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Thrilling Tenor: Best Loved Opera Arias
Naxos

Thrilling Tenor: Best Loved Opera Arias

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Composer
Various
Artist
Various
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Dec 03, 2021
Catalog #
8578190
UPC
747313819072

About

It is only since the bel canto era in the 19th century that the tenor voice really took off as a leading character in operatic roles, often playing the heroic figure against a love-interest soprano and a villain baritone. This collection of some of opera’s most iconic arias takes us from the dark emotional crises of Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci and Puccini’s Tosca, to the seductive Rodolfo in La Bohème and Donizetti’s show-stopping high Cs in La Fille du régiment. Tenor showpieces that are so famous they have taken on a life of their own include ‘Nessun dorma’, made immortal by The Three Tenors at the 1990 World Cup.

Tracklist 21 tracks

  1. 1 Pagliacci (Clowns), Act I: Vesti la giubba (Canio) 03:13
    Track
    1
    Title
    Pagliacci (Clowns), Act I: Vesti la giubba (Canio)
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Ruggero Leoncavallo
    Performer
    Nicola Martinucci
    Ensemble
    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ali Rahbari
  2. 2 Rigoletto, Act III: La donna è mobile… Un dì, se ben rammentomi (Duke of Mantua) 02:55
    Track
    2
    Title
    Rigoletto, Act III: La donna è mobile… Un dì, se ben rammentomi (Duke of Mantua)
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Giuseppe Verdi
    Performer
    Yordy Ramiro
    Ensemble
    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ali Rahbari
  3. 3 Aida, Act I: Se quel guerrier io fossi! … Celeste Aida (Radamès) 04:26
    Track
    3
    Title
    Aida, Act I: Se quel guerrier io fossi! … Celeste Aida (Radamès)
    Duration
    04:26
    Composer
    Giuseppe Verdi
    Performer
    Kristjan Johannsson
    Ensemble
    National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland
    Conductor
    Ricco Saccani
  4. 4 Don Giovanni, K. 527: Act II: Il mio tesoro intanto (Don Ottavio) 04:01
    Track
    4
    Title
    Don Giovanni, K. 527: Act II: Il mio tesoro intanto (Don Ottavio)
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Torsten Kerl
    Ensemble
    Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Michael Halász
  5. 5 L'elisir d'amore (The Elixir of Love), Act II: Una furtiva lagrima (Nemorino) 05:09
    Track
    5
    Title
    L'elisir d'amore (The Elixir of Love), Act II: Una furtiva lagrima (Nemorino)
    Duration
    05:09
    Composer
    Gaetano Donizetti
    Performer
    Vincenzo La Scola
    Ensemble
    Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Pier Giorgio Morandi
  6. 6 Tosca, Act III: E lucevan le stelle (Cavaradossi) 02:59
    Track
    6
    Title
    Tosca, Act III: E lucevan le stelle (Cavaradossi)
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Giacomo Puccini
    Performer
    Giorgio Lamberti
    Ensemble
    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ali Rahbari
  7. 7 Così fan tutte (All Women Are the Same), K. 588: Act I: Un'aura amorosa (Ferrando) 05:01
    Track
    7
    Title
    Così fan tutte (All Women Are the Same), K. 588: Act I: Un'aura amorosa (Ferrando)
    Duration
    05:01
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    John Dickie
    Ensemble
    Capella Istropolitana
    Conductor
    Johannes Wildner
  8. 8 Serse (Xerxes), HWV 40, Act I: Ombra mai fu (Serse) 03:23
    Track
    8
    Title
    Serse (Xerxes), HWV 40, Act I: Ombra mai fu (Serse)
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    József Mukk
    Ensemble
    Camerata Budapest
    Conductor
    László Kovács
  9. 9 Das Land des Lächelns (The Land of Smiles), Act II: Dein ist mein ganzes Herz (Prince Sou-Chong) 03:24
    Track
    9
    Title
    Das Land des Lächelns (The Land of Smiles), Act II: Dein ist mein ganzes Herz (Prince Sou-Chong)
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Franz Lehár
    Performer
    János Berkes
    Ensemble
    Hungarian Operetta Orchestra
    Conductor
    László Kovács
  10. 10 La Bohème, Act I: Che gelida manina (Radolfo) 04:23
    Track
    10
    Title
    La Bohème, Act I: Che gelida manina (Radolfo)
    Duration
    04:23
    Composer
    Giacomo Puccini
    Performer
    Jonathan Welch
    Ensemble
    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Will Humburg
  11. 11 La fille du régiment (The Daughter of the Regiment), Act II: Ah! mes amis, quel jour de fete! 04:02
    Track
    11
    Title
    La fille du régiment (The Daughter of the Regiment), Act II: Ah! mes amis, quel jour de fete!
    Duration
    04:02
    Composer
    Gaetano Donizetti
    Performer
    Marcello Giordani
    Ensemble
    Catania Teatro Massimo Bellini Orchestra
    Conductor
    Steven Mercurio
  12. 12 Tosca, Act I: Recondita armonia (Cavaradossi) 02:35
    Track
    12
    Title
    Tosca, Act I: Recondita armonia (Cavaradossi)
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Giacomo Puccini
    Performer
    Thomas Harper
    Ensemble
    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Michael Halász
  13. 13 Die Walküre, Act I: Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond (Siegmund) 03:24
    Track
    13
    Title
    Die Walküre, Act I: Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond (Siegmund)
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Stuart Skelton
    Ensemble
    Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jaap van Zweden
  14. 14 Faust, Act III: Salut! Demeure chaste et pure (Faust) 04:37
    Track
    14
    Title
    Faust, Act III: Salut! Demeure chaste et pure (Faust)
    Duration
    04:37
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Performer
    Piotr Beczała
    Ensemble
    Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
    Conductor
    Bertrand de Billy
  15. 15 Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), Act I: Ecco, ridente in cielo (Conte) 04:34
    Track
    15
    Title
    Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), Act I: Ecco, ridente in cielo (Conte)
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Ramón Vargas
    Ensemble
    Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Will Humburg
  16. 16 Rigoletto, Act I: Questa o quella (Duke of Mantua) 01:37
    Track
    16
    Title
    Rigoletto, Act I: Questa o quella (Duke of Mantua)
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Giuseppe Verdi
    Performer
    Yordy Ramiro
    Ensemble
    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ali Rahbari
  17. 17 Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, Act II: Kuda, kuda (Lensky's Aria) (Lensky) 06:12
    Track
    17
    Title
    Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, Act II: Kuda, kuda (Lensky's Aria) (Lensky)
    Duration
    06:12
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Vladimir Grishko
    Ensemble
    Ukraine State Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Vladimir Sirenko
  18. 18 La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), Act III: Ch'ella mi creda (Dick Johnson) 01:54
    Track
    18
    Title
    La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), Act III: Ch'ella mi creda (Dick Johnson)
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Giacomo Puccini
    Performer
    Thomas Harper
    Ensemble
    Bratislava CSR Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Michael Halász
  19. 19 Werther, Act III: Pourquoi me réveiller, ô souffle du printemps (Werther) 02:31
    Track
    19
    Title
    Werther, Act III: Pourquoi me réveiller, ô souffle du printemps (Werther)
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Marcus Haddock
    Ensemble
    Orchestre National de Lille
    Conductor
    Jean-Claude Casadesus
  20. 20 La traviata, Act I: Libiamo, ne' lieti calci, "Brindisi" (Drinking Song) (Alfredo, Chorus, Violetta) 02:56
    Track
    20
    Title
    La traviata, Act I: Libiamo, ne' lieti calci, "Brindisi" (Drinking Song) (Alfredo, Chorus, Violetta)
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Giuseppe Verdi
    Performer
    Yordy Ramiro, Monika Krause
    Ensemble
    Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Bratislava CSR Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ali Rahbari
  21. 21 Turandot, Act III: Nessun dorma (Calaf) 02:45
    Track
    21
    Title
    Turandot, Act III: Nessun dorma (Calaf)
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Giacomo Puccini
    Performer
    Mario Malagnini
    Ensemble
    Genoa Carlo Felice Theater Orchestra
    Conductor
    Donato Renzetti