100 Best Tenor Arias - (6CD)

100 Best Tenor Arias - (6CD)

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Extras.infomation : 100 BEST TENOR ARIAS is another release in EMI's highly successful 100 BEST series. Information: 100 BEST TENOR ARIAS is another release in EMI's highly successful 100 BEST series. This 6 CD set contains a collection of 100 tenor arias from opera, oratorio and sacred classics performed by some of the world's finest singers. This 6 CD set contains a collection of 100 tenor arias from opera, oratorio and sacred classics performed by some of the world's finest singers.
The programme covers arias from all the best-loved operas in the repertoire, from Handel's Serse and Semele through Mozart's Don Giovanni and Così fan tutte, Verdi's Rigoletto and Aida, Puccini's Tosca and Turandot to Gounod's Faust and Roméo et Juliette, and ends with extracts from Wagner's Ring. The programme covers arias from all the best-loved operas in the repertoire, from Handel's Serse and Semele through Mozart's Don Giovanni and Così fan tutte, Verdi's Rigoletto and Aida, Puccini's Tosca and Turandot to Gounod's Faust and Roméo et Juliette, and ends with extracts from Wagner's Ring.
Also included are famous arias from oratorios and sacred works such as Handel's Messiah, Rossini's Stabat Mater and Petite Messe solennelle, and Verdi's moving Requiem, as well as arias from all the most popular French operas, CD 3 includes items from the original French versions of works that are also widely known in their Italian translations, such as Rossini's Guillaume Tell and Donizetti's La Fille du régiment. Also included are famous arias from oratorios and sacred works such as Handel's Messiah, Rossini's Stabat Mater and Petite Messe solennelle, and Verdi's moving Requiem, as well as arias from all the most popular French operas, CD 3 includes items from the original French versions of works that are also widely known in their Italian translations, such as Rossini's Guillaume Tell and Donizetti's La Fille du régiment. Operetta is represented on CD 6 by two of the most popular arias by Franz Lehár: 'Dein ist mein ganzes Herz' (Das Land des Lächelns) and 'Gern hab' ich die Frau'n geküßt' (Paganini) as well as one by Johann Strauss II: 'Als flotter Geist...Ja, das alles auf Ehr'' (Der Zigeunerbaron). Operetta is represented on CD in June by two of the most popular arias by Franz Lehár: 'Dein ist mein ganzes Herz' (Das Land des Lächelns) and 'Gern hab' ich die Frau'n geküßt '(Paganini) as well as one by Johann Strauss II: 'Als flotter Geist ... Ja, das alles auf Ehr''(Der Zigeunerbaron). Spanish zarzuela is also included with two items on CD 4: 'Mi aldea' (Los gavilanes) by Guerrero and 'No puede ser' (La taberna del puerto) by Sorozábal. Spanish zarzuela is also included with two items on CD 4: 'Mi aldea' (Los gavilanes) by Guerrero and 'No puede ser' (La taberna del puerto) by Sorozábal.
The singers include the greatest names of the present and the past, headed by the iconic three tenors Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti and José Carreras. The singers include the greatest names of the present and the past, headed by the iconic three tenors Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti and José Carreras. The stars of today are represented by singers such as Rolando Villazón, Roberto Alagna and Ian Bostridge, while Wagner is sung by Klaus König, Peter Seiffert, Ben Heppner and Siegfried Jerusalem among others. The stars of today are represented by singers such as Rolando Villazón, Roberto Alagna and Ian Bostridge, while Wagner is sung by Klaus König, Peter Seiffert, Ben Heppner and Siegfried Jerusalem among others. The older generation of singers include Nicolai Gedda, Alfredo Kraus, Giuseppe di Stefano, Carlo Bergonzi and Luigi Alva, as well as two of the most famous tenors of all time: Jussi Björling and Beniamino Gigli. The older generation of singers include Nicolai Gedda, Alfredo Kraus, Giuseppe di Stefano, Carlo Bergonzi and Luigi Alva, as well as two of the most famous tenors of all time: Jussi Björling and Beniamino Gigli.

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CD 1: HANDEL & MOZART ARIAS
HANDEL
Ev’ry valley shall be exalted (Messiah)
John Aler tenor
Toronto Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Davis
Ombra mai fu (Serse)
Fritz Wunderlich tenor
Bayerisches Staatsorchester / Hans Müller-Kray
Where’er you walk (Semele)
John Mark Ainsley tenor
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Andrew Davis
Love sounds th’alarm (Acis and Galatea)
Ian Bostridge tenor
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Harry Bicket
Vani sono i lamenti...Svegliatevi nel core (Giulio Cesare in Egitto)
Placido Domingo tenor
National Philharmonic Orchestra / Eugene Kohn
MOZART
Fuor del mar (Idomeneo)
Placido Domingo tenor
Münchner Rundfunkorchester / Eugene Kohn
Hier soll ich dich (Die Entführung aus dem Serail)
Leopold Simoneau tenor
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Thomas Beecham
Konstanze! Konstanze!...O wie ängstlich
(Die Entführung aus dem Serail)
Fritz Wunderlich tenor
Berliner Symphoniker / Berislav Klobucar
Frisch zum Kampfe! (Die Entführung aus dem Serail)
Placido Domingo tenor
Münchner Rundfunkorchester / Eugene Kohn
Wenn der Freude Tränen fliessen (Die Entführung aus dem Serail)
Leopold Simoneau tenor
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Thomas Beecham
Dalla sua pace (Don Giovanni)
Luigi Alva tenor
Philharmonia Orchestra / Carlo Maria Giulini
Il mio tesoro (Don Giovanni)
Luigi Alva tenor
Philharmonia Orchestra / Carlo Maria Giulini
Un’ aura amorosa (Così fan tutte)
In qual fiero contrasto…Tradito, schernito (Così fan tutte)
Alfredo Kraus tenor
Philharmonia Orchestra / Karl Böhm
Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön (Die Zauberflöte)
Fritz Wunderlich tenor
Berliner Symphoniker / Berislav Klobucar
Ah, se fosse intorno al trono (La clemenza di Tito)
Placido Domingo tenor
Münchner Rundfunkorchester / Eugene Kohn

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CD 2: VERDI ARIAS
VERDI
O figli, o figli miei!...Ah, la paterna mano (Macbeth)
José Carreras tenor
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Riccardo Muti
Oh, tutto di navicelle...Ella in poter del barbero...Cara patria (Attila)
Placido Domingo tenor
Ambrosian Opera Chorus
National Philharmonic Orchestra / Eugene Kohn
Oh! fede negar potessi ...Quando le sere (Luisa Miller)
Franco Corelli tenor
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Franco Ferraris
Questa o quella (Rigoletto)
Ella mi fu rapita!...Parmi veder le lagrime (Rigoletto)
La donna è mobile (Rigoletto)
Alfredo Kraus tenor
Philharmonia Orchestra / Julius Rudel
Ah sì, ben mio (Il trovatore)
Di quella pira (Il trovatore)
Franco Corelli tenor
Coro e Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
Thomas Schippers
Lunge da lei...De’ miei bollenti spiriti...O mio rimorso (La traviata)
Rolando Villazón tenor
Münchner Rundfunkorchester / Marcello Viotti
Di’ tu se fedele (Un ballo in maschera)
Nicolai Gedda tenor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden /
Giuseppe Patané
Forse la soglia attinse...Ma se m’è forza perderti
(Un ballo in maschera)
Placido Domingo tenor
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Riccardo Muti
La vita è inferno...O tu che in seno agli angeli
(La forza del destino)
Carlo Bergonzi tenor
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Lamberto Gardelli
Io l’ho perduta...Io la vidi (Don Carlo)
José Carreras tenor
Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan
Se quel guerrier io fossi!...Celeste Aida (Aida)
Placido Domingo tenor
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Riccardo Muti
Ingemisco (Requiem)
Luciano Pavarotti tenor
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano / Riccardo Muti
Niun mi tema (Otello)
Placido Domingo tenor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden /
John Barker 

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CD 3: PUCCINI AND THE VERISMO SCHOOL
PUCCINI
Donna non vidi mai (Manon Lescaut)
Charles Craig tenor
Orchestra / Michael Collins
Che gelida manina (La bohème)
Roberto Alagna tenor
Philharmonia Orchestra / Antonio Pappano
Recondita armonia (Tosca)
Placido Domingo tenor
National Philharmonic Orchestra / Eugene Kohn
E lucevan le stelle (Tosca)
Franco Corelli tenor
Philharmonia Orchestra / Franco Ferraris
Addio, fiorito asil (Madama Butterfly)
Jussi Björling tenor • Mario Sereni baritone
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma / Gabriele Santini
Firenze è come un albero fiorito (Gianni Schicchi)
Roberto Alagna tenor
London Symphony Orchestra / Antonio Pappano
Una parola sola...Or son sei mesi (La fanciulla del West)
Ch’ella mi creda libero (La fanciulla del West)
Giuseppe di Stefano tenor
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano / Antonino Votto
Nessun dorma (Turandot)
José Carreras tenor
Rhine Opera Chorus · Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra
Alain Lombard
GIORDANO
Colpito...Un dì all’azzuro spazio (Andrea Chénier)
Legray!...Andrea Chénier!...Sì, fui soldato (Andrea Chénier)
Come un bel dì di maggio (Andrea Chénier)
Franco Corelli tenor • Antonietta Stella soprano (11)
Mario Sereni & Paolo Pedani baritones (11)
Giuseppi Modesti bass (11)
Orchestra del Teatro dell’ Opera di Roma / Gabriele Santini
Amor ti vieta (Fedora)
Beniamino Gigli tenor
Orchestra / Umberto Berretoni
CILEA
È la solita storia (L’Arlesiana)
Rolando Villazón tenor
Münchner Rundfunkorchester / Marcello Viotti
MASCAGNI
Intanto amici...Viva il vino spumeggiante (Cavalleria rusticana)
Mamma, quel vino è generoso (Cavalleria rusticana)
Adriana Lazzarini mezzo-soprano (15)
Corinna Vozza mezzo-soprano (16)
Franco Corelli tenor
Coro e Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
Gabriele Santini
O amore, o bella luce del core (L’amico Fritz)
Luciano Pavarotti tenor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden /
Gianandrea Gavazzeni
LEONCAVALLO
Recitar!...Vesti la giubba (Pagliacci)
José Carreras tenor
Philharmonia Orchestra / Riccardo Muti

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CD 4: ITALIAN AND SPANISH ARIAS
VIVALDI
All’armi, o guerrieri! (Il giustino)
Leonardo de Lisi tenor
Il Complesso Barocco / Alan Curtis
BELLINI
A te, o cara (I puritani)
Franco Corelli tenor
Philharmonia Orchestra / Franco Ferraris
Meco all’altar di Venere...Me protegge, me difende (Norma)
Franco Corelli & Piero de Palma tenors
Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano /
Tullio Serafin
ROSSINI
Ecco ridente in cielo (Il barbiere di Siviglia)
Luigi Alva tenor
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Vittorio Gui
Cujus animam (Stabat Mater)
Robert Gambill tenor
Orchestra of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino / Riccardo Muti
Domine Deus (Petite Messe solennelle) arr. Mingardo
Franco Corelli tenor
Orchestra / Raffaele Mingardo
DONIZETTI
Favorita del Re!...Spirto gentil (La favorita)
Franco Corelli tenor
Philharmonia Orchestra / Franco Ferraris
Com’è gentil (Don Pasquale)
Alfredo Kraus tenor
Ambrosian Opera Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra / Sarah Caldwell
Quanto è bella (L’elisir d’amore)
Una furtiva lagrima (L’elisir d’amore)
Nicolai Gedda tenor
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
Francesco Molinari Pradelli
Tombe degli avi miei…Fra poco a me ricovero (Lucia di Lammermoor)
Tu che a Dio spiegasti l’ali (Lucia di Lammermoor)
Alfredo Kraus tenor
Robert Lloyd bass (12) • Ambrosian Opera Chorus (12)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Nicola Rescigno
BOITO
Dai campi, dai prati (Mefistofele)
Peter Seiffert tenor
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin / Heinz Wallberg
PONCHIELLI
Cielo e mar (La Gioconda)
Franco Corelli tenor
Philharmonia Orchestra / Franco Ferraris
GUERRERO
Mi aldea (Los gavilanes)
Placido Domingo tenor
Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid / Manuel Moreno-Buendía
SOROZÁBAL
No puede ser (La taberna del puerto)
Rolando Villazón tenor
Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid / Placido Domingo 


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CD 5: FRENCH ARIAS
MEYERBEER
Pays merveilleux...O paradis (L’Africaine)
José Carreras tenor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden /
Jacques Delacôte
DONIZETTI
Ah ! mes amis, quel jour de fête...Pour mon âme
(La Fille du régiment)
Rockwell Blake tenor
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo / Patrick Fournillier
HALÉVY
Rachel, quand du Seigneur (La Juive)
José Carreras tenor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden /
Jacques Delacôte
ROSSINI
Asile héréditaire (Guillaume Tell)
Nicolai Gedda tenor
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Lamberto Gardelli
Que les destins prospères (Le Comte Ory)
Rockwell Blake tenor
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo / Patrick Fournillier
ADAM
Mes amis, écoutez l’histoire (Le Postillon de Lonjumeau)
John Aler tenor
Chorale Jean Laforge
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo / Thomas Fulton
MASSENET
Je suis seul...Ah! fuyez, douce image (Manon)
Alfredo Kraus tenor
Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse
Michel Plasson
Ah ! tout est bien fini !... souverain, ô juge, ô père (Le Cid)
José Carreras tenor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden /
Jacques Delacôte
Traduire...Pourquoi me réveiller (Werther)
Roberto Alagna tenor
London Symphony Orchestra / Antonio Pappano
GOUNOD
L’amour ! L’amour...Ah ! Lève-toi, soleil ! (Roméo et Juliette)
Roberto Alagna tenor
Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse / Michel Plasson
Quel trouble inconnu...Salut, demeure chaste et pure (Faust)
Christine Rice mezzo-soprano, Roger Vignoles piano
LALO
Puisqu’on ne peut fléchir...Vainement, ma bien aimée (Le Roi d’Ys)
Beniamino Gigli tenor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Rainaldo Zamboni
THOMAS
Adieu, Mignon, courage (Mignon)
Elle ne croyait pas (Mignon)
Nicolai Gedda tenor
Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Français /
Georges Prêtre
BIZET
La fleur que tu m’avais jetée (Carmen)
Jon Vickers tenor
Orchestra of the Théâtre National de l’Opéra
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
Je crois entendre encore (Les Pêcheurs de perles)
Alain Vanzo tenor
Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra de Paris
Georges Prêtre
OFFENBACH
Va, pour Kleinzach (Les Contes d’Hoffmann)
Nicolai Gedda & Andre Mallabrera tenors
Chœurs René Duclos
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
André Cluytens
Au Mont Ida (La Belle Hélène)
Roberto Alagna tenor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden /
Richard Armstrong

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CD 6: RUSSIAN AND GERMAN ARIAS
TCHAIKOVSKY
Chto nasha zhizhn? Igra! (The Queen of Spades)
Nicolai Gedda tenor
Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra / Gika Zdravkovitch
Kuda, kuda (Eugene Onegin)
Rolando Villazón tenor
Münchner Rundfunkorchester / Michel Plasson
BEETHOVEN
Gott! Welch Dunkel hier (Fidelio)
Jon Vickers tenor
Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan
FLOTOW
Ach, so fromm (Martha)
Fritz Wunderlich tenor
Berliner Symphoniker / Berislav Klobucar
WEBER
Nein, länger reag’ ich nicht...Durch die Wälder (Der Freischütz)
Rudolf Schock tenor
Berliner Philharmoniker / Joseph Keilberth
LORTZING
Vater, Mutter, Schwestern, Brüder (Undine)
Peter Schreier tenor
Berlin Symphony Orchestra / Robert Heger
GOLDMARK
Magische Töne (Die Königen von Saba)
Nicolai Gedda tenor
Orchester der Bayerischen Staatsoper München /
Heinrich Bender
LEHÁR
Dein ist mein ganzes Herz (Das Land des Lächelns)
Fritz Wunderlich tenor
Orchestra / Carl Michalski
Gern hab’ ich die Frau’n geküßt (Paganini)
Nicolai Gedda tenor
Bayerisches Symphonie-Orchester / Willy Boskovsky
JOHANN STRAUSS II
Als flotter Geist...Ja, das alles auf Ehr’ (Der Zigeunerbaron)
Peter Seiffert tenor
Wiener Opernball-Orchester (Mitgleider der Wiener Volksoper)
Peter Falk
WAGNER
Dir töne Lob! (Tannhäuser)
Klaus König tenor
Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks / Bernard Haitink
In fernem Land (Lohengrin)
Nicolai Gedda tenor
Orchester der Bayerischen Staatsoper München / Heinrich Bender
Mein lieber Schwan (Lohengrin)
Rudolf Schock tenor
Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks Hamburg /
Wilhelm Schüchter
Morgenlicht leuchtend im rosigem Schein
(Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg)
Ben Heppner tenor
Bernd Weikl baritone • Kurt Moll bass • Cheryl Studer soprano
Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper • Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Wolfgang Sawallisch
Winterstürme, wichen dem Wonnemond (Die Walküre)
Peter Seiffert tenor
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin
Heinz Wallberg
Was am besten er kann...Nothung! Nothung! (Siegfried)
Siegfried Jerusalem & Peter Haage tenors
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks / Bernard Haitink

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