Includes arias from: La Boheme, Madama Butterfly, Tosca, Aida, Turandot and others. Sung in Italian or French. Various vocalists (Caballé, Carreras, Corelli, Domingo, Freni, Horne, Te Kanawa, Pavarotti, Sutherland, Tebaldi) ; various orchestras and conductors. Recorded 1960-1990; all selections previously issued. Compact disc. Program notes by George Hall in English, and texts with English translations (29 pages : ports.) inserted in container.
Contents:
Celeste Aida / Verdi (3:27) -- O mio babbino caro / Puccini (2:08) -- Donna non vidi mai / Puccini (2:10) -- Quando le sere al placido / Verdi (3:40) -- Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix / Saint-Saëns (6:28) -- Una furtiva lagrima / Donizetti (4:46) -- Signore, ascolta! / Puccini (2:42) -- Recondita armonia (2:46) ; Vissi d'arte ; E lucevan le stelle / Puccini (3:18) -- Habanera: l'amour est un oiseau rebelle / Bizet (4:19) -- Amor ti vieta / Giordano (1:45) -- Gualtier Maldè...Caro nome / Verdi (6:13) -- Cielo e mar / Ponchielli (4:45) -- Quando m'en vo / Puccini (2:46) -- La fleur que tu m'avais jetée = Flower song / Bizet (3:52) -- O mio Fernando / Donizetti (3:44) -- Pourquoi me rðeveiller / Massenet (3:05) -- Voi che sapete / Mozart (2:54) -- Un bel dì = One fine day / Puccini (4:34) -- Nessun dorma / Puccini (2:56).
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