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

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December 3, 2021
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Various
    • PERFORMER
      Various
    Product Details ⌄
    Works ⌄

    1. Les Filles de Cadix (The Girls of Cadiz)

      Composer: Léo Delibes

      Ensemble: Prague Philharmonia

      Performer: Ana María Martínez

      Conductor: Steven Mercurio

    2. Roméo et Juliette, Act I: Je veux vivre (Juliette)

      Composer: Charles Gounod

      Ensemble: Prague Philharmonia

      Performer: Ana María Martínez

      Conductor: Steven Mercurio

    3. Madama Butterfly, Act II: Un bel dì vedremo (Cio-Cio-San)

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: Prague Philharmonia

      Performer: Ana María Martínez

      Conductor: Steven Mercurio

    4. Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann), Act I: Les oiseaux dans la charmille, "The Doll's Song" (Olympia)

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Sønderjyllands Symfoniorkester

      Performer: Susanne Elmark

      Conductor: Robert Reimer

    5. La bohème, Act I: Sì, Mì chiamano Mimì (Mimì)

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Luba Orgonášová

      Conductor: Will Humburg

    6. Turandot, Act I: Signore, ascolta (Liù)

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Luba Orgonášová

      Conductor: Will Humburg

    7. La forza del destino (The Force of Destiny), Act IV: Pace, pace, mio Dio! (Leonora)

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper

      Performer: Antonietta Stella

      Conductor: Dimitri Mitropoulos

    8. Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act II: Ach! Ich fühl's, es ist verschwunden (Pamina)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra

      Performer: Elisabeth Norberg-Schulz

      Conductor: Michael Halász

    9. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), Act II: Porgi, amor (Countess Almaviva)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Hungarian State Opera Orchestra

      Performer: Maria Pia Ionata

      Conductor: Pier Giorgio Morandi

    10. Gianni Schicchi: O, mio babbino caro (Lauretta)

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: Brussels Philharmonic

      Performer: Miriam Gauci

      Conductor: Ali Rahbari

    11. Pique Dame (The Queen of Spades), Op. 68, Act III: Uzh polnoch blizitsya … Akh, istomilas' ya, "Lisa's Aria" (Lisa)

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Russian State Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Dinara Alieva

      Conductor: Dmitry Yablonsky

    12. Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act II: Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen (Queen of the Night)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra

      Performer: Hellen Kwon

      Conductor: Michael Halász

    13. Lakmé, Act II: Où va la jeune Indoue, "Bell Song" (Lakmé)

      Composer: Léo Delibes

      Ensemble: Estonia Opera Orchestra

      Performer: Dilber

      Conductor: Eri Klas

    14. La traviata, Act III: Addio, del passato (Violetta)

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Krassimira Stoyanova

      Conductor: Pavel Baleff

    15. La traviata, Act I: È strano! è strano! (Violetta)

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Bratislava CSR Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Monika Krause

      Conductor: Ali Rahbari

    16. Tosca, Act II: Vissi d'arte (Floria)

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Krassimira Stoyanova

      Conductor: Pavel Baleff

    17. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act III: When I am laid in earth (Dido)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Scholars Baroque Ensemble

      Performer: Kym Amps

    18. Rusalka, Op. 114, B. 203, Act I: Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém, "Song to the Moon" (Rusalka)

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Krassimira Stoyanova

      Conductor: Pavel Baleff

    19. La Wally, Act I: Ebben? Ne andrò lontana (Wally)

      Composer: Alfredo Catalani

      Ensemble: Brussels Philharmonic

      Performer: Miriam Gauci

      Conductor: Ali Rahbari


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.