All selections previously released. Various vocalists ; Philharmonia Orchestra (1st and 3rd-10th works) ; Orchestra of the Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi Trieste (2nd work) ; Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (5th-11th works) ; David Parry (1st, 3rd-10th works) ; Tiziano Severini (2nd work), conductors. Compact disc. Biographical notes in English with German, French, and Italian translations; program notes and brief synopsis of each opera in English (36 pages : ports.) inserted in container.
Contents:
Elisa (1804). Overture (7:27) -- Ginevra di Scozia (1801). Duet : Vieni, colà t'attendo (Antonino Siragusa, tenor ; Daniela Barcellona, mezzo-soprano) (6:49) ; Duet : Per pietà, deh! non lasciarmi (Marilyn Hill Smith, soprano ; Della Jones, mezzo-soprano) (6:31) -- L'amor coniugale (1805). Aria : Rendi il consorte amato (Eiddwen Harrhy, soprano) (9:04) -- Adelasia ed Aleramo (1806). Storm : Dove salvarmi? Oh Dio! and Terzetto (Nan Christie, Sandra Dugdale, Eiddwen Harrhy, sopranos) (7:29) -- Elena (1814). Aria : Ah! se mirar potessi (Russell Smythe, bass) (12:24) -- Cora (1815). Quintet : Sempre uniti insiem saremo (Yvonne Kenny, soprano ; Philip Doghan, Kevin John, Robin Leggate, tenors ; Russell Smythe, bass) (4:12) -- Alfredo il grande (1819). Romanza : Ov'è la bella vergine? (Diana Montague, Myrna Moreno, mezzo-sopranos ; Kevin John, tenor ; Russell Smythe, bass) (8:10) -- Fedra (1820). Aria : Se fiero, Ippolito (Penelope Walker, contralto) (2:31) -- Medea in Corinto (1813). Marcia, chorus and cavatina : Di gloria all'invito (Bruce Ford, tenor ; Yvonne Kenny, soprano) (6:05).
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