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Mozart, Puccini, Verdi et al.: Spectacular Soprano / Kwon, Orgonáš¡ová, Stella et al.
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Mozart, Puccini, Verdi et al.: Spectacular Soprano / Kwon, Orgonáš¡ová, Stella et al.

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Composer
Various
Artist
Various
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Dec 03, 2021
Catalog #
8578188
UPC
747313818877

About

The soprano voice occupies the highest-sounding line of music (in Italian ‘sopra’ means ‘over’ or ‘above’) and it is subdivided into various types. The coloratura is the virtuoso, suited for rapid ornamentation such as in Mozart’s Queen of the Night (Die Zauberflöte). Puccini’s Mimì (La Bohème) is an example of the lyric soprano, full of drama and well-rounded sound. More powerful than the lyric but retaining her softer qualities is the spinto, exemplified by Madama Butterfly, while the dramatic soprano, with her huge reserves of stamina, can be heard in works by Wagner. This quintessential collection of best-loved arias confirms that the soprano, in all her variety, sits at the very heart of the operatic experience.

Tracklist 19 tracks

  1. 1 Les Filles de Cadix (The Girls of Cadiz) 03:17
    Track
    1
    Title
    Les Filles de Cadix (The Girls of Cadiz)
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Léo Delibes
    Performer
    Ana María Martínez
    Ensemble
    Prague Philharmonia
    Conductor
    Steven Mercurio
  2. 2 Roméo et Juliette, Act I: Je veux vivre (Juliette) 03:27
    Track
    2
    Title
    Roméo et Juliette, Act I: Je veux vivre (Juliette)
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Performer
    Ana María Martínez
    Ensemble
    Prague Philharmonia
    Conductor
    Steven Mercurio
  3. 3 Madama Butterfly, Act II: Un bel dì vedremo (Cio-Cio-San) 05:17
    Track
    3
    Title
    Madama Butterfly, Act II: Un bel dì vedremo (Cio-Cio-San)
    Duration
    05:17
    Composer
    Giacomo Puccini
    Performer
    Ana María Martínez
    Ensemble
    Prague Philharmonia
    Conductor
    Steven Mercurio
  4. 4 Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann), Act I: Les oiseaux dans la charmille, "The Doll's Song" (Olympia) 06:29
    Track
    4
    Title
    Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann), Act I: Les oiseaux dans la charmille, "The Doll's Song" (Olympia)
    Duration
    06:29
    Composer
    Jacques Offenbach
    Performer
    Susanne Elmark
    Ensemble
    Sønderjyllands Symfoniorkester
    Conductor
    Robert Reimer
  5. 5 La bohème, Act I: Sì, Mì chiamano Mimì (Mimì) 04:32
    Track
    5
    Title
    La bohème, Act I: Sì, Mì chiamano Mimì (Mimì)
    Duration
    04:32
    Composer
    Giacomo Puccini
    Performer
    Luba Orgonášová
    Ensemble
    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Will Humburg
  6. 6 Turandot, Act I: Signore, ascolta (Liù) 02:32
    Track
    6
    Title
    Turandot, Act I: Signore, ascolta (Liù)
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Giacomo Puccini
    Performer
    Luba Orgonášová
    Ensemble
    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Will Humburg
  7. 7 La forza del destino (The Force of Destiny), Act IV: Pace, pace, mio Dio! (Leonora) 05:11
    Track
    7
    Title
    La forza del destino (The Force of Destiny), Act IV: Pace, pace, mio Dio! (Leonora)
    Duration
    05:11
    Composer
    Giuseppe Verdi
    Performer
    Antonietta Stella
    Ensemble
    Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
    Conductor
    Dimitri Mitropoulos
  8. 8 Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act II: Ach! Ich fühl's, es ist verschwunden (Pamina) 04:13
    Track
    8
    Title
    Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act II: Ach! Ich fühl's, es ist verschwunden (Pamina)
    Duration
    04:13
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Elisabeth Norberg-Schulz
    Ensemble
    Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Michael Halász
  9. 9 Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), Act II: Porgi, amor (Countess Almaviva) 03:36
    Track
    9
    Title
    Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), Act II: Porgi, amor (Countess Almaviva)
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Maria Pia Ionata
    Ensemble
    Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Pier Giorgio Morandi
  10. 10 Gianni Schicchi: O, mio babbino caro (Lauretta) 02:26
    Track
    10
    Title
    Gianni Schicchi: O, mio babbino caro (Lauretta)
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Giacomo Puccini
    Performer
    Miriam Gauci
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Ali Rahbari
  11. 11 Pique Dame (The Queen of Spades), Op. 68, Act III: Uzh polnoch blizitsya … Akh, istomilas' ya, "Lisa's Aria" (Lisa) 04:47
    Track
    11
    Title
    Pique Dame (The Queen of Spades), Op. 68, Act III: Uzh polnoch blizitsya … Akh, istomilas' ya, "Lisa's Aria" (Lisa)
    Duration
    04:47
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Dinara Alieva
    Ensemble
    Russian State Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Dmitry Yablonsky
  12. 12 Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act II: Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen (Queen of the Night) 02:51
    Track
    12
    Title
    Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act II: Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen (Queen of the Night)
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Hellen Kwon
    Ensemble
    Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Michael Halász
  13. 13 Lakmé, Act II: Où va la jeune Indoue, "Bell Song" (Lakmé) 06:46
    Track
    13
    Title
    Lakmé, Act II: Où va la jeune Indoue, "Bell Song" (Lakmé)
    Duration
    06:46
    Composer
    Léo Delibes
    Performer
    Dilber
    Ensemble
    Estonia Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Eri Klas
  14. 14 La traviata, Act III: Addio, del passato (Violetta) 05:15
    Track
    14
    Title
    La traviata, Act III: Addio, del passato (Violetta)
    Duration
    05:15
    Composer
    Giuseppe Verdi
    Performer
    Krassimira Stoyanova
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Pavel Baleff
  15. 15 La traviata, Act I: È strano! è strano! (Violetta) 03:28
    Track
    15
    Title
    La traviata, Act I: È strano! è strano! (Violetta)
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Giuseppe Verdi
    Performer
    Monika Krause
    Ensemble
    Bratislava CSR Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ali Rahbari
  16. 16 Tosca, Act II: Vissi d'arte (Floria) 02:59
    Track
    16
    Title
    Tosca, Act II: Vissi d'arte (Floria)
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Giacomo Puccini
    Performer
    Krassimira Stoyanova
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Pavel Baleff
  17. 17 Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act III: When I am laid in earth (Dido) 03:43
    Track
    17
    Title
    Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act III: When I am laid in earth (Dido)
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Kym Amps
    Ensemble
    Scholars Baroque Ensemble
  18. 18 Rusalka, Op. 114, B. 203, Act I: Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém, "Song to the Moon" (Rusalka) 05:29
    Track
    18
    Title
    Rusalka, Op. 114, B. 203, Act I: Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém, "Song to the Moon" (Rusalka)
    Duration
    05:29
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Krassimira Stoyanova
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Pavel Baleff
  19. 19 La Wally, Act I: Ebben? Ne andrò lontana (Wally) 03:31
    Track
    19
    Title
    La Wally, Act I: Ebben? Ne andrò lontana (Wally)
    Duration
    03:31
    Composer
    Alfredo Catalani
    Performer
    Miriam Gauci
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Ali Rahbari