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Saturday, June 20, 2009

The Ultimate Opera Divas Album

The Ultimate Opera Divas Album (Decca)
Featuring Cecilia Bartoli, Marilyn Horne, Angela Gheorghiu, Renata Tebaldi, Montserrat Caballe, Zinka Milznov, Mirella Freni, Joan Sutherland, Leontyne Price, Renee Fleming, Tatiana Troyanos, Kiri Te Kanawa, Frederica Von Stade, Sumi Jo, Kathleen Battle, Kirsten Flagstad, and Birgit Nilsson.

A fantastic album featuring many of the greatest sopranos singing some of the greatest songs. A perfect introduction to these ladies’ different styles and the different types of opera, from Puccini to Wagner. This CD is what hooked me on Joan Sutherland and opened a whole new door in the operatic world.



Track List:
1. Non piu mesta (La Cenerentola) Cecilia Bartoli
2. Cruda sorte! (L'italiana in Algeri) Marilyn Horne
3. Sempre Libera (La Traviata) Angela Gheorghiu
4. Ebben? Ne andro lontana (La Wally) Renata Tebaldi
5. La Mamma Morte (Andrea Chenier) Montserrat Caballe
6. Suicidio! (La Gioconda) Zinka Milanov
7. Un Bel Di (Madame Butterfly) Mirella Freni
8. Casta Diva (Norma) Joan Sutherland
9. Vissi D'arte (Tosca) Leontyne Price
10. Ave Maria (Otello) Renee Fleming
11. Habanera (Carmen) Tatiana Troyanos
12. Dove Sono (Le Nozze di Figaro) Kiri Te Kanawa
13. Voi Che Sapate (Le Nozze di Figaro) Frederica Von Stade
14. Queen of the Night's Revenge Aria (Die Zauberflote) Sumi Jo
15. Durch Zartlichkeit und Schmeicheln (The Abduction from the Serglio) Kathleen Battle
16. Du Bist der Lenz (Die Walkure) Kirsten Flagstad
17. Mild und leise "Liebstod" (Tristan und Isolde) Birgit Nilsson

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