Tutto Pavarotti

Track Listings
1. Caruso    
2. 'o Sole Mio    
3. 'a Vucchella    
4. Core 'Ngrato    
5. Passione    
6. Mamma    
7. Cantique De Noel (O Holy Night)    
8. Agnus Dei    
9. Cuius Animam    
10. Se Quel Guerrier Io Fossi...Celeste Aida    
11. Una Furtiva Lagrima    
12. Com'e Gentil    
13. Oh! Fede Negar Potessi...Quando Le Sere Al Placido    
14. Lunge Da Lei...De' Miei Bollenti Spiriti    
15. Di Qual Tetra Luce    
16. La Donna E Mobile    
17. La Rivedra Nell'estasi    
18. Cielo E Mar    
19. M'apparrÌ Tutt'amor    
20. La Fleur Que Tu M'avais JetÉE    
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Tutto Pavarotti, Music, Adolphe Adam, Cesare Andrea Bixio, Georges Bizet, Arrigo Boito, Eduardo di Capua, Salvatore Cardillo, Lucio Dalla, Gaetano Donizetti, Friedrich von Flotow, Umberto Giordano, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Pietro Mascagni, Jules Massenet, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Amilcare Ponchielli, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini, Ernesto Tagliaferri, Paolo Tosti, Giuseppe Verdi, Anton Guadagno, Georg Solti, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Giancarlo Chiaramello, Henry Mancini, Herbert von Karajan, Istvan Kertesz, Kurt Adler, Leone Magiera, Nicola Rescigno, Oliviero de Fabritiis, Richard Bonynge, Sir Edward Downes, Zubin Mehta, Berliner Philharmoniker, English Chamber Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, National Philharmonic Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra, Wiener Staatsopernorchester, Kathleen Battle, Luciano Pavarotti, Ida Bormida, Julia Varady, Malcolm King
Tutto Pavarotti
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ASIN: B000009I87
Release Date: 1989-04-28

Tracks:

  1. Caruso
  2. 'o Sole Mio
  3. 'a Vucchella
  4. Core 'Ngrato
  5. Passione
  6. Mamma
  7. Cantique De Noel (O Holy Night)
  8. Agnus Dei
  9. Cuius Animam
  10. Se Quel Guerrier Io Fossi...Celeste Aida
  11. Una Furtiva Lagrima
  12. Com'e Gentil
  13. Oh! Fede Negar Potessi...Quando Le Sere Al Placido
  14. Lunge Da Lei...De' Miei Bollenti Spiriti
  15. Di Qual Tetra Luce
  16. La Donna E Mobile
  17. La Rivedra Nell'estasi
  18. Cielo E Mar
  19. M'apparrTutt'amor
  20. La Fleur Que Tu M'avais Jet
  21. Pourquoi Me Rellier
  22. Mi Batte Il Cour
  23. Dai Campi, Dai Prati
  24. Vesti La Giubba
  25. Addio Alla Madre
  26. Amor Ti Vieta
  27. Ch'ella Mi Creda
  28. E Lucevan Le Stelle
  29. Donna Non Vidi Mai
  30. Che Gelida Manina
  31. Nessun Dorma

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Best.......2007-01-12

If you appreciate Pavarotti you will love this 2 disk set. I actually bought this twice over the years. Some of the best passages from the best Operas and the recording is outstanding. Well worth the price.

5 out of 5 stars Absolutely wonderful!.......2006-09-25

I've owned this collection since 1991 and to this day it's become an absolute reference for me, constantly being played over and over again. Pavarotti at his very best! A very complete and representative collection of tenor songs, oratorio and opera arias in a 2CD presentation.
Puccini: Tosca / Freni, Pavarotti, Milnes, Rescigno, National Philharmonic
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Puccini sung by Frenin Milnes and Pavarotti? What could be better?
  • Too Lyric For A True Dramatic Tosca
  • Not too shabby...
  • Awesome
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Puccini: Tosca / Freni, Pavarotti, Milnes, Rescigno, National Philharmonic
Giacomo Puccini , Mirella Freni , Luciano Pavarotti , Nicola Rescigno , National Philharmonic , Sherrill Milnes , Richard van Allan , and Wandsworth School Boys' Choir
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ASIN: B0000041PR
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. TOSCA: Act One: Ah! Finalmente!
  2. TOSCA: Act One: E sempre lava! (Cavaradossi)
  3. TOSCA: Act One: Dammi i colori...Recondita armonia (Cavaradossi)
  4. TOSCA: Act One: Voi! Cavaradossi (Cavaradossi, Tosca)
  5. TOSCA: Act One: Mario! Mario! Mario! (Cavaradossi, Tosca)
  6. TOSCA: Act One: E buona la mia Tosca (Cavaradossi)
  7. TOSCA: Act One: Sommo giubilo, Eccellenza!
  8. TOSCA: Act One: Un tal baccano in chiesa! (Scarpia)
  9. TOSCA: Act One: Or tutto e chiaro (Scarpia, Tosca)
  10. TOSCA: Act One: Tre sbirri, una carrozza (Scarpia)

Tracks:

  1. TOSCA: Act Two: Tosca e un buon falco! (Scarpia)
  2. TOSCA: Act Two: Ha piu forte sapore (Scarpia)
  3. TOSCA: Act Two: O galantuomo, come ando la caccia? (Scarpia, Cavaradossi, Tosca)
  4. TOSCA: Act Two: Ov'e Angelotti? (Scarpia, Cavaradossi, Tosca)
  5. TOSCA: Act Two: Sciarrone, che dice il Cavalier? (Scarpia, Cavaradossi, Tosca)
  6. TOSCA: Act Two: Orsu, Tosca, parlate (Scarpia, Cavaradossi, Tosca)
  7. TOSCA: Act Two: Floria ... Amore ... (Scarpia, Cavaradossi, Tosca)
  8. TOSCA: Act Two: Act Two: Vittoria! Vittoria! (Scarpia, Cavaradossi, Tosca)
  9. TOSCA: Act Two: Quanto? (Scarpia, Tosca)
  10. TOSCA: Act Two: Vissi d'arte (Scarpia, Tosca)
  11. TOSCA: Act Two: Chi e la? (Scarpia, Tosca)
  12. TOSCA: Act Two: Io tenni la promessa (Scarpia, Tosca)
  13. TOSCA: Act Three: Io de' sospiri
  14. TOSCA: Act Three: Mario Cavaradossi? (Cavaradossi)
  15. TOSCA: Act Three: E lucevan le stelle (Cavaradossi)
  16. TOSCA: Act Three: Ah! Franchigia a Floria Tosca (Cavaradossi, Tosca)
  17. TOSCA: Act Three: O dolci mani (Cavaradossi, Tosca)
  18. TOSCA: Act Three: Come e lunga l'attesa (Tosca)
  19. TOSCA: Act Three: Presto, su! Mario! Mario! (Tosca)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Puccini sung by Frenin Milnes and Pavarotti? What could be better?.......2007-05-12

I own several recordings of Tosca, but this is still the reigning favorite, featuring a stellar cast at the height of their collective powers. Don't let the 1978 recording date deter you - the sound quality is excellent, and the performance sumptuous from beginning to end.

5 out of 5 stars Too Lyric For A True Dramatic Tosca.......2006-02-10

If you're looking for a Tosca the way it should be performed and how it should really sound(fiery, passionate, dramatic) don't look to this recording. This should not be anyone's first Tosca recording or sampler!! I'm by no means a learned music or opera scholar but I am a critic and have listened and watched Tosca long enough to know that this particular recording was at the time purely experimental for Luciano Pavarotti and Mirella Freni. Yes, these two sing wonderfully together as well as individually. They are too many an unbeatable tenor/soprano pair, as their recordings of La Boheme, Manon Lescaut, Madame Butterfly and even L'Amico Fritz attest. While in these operas the music allows them to sing with full lyricism and beauty, the plot for Tosca is too dramatic, intense and forward-moving as an opera and the musical score itself reads this way. There are only a few moments of beautiful melodies: Cavaradossi's first aria "Ricondita Armonia" in which he rhapsodizes about his source of inspiration as an artist, his lover Tosca, the Love Duet between himself and Tosca that follows shortly after and Tosca's own heart-breaking aria "Vissi D'Arte", her prayer to God asking why he has abandoned her in her most needy hour when Scarpia has her in his trap and Cavaradossi is about to be executed. Puccini never fails to deliver some moments of beauty but for the most part, Tosca is an opera that depends on , raw human emotion and even violence, with just a touch of sexual undercurrent. For Sherill Milnes, the role of Scarpia was one that came easy to him. He had sung Scarpia splendidly on record earlier in 1973 for RCA with Leontyne Price and Placido Domingo. He starred as Scarpia in an Italian film with Placido Domingo and soprano Raina Kabaivanska shot on location in Rome in 1975. His baritonal technique is not only handsomely sung, but with the right amount of theatricality as a villainous character.

Freni and Pavarotti had the same wet nurse in Italy and grew up together. Their long careers were remarkable. Both sang through the late 60's, the 70's, 80's and part of the 90's. In the Madame Butterfly recording under Karajan, their voices soar with beauty and emotion in the Love Duet and we get the same, if not more passion, in the Love Duet between Tosca and Mario in Act 1. Beautiful voices, yes. Dramatic enough ? Hardly. Mirella Freni is singing a role that is frankly too hard for her. There is more than one moment in which the role's vocal demands are too much for her to handle. Her Tosca is nonetheless very feminine, sensual and there are a few flashes of fire, but she portrays Tosca as if she were a quiet killer. Too much nobility, too much grace and Tosca is meant to be pushed to the brink of despair as she is completely threatened by Scarpia and even to act by her baser instincts. In this respect, in sheer beauty of tone, she is like Leontyne Price in the 1962 studio recording under Karajan. She makes a beautiful, ravishing Tosca, so if you like this approach, then you will enjoy Mirella Freni as Tosca. And word to the wise, this is her first Tosca recording and is far better than her later 1991 recording with Placido Domingo and
Samuel Ramey. In that recording, she is past her prime and shouting instead of singing. It's the worst Tosca I've ever heard. As for Pavarotti in this recording, he is totally wrong for the part of Cavaradossi. Pavarotti is a voice made for Donizetti, Bellini and some Verdi. It's a voice that cannot step up to the challenge of the demands of the role of Cavaradossi, which calls for a darker more dramatic voice. When you hear the Cavaradossis of Mario Del Monaco, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Franco Corelli and Placido Domingo you are getting the real thing. But Pavarotti is just Pavarotti- a big, blazing, bright voice without any real intelligence or dramatic commitment. He fails miserably here, no matter what any Pavarotti fan might tell you. This is not a role for him. Even Calaf in Puccini's Turandot is a role suited for him, and Pinkerton in Butterfly, but not Mario Cavaradossi. Rescigno and the National Philharmonic are nothing to be excited about as far as musicality. Please, check out these recordings of Tosca for better quality in performance:

Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Tito Gobbi/Serafin

Renata Tebaldi, Mario Del Monaco, George London/Molinari-Pradelli

Leontyne Price, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Giuseppe Taddei/Karajan

Birgit Nilsson, Franco Corelli, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau/Maazel

Montserrat Caballe, Jose Carreras, Ingvar Wixell/Sir Colin Davis

Leontyne Price, Placido Domingo, Sherill Milnes/Mehta

Galina Vishnevskaya, Franco Bonisolli, Matteo Manuguerra/Mtripovich

Katia Ricciarelli, Jose Carreras, Ruggero Raimondi/Karajan

Carol Vaness, Giuseppe Giancomini, Giorgio Zancanaro/Muti

Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Ruggero Raimondi/Pappano

4 out of 5 stars Not too shabby..........2004-06-24

Though this recording occasionally sides with sterility, enough passion is present from Freni alone to keep it exciting. In my opinion, Freni is spinto enough to handle the role of Tosca here despite not being a dramatic soprano, and her chest voice and highest notes are more than fulfilling. I imagine a Tosca having as fresh a voice as Price in her prime, and Freni has just that. Pavarotti is not my favorite, but he is tolerable here. The other singers are more than sufficiently idiomatic in their roles.

5 out of 5 stars Awesome.......2004-01-22

Well...I would have to say that this is good because...EVERY recording that has Freni and Pavarotti on it is good (best soprano and tenor ever), and Sherrill Milnes is incredible as well. Freni, Pavarotti, and Milnes-powerhouse, awesome, better than everyone else! yea!

5 out of 5 stars Awesome.......2004-01-22

I can't even say....wowo! How does Mirella Freni get that good...and Pavarotti...and Milnes....oh man!
Viva Verdi! A 100th Anniversary Celebration
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Not bad at all ... for what it is
  • An honor roll of Verdi recordings
  • Una compra obligada para todos los verdianos
  • An excellent little compilation
  • An incredible celebration! Viva Verdi!
Viva Verdi! A 100th Anniversary Celebration
Giuseppe Verdi , Hungarian State Opera Orchestra , New Philharmonia Orchestra , National Philharmonic Orchestra , Wiener Philharmoniker , Orchestra del Teatro all Scala , Munich Bavarian State Orchestra , Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra , Neville Marriner , Lamberto Gardelli , Nello Santi , Fabio Luisi , Claudio Abbado , Peter Maag , Carlo Maria Giulini , Tullio Serafin , Carlos Kleiber , Francesco Molinari-Pradelli , Herbert von Karajan , Plácido Domingo , Carlo Bergonzi , Fiorenza Cossotto , Lajos Miller , Sylvia Sass , Jose Carreras , Montserrat Aparici , Sherrill Milnes , Giovanni Foiani , Shirley Verrett , Ruggero Raimondi , Montserrat Caballe , Alexander Oliver , Luciano Pavarotti , Matteo Manuguerra , Thomas Moser , Maria Venuti , Piero Cappuccilli , Anthony Michaels-Moore , and Roberto Scandiuzzi
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ASIN: B00004ZB9N
Release Date: 2000-11-14

Tracks:

  1. Oberto: Sinfonia - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
  2. Un giorno di regno: Scena e cavatina: Ah non m'hanno ingannata!...Grave a core innamorato (Marchesa) - Fiorenza Cossotto
  3. Nabucco: Coro: Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate - Wiener Staatsopernchor
  4. I lombardi: Scena E Cavatina: La Mia Letizia Infondere... Come Poteva Un Angelo (Oronte, Sofia) - Placido Domingo
  5. Ernani: Duetto: Da qual di che t'ho veduta (Don Carlo, Elvira) - Lajos Miller
  6. I due Foscari: Atto II, preludio - Scena: Notte! perpetua notte (Jacopo) - Jose Carreras
  7. Giovanna d'Arco: Sotto una quercia parvemi (Carlo VII) - Carlo Bergonzi
  8. Alzira: Scena a cavatina: Riposa. Tutte, in suo dolor vegliante...Da Gusman (Alzira, Chorus, Zuma) - Marina Mescheriakova
  9. Attila: E' gettata la mia sorte (Ezio) - Sherrill Milnes
  10. Macbeth: Scena e cavatina: Vieni! t'affretta!...Or tutti sorgette (Lady Macbeth) - Giovanni Foiani
  11. I masnadieri: Racconto: Un ignoto (Massimiliano) - Ruggero Raimondi
  12. Jerusalem: Je veux encore entendre ta voix - Marcello Giordani
  13. Il corsaro: Cavatina: Ne sulla terra creatura alcuna (Gulnara) - Alexander Oliver
  14. la battaglia di Lagnano: Coro: Viva Italia! - Chor und Synphonieorchester des ORF
  15. Luisa Miller: Quando le sere al placido (Rodolfo) - Luciano Pavarotti
  16. Stiffelio: Scena finale: Stiffelio! - Eccomi! - Sylvia Sass

Tracks:

  1. Rigoletto: Quartetto: Bella figlia dell'amore - Piero Cappuccilli
  2. Il Trovatore: Stride la vampa! (Azucena) - Fiorenza Cossotto
  3. La Traviata: Atto I, preludio - Bayerisches Staatsorchester
  4. La Traviata: Brindisi: Libiamo ne' lieti calici (Alfredo, Violetta) - Placido Domingo
  5. La Traviata: Scena ed aria: Finale (Violetta): E' strano!...Ah, fors'e lui - Bayerisches Staatsorchester
  6. La Traviata: Follie! Delirio vano e questo!...Sempre libera - Ileana Cotrubas
  7. Les Vepres sicilliennes: Giorno di pianto (Arrigo) - Carlo Bergonzi
  8. Simon Boccanegra: Atto I, preludio - Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala
  9. Aroldo: Scena e quartetto finale (excerpt): Allore che gl'anni - Neil Shicoff
  10. Un ballo maschera: Di' tu se fedele (Riccardo) - Luciano Pavarotti
  11. La forza del destino: Pace, pace mio Dio (Leonora) - Renata Tebaldi
  12. Don Carlos: Dio, che nell'alma infondere (Don Carlos, Posa) - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
  13. Aida: Se quel guerrier io fossil...Celeste Aida (Radames) - Jon Vickers
  14. Aida: Qui Radames verra...O patria mia (Aida) - Leontyne Price
  15. Otello: Ave Maria (Desdemona) - Renata Tebaldi
  16. Falstaff: Facciamo il parentado...Tutto nel mondo e burla - Renato Bruson
  17. Requiem: Requiem aeternam, Kyrie - Luciano Pavarotti

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It's rare for sampler albums to demonstrate originality, but Decca's Giuseppe Verdi compilation honoring the 100th anniversary of the composer's death in 1901 goes beyond putting a smorgasbord of Verdiana on your plate. Its lavishly illustrated 100-page book includes a potted bio of the composer and sections on each of his operas, along with Universal's complete Verdi catalog (but no texts or translations). The discs contain samples from each opera, arranged in chronological order, featuring most of the top singers of the past 40 years. They're all here, from the Three Tenors to their betters, like Jon Vickers, whose powerfully sung "Celeste Aida" is a demonstration of individuality at the service of character portrayal, and Carlo Bergonzi, whose two selections (arias from Giovanna del Arco and Les Vêspres siciliennes) are magnificent demonstrations of the true Verdi style. And this is not just another Great Hits compilation, for many of the operas are represented by rarely heard arias and ensemble pieces. The result: a neat introduction to Verdi's glorious music for neophytes and a nice supplement for Verdians, who will discover new aspects to the Bard of romantic opera. --Dan Davis

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Not bad at all ... for what it is.......2007-05-03

This two-CD set purports to celebrate the hundredth anniversary of Giuseppe Verdi's death by highlighting the whole arc of his operatic career (including his Requiem) in thirty-three tracks. This is, of course, plainly an impossible task. In general, each opera gets a single selection taken from complete performances that happened to be issued by Decca, Phillips or Deutsche Grammaphon. Since none of the three organizations had recorded either "I vespri Siciliani" or "Giovanna D'Arco," appropriate tenor arias were taken from a concert selection by Carlo Bergonzi. As the previous reviewer, Mr. Listener, pointed out, exceptions were made for "La Traviata" with four selections (all from the same recording) and "Aida" with two (ditto). In addition to those, the much more obscure "Stefellio" sneaked in the back door with a second selection from the re-written and re-named "Aroldo." The same can be said for "I Lombardi alla prima Crociata," subsequently Frenchfied as "Jerusalem."

Ten operas, "Oberto," "I Lombardi," "Ernani," "Alzira," "Macbeth," "Jerusalem," "Simon Bocanegra," "Aroldo," "Un ballo in maschera," and "Falstaff," were recorded digitally, the most recent being "Alzira" from 1999. The remaining selections were taken from digitally re-mastered analogue recordings. The oldest of them, by far, is the fabulous 1955 Tebaldi recording of "La forza del destino." Each of these recordings was made with the leading-edge technology of its day. None has lost anything in this re-issue. Their sound should be more than satisfactory to anyone except the most narrow-minded audio purist.

Among the singers, Bergonzi, Caballe, Carreras, Cortrubas, Cosotto, Domingo, Horne, Ricciarelli, Sutherland, Tebaldi and Vickers are certainly on the A-list. The others, for the most part, are also good. The conductors are uniformly strong, although none of the others was as perfectly suited to this music as the venerable Tullio Serafin, heard here only in "Il trovatore."

The set comes with the two CDs tucked away in pockets on the front and back boards of a small, bound book. The book consista of 103 pages of historical commentary, illustrations of Verdi, his wife, his collaborators, premiere productions of the operas and, just by chance, advertisements touting opera recordings from Decca, Phillips and Deutsche Grammophon.

All the original recordings were good, but only the "Otello," "Aida" and "Forza" would have any great number of fans regarding them as the best of the best, although the curiously underrated and largely forgotten "Trovatore" under Serafin is very, very good, too. As a matter of purely personal taste, I would rank only the "Forza" as without peer.

No collection that ignores the catalogues of EMI and RCA--or even the old, rough and ready CETRA, can possibly be regarded as definitive. Nevertheless, on the whole, this is a respectable attempt at its self-imposed impossible task. As I write, "Viva Verdi!" is available from various Amazon sellers at prices ranging from $8.70 to $18.68. If you are interested in a Verdi sampler, this one is a bargain.

Four sampled stars.

5 out of 5 stars An honor roll of Verdi recordings.......2005-10-28

This is a commercial sampler whose 100-page book is basically a promo for the Verdi operas made by Decca, Philips, and DG. Usually such products offer insubstantial snippets, and in a sense that's true here. Verdi's operatic output from Oberto to Falstaff is given one exceprt each except for La Traviata (4) and Aida (2). The Requiem also gets a piece of the action.

The second CD, beginning with the quartet from Rigoletto, carries us into completely familiar territory. And the book is only interesting as a reminder of an honor roll of recordings that Verdi has received. It was admirable for Philips to record so much early music with great singers like Carreras and Caballe in their absolute prime.

It's the exposure of these thrilling voices that ties this collection together. Every snippet is in good osund and displays some kind of vocal excellence, often in operas like Jerusalemma or Giovanna d'Arco that few of us are likely to buy. Azira, I Due Foscari, Atila? Without this sampler these would still just be names on a page to me. Now I have a vivid, living memory of them, which is all a composer could ask for.

5 out of 5 stars Una compra obligada para todos los verdianos.......2005-02-09

Este doble cd acompañado de un libro de mas de 100 paginas con comentarios sobre Verdi, sus óperas una a una, y un catalogo de discografia verdiana recomendable incluye 33 fragmentos musicales de TODAS las operas de Verdi, ademas de uno de su Requiem.
Mas alla de los fragmentos de las obras realmente conocidas (todos aqui presentes en versiones de primera clase, con solistas como Domingo, Carreras, Tebaldi, Verrett, Millnes...) el principal punto de interes de este disco radica en encontrar autenticas rarezas, como una amplia escena (12') de "Alzira" a cargo de la prometedora Marina Mescheriakova, o el poder comparar el 'La mia letizia infondere' (de I Lombardi) con el 'Je veux encore entendere' (de Jerusalem, la revision francesa de I Lombardi). En la primera encontramos a un Placido Domingo pletorico y en la segunda (mas aguda) a un Marcello Giordani sin miedo al agudo. Dos operas (Alzira y Jerusalem) nunca antes grabadas en estudio.
Una fiesta verdiana obligada, tanto para los aficcionados que quieran iniciarse como para aquellos que ya son iniciados y quieren disfrutar una vez mas con Verdi en estado puro. ¡VIVA VERDI!

5 out of 5 stars An excellent little compilation.......2003-05-29

This is a great little set, better in its breadth than its depth. I came to appreciate this collection when I was putting together a score for a show entitled: "Eat your greens; The complete operas of Verdi performed in 20 minutes by a cast of vegetables" Let me assure you, when you're trying to get every Verdi opera down to 20 or so seconds and score it with a pithy arrangement of a passage, you're going to need someone to narrow it down to about one number per opera for the bulk of the shows. If I wasn't able to reference this, I would have had to look much harder and spent a lot more money to get things like the complete Oberto, Conte di San Bonifacio and Alzira. This collection provided me with stellar recordings of the cream of each Verdi opera, all well recorded by major artists. In addition to this admittedly obscure usage, the collection provides a splendid overview of Verdi's truly massive career, from his early beginnings, where he nearly out-Rossinis Rossini (if that were possible) to his colossal Requiem, Falstaff, and Otello, which are arguably Wagnerian in scope and ambition. Short of a college course, and the Budden book, I can't think of any better way to internalize his acheivement than to listen to this superbly compiled and elegantly packaged delight. I recommend it highly.

5 out of 5 stars An incredible celebration! Viva Verdi!.......2000-12-05

This album which is celebrating Verdi's works, is wonderful. I could say these cds present the best singers of our times singing Verdi's operas. I also noticed that here we can hear many less known works. In fact, almost all the Verdi's operas are contained in this magnificent album. As the title says: " a great celebration"
Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore [Scenes And Arias]
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    Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore [Scenes And Arias]

    Manufacturer: Polygram Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    All Works by VerdiAll Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    London Philharmonic OrchestraLondon Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    National Philharmonic Orchestra LondonNational Philharmonic Orchestra London | ( N ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Arias | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    Romantic (c.1820-1910)Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    ItalianItalian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    Horne, MarilynHorne, Marilyn | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    Sutherland, JoanSutherland, Joan | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    Vocal Works by VerdiVocal Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | U to Z | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B0000041TZ
    Release Date: 1990-10-25

    Tracks:

    1. Che piu t'arresti? - Norma Burrowes/Joan Sutherland
    2. Tacea la notte - Joan Sutherland/Norma Burrowes
    3. Vedi! Le fosche notturne spoglie - London Opr Chor
    4. Stride la vampa! - Marilyn Horne/Luciano Pavarotti/Peter Knapp/London Opr Chor
    5. Tutto e deserto - Ingvar Wixell/Nicolai Ghiaurov
    6. Il balen del suo sorriso - Ingvar Wixell/Nicolai Ghiaurov/London Opr Chor
    7. Or co' dadi - London Opr Chor/Nicolai Ghiaurov
    8. Squilli, echeggi - London Opr Chor/Nicolai Ghiaurov
    9. Di qual tetra luce... Ah si, ben mio - Joan Sutherland/Luciano Pavarotti/Graham Clark
    10. Di quella pira - Luciano Pavarotti/Joan Sutherland/Graham Clark/London Opr Chor
    11. Siam giunti - Graham Clark/Joan Sutherland
    12. D'amor sull'ali rosee - Joan Sutherland
    13. Miserere - London Opr Chor/Joan Sutherland/Luciano Pavarotti
    14. Ti scosta! - Luciano Pavarotti/Joan Sutherland/Ingvar Wixell/Marilyn Horne
    Famous Tenor Arias
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      Famous Tenor Arias

      Manufacturer: EMI
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      GeneralGeneral | Lehár, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by LeoncavalloAll Works by Leoncavallo | Leoncavallo, Ruggiero | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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      All Works by PucciniAll Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by VerdiAll Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      RequiemsRequiems | Forms & Genres | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      Vocal & SongVocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
      RomancesRomances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      Modern & 20th CenturyModern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      Romantic (c.1820-1910)Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Arias | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      FrenchFrench | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      ItalianItalian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      OperettasOperettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      RequiemsRequiems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      CDs Under $7CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
      All Bargain TitlesAll Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
      ASIN: B000002SHO
      Release Date: 1997-06-10

      Tracks:

      1. Vesti la giubba - Jose Carreras/Tenor Arias
      2. Intanto amici ... Viva il vino - Jose Carreras/Tenor Arias
      3. Recondita armonia - Recondita armonia
      4. E lucevan le stella - Placido Domingo
      5. Tutto ho tentato - Luciano Povarotti
      6. Nessun dorma - Jose Carreras
      7. Celeste Aida - Jose Carreras
      8. Dein ist mein ganzes Herz - Placido Domingo
      9. Wien, du Stadt meiner Traume - Placido Domingo
      10. Ingemisco - Luciano Pavarotti
      11. lo l'ho perduta - Jose Carreras
      12. On Me proposait d'etre infame - Jose Carreras
      13. No puede ser - Placido Domingo
      14. Hossana - Placido Domingo
      15. O amore, o bella luce del core - Luciano Pavarotti
      16. La fleur que tu m'avais jetee - Jose Carreras
      17. Pays merveilleux ... o Paradis - Placido Domingo
      Great Tenor Cabalettas
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        Great Tenor Cabalettas

        Manufacturer: Legato Classics
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        Bellini, VincenzoBellini, Vincenzo | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        All Works by DonizettiAll Works by Donizetti | Donizetti, Gaetano | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        All Works by MassenetAll Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        All Works by MeyerbeerAll Works by Meyerbeer | Meyerbeer, Giacomo | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        All Works by VerdiAll Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        All Works by RossiniAll Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        Vocal & SongVocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
        Hadley, JerryHadley, Jerry | ( H ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        Araiza, FranciscoAraiza, Francisco | ( A ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        RomancesRomances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
        Romantic (c.1820-1910)Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
        FrenchFrench | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
        ItalianItalian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
        ASIN: B000009L85
        Release Date: 1995-05-25

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