Chiefly excerpts from musicals; 1st work arr. for orchestra. Melanie Holliday, soprano ; Paolo Coni, baritone ; Gail Gilmore, mezzo-soprano ; Ramon Vargas, tenor ; Renata Scotto, soprano ; Orquesta Filarmonica Eslovaca ; Konrad Leitner, conductor (1st work) ; Erich Binder, conductor (remaining works). Filmed live at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona. Dolby digital stereo. Includes "Opera stars," a chapter index by performer. Program notes by William Hogeland ([4] pages) included. Immortal: IMM 950005.
Contents:
West Side story. America ; Maria (Ramon Vargas, tenor) ; Tonight (Gail Gilmore, mezzo-soprano ; Ramon Vargas, tenor) ; Somewhere (Renata Scotto, soprano) / L. Bernstein -- My fair lady. On the street where you live (Paolo Coni, baritone) ; I could have danced all night (Melanie Holliday, soprano) / A.J. Lerner ; F. Loewe -- Porgy and Bess. My man's gone now / G. Gershwin ; I. Gershwin ; D. Heyward (Gail Gilmore) -- Granada / A. Lara (Ramon Vargas, tenor) -- Porgy and Bess. Summertime / G. Gershwin ; I. Gershwin ; D. Heyward (Gail Gilmore) -- Cats. Memory / A.L. Webber ; T. Nunn ; T.S. Eliot (Renata Scotto) -- Girl crazy. Embraceable you ; I got rhythm / G. Gershwin ; I. Gershwin (Gail Gilmore) -- The merry widow. Can Can / F. Léhar ; J. Offenbach (Melanie Holliday).
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