussi Bjorling

Tracks:

1. Gira La Cote, Gira, Gira! Choeur - Renato Bruson
2. Perche Tarda La Luna? - Renato Bruson
3. La, Sui Monti Dell'est - Renato Bruson
4. O Giovinetto! Grazia! Grazia! - Renato Bruson
5. Signore, Ascolta - Renato Bruson
6. Non Piangere, Liu! - Renato Bruson
7. Ah! Per L'ultima Volta! - Renato Bruson
8. In questa Reggia - Renato Bruson
9. Straniero Ascolta! - Renato Bruson
10. Giuzza Al Pari Di Fiamma - Renato Bruson
11. Gelo Che Ti Da Foco - Renato Bruson
12. Gloria, O Vincitore! - Renato Bruson
13. Figlio Del Cielo! - Renato Bruson
14. Nessun Dorma - Renato Bruson
15. Tu, Che Di Gel Sei Cinta - Renato Bruson
16. Liu...Bonta! - Renato Bruson
17. Diecimila Anni Al Nostro Imperatore! - Renato Bruson

Tracks:

1. Cortese Damigella, Il Priego Mio Accettate - Placido Domingo
2. Donna Non Vidi Mai - Placido Domingo
3. Vedete? Lo Son Fidele Alla Parola Mia - Placido Domingo
4. In Quelle Trine Morbide - Placido Domingo
5. Poiche Tu Vuoi Saper - Placido Domingo
6. Che Ceffi Son Costor? - Placido Domingo
7. Oh, Saro La Piu Bella! - Placido Domingo
8. Arrivederci... Liberi, Liberi - Placido Domingo
9. Ah, Manon, Mi Tradisce - Placido Domingo
10. Intermezzo - Placido Domingo
11. Presto In Fila! - Placido Domingo
12. Ah, Non V'avvicinate!... Come Io Piango Ed Imploro - Placido Domingo
13. Sola, Perduta, Abbandonata - Placido Domingo

Tracks:

1. Dammi I Colori - Renato Bruson
2. Mario! Mario! Mario! - Renato Bruson
3. Ah, Quegli Occhi! - Renato Bruson
4. Tre Sbirri, Una Carrozza - Renato Bruson
5. Floria... Amore... - Renato Bruson
6. Vittoria! Vittoria! - Renato Bruson
7. Se La Giurata Fede - Renato Bruson
8. Vissi D'arte - Renato Bruson
9. Vedi, Le Man Giunte Io Stendo A Te! - Renato Bruson
10. E Qual Via Scegliete? - Renato Bruson
11. E Lucevan Le Stelle - Renato Bruson
12. Franchigia A Floria Tosca - Renato Bruson
13. O Dolce Mani - Renato Bruson
14. E Non Giungono - Renato Bruson
15. Com'e Lunga Lattesa! - Renato Bruson
16. Mario, Su, Presto! - Renato Bruson

Customer Reviews:

For heaven's sake, don't confuse this with opera!.......2005-11-21

Sheesh, the marketing mavens are at it AGAIN!

With all due respect to the admirable enthusiasm of the previous reviewer, EMI has effectively shortchanged him with this collection of highlights. Let's be absolutely clear about this: an opera is more than an assemblage of bleeding hunks. An opera is (or should be) a large-scale work with both a dramatic and a musical arc. Both of these arcs are undercut and mangled in the process of selecting highlights, thus providing a falsified picture of what the composer, librettist(s), conductor and cast intended.

Buy, buy, buy, absolutely amazing!.......2005-03-01

I had allready seen this box a few times before I bought it and I had always planned to buy it, never having looked at the price, so when I came to the shop yesterday I saw it again and I checked the price aswell: 15 euros only (about fifteen dollars aswell)!!!
So I bought it and I don't regret it! As a beginning Puccini-fan I don't have so many of his operas on CD at home, like this I have pieces of five of his great operas for 15 euros (one hour per opera!!!!)
Now one might think: so much for so little money, it must be bad, unknown singers. They're not!
La Boheme is with beatifull Mirella Freni, Nicolai Gedda and Mario Sereni, and ooooh how well a Mimì is Freni. How sweet, how shy and also how funny!

Madama Butterfly is with Victoria de los Angeles, Jussi Bjorling and Mario Sereni again. And allthough De los Angeles is not such a young Cio-cio-san in the first act (she's still AMAZING!!!) she makes up (and how??!!) in the second act. She is very good! That's the only word. And ofcourse the great Jussi Bjorling with his understanding of the music, the text and his smooth toning is absolutely amazing. In Madama Butterfly there's an aria from Cio-cio-san in the second act called: Che tua madre dovra. Ofcourse I had heard it before, but the way De los Angeles portrays the character here, is from unknown beauty!

Turandot is good. Montserrat Caballé is very good at portraying this character and sings it nice, not as good as Sutherland, but still good. José Carreras is very beautifull in this recording, allthough I'm not a particular fan of his, having Mirella Freni as Líu is pure luxery, but ooh so touching!

Manon Lescaut I had never heard before. So this was a big treat for me. With Montserrat Caballé in the title-role (she's one of my favorite sopranos) and Placido Domingo as De Grieux (I'm not really into Domingo, but he's good in this role). The pure and innocent pianissimos of Caballé are so beatiful that it almost seems inhuman.
There were two parts that I liked particularly: first the famous intermezzo and second the song of the small mezzo part in this opera. Absolutely a great opera from wich I would like to hear more.

The last opera this box containes is Tosca. It's not my first Tosca, but it is my second. The first I heard was with Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna and Ruggero Raimondi. It was good for a while, but I didn't really like the singers (except for Raimondi) so I quit listening to it. Then I heard this and discovered how beautiful Tosca can be.
Renata Scotto sing a Tosca only definable as magnificent. Because that's what it is, with her huge Puccini-voice she tackles the part as if it's nothing. Her acting is great and with a lot of stile.
Domingo as Cavaradossi is nice, but he's not the right tenor for this part. Renato Bruson is great as Scarpia.
From Tosca the parts I like the most are the dialoges between Tosca and Scarpia in the second act and the very end of the opera, when Tosca waits for the executioners to shoot, then discovers Mario is dead and then jumps. The music with that is so gripping!

This box is worth it's five stars, because of the dazzling singers in every opera and the price of the box!!! Buy, you won't regret it.

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