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 : The #1 Opera Album

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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0028946763223
Label: Decca
Manufacturer: Decca
Number Of Discs: 2
Publisher: Decca
Release Date: February 27, 2001
Studio: Decca
Sales Rank: 3586
MPN: 467632




Disc 1:
  1. Prelude
  2. Brindisi
  3. Che gelida manina
  4. Flower Duet
  5. Amor ti vieta
  6. Habanera
  7. Chorus Of The Hebrew Slaves
  8. Dove sono
  9. La donna è mobile
  10. Bridal Chorus
  11. O mio babbino caro
  12. Largo al factotum
  13. Ebben?...Ne andro lontana
  14. Humming Chorus
  15. Flower Song
  16. Barcarolle
  17. E lucevan le stelle
  18. Un bel di
  19. Au fond du temple saint
Disc 2:
  1. The Ride Of The Valkyries
  2. Voi che sapete
  3. Recitar!...Vesti la giubba
  4. O soave fanciulla
  5. Anvil Chorus
  6. Donna non vidi mai
  7. La ci darem la mano
  8. Soldiers' Chorus
  9. Una furtiva lagrima
  10. Signore, ascolta!
  11. Champagne Aria
  12. Soave sia il vento
  13. Di quella pira
  14. Vissi d'arte
  15. Toreador song
  16. Love Duet
  17. Intermezzo
  18. O silver moon
  19. Si, mi chiamano Mimi
  20. Nessun dorma
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Editorial Review:

Amazon.com:
The labels that are now gathered under the Universal Classics umbrella have a pretty impressive scorecard in the area of classical compilations. We've seen The Greatest Opera Show on Earth, The Yellow Guide: Classical Music, Best of the Millennium, and now there's The No. 1 Opera Album. But that's no surprise, since Universal has some of the finest interpreters in its catalogue to draw from. This two-CD set (at the price of one), for example, brings together the likes of Cecilia Bartoli, Renée Fleming, Luciano Pavarotti, Kiri Te Kanawa, Sir Georg Solti, Herbert von Karajan, and many more. Yet the other key to a successful compilation is canny anthologizing, and here again, you have a nice selection to give you a smattering of opera's heavyweights from the Italian, German, and French repertory (there's even a step outside the standard framework with an aria from Dvorák's lovely Rusalka). Ranging from 1959 to 1997, the choices from back catalogue will doubtless be the entry ticket for many into this grandest of the arts. --Sarah Chin



Customer Reviews
Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - My favorite CD - really the best!
I heard this CD on a PBS pledge drive (it was a premium) and found myself loving every cut on it! I was in my car and just wanted to keep on driving and listening. This is by far my most-played CD - I've had to make it a weekend only listen to prevent getting burned out on it. HIGHLY recommend it. Even if you are unfamiliar with some of the pieces, you will quickly learn to love them. . . . I must end this review - I'm off to listen to the "flower duet" for the 100th time. . .



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Beautiful music...
I'm new to opera, but this CD has really beautiful music. I use it in my CD clock radio (Timex, that I purchased here also) to go to sleep to.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - The #1 Opera Album
21 Dec, 2007
The movements in this collection move Me as much as My very bowel. Hence, it might work for your too. Try it, you'll like it if you want to be moved to your very "soul".



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - The Glory of Opera
Am just discoving the glory of opera. Not all opera, but the arias that make your heart soar. My husband turned away from opera because he was "overdosed" at an early age and it really spoiled his pleasure for life. He's gone now, and I'm discovering what I've missed. This is a wonderful CD and well worth having.







Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - great collection
If one was wanting to introduce a friend to the wonderful world of opera, this would be a great cd to buy them. Also at this time when many of us are worrying about Luciano and his health , it is great to hear him featured on many of the selections. A great buy and wonderful collection.



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