Artist: VA | Genre: Classical, Opera | Country: Italy | Duration: 02:36:39
An outstanding collection of tenor arias by outstanding artists.
The album draws upon DECCA’s extensive catalog of vocal recordings and includes recordings from 1956 through 1997. As such it features items recorded using the analog technology of the 50s as well as those employing most subsequent higher fidelity techniques, including digital ones. Specifically, 37 are analog and 13 are digital recordings. In spite of that range of technology all of the offerings sound very good indeed and often provide the crème de la crème of performances of the included pieces.
As to type of music, operatic arias dominate, accounting for 34 of the 50 items. There are also 14 songs and 2 items from operetta. Those sung in Italian dominate, including 38 pieces, while 5 each are sung in French and German and 2 in Spanish.
Tracklisting:
CD 1
01.Rigoletto, opera: La donna è mobile
02.Manon Lescaut, opera: Donna non vidi mai
03.Carmen, opera: Flower Song
04.L’elisir d’amore, opera: Una furtiva lagrima
05.La bohÃ..me, opera: Che gelida manina
06.Aida, opera: Celeste Aida
07.Martha, opera: M’appari
08.La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Cielo e mar
09.Pagliacci, opera: Vesti la giubba
10.Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute),
11.Les contes d’Hoffmann, opera in 4 acts: Ã Dieu! de quelle ivresse
12.Tosca, opera: E lucevan le stelle
13.Manon Lescaut, opera: Tra voi, belle, brune e bionde
14.Rigoletto, opera: Questra o quella
15.Luisa Miller, opera: Quando le sere al placido
16.Werther, lyric drama in 4 acts: Pourquoi me réveiller
17.La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West) opera: Ch’ella mi creda
18.Il Trovatore, opera: Di quella pira
19.Andrea Chénier, opera: Un dì all’azzurro spazio
20.Turandot, opera: Non piangere, Liù
21.La Traviata, opera: De’ miei bollenti spiriti
22.Fedora, opera: Amor ti vieta
23.L’ Africaine, grand opera in 5 acts: Ã paradis
24.L’Arlesiana, opera: Il lamento di Federico
25.Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera: Addio fiorito asil
Duration: 01:17:55
CD 2
01.La Traviata, opera: Brindisi: Libiamo ne’ lieti calici
02.Tosca, opera: Recondita armonia
03.Il Trovatore, opera: Ah, sì, ben mio
04.La favorita, opera: Spirto gentil
05.Faust, opera: Salut! Demeure chaste et pure
06.Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond
07.Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, opera, WWV 96: Prize Song: Morgenlich leuchtend im rosigen Schein
08.Adriana Lecouvreur, opera: La dolcissima effigie
09.Turandot, opera: Nessun dorma
10.O sole mio, for voice & piano (or orchestra)
11.La mia canzone al vento for voice & orchestra
12.Torna a Surriento, for voice & piano (or orchestra)
13.Parlami d’amore, Mariù for voice & orchestra
14.O Surdato ‘nnamurato, for voice & orchestra (with chorus, ad lib)
15.Caro mio ben, for voice & piano (or orchestra)
16.La danza. Tarantella Napolitana (“Già la luna è in mezzo al mare”), for voice & piano (Soirées musicales)
17.Chitarra Romana for voice & orchestra
18.Era di Maggio
19.Santa Lucia, Neapolitan song
20.Mattinata (‘L’aurora di bianco vestita’), song for voice & piano (or orchestra)
21.FuniculÃ
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VA – As such it features items recorded using the analog technology of the 50s as well as those employing most subsequent higher fidelity techniques, including digital ones. Specifically, 37 are analog and 13 are digital recordings. In spite of that range of technology all of the offerings sound very good indeed and often provide the crème de la crème of performances of the included pieces. 
VA – Rigoletto, opera: La donna è mobile
VA – Manon Lescaut, opera: Donna non vidi mai
VA – Carmen, opera: Flower Song
VA – L’elisir d’amore, opera: Una furtiva lagrima
VA – La bohÃ..me, opera: Che gelida manina
VA – Aida, opera: Celeste Aida
VA – Martha, opera: M’appari
VA – La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Cielo e mar
VA – Pagliacci, opera: Vesti la giubba
VA – Die Zauberflöte The Magic Flute
VA – Les contes d’Hoffmann, opera in 4 acts: Ã Dieu! de quelle ivresse
VA – Tosca, opera: E lucevan le stelle
VA – Manon Lescaut, opera: Tra voi, belle, brune e bionde
VA – Rigoletto, opera: Questra o quella
VA – Luisa Miller, opera: Quando le sere al placido
VA – Werther, lyric drama in 4 acts: Pourquoi me réveiller
VA – La fanciulla del West The Girl of the Golden West
VA – Il Trovatore, opera: Di quella pira
VA – Andrea Chénier, opera: Un dì all’azzurro spazio
VA – Turandot, opera: Non piangere, Liù
VA – La Traviata, opera: De’ miei bollenti spiriti
VA – Fedora, opera: Amor ti vieta
VA – L’ Africaine, grand opera in 5 acts: Ã paradis
VA – L’Arlesiana, opera: Il lamento di Federico
VA – Madama Butterfly Madame Butterfly
VA – La Traviata, opera: Brindisi: Libiamo ne’ lieti calici
VA – Tosca, opera: Recondita armonia
VA – Il Trovatore, opera: Ah, sì, ben mio
VA – La favorita, opera: Spirto gentil
VA – Faust, opera: Salut! Demeure chaste et pure
VA – Die Walküre The Valkyrie
VA – Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, opera, WWV 96: Prize Song: Morgenlich leuchtend im rosigen Schein
VA – Adriana Lecouvreur, opera: La dolcissima effigie
VA – Turandot, opera: Nessun dorma
VA – O sole mio, for voice & piano or orchestra
VA – La mia canzone al vento for voice & orchestra
VA – Torna a Surriento, for voice & piano or orchestra
VA – Parlami d’amore, Mariù for voice & orchestra
VA – O Surdato ‘nnamurato, for voice & orchestra with chorus, ad lib
VA – Caro mio ben, for voice & piano or orchestra
VA – La danza. Tarantella Napolitana “Già la luna è in mezzo al mare”
VA – Chitarra Romana for voice & orchestra
VA – Era di Maggio
VA – Santa Lucia, Neapolitan song
VA – Mattinata ‘L’aurora di bianco vestita’
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