Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0724356688421
Format: Box set
Label: EMI Classics
Manufacturer: EMI Classics
Number Of Discs: 3
Publisher: EMI Classics
Release Date: August 11, 1998
Studio: EMI Classics
Sales Rank: 15501
MPN: 66884

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Disc 1:

1. "Quand je vous aimerai?. . . L'amour"
2. "Recitar!. . . Vesti la giubba"
3. Un bel di vedremo
4. Una furtiva lagrima
5. Va Pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
6. O mio babbino caro
7. La donna e mobile
8. Largo al factotum
9. Depuis le jour
10. Flower duet
11. Nessun Dorma
12. Casta diva
13. Avete Torto!
14. Vissi d'arte
15. E lucevan le stelle
16. Chi il bel sogno di Doretta
17. Di quella pira

Disc 2:

1. Quanto e bella, quanto e cara!
2. J'ai perdu mon Eurydice
3. Che gelida manina
4. Si, Mi chiamano Mimi
5. Di Provenza il mar
6. O amore, o bella luce del core
7. Voi che sapete
8. Recondita armonia
9. Ecco respiro, appena...lo son l'umile ancella
10. Puisqu'on ne peut. . . Vainement, ma bien-aimee
11. Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix
12. Dai campi, dai prati
13. In quelle trine morbide
14. Ombra mai fu
15. Signore, ascolta
16. Donna non vidi mai
17. Ebben? ne andro lontana
18. Cielo e mar

Disc 3:

1. Se quel guerriero io fossi. . . Celeste Aida
2. L'amour, l'amour. . . ah, leve-toi soleil
3. L'altra notte in fondo al mare
4. Toute mon ame est la. . . Pourquoi me reveiller
5. Una voce poco fa
6. Un aura amorosa
7. Se come voi piccina
8. Di tu se fedele
9. La fleur que tu m'avais jetee
10. Pace, pace mio dio
11. L'anima ho stanca
12. Suicidio
13. Dalla sua pace
14. De miei bollenti spiriti
15. Porgi amor
16. Non piangere, Liu
17. Elle ne croyait pas dans sa candeur naive

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.com:
Put together in evident haste, this collection is nevertheless a surefire, appetite-whetting starter kit both for the budding operaphile and for the simply intimidated. The samplings include some of the greatest voices from EMI's vaults: here you'll find the polar opposites Callas and Caballe, the golden wonder of Wunderlich and early Carreras, and a host of other singers who've made their stamp on this century. Emphasis is on the soprano and tenor range, while the lower voices are given short shrift, and the selections cleave predictably to standard Italian and French repertory (with an occasional surprise, such as an aria from Lalo's Le Roi d'Ys). Still, the nearly three and a half hours of music represented will make a ready convert of anyone who hasn't experienced the specially heightened, time-stopping expressivity--beyond the power of mere song--that is the aria's function and will likely spark a desire to explore the larger operatic context in several cases. And though the lack of a booklet with texts or at least bios of the artists is frustrating, this is a good place to begin for an overview of the mesmeric power extraordinary voices can wield. --Thomas May




Rating: - OPERA HEAVEN
Probely this is a good buy for someone who is gest getting into the world of OPERA.Still a very good purchaes with fimiluar songs.

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Rating: - Incredibly Beautiful . . .
If you love opera - this collection of some of the lovliest arias ever sung by artists from Caballe to Freni, from Delibes to Puccini - will inspire you. It is a wonderful gift for friends or for yourself.

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Rating: - Ultimate Aria
In my small operetic mind, this set of Cd's has completely captured me for the Opera. I was a young and upcoming musician in my youth. I'v been around the block "as it were" with the Classics. This collection is indeed, the benchmark upon which all others would hope to aspire.

Congradulations EMI for an incredible vision of the greatest opeatic moments recorded.

Gosh what's next?

Ralph Hassman

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Rating: - Ultimate indeed
If you don't like the idea of buying whole operas, or if you're a newcomer to opera - this is an extremely good collection / introduction, worth every single cent. The collection features many of the worlds greatest singers, giving their interpretations of some of the world's greatest arias. The compilation itself is very tasteful and covers a wide range from Handel to early 20th century composers. You won't miss any important stuff from the history of opera, except maybe Wagner and the most ... Read More

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