Opera arias, accompanied by piano or flute and piano, with humorous spoken introductions. Compact disc. Program notes ([4] p.) inserted in container. B.J. Ward, soprano ; Michael Sushel, piano ; Gregory Jefferson, flute (track 16) Recorded live May 6, 1995 at Ambassador Auditorium, Pasadena, Calif.
Contents:
Welcoming remarks (1:07) -- La traviata. Sempre libera (2:52) -- Puccini intro (4:14) -- La Bohème. Si, mi chiamano Mimi (3:58) -- Dress code (1:32) -- Carmen. Seguidilla (2:19) -- Women as victims (1:34) -- Die tote Stadt plot (4:00) -- Die tote Stadt. Marietta's lied (4:00) -- Tosca-- accidents will happen (4:33) -- Tosca. Vissi d'arte (3:17) -- The Cosí fan tutte story (4:40) -- Come scoglio (4:08) -- Rusalka. Rusalka's song to the moon (5:00) -- Rusalka plot into La perle du Brésil (3:08) -- Charmant oiseau (6:22) -- Ernani plot intro (5:05) -- Ernani. Ernani involami (5:48) -- Closing remarks (1:35) -- Encore : La rondine. Chi il bel sogno di Doretta (2:54)
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