The Best of Italian Opera | 
 enlarge | Creators: Robert Merrill, Adrian Denss, Gaetano Donizetti, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Amilcare Ponchielli, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Alceo Galliera, Anatole Fistoulari, Colin Davis, Francesco Molinari-pradelli, Franco Ferraris, Gabriele Santini, Giuseppe Patane, Lamberto Gardelli, Reri Grist, Thomas Schippers, Tullio Serafin, Philharmonia Orchestra Of London
Label: EMI Classics
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 3788
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 69723
UPC: 724356972322
EAN: 0724356972322
ASIN: B000000UXN
Release Date: January 21, 1997
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| Tracks:
| • | Libiamo, libiamo | | • | La donna e mobile | | • | Una voce poco f | | • | Che gelida manina | | • | Gualtier malde Caro nome | | • | Vedi! le fosche (Anvil Chorus) | | • | Il balen del suo sorriso...Per me ora fatale | | • | Vissi d'arte | | • | Di Provenza il mar, il suol | | • | Voi che sapete | | • | Se quel guerrier io fossi...Celeste Aida | | • | Un bel di vedremo | | • | Cielo e mar | | • | Ardon gl'incesi (Mad Scene) |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 An excellent collection of singers from the past century January 31, 2008
This is an excellent CD of singers from the past century, origonally recorded in analog and very well remastered.
 Italian Opera CD August 9, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This was advertised as a salute to Robert Merrill. It is not, it a collection of Opera stars and more arias are sung by Victoria de Los Angeles than anyone else which is okay because the recordings are superb. I would be a bit more specific in the future.
Great Stuff July 22, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The sound quality of this disc is surprisingly good, very good for an ADD. All the selections captured each singer in his/her top form. It is a real treat that this disc contains many work that were not normally in certain singer's repertoire. Gedda's Aida, Moffo's Rossini-Rosina and Cherobino, for example, all were superbly sung. Even Moffo's Lucia sounds much better than I have ever heard in other places.
 A Great Introduction to Italian Opera April 30, 2005
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
The artists on this CD succeed in their goal to create a CD that displays great Italian opera. Carlo del Monte and Victoria de los Angeles open the disc with the Brindisi from La Traviata. Victoria de los Angeles is not the best Violetta, but she does the job, along with her parner Carlo del Monte, an underappreciated tenor. Victoria de los Angeles also appears on the CD in "Un bel di vedremo" from Madama Butterfly, a role she was well known for. Swedish tenor Nicolai Gedda appears on the disc twice. His first appearence is a superb rendition of "La donna e mobile" from Rigoletto. His final performance on this disc is in the heroric aria "Celeste Aida", a performance in a role that was not in his voice range. Anna Moffo is the star on this CD, appearing three times in three very different roles. First is her beautiful "Una voce poco fa", normally a role that calls for a mezzo-soprano. Her second is "Voi che sapete" from Le Nozze di Figaro, another mezzo-soprano role. Her final appearence is her best, "The Mad Scene" from Lucia di Lammermoor. Underrated tenor Giuseppe Campora performs "Che gelida manina" with a great tenor voice. Soprano Reri Girst is excellent in her performance of "Caro nome" from Rigoletto. One of my favorite baritones appears on this CD. Robert Merrill is a perfect Count di Luna, and it is evident in his rendition of "Il balen del suo sorriso". Another baritone appears on this CD: mario Sereni. He is not a world famous baritone, but he should have been. Overall, this is an excellent introduction to the world of Italian opera.
Best of the best! January 11, 2003
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
The performers, the selections, the quality... almost divine!
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