EMI Classics: 2176202
Nessun Dorma: Puccini 2008
Our Price: £11.75 (£10.22 ex VAT)
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 2
Genre: Opera
Artist(s): Placido Domingo, Maria Callas, Rolando Villazon, Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Kiri Te Kanawa, Jose Carreras, Lesley Garrett
Release Date: 7th September 2008
More Details on Nessun Dorma: Puccini 2008
Puccini is one of today’s most popular operatic composers. His works dominate the programmes of the world’s leading opera houses, and his compositions are heard frequently on radio and television, in film soundtracks and in TV commercials.
This album contains all the best-loved Puccini arias and duets sung by the greatest classical artists, including Placido Domingo, Maria Callas, Rolando Villazón, Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Kiri Te Kanawa, José Carreras and Lesley Garrett.
All of Puccini’s well known operas are represented, including Manon Lescaut, La bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly and Turandot, as well as the less frequently heard La rondine, La fanciulla del West and Il trittico (Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi).
Contents:
CD 1
LA BOHÈME (Giacosa & Illica)
1 Che gelida manina (Act I)
Roberto Alagna, tenor
Philharmonia Orchestra / Antonio Pappano (P) 1996
2 Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì (Act I)
Renata Scotto, soprano ∙ Alfredo Kraus tenor
National Philharmonic Orchestra / James Levine (P) 1980/1991*
3 O soave fanciulla (Act I)
Nicolai Gedda, tenor ∙ Mirella Freni, soprano ∙ Mario Sereni, baritone
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma / Thomas Schippers (P) 1964/2007*
4 Quando men vo (Act II)
Ghena Dimitrova, soprano
Philharmonia Orchestra / Anton Guadagno (P) 1986/2005*
5 Donde lieta uscì (Act III)
Montserrat Caballé, soprano
London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras (P) 1970/2002*
6 Dunque è proprio finita? (Act III)
Leontina Vaduva & Ruth Ann Swenson, sopranos
Roberto Alagna, tenor ∙ Thomas Hampson, baritone
Philharmonia Orchestra / Antonio Pappano (P) 1996
7 In un coupé?...O Mimì tu più non torni (Act IV)
Alfredo Kraus, tenor ∙ Sherrill Milnes, baritone
National Philharmonic Orchestra / James Levine (P) 1980/1991*
8 Sono andati? (Act IV)
Mirella Freni & Mariella Adani, sopranos
Nicolai Gedda, tenor ∙ Ferruccio Mazzoli, bass
Mario Sereni & Mario Basiola jr., baritones
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma / Thomas Schippers (P) 1964/2007*
LA RONDINE (Adami)
9 Chi il bel sogno di Doretta (Act I)
Montserrat Caballé, soprano
London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras (P) 1970/2002*
MADAMA BUTTERFLY (Giacosa & Illica)
10 Bimba dagli occhi ...Vogliatemi bene (Act I)
Victoria de los Angeles, soprano ∙ Jussi Björling, tenor
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma / Gabriele Santini (P) 1960/1990*
11 Un bel dì vedremo (Act II)
Mirella Freni, soprano
RAI Symphony Orchestra, Milan / Leone Magiera (P) 1968/1989*
12 Una nave da guerra...Scuoti quella fronda di ciliegio (Act II)
Renata Scotto, soprano ∙ Anna di Stasio, mezzo-soprano
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma / Sir John Barbirolli (P) 1966/2002*
13 Humming Chorus (Act II)
Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Lamberto Gardelli (P) 1972/1987*
14 Con onor muore...Tu? tu? piccolo iddio! (Act II)
Renata Scotto, soprano ∙ Carlo Bergonzi, tenor
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma / Sir John Barbirolli (P) 1966/2002*
CD 2
MANON LESCAUT (Oliva, Praga, Giacosa, Illica & Ricordi)
1 Donna non vidi mai (Act I)
Rolando Villazón, tenor
Münchner Rundfunkorchester / Michel Plasson (P) 2007
2 In quelle trine morbide (Act II)
Mirella Freni, soprano
RAI Symphony Orchestra, Milan / Leone Magiera (P) 1968/1989*
3 Oh, sarò la più bella (Act II)
Montserrat Caballé, soprano ∙ Placido Domingo, tenor
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Bruno Bartoletti (P) 1972/1994*
4 Sola, perduta, abbandonata (Act IV)
Antonietta Stella, soprano
London Symphony Orchestra / Alberto Erede (P) 1957/1990*
TOSCA (Giacosa & Illica)
5 Recondita armonia (Act I)
Placido Domingo, tenor
National Philharmonic Orchestra / Eugene Kohn (P) 1990
6 Mario! Mario! Mario! (Act I)
Angela Gheorghiu, soprano ∙ Roberto Alagna, tenor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Antonio Pappano (P) 2001
7 Vissi d’arte (Act II)
Maria Callas, soprano
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire / Georges Prêtre (P) 1965/1997*
8 E lucevan le stelle (Act III)
Franco Corelli, tenor
Philharmonia Orchestra / Franco Ferraris (P) 1962/1997*
9 Ah! Franchiggia Floria Tosca...O dolce mani (Act III)
Maria Callas, soprano ∙ Carlo Bergonzi, tenor
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire / Georges Prêtre (P) 1965/1997*
IL TRITTICO (Forzano)
10 Senza mamma (Suor Angelica)
Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano
London Symophony Orchestra / Myung-Whun Chung (P) 1990
11 Firenze è come un albero fiorito (Gianni Schicchi)
Roberto Alagna, tenor
London Symphony Orchestra / Antonio Pappano (P) 1999
12 O mio babbino caro (Gianni Schicchi)
Angela Gheorghiu, soprano
London Symphony Orchestra / Antonio Pappano (P) 1999
LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST (Zangarini & Civinini)
13 Ch’ella mi creda libero (Act III)
Giuseppe Campora, tenor
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma / Gabriele Santini (P) 1959/1990*
TURANDOT (Adami & Simoni)
14 Signore, ascolta! (Act I)
Lesley Garrett, soprano
London Session Orchestra / Paul Daniel (P) 2003
15 In questa reggia (Act II)
Birgit Nilsson, soprano ∙ Franco Corelli, tenor
Coro e Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma / Francesco Molinari Pradelli (P) 1966/1988*
16 Tu, che di gel sei cinta (Act III)
Mirella Freni, soprano
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma / Franco Ferraris (P) 1965/1990*
17 Nessun dorma (Act III)
José Carreras, tenor
Rhine Opera Chorus ∙ Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra / Alain Lombard (P) 1978/1990*
*Digital remastering
STEREO [DDD/ADD]
This album contains all the best-loved Puccini arias and duets sung by the greatest classical artists, including Placido Domingo, Maria Callas, Rolando Villazón, Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Kiri Te Kanawa, José Carreras and Lesley Garrett.
All of Puccini’s well known operas are represented, including Manon Lescaut, La bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly and Turandot, as well as the less frequently heard La rondine, La fanciulla del West and Il trittico (Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi).
Contents:
CD 1
LA BOHÈME (Giacosa & Illica)
1 Che gelida manina (Act I)
Roberto Alagna, tenor
Philharmonia Orchestra / Antonio Pappano (P) 1996
2 Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì (Act I)
Renata Scotto, soprano ∙ Alfredo Kraus tenor
National Philharmonic Orchestra / James Levine (P) 1980/1991*
3 O soave fanciulla (Act I)
Nicolai Gedda, tenor ∙ Mirella Freni, soprano ∙ Mario Sereni, baritone
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma / Thomas Schippers (P) 1964/2007*
4 Quando men vo (Act II)
Ghena Dimitrova, soprano
Philharmonia Orchestra / Anton Guadagno (P) 1986/2005*
5 Donde lieta uscì (Act III)
Montserrat Caballé, soprano
London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras (P) 1970/2002*
6 Dunque è proprio finita? (Act III)
Leontina Vaduva & Ruth Ann Swenson, sopranos
Roberto Alagna, tenor ∙ Thomas Hampson, baritone
Philharmonia Orchestra / Antonio Pappano (P) 1996
7 In un coupé?...O Mimì tu più non torni (Act IV)
Alfredo Kraus, tenor ∙ Sherrill Milnes, baritone
National Philharmonic Orchestra / James Levine (P) 1980/1991*
8 Sono andati? (Act IV)
Mirella Freni & Mariella Adani, sopranos
Nicolai Gedda, tenor ∙ Ferruccio Mazzoli, bass
Mario Sereni & Mario Basiola jr., baritones
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma / Thomas Schippers (P) 1964/2007*
LA RONDINE (Adami)
9 Chi il bel sogno di Doretta (Act I)
Montserrat Caballé, soprano
London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras (P) 1970/2002*
MADAMA BUTTERFLY (Giacosa & Illica)
10 Bimba dagli occhi ...Vogliatemi bene (Act I)
Victoria de los Angeles, soprano ∙ Jussi Björling, tenor
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma / Gabriele Santini (P) 1960/1990*
11 Un bel dì vedremo (Act II)
Mirella Freni, soprano
RAI Symphony Orchestra, Milan / Leone Magiera (P) 1968/1989*
12 Una nave da guerra...Scuoti quella fronda di ciliegio (Act II)
Renata Scotto, soprano ∙ Anna di Stasio, mezzo-soprano
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma / Sir John Barbirolli (P) 1966/2002*
13 Humming Chorus (Act II)
Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Lamberto Gardelli (P) 1972/1987*
14 Con onor muore...Tu? tu? piccolo iddio! (Act II)
Renata Scotto, soprano ∙ Carlo Bergonzi, tenor
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma / Sir John Barbirolli (P) 1966/2002*
CD 2
MANON LESCAUT (Oliva, Praga, Giacosa, Illica & Ricordi)
1 Donna non vidi mai (Act I)
Rolando Villazón, tenor
Münchner Rundfunkorchester / Michel Plasson (P) 2007
2 In quelle trine morbide (Act II)
Mirella Freni, soprano
RAI Symphony Orchestra, Milan / Leone Magiera (P) 1968/1989*
3 Oh, sarò la più bella (Act II)
Montserrat Caballé, soprano ∙ Placido Domingo, tenor
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Bruno Bartoletti (P) 1972/1994*
4 Sola, perduta, abbandonata (Act IV)
Antonietta Stella, soprano
London Symphony Orchestra / Alberto Erede (P) 1957/1990*
TOSCA (Giacosa & Illica)
5 Recondita armonia (Act I)
Placido Domingo, tenor
National Philharmonic Orchestra / Eugene Kohn (P) 1990
6 Mario! Mario! Mario! (Act I)
Angela Gheorghiu, soprano ∙ Roberto Alagna, tenor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Antonio Pappano (P) 2001
7 Vissi d’arte (Act II)
Maria Callas, soprano
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire / Georges Prêtre (P) 1965/1997*
8 E lucevan le stelle (Act III)
Franco Corelli, tenor
Philharmonia Orchestra / Franco Ferraris (P) 1962/1997*
9 Ah! Franchiggia Floria Tosca...O dolce mani (Act III)
Maria Callas, soprano ∙ Carlo Bergonzi, tenor
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire / Georges Prêtre (P) 1965/1997*
IL TRITTICO (Forzano)
10 Senza mamma (Suor Angelica)
Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano
London Symophony Orchestra / Myung-Whun Chung (P) 1990
11 Firenze è come un albero fiorito (Gianni Schicchi)
Roberto Alagna, tenor
London Symphony Orchestra / Antonio Pappano (P) 1999
12 O mio babbino caro (Gianni Schicchi)
Angela Gheorghiu, soprano
London Symphony Orchestra / Antonio Pappano (P) 1999
LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST (Zangarini & Civinini)
13 Ch’ella mi creda libero (Act III)
Giuseppe Campora, tenor
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma / Gabriele Santini (P) 1959/1990*
TURANDOT (Adami & Simoni)
14 Signore, ascolta! (Act I)
Lesley Garrett, soprano
London Session Orchestra / Paul Daniel (P) 2003
15 In questa reggia (Act II)
Birgit Nilsson, soprano ∙ Franco Corelli, tenor
Coro e Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma / Francesco Molinari Pradelli (P) 1966/1988*
16 Tu, che di gel sei cinta (Act III)
Mirella Freni, soprano
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma / Franco Ferraris (P) 1965/1990*
17 Nessun dorma (Act III)
José Carreras, tenor
Rhine Opera Chorus ∙ Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra / Alain Lombard (P) 1978/1990*
*Digital remastering
STEREO [DDD/ADD]
