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| |  | Great Operatic Arias 18 - Jennifer LarmoreSung in English
She presents her first operatic arias disc on Chandos Opera in English with a wide range of composers, performing works from Donizetti’s La favorita, Cilea’s Adriana Lecourvreur, Rossini’s Tancredi, Rienzi by Wagner, Romeo and Juliet by Gounod and Mozart’s Don Giovanni to name but a few! As well as solo arias she also performs a number of duets and is joined on the disc by Susan Patterson, Fflur Wyn and Colin Lee – all familiar names on the Chandos Opera in English label. “Track by track, Larmore's technical command and dramatic concentration are stunning. That Rienzi solo, for instance, is an immense undertaking, and everything - vocal range and expressive intensity for a start - is in the grand manner, indomitable and tireless.” Gramophone Magazine, July 2007 “Versatility is the key to mezzo Jennifer Larmore's success in this English-language programme, as it is in the opera house. …when one hears her in the waltz-song from Gounod's Romeo and Juliet, a coloratura soprano showpiece that goes too high for many sopranos' comfort, then one just has to take off one's hat.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2007 ****  BBC Music Magazine
Opera Choice - May 2007 |
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Winner of the BBC Cardiff Singer of The World Competition 2005 “Liquid Gold; the real thing” The Times | | (Sorry, download not available in your country) | |
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| |  | Juan Diego Flórez - The Tenor
“The sheer technical accomplishment of his singing is astounding, but it’s the way that he finesses this music with the delicacy of a true tenore di grazia that make his performances truly memorable. In the history of Rossini singing on record, these accounts stand comparison with any. If you're still uncertain whether contemporary vocal standards are as high as they were, listen to this.” BBC Music Magazine, March 2007 ***** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Best of Opera II
Bizet: | L'amour est un oiseau rebelle 'Habanera' (from Carmen) Graciela Alperyn (mezzo-soprano) Slovak Philharmonic Choir, Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Rahbari | Catalani: | Ebben? Ne andrò lontana (from La Wally) Miriam Gauci (soprano) Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Rahbari | Donizetti: | Una furtiva lagrima (from L'elisir d'amore) Vincenzo La Scola (tenor) Hungarian State Opera Orchestra, Pier Giorgio Morandi | Leoncavallo: | Andiam...Din, Don, suona il vespero (from I Pagliacci) Slovak Philharmonic Choir, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Rahbari | Massenet: | Meditation (from Thaïs) Janos Selmeczi (violin) Camerata Transsylvanica, Gyorgy Selmeczi | Mozart: | Le nozze di Figaro, K492: Overture Capella Istropolitana, Barry Wordsworth Der Vogelfänger bin ich, ja (from Die Zauberflöte) Georg Tichy (baritone) Failoni Orchestra, Budapest, Michael Halasz Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön (from Die Zauberflöte) Herbert Lippert (tenor) | Ponchielli: | Dance of the Hours (from La Gioconda) Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ondrej Lenard | Puccini: | Che gelida manina (from La Bohème) Jonathan Welch (tenor) Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Will Humburg Vissi d'arte (from Tosca) Nelly Miricioiu (soprano) Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Rahbari | Rossini: | Largo al factotum (from Il barbiere di Siviglia) Roberto Servile (baritone) Failoni Orchestra, Budapest, Will Humburg Nacqui all'affanno, al pianto...Non più mesta (from La Cenerentola) Ewa Podles (contralto) Hungarian State Opera Chorus, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra, Pier Giorgio Morandi | Verdi: | La donna è mobile (from Rigoletto) Yordy Ramiro (tenor) Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Rahbari Ritorna vincitor! (from Aida) Maria Dragoni (soprano) Ireland National Symphony Orchestra, Ricco Saccani Di quella pira (from Il trovatore) Maurizio Frusoni (tenor) Budapest Festival Chorus, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra, Will Humburg Gloria all'Egitto (from Aida) Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Oliver Dohnanyi |
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| |  | Il Salotto Volume 9 - Ora Divina
Ora divina is the ninth volume of Opera Rara’s acclaimed Il Salotto series and is an extraordinary collection of passionate songs. The songs featured on this disc explore the serious side of love. You will discover here the plaintive song Ad un fiume by Mariani, conductor turned composer and author of the Turkish National Anthem, the canon fiero dolore, composed by Lord Burghersh (founder of the Royal Academy of Music London) and is bought to life by Diana Montague, Bruce Ford, Majella Cullagh and Mark Stone, a distinguished line-up of artists indeed. Michael Balfe, famous for his Victorian Ballads I dreamt in Marble Halls and Come into the garden Maud, muses on the themes of lost love and sullied virtue in his the blighted flower. Offenbach’s L’etoile, brilliantly sung by Elizabeth Vidal and accompanied by the distinguished cellist Susie Beer, shows that romance and love always come tinged with a hint of irony and nothing is ever quite what it seems. And, of course, there is the duet by Fabio Campana, sung by Diana Montague and Paul Austin Kelly, that gives this volume its title, Ora Divina, a meditation on love’s overwhelming intensity. This disc is accompanied by a fully illustrated 72 page booklet with an introduction and notes to the songs by the distinguished writer, broadcaster and music journalist Patrick O’Connor. “Ora Divina follows up last year's successful Notturno collection with more forgotten bel canto gems, from salon songs to opera ensembles. Altogether it's a recital of uncommon, easy charm…” BBC Music Magazine, July 2007 ***** “Opera Rara’s exquisite salon music series” American All Music Guide | | | (also available to download from $11.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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Michele Pertusi (Marin Faliero), Roberto Servile (Israele Bertucci), Rockwell Blake (Fernando), Mariella Devia (Elena), Marco Spotti (Steno), Cesare Dina (Leoni), Cristina Baggio (Irene) Orchestra Teatro Regia di Parma, Ottavio Dantone Subtitles: English, French, Italian, Spanish Run Time: 159 minutes Recorded live on 5th January 2002 | | | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. |
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