Tag: Giacomo Puccini
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Victoria de los Angeles: The Sweetheart Soprano
“we went … to de los Angeles for warmth of heart, beauty of tone and expression. Everything she did seemed innate and natural….The Jewel song from Faust captures that irresistible smile the soprano could get into her tone and is fabulously phrased.” ((c) Gramophone) “the golden-toned heroine in incomparable Beecham sets of La Bohème and…
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Puccini: Il Trittico
“Renata Tebaldi brings off a tour de force in her assumption of all three soprano roles…. She gives us some beautiful singing in the passage about the charms of Paris (and) excellent in Suor Angelica, singing with touching simplicity in the scene with the terrible Aunt (superb from Simionato)…. Which reminds me to add a…
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Soprano Assoluta
these are all very beautiful performances, which at times achieve a rapt inner quality… the big Sonnambula aria is exquisitely done… Freni manages what I call a ‘smiling tone–colour’ for O mio babbino caro and Suzels’ delightful aria from Amico Fritz is sung with charming effect and everywhere she takes special care over dynamic control.…
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Puccini and Verdi Arias
“This recital… shows him on peak form…all the Verdi items show the true heroic quality of his voice, still baritonal enough to sound completely happy in the wide range demanded …. Bergonzi’s is a remarkable voice and this is consistently enjoyable… conducting is incisive and dramatic” (Penguin Guide) “Bergonzi sings with sincerity and style” (Opera)…
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Elegy: Music of Remembrance
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Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves: Greatest Opera Choruses
“For many, Opera is not just about large sopranos and dashing tenors sharing tender moments in duets, or villainous baritones, or even erring daughters; we also relish the thrill of a fine chorus rising to an old favourite such as the Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves, the Aida Grand March and other noble melodies. Such…
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Fifty Shades of Opera – 50 Sensual Arias
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Fritz Wunderlich Arias
“His singing of Mozart was exemplary …..style and elegance, perfect breath control, and superb diction. And a belief in what he was singing! All this in evidence in Ottavio’s sublime aria Dalla sua pace. What other singer has made Dies Bildnis into such a heartfelt love song? Few tenors have captured so well Belmonte’s anticipation…
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La Bohème (plus five bonus Puccini arias)
“most collectors will want a set with Tebaldi & Bergonzi at the height of their powers” -Penguin Guide “The wonderful bustle of the Café Momus scene can never have been so vividly captured on disc…Tebaldi sings with great beauty of voice … Bergonzi sings with sincerity and style…d’Angelo with taste and charm”
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Madama Butterfly (Complete Opera in Two Acts)
“sensitive and beautifully-paced reading finds Tebaldi at her most radiant. … her singing is consistently rich and beautiful, breathtakingly so in passages like the one where she tells Pinkerton she has changed her religion.” -Penguin Guide (3 Stars)
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Renata Tebaldi Sings Puccini & Verdi Favourites
Essential arias sung by a legendary soprano at the peak of her interpretive powers Renata Tebaldi was one of the supreme sopranos of the recording era whose voice was captured in all of its glory at the dawn of the LP era. Alto brings together essential arias by Puccini and Verdi taken from Tebaldi’s great…
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The Very Best of Jussi Björling – Pearl Fisher’s Duet
Swedish-born Johan Jonatan “Jussi” Björling was one of the leading operatic tenors of the twentieth century. This release brings together highlights from some of the most popular operatic recordings from the 1950s along with selections from Bjoerling’s amazing solo LPs, made in Stockholm, Rome, New York and London at the height of his fame as…
