Frederic Vassar DanielFrancoisEsprit Auber Vincenzo Bellini - Alfredo Kraus Opera Heroes Series EMI (16 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Frederic Vassar, Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber, Vincenzo Bellini
Alfredo Kraus - Opera Heroes Series (EMI)
Genres: Pop, Classical

Track Listings (16) - Disc #1
1. La Boheme: Che gelida manina
2. Rigoletto: E il sol dell' anima
3. Rigoletto: Ella mi fu rapita!...Parmi veder le lagrime
4. Rigoletto: La donna e mobile
5. L'Elisir d'Amore: Una furtiva lagrima
6. Don Pasquale: Cerchero lontana terra...E se fia che ad altro oggeto
7. I Puritani: A te, o cara
8. Cosi fan tutte: Un' aura amorosa
9. Lucia di Lammermoor: Fra poco a me ricovero
10. La Traviata: Lunge da lei
11. Manon: En fermant le yeux
12. Manon: Je suis seul...Ah! fuyez, douce image
13. La Fille Du Regiment: Ah! mes amis...Pour mon ame
14. Romeo et Juliette: L'amour, l'amour...Ah! leve-toi, soleil!
15. La Muette de Portici: Amis, la matinee est belle
16. Werther: Tout mon ame est la!...Pourqoui me reveiller?

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CD Details

All Artists: Frederic Vassar, Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber, Vincenzo Bellini, Gaetano Donizetti, Charles Gounod, Jules Massenet, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Bruno Campanella, James Levine, Julius Rudel, Karl Böhm, Michel Plasson, Michelangelo Veltri, Nicola Rescigno, Riccardo Muti, Sarah Caldwell, Thomas Fulton, Cynthia Buchan
Title: Alfredo Kraus - Opera Heroes Series (EMI)
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: EMI
Release Date: 10/14/1997
Genres: Pop, Classical
Styles: Easy Listening, Opera & Classical Vocal, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830)
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 724356653429, 0724356653450, 024356653420

CD Reviews

This disc shows why Kraus should be missed very much.

Tracy L. Powell | Bangkok, Thailand | 12/16/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Alfredo Kraus isn't known as having a particularly beautiful voice. Instead he is singled out as being elegant. He is indeed elegant. Before listening to this disc I never realized how much ring his voice had and yes it is rather beautiful. Most if not all of the selections here are from full length recordings. The French selections are outstanding. Its hard to imagine a better interpretation (except for the Fille du Regiment aria- sorry, Pavarotti can't be beat there.) The Traviata cabaletta really sounds flat without the normal (interpolated I guess) ending on a high note. I wondered why Kraus would avoid it, but then I realized the conductor was Muti. The standout selection on this disc is A te, o cara from Puritani. Its absolutely incredible. Unfortunantly, that recording is no longer available at least in the U.S."