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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | The Very Best of Nicolai Gedda
Adam: | Mes amis, écoutez l'histoire (from Le Postillon de Lonjumeau) | Beethoven: | Adelaide, Op. 46 | Bellini: | Prendi l'anel ti dono (from La Sonnambula) | Berlioz: | La gloire etait ma seule idole (from Benvenuto Cellini) | Bizet: | Au fond du temple saint (from Les Pêcheurs de Perles) La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (from Carmen) | Donizetti: | Quanto è bella, quanto è cara! (from L'Elisir d'amore) Una furtiva lagrima (from L'elisir d'amore) Fra poco a me ricovero...Tu che a Dio spiegasti l'ali (from Lucia di Lammermoor) | Flotow: | Ach, so fromm (from Martha) | Glinka: | Souvenir | Goldmark: | Magische Töne, berauschender Duft (from Die Königin von Saba) | Gounod: | L'amour, l'amour... Ah, lève-toi soleil (from Roméo et Juliette) | Lehár: | Gern hab' ich die Frau'n geküßt (from Paganini) Dein ist mein ganzes Herz (from Das Land des Lächelns) | Massenet: | Pourquoi me reveiller (from Werther) Instant charmant … En fermant les yeux (from Manon) | Mozart: | Il mio tesoro intanto (from Don Giovanni) Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön (from Die Zauberflöte) | Mussorgsky: | Boris Godunov: Dmitry! Tsarevich | Offenbach: | Va pour Kleinzach...Il était une fois à la cour (from Les Contes d'Hoffmann) | Puccini: | Donna non vidi mai (from Manon Lescaut) | Rachmaninov: | Sing not, O lovely one (Ne poi, krasavitsa, pri mne), Op. 4 No. 4 How fair this spot, Op. 21 No. 7 | Rossini: | Asile héréditaire (from Guillaume Tell) | Strauss, J, II: | Ja, das alles auf Ehr' (from Der Zigeunerbaron) | Strauss, R: | Heimliche Aufforderung, Op. 27 No. 3 Ständchen, Op. 17 No. 2 | Tchaikovsky: | Kuda, Kuda 'Lensky's Aria' (from Eugene Onegin) In this moonlight, Op.73, No.3 Sred' shumnogo bala (Amid the din of the ball), Op. 38 No. 3 Serenada Don-Zhuana (Don Juan's Serenade), Op. 38 No. 1 | Thomas, Ambroise: | Elle ne croyait pas, dans sa candeur naïve (from Mignon) | Verdi: | Di' tu se fedele (from Un ballo in maschera) La donna è mobile (from Rigoletto) | Wagner: | In fernem Land (from Lohengrin) |
Nicolai Gedda, the most recorded tenor in history, is an exceptionally versatile artist who has excelled in a wide variety of operatic roles as well as in the art song. With a magnificent lyric tenor voice and extraordinary range, Gedda makes the notorious top D at the end of ‘Mes amis, écoutez l’histoire’ sound positively effortless. This collection offers a wealth of repertoire that has helped to cement Gedda’s reputation as one of the greatest tenors of his generation. | 
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Bellini: | Casta Diva (from Norma) Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo) Orchestra La Scintilla, Adam Fischer | Bizet: | La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (from Carmen) Plácido Domingo (tenor) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti | Capua: | O sole mio José Carreras (tenor) English Chamber Orchestra, Edoardo Muller | Catalani: | Ebben? Ne andrò lontana (from La Wally) Angela Gheorghiu (soprano) Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino, John Mauceri | Charpentier, G: | Depuis le jour (from Louise) Nicole Cabell (soprano) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Davis | Donizetti: | Una furtiva lagrima (from L'elisir d'amore) Juan Diego Flórez (tenor) Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Riccardo Frizza Quanto è bella, quanto è cara! (from L'Elisir d'amore) Roberto Alagna (tenor) Orchestre de l'Opera National de Lyon, Evelino Pidò | Dvorak: | Mesícku na nebi hlubokém 'Song to the Moon' (from Rusalka) Renée Fleming (soprano) London Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti | Glinka: | Vdali ot milogo (from Ruslan and Lyudmila) Anna Netrebko (soprano) Kirov Orchestra & Chorus, Valery Gergiev | Handel: | Lascia la spina (from Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno) Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo) Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski Semele: Endless Pleasure Danielle de Niese (soprano) Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | Lara, Augustin: | Granada Juan Diego Flórez (tenor) Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Miguel Harth-Bedoya | Lehár: | Dein ist mein ganzes Herz (from Das Land des Lächelns) Plácido Domingo (tenor) Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma & Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Mozart: | Deh! vieni alla finestra (from Don Giovanni) Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti Non piu andrai, farfallone amoroso (from Le Nozze di Figaro) Erwin Schrott (bass-baritone) Orquestra de la Comunitat Valencian, Riccardo Frizza Porgi amor (from Le nozze di Figaro) Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti | Puccini: | Che gelida manina (from La Bohème) Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Marco Armiliato Firenze è come un albero fiorito (from Gianni Schicchi) Roberto Alagna (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Bruno Bartoletti Addio, fiorito asil (from Madama Butterfly) Joseph Calleja (tenor) Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Riccardo Chailly O mio babbino caro (from Gianni Schicchi) Renée Fleming (soprano) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Mackerras Vissi d'arte (from Tosca) Montserrat Caballé (soprano) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis Signore, ascolta! (from Turandot) Montserrat Caballé (soprano) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta Quando me'n vo (from La Bohème) Nicole Cabell (soprano) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Davis E lucevan le stelle (from Tosca) José Carreras (tenor) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis | Saint-Saëns: | Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix (from Samson et Dalila) Olga Borodina (mezzo) Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Carlo Rizzi | Schönberg, C-M: | Stars (from Les Misérables) Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone) Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Paul Gemignani | Strauss, J, II: | Nun's Chorus from Casanova Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Utah Symphony, Julius Rudel | Verdi: | La donna è mobile (from Rigoletto) Joseph Calleja (tenor) Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Riccardo Chailly Pace, pace mio Dio! (from La forza del destino) Angela Gheorghiu (soprano) Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Riccardo Chailly | Wagner: | Morgenlich leuchtend im rosigen Schein 'Prize Song' (from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg) Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Marco Armiliato |
The greatest opera stars in the world - together in one 2-CD set. A unique collection of all the great genuine opera stars appearing on the world's stages today. A galaxy of great names performing opera's best-loved arias and classic melodies. CD 1 ("The Divos") features celebrated performances from Roberto Alagna, Juan Diego Flórez, Jonas Kaufmann, Plácido Domingo, Bryn Terfel, José Carreras, Josef Calleja and Erwin Schrott CD 2 ("The Divas") features outstanding recordings by Cecilia Bartoli, Renée Fleming, Anna Netrebko, Angela Gheorghiu, Montserrat Caballé, Nicole Cabell, Olga Borodina, and Kiri te Kanawa A fabulous showcase of today's top vocal talent 2 CDs for the price of one | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Luciano Pavarotti: Unforgettable Live
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| |  | Italian Opera Arias
Virgin Classics is delighted to announce the signing of an exclusive contract with the Mexican tenor Rolando Villazon. The 31-year-old makes his debut disc with repertoire that ranges from bel canto arias to masterpieces of verismo: Cilea, Puccini, Donizetti, Verdi. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Bellini: | Eccomi in lieta vesta...Oh! quante volte (from I Capuleti e I Montecchi) Ah! non giunge uman pensiero (from La Sonnambula) | Donizetti: | All'afflitto è dolce il pianto (from Roberto Devereux) Amici miei, che allegro giorno! (from La figlia del reggimento) Quanto è bella, quanto è cara! (from L'Elisir d'amore) | Flotow: | M'appari (from Martha) | Giordano, U: | Come un bel dì di maggio (from Andrea Chénier) La mamma morta (from Andrea Chénier) | Gounod: | Ah! Je ris de me voir (from Faust) | Handel: | Dove sei, amato bene? (from Rodelinda) Cara speme (from Giulio Cesare) | Mascagni: | Regina coeli laetare (from Cavalleria Rusticana) | Meyerbeer: | Mi batte il cor … O paradiso (from L'Africana) | Mozart: | Voi che sapete (from Le nozze di Figaro) Deh! vieni alla finestra (from Don Giovanni) Soave sia il vento (from Così fan tutte) Non so più cosa son, cosa faccio (from Le nozze di Figaro) Porgi amor (from Le nozze di Figaro) Ach, ich fühl's (from Die Zauberflöte, K620) | Offenbach: | O Dieu, de quelle ivresse (from Les contes d'Hoffmann) | Ponchielli: | Cielo e mar! (from La Gioconda) | Puccini: | E lucevan le stelle (from Tosca) O mio babbino caro (from Gianni Schicchi) O soave fanciulla (from La Bohème) Recondita armonia (from Tosca) Addio, fiorito asil (from Madama Butterfly) In quelle trine morbide (from Manon Lescaut) Non piangere, Liù! (from Turandot) | Purcell: | Thy hand, Belinda … When I am laid in earth (from Dido & Aeneas) | Strauss, J, II: | Nun's Chorus from Casanova | Verdi: | Di quella pira (from Il trovatore) Questa o quella (from Rigoletto) Caro nome (from Rigoletto) Noi siamo zingarelle (from La Traviata) Di provenza il mar (from La Traviata) Gli arredi festivi (from Nabucco) | Vivaldi: | Gelido in ogni vena (from Il Farnace, RV711) | Wagner: | Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries Begluckt darf nun dich 'Pilgrims' Chorus' (from Tannhauser) |
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Born in Modena, a small town in northern Italy, Luciano Pavarotti (1935–2007) was the son of a baker and amateur tenor. He grew up surrounded by his father’s recordings of the day’s leading opera singers - including Giuseppe Di Stefano, Jan Kiepura, and Enrico Caruso - and he went on to become one of the most popular vocalists of all time. This collection features favourite arias from classic operas, including L’elisir d’amore, I Pagliacci, Luisa Miller, Don Giovanni, and Martha. | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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