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MARVELLOUS MEZZO-SOPRANO AND CONTRALTO - Best Loved Opera Arias
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MARVELLOUS MEZZO-SOPRANO AND CONTRALTO - Best Loved Opera Arias

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Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Various
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Apr 23, 2021
Catalog #
8578189
UPC
747313818976

About

For anyone new to opera, the first question is often: where to start? The 'Best Loved' series offers an easy answer to that question with a perfect introduction to the wonderful, varied world of operatic music. Highlighting some of the best-loved arias ever written, the series provides a convenient introduction to opera's extensive variety of sounds and styles. Opera can be defined as drama told through music and, at the height of it's popularity, conventions arose in which certain voice types came to share features of the characters they represented. This series presents the main vocal categories (soprano, mezzo-soprano, contralto, tenor, baritone and bass) by dividing them across four albums. The 'Best Loved' Arias series aims to demonstrate why opera as an art form remains as relevant and entertaining today as it was at it's inception 400 years ago.

Tracklist 19 tracks

  1. 1 Carmen, Act I: Seguidilla: Près des remparts de Séville (Carmen) 01:58
    Track
    1
    Title
    Carmen, Act I: Seguidilla: Près des remparts de Séville (Carmen)
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Georges Bizet
    Performer
    Marjana Lipovšek
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Giuseppe Patanè
  2. 2 Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492, Act II Scene 2: Voi, che sapete che cosa e amor (Cherubino) 02:48
    Track
    2
    Title
    Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492, Act II Scene 2: Voi, che sapete che cosa e amor (Cherubino)
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Michelle Breedt
    Ensemble
    Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Michael Halász
  3. 3 La cenerentola (Cinderella), Act II Scene 3: Non più mesta… (Cenerentola) 03:20
    Track
    3
    Title
    La cenerentola (Cinderella), Act II Scene 3: Non più mesta… (Cenerentola)
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Ewa Podleś
    Ensemble
    Hungarian State Opera Chorus, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Pier Giorgio Morandi
  4. 4 Macbeth, Act II: La luce langue (Lady Macbeth) 04:00
    Track
    4
    Title
    Macbeth, Act II: La luce langue (Lady Macbeth)
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    Giuseppe Verdi
    Performer
    Agnes Baltsa
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Heinz Wallberg
  5. 5 Orfeo ed Euridice (Orpheus and Eurydice), Act III Scene 1: Che farò senza Euridice? (Orfeo) 04:06
    Track
    5
    Title
    Orfeo ed Euridice (Orpheus and Eurydice), Act III Scene 1: Che farò senza Euridice? (Orfeo)
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Christoph Willibald Gluck
    Performer
    Marjana Lipovšek
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Giuseppe Patanè
  6. 6 L'Italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers), Act I Scene 4: Cruda sorte! Amor tiranno! (Isabella) 04:23
    Track
    6
    Title
    L'Italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers), Act I Scene 4: Cruda sorte! Amor tiranno! (Isabella)
    Duration
    04:23
    Composer
    Barbara Monk Feldman
    Performer
    Ewa Podleś
    Ensemble
    Hungarian State Opera Chorus, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Pier Giorgio Morandi
  7. 7 Samson et Dalila (Samson and Delilah), Op. 47, Act II: Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix (Dalila) 05:40
    Track
    7
    Title
    Samson et Dalila (Samson and Delilah), Op. 47, Act II: Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix (Dalila)
    Duration
    05:40
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer
    Marjana Lipovšek
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Giuseppe Patanè
  8. 8 Lucrezia Borgia, Act II: Il segreto per esser felici (Orsini) 01:35
    Track
    8
    Title
    Lucrezia Borgia, Act II: Il segreto per esser felici (Orsini)
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Gaetano Donizetti
    Performer
    Nidia Palacios
    Ensemble
    Bergamo Musica Festival Chorus, Bergamo Musica Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Tiziano Severini
  9. 9 Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), Act I Scene 2: Una voce poco fa (Rosina) 05:53
    Track
    9
    Title
    Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), Act I Scene 2: Una voce poco fa (Rosina)
    Duration
    05:53
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Sonia Ganassi
    Ensemble
    Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Will Humburg
  10. 10 Orlando furioso (The Frenzy of Orlando), RV Anh. 84, Act II Scene 8: Nel profondo cieco mondo (Orlando) 04:25
    Track
    10
    Title
    Orlando furioso (The Frenzy of Orlando), RV Anh. 84, Act II Scene 8: Nel profondo cieco mondo (Orlando)
    Duration
    04:25
    Composer
    Antonio Vivaldi
    Performer
    Sonia Prina
    Ensemble
    I Barocchisti
    Conductor
    Diego Fasolis
  11. 11 The Queen of Spades (Pique Dame), Op. 68, Act I Scene 2: Podrugi milïe (Polina) 03:26
    Track
    11
    Title
    The Queen of Spades (Pique Dame), Op. 68, Act I Scene 2: Podrugi milïe (Polina)
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Lyudmila Shemchuk
    Ensemble
    Bayerisches Staatsorchester
    Conductor
    Algis Zhuraitis
  12. 12 La favorita (The Favourite), Act III: O mio Fernando (Léonor de Guzman) 06:37
    Track
    12
    Title
    La favorita (The Favourite), Act III: O mio Fernando (Léonor de Guzman)
    Duration
    06:37
    Composer
    Gaetano Donizetti
    Performer
    Agnes Baltsa
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Heinz Wallberg
  13. 13 Aida, Act IV: L'aborrita rivale a me sfuggia (Amneris) 03:55
    Track
    13
    Title
    Aida, Act IV: L'aborrita rivale a me sfuggia (Amneris)
    Duration
    03:55
    Composer
    Giuseppe Verdi
    Performer
    Barbara Dever
    Ensemble
    National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland
    Conductor
    Ricco Saccani
  14. 14 La clemenza di Tito (The Clemency of Titus), K. 621, Act I Scene 9: Parto, ma tu ben mio (Sesto) 06:40
    Track
    14
    Title
    La clemenza di Tito (The Clemency of Titus), K. 621, Act I Scene 9: Parto, ma tu ben mio (Sesto)
    Duration
    06:40
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Tatiana Troyanos
    Ensemble
    Vienna Philharmonic
    Conductor
    James Levine
  15. 15 Serse (Xerxes), HWV 40, Act I: Frondi tenere… Ombra mai fu… (Xerxes) 03:37
    Track
    15
    Title
    Serse (Xerxes), HWV 40, Act I: Frondi tenere… Ombra mai fu… (Xerxes)
    Duration
    03:37
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Marjana Lipovšek
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Giuseppe Patanè
  16. 16 Semiramide, Act I: Ah! Quel giorno ognor rammento (Arsace) 05:30
    Track
    16
    Title
    Semiramide, Act I: Ah! Quel giorno ognor rammento (Arsace)
    Duration
    05:30
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Ewa Podleś
    Ensemble
    Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Pier Giorgio Morandi
  17. 17 Siegfried, Act III Scene 1: Mein Schlaf ist Träumen (Erda) 03:06
    Track
    17
    Title
    Siegfried, Act III Scene 1: Mein Schlaf ist Träumen (Erda)
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Deborah Humble, Matthias Goerne
    Ensemble
    Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jaap van Zweden
  18. 18 Un ballo in maschera (A Masked Ball), Act I Scene 2: Re dell'abisso affrettati (Ulrica) 03:40
    Track
    18
    Title
    Un ballo in maschera (A Masked Ball), Act I Scene 2: Re dell'abisso affrettati (Ulrica)
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Giuseppe Verdi
    Performer
    Lyudmila Shemchuk
    Ensemble
    Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
    Conductor
    Claudio Abbado
  19. 19 Carmen, Act I: Habañera: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Carmen) 02:57
    Track
    19
    Title
    Carmen, Act I: Habañera: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Carmen)
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Georges Bizet
    Performer
    Marjana Lipovšek
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Giuseppe Patanè