Nessun dorma ~ The Art of the Tenor / Dominigo, Pavarotti, Carreras, Wunderlich, Bergonzi... [Enhanced]

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Who would have guessed that 10 years after it became the theme tune for the 1990 Football World Cup, "Nessun Dorma" would still be doing good business? And if tenors show no sign of going out of vogue, this DG production with 19 arias from 12 great tenors will help to keep the ball rolling. Yes, the Three Tenors are here--Domingo, Pavarotti, and Carreras--but so are figures such as Fritz Wunderlich and Carlo Bergonzi. And how marvelous to see that most intelligently musical British tenor Anthony Rolfe Johnson opening the CD. But that's not all. Lurking in the digital depths is interactive CD-ROM material that lets you play the music on your PC while studying the score, make your own interpretations in MIDI format, edit the score to your own liking, and make high-quality printouts. There is extensive information on each piece, including all words and translations (you can choose English, French, German, or Spanish) and brief biographies of the performers. This all comes with a comprehensive Help file. The cover is strangely modest about the multimedia element--to get all this added value for no more than the price of a normal audio CD seems extraordinary. --Keith Clarke

Tracks:

L'Orfeo: 'Rosa Del Ciel' - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Ariodante: 'Tu Vivi, E Punito' - Richard Croft
Hippolyte Et Aricie: 'Ah! Faut-Il, En Un Jour, Perdre Tout Ce Que J'Aime?' - Jean-Paul Fouchecourt
Die Entfuhrung Aus Dem Serail: 'Wenn Der Freude Tranen Fliessen' - Fritz Wunderlich
Don Giovanni: 'Dalla Sua Pace' - Christoph Pregardien
Die Zauberflote: 'Dies Bildnis Ist Bezaubernd Schon' - Fritz Wunderlich
Il Barbiere Di Siviglia: 'Ecco, Ridente In Cielo' - Luigi Alva
L'Italiana In Algeri: 'Oh, Come Il Cor Di Giubilo' - Frank Lopardo
L'elisir D'amore: 'Una Furtiva Lagrima' - Luciano Pavarotti
Rigoletto: 'La Donna E Mobile' - Luciano Pavarotti
Aida: 'Se Quel Guerrier'... 'Celeste Aida' - Placido Domingo
La Traviata: 'Lunge De Lai'... 'De' Miei Bollenti Spiriti' - Luciano Pavarotti
L'Africaine' 'Pays Merveilleux'... 'O Paradis' - Placido Domingo
Les Contes D'Hoffmann: 'Il Etait Une Fois A La Cour D'Eisenach' - Placido Domingo
Carmen: 'La Fleur Que Tu M'Avais Jetee' - Jose Carreras
Eugene Onegin: 'Kuda, Kuda, Kuda Vi Udalilis' - Neil Shicoff
Pagliacci: 'Recitar!'... 'Vesti La Giubba' - Carlo Bergonzi
Tosca: 'E Lucevan Le Stelle' - Jose Carreras
Turandot: 'Nessun Dorma' - Placido Domingo

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Who would have guessed that 10 years after it became the theme tune for the 1990 Football World Cup, "Nessun Dorma" would still be doing good business? And if tenors show no sign of going out of vogue, this DG production with 19 arias from 12 great tenors will help to keep the ball rolling. Yes, the Three Tenors are here--Domingo, Pavarotti, and Carreras--but so are figures such as Fritz Wunderlich and Carlo Bergonzi. And how marvelous to see that most intelligently musical British tenor Anthony Rolfe Johnson opening the CD. But that's not all. Lurking in the digital depths is interactive CD-ROM material that lets you play the music on your PC while studying the score, make your own interpretations in MIDI format, edit the score to your own liking, and make high-quality printouts. There is extensive information on each piece, including all words and translations (you can choose English, French, German, or Spanish) and brief biographies of the performers. This all comes with a comprehensive Help file. The cover is strangely modest about the multimedia element--to get all this added value for no more than the price of a normal audio CD seems extraordinary. --Keith Clarke

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