PRIMA DONNA: The First Ladies Of Opera (2CD)

CD 1: Prima Donna The First Ladies Of Opera

Giacomo Puccini (1858 1924) Madama Butterfly

Act 2

1. Un bel dì vedremo 4:56

Renée Fleming, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Mackerras

Antonín Dvo?ák (1841 1904) Rusalka, Op.114, B. 203

Act 1

2. Mesicku na nebi hlubokém 5:05

Anna Netrebko, Wiener Philharmoniker, Gianandrea Noseda

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 1791) Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492

Original version, Vienna 1786

Act 2

3. "Porgi amor" 4:19

Sylvia McNair, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner

Vincenzo Bellini (1801 1835) Norma

Tragica lirica in due atti di Felice Romani (1788-1865)

Act 1

4. Casta Diva 6:46

Cecilia Bartoli, International Chamber Soloists, Orchestra La Scintilla, Adam Fischer

George Frideric Handel (1685 1759) Samson, HWV 57

Act 3

5. Let the bright seraphim 5:54

Kiri Te Kanawa, Crispian Steele-Perkins, English Chamber Orchestra, Barry Rose

Giuseppe Verdi (1813 1901) La forza del destino

Act 4

6. Pace, pace, mio Dio 5:43

Angela Gheorghiu, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Riccardo Chailly

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 1791) Così fan tutte, K.588

(L. da Ponte)

Act 1

7. "Temerari! Sortite!" "Come scoglio!" "Ah, non partite" 6:48

Karita Mattila, Anne Sofie von Otter, Francisco Araiza, Thomas Allen, José van Dam, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner

Giacomo Puccini (1858 1924) Turandot

Act 1

8. "Signore, ascolta!" 2:52

Barbara Hendricks, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 1791) Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492

Act 2

9. "Voi che sapete" 2:40

Anne Sofie von Otter, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock

Umberto Giordano (1867 1948) Andrea Chénier

Act 3

10. La mamma morta 5:33

Montserrat Caballé, The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly

Gioacchino Rossini (1792 1868) Tancredi

Act 1

11. Di tanti palpiti 3:00

Elina Garanca, Filarmonica del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Roberto Abbado

George Frideric Handel (1685 1759) Semele, HWV 58

Act 1

12. Endless pleasure... 3:27

Danielle de Niese, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie

Jules Massenet (1842 1912) Manon

Act 2

13. Adieu, notre petite table 2:20

Patricia Petibon, Orchestre de l'Opera National de Lyon, Yves Abel

Giuseppe Verdi (1813 1901) Don Carlos

Act 2

14. Chanson du Voile: "Au palais des fées" 4:26

Marina Lodygensky, Magdalena Kožená, Chorus Of Les Musiciens Du Louvre, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Marc Minkowski, Jean-Christophe Keck

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 1791) Die Zauberflöte, K. 620

(E. Schikaneder)

Act 1

15. "O zittre nicht" 4:40

Sumi Jo, Wiener Philharmoniker, Georg Solti

Total Playing Time 1:08:29

CD 2: Prima Donna The First Ladies Of Opera

Christoph Willibald von Gluck (1714 1787) Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30

Vienna Version (1762)

Act 3

1. Aria: "Che fiero momento" 3:06

Sylvia McNair, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 1791) Zaide, K. 344

Act 1

2. Ruhe sanft, mein holdes Leben 5:29

Renée Fleming, Orchestra Of St Luke's, Charles Mackerras

Giacomo Puccini (1858 1924) La Bohème

Edited Francesco Degrada (1988)

Act 1

3. "Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì" 4:57

Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Riccardo Chailly

Vincenzo Bellini (1801 1835) La Sonnambula

Edited Roccatagliati & Zoppelli

Act 2

4. Ah! non credea mirarti si presto estinto, o fiore 5:08

Cecilia Bartoli, Juan Diego Flórez, Orchestra La Scintilla, Alessandro de Marchi

Charles Gounod (1818 1893) Faust, CG 4

Act 3

5. Chanson du roi de Thule Air des Bijoux 6:24

Anna Netrebko, Wiener Philharmoniker, Gianandrea Noseda

Gustave Charpentier (1860 1956) Louise

Act 3

6. "Depuis le jour" 5:21

Nicole Cabell, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Davis

Giacomo Puccini (1858 1924) Suor Angelica

7. Senza mamma 5:05

Barbara Hendricks, Orchestre National De France, Lorin Maazel

Johann Strauss II (1825 1899) Casanova

8. Nuns' Chorus (Arr. Benatzky/Douglas Gamley (1924-)) 3:32

Kiri Te Kanawa, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Utah Symphony, Julius Rudel

George Frideric Handel (1685 1759) Ariodante, HWV 33

Act 3

9. "Dopo notte, atra e funesta" 6:48

Anne Sofie von Otter, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski

Charles Gounod (1818 1893) Roméo et Juliette, CG 9

Act 1

10. "Ah, je veux vivre dans ce rève" 3:30

Patricia Petibon, Orchestre de l'Opera National de Lyon, Yves Abel

Gaetano Donizetti (1797 1848) L'assedio di Calais

Act 1

11. Al mio core 3:25

Elina Garanca, Filarmonica del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Roberto Abbado

George Frideric Handel (1685 1759) Rinaldo, HWV 7a

Act 2

12. "Lascia ch'io pianga" 4:55

Danielle de Niese, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie

Giacomo Puccini (1858 1924) Tosca

Act 2

13. "Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore" 3:36

Montserrat Caballé, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 1791) Die Zauberflöte, K. 620

(E. Schikaneder)

Act 2

14. "Ach, ich fühl's" 3:49

Karita Mattila, Philharmonia Orchestra, John Pritchard

George Frideric Handel (1685 1759) Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17

Atto terzo

15. No.37 Aria "Da tempeste il legno infranto" 5:28

Magdalena Kožená, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski

Total Playing Time 1:10:33