THE ULTIMATE VOICES: The Best Of Opera (CD)

ULTIMATE VOICES LUCIANO PAVAROTTI/JOSÉ CARRERAS
Ultimate Voices
The Most Beautiful Melodies The Most Beautiful Voices

Luciano Pavarotti · José Carreras ·
Sarah Brightman · Plácido Domingo ·
Anna Netrebko · Russell Watson ·
Kiri Te Kanawa · Bryn Terfel ·
Hayley Westenra

Eduardo di Capua (1865 1917), Alfredo Mazzucchi (1879 1972)
1. 'O Sole Mio (Arr. Chiaramello) 3:27

Luciano Pavarotti, The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Giancarlo Chiaramello

Ennio Morricone (1928 ) 2. Nella Fantasia 4:28

Russell Watson

Francesco Sartori (1892 1965) 3. Time to Say Goodbye (Con te Partirò) 3:59

Katherine Jenkins, The Czech Film Orchestra, James Banbury

Giacomo Puccini (1858 1924) Tosca

Act 3

4. "E lucevan le stelle" 3:18

Jonas Kaufmann, Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Marco Armiliato

Gianni Schicchi

5. O mio babbino caro 2:33

Hayley Westenra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Stephen Hussey

Madama Butterfly

Act 2

6. Un bel dì vedremo 4:53

Renée Fleming, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Mackerras

Leonard Bernstein (1918 1990) West Side Story

7. Maria 2:58

Vittorio Grigolo

Nikolaus Brodszky (1905 1958) 8. Be My Love (Arr. Ebbinghouse) 3:12

Plácido Domingo, London Symphony Orchestra, Karl-Heinz Loges

Andrew Lloyd Webber (1948 ) Requiem

9. Pie Jesu 3:57

Paul Miles-Kingston, Choir Of Winchester Cathedral, English Chamber Orchestra, James Lancelot, Lorin Maazel, Sarah Brightman

Salvatore Cardillo (1874 1947) 10. Core 'ngrato (Arr. Peter Hope) 3:11

José Carreras, English Chamber Orchestra, Edoardo Muller

Jacques Offenbach (1819 1880) Les Contes d'Hoffmann

Act 2

11. Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour 4:11

Joan Sutherland, Huguette Tourangeau, Chorus Pro Arte Lausanne Du Brassus, Radio Suisse Romande Chorus, L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Richard Bonynge

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

Act 1

12. Mesicku na nebi hlubokém 5:03

Anna Netrebko, Wiener Philharmoniker, Gianandrea Noseda

Alfredo Catalani (1854 1893) La Wally

Act 1

13. Ebben? Ne andrò lontana 3:39

Angela Gheorghiu, Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino, John Mauceri

Giacomo Puccini (1858 1924) La Bohème

Edited Francesco Degrada (1988)

Act 1

14. "Che gelida manina" 4:38

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

Lisa Gerrard, Klaus Badelt (1968 ), Hans Zimmer (1957 ) 15. Now We Are Free 4:18

Lisa Gerrard, Gavin Greenaway, The Lyndhurst Orchestra, Hans Zimmer

Giacomo Puccini (1858 1924) Tosca

Act 2

16. "Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore" 3:37

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

Gaetano Donizetti (1797 1848) L'elisir d'amore

Act 2

17. "Una furtiva lagrima" 4:40

Juan Diego Flórez, Riccardo Frizza, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi

Joseph Canteloube (1879 1957) Chants d'Auvergne

18. 2. Bailero 6:43

Kiri Te Kanawa, English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate

James Horner (1953 ) Titanic

19. Il mio cuore va (arr.: Chris Hazell) 3:33

Bryn Terfel, London Symphony Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth, Neil Martin

Giacomo Puccini (1858 1924) Turandot

Completed by Franco Alfano

Act 3

20. Nessun dorma! 2:59

Luciano Pavarotti, The John Alldis Choir, Wandsworth School Boys Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta

Total Playing Time 1:19:17