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Anton Scharinger, Thomas Hampson, Vincenzo Bellini
40 Most Beautiful Arias
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (20) - Disc #1
1. Turandot, opera: Nessun dorma!
2. Carmen, opera: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera)
3. L'elisir d'amore, opera: Una furtiva lagrima (excerpt)
4. Carmen, opera: Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante
5. Les Pêcheurs de perles, opera in 3 acts: Au fond du temple saint (excerpt)
6. Serse (Xerxes), opera, HWV 40: Ombra mai fu
7. Dido and Aeneas, opera, Z. 626: Whan I am laid in earth (Dido's Lament)
8. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Voi che sapete
9. Così fan tutte, opera, K. 588: Soave sia il vento
10. Samson et Dalila, opera in 3 acts, Op. 47: Mon c?ur s'ouvre à ta voix (excerpt)
11. Werther, lyric drama in 4 acts: Pourquoi me réveiller
12. Rigoletto, opera: La donna è mobile
13. Rusalka, opera, B. 203 (Op. 114): O silver moon
14. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera: Un bel di vedremo
15. Manon Lescaut, opera: Donna non vidi mai
16. La Traviata, opera: Brindisi: Libiamo ne' lieti calici
17. Tosca, opera: Vissi d'arte
18. La bohème, opera: Che gelida manina
19. La bohème, opera: Sì. Mi chiamano Mimi
20. La bohème, opera: O soave fanciulla
Track Listings (20) - Disc #2
1. Gianni Schicchi, opera: O mio babbino caro
2. La Wally, opera (dramma musicale) in 4 acts: Ebben? Ne andrò lontana
3. Les contes d'Hoffmann, opera in 4 acts: Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour (Barcarolle, excerpt)
4. Carmen, opera: La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (Flower Song)
5. Turandot, opera: Signore, ascolta!
6. La Traviata, opera: Un di felice
7. Lakmé, opera: Dôme épais le jasmin (Flower Duet)
8. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Pongi amor
9. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Dalla sua pace
10. Norma, opera: Casta diva
11. Rinaldo, opera, HWV 7: Lascia ch'io pianga (excerpt)
12. Orphée et Eurydice (French version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 41: J'ai perdu mon Eurydice (Che faró senza Euridice)
13. Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), opera, K. 620: Bei Männern, weiche Liebe fühlen
14. Aida, opera: Celesta Aida
15. La Rondine (The Swallow), opera: Chi il bel sogno di Doretta
16. Fedora, opera: Amor ti vieta
17. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta: Vilja-Lied
18. Tosca, opera: E lucevan le stelle
19. Otello, opera: Ave Maria
20. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Non più mesta

CD Details

All Artists: Anton Scharinger, Thomas Hampson, Vincenzo Bellini, Georges Bizet, Alfredo Catalani, Leo Delibes, Gaetano Donizetti, Antonin Dvorak, Umberto Giordano, Christoph Willibald Gluck, George Frederick Handel, Franz Lehar, Jules Massenet, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jacques Offenbach, Giacomo Puccini, Henry Purcell, Gioachino Rossini, Camille Saint-Saens, Giuseppe Verdi
Title: 40 Most Beautiful Arias
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Warner Classics
Original Release Date: 1/1/2008
Re-Release Date: 3/25/2008
Genre: Classical
Styles: Opera & Classical Vocal, Historical Periods, Baroque (c.1600-1750), Classical (c.1770-1830), Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 825646968961

Synopsis

Album Description

Two CD collection featuring the finest voices in Opera performing the most beautiful arias by the classic composers. An aria is a self-contained piece for vocals with orchestral accompaniment and this collection gathers together arias that will touch your heart and relax your soul as you are lifted by their beautiful melodies. 40 tracks including solos from Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, Jennifer Lamore, William Christie, Marcello Viotti and many others. WEA. 2008.

CD Reviews

Not As I'd Hoped

Thomas Tallis | Long Beach, CA United States | 07/12/2009

(2 out of 5 stars)

"The Pearl Fishers duet is cut in half even though there was plenty of room on the CD for the whole thing. This is a real shame and is why I gave this release only two stars. This release has all the earmarks of something hastily thrown together by a Warner Music employee who knew little about opera and cared less. A real disappointment."

Great Arias!

Paul Buell | 05/20/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you're an opera lover, this CD is for you. All the great arias. My wife adores this album."

40 exctiniog Arias

Eamonn O. Raghallaigh | Wicklow, Ireland | 02/05/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"An excellent selection of material and an ideal introduction to opera. Many of the arias are very popular but there are a few unfamiliar gems hidden there. If you want to introduce someone to the joy and delight of opera there is no better collection with which to do it. I was particularly taken by the vocal technique of Jennifer Larmour but to single her out from among so many excellent artists is perhaps unfair. I can't wait for Volume 2.40 Most Beautiful Arias

Eamonn O Raghallaigh"