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plus: Bonus tracks: 15. Wheels of a Dream [with Bryn Terfel] 16. Amazing Grace 17. Rodgers - Carousel / You’ll Never Walk Alone 18. Hallelujah – [new cut]
The Art of Renée Fleming brings together 18 defining tracks spanning Renée’s finest Decca recordings, including favorite arias by Puccini, Handel and Gershwin and duets with Bryn Terfel and Plácido Domingo. Four special bonus tracks reflect Renée’s prominence beyond classical repertoire with two Broadway classics, Amazing Grace - which she memorably sang at the site of the World Trade Centre and a brand new version of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah. | | | (Sorry, download not available in your country) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | The Essential PucciniFamous arias & duets
Puccini: | Che gelida manina (from La Bohème) Carlo Bergonzi (tenor) Si, mi chiamano Mimi (from La Bohème) Carlo Bergonzi (tenor), Cesare Siepi (bass), Ettore Bastianini (baritone), Renata Tebaldi (soprano), Renato Cesari (bass) O soave fanciulla (from La Bohème) Carlo Bergonzi (tenor), Ettore Bastianini (baritone) Quando me'n vo (from La Bohème) Ettore Bastianini (baritone), Fernando Corena (bass), Gianna d' Angelo (soprano), Renata Tebaldi (soprano) In un Coupe?...O Mimi, tu piu non torni (from La Bohème) Carlo Bergonzi (tenor), Ettore Bastianini (baritone) O mio babbino caro (from Gianni Schicchi) Renata Tebaldi (soprano) Ch'ella mi creda libero e lontano (from La Fanciulla del West) Jussi Björling (tenor) Senza mamma, o bimbo (from Suor Angelica) Maria Chiara (soprano) Viene la sera (from Madama Butterfly) Carlo Bergonzi (tenor), Renata Tebaldi (soprano), Fiorenza Cossotto (mezzo) Un bel di vedremo (from Madama Butterfly) Renata Tebaldi (soprano) Una nave da guerra...Scuoti quelle fronda (from Madama Butterfly) Renata Tebaldi (soprano), Fiorenza Cossotto (mezzo) Humming Chorus (from Madama Butterfly) Con onor muore (from Madama Butterfly) Carlo Bergonzi (tenor), Renata Tebaldi (soprano) Preludio Sinfonico Donna non vidi mai (from Manon Lescaut) José Carreras (tenor) In quelle trine morbide (from Manon Lescaut) Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) Oh, sarò la più bella...Tu, tu, amore? (from Manon Lescaut) Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), José Carreras (tenor) Mario! Mario! Mario! ...Son qui! ... Mia gelosa! (from Tosca) Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Mirella Freni (soprano) Tre sbirri...Una carozza...Presto 'Te Deum' (from Tosca) Michel Sénéchal (tenor), Sherrill Milnes (baritone) Vissi d'arte (from Tosca) Mirella Freni (soprano) E lucevan le stelle (from Tosca) Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) Chi il bel sogno di Doretta (from La Rondine) Renata Tebaldi (soprano) Signore, ascolta! (from Turandot) Montserrat Caballé (soprano) Non piangere, Liù! (from Turandot) Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Montserrat Caballé (soprano) Ah! Per l'ultima volta (from Turandot) Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Montserrat Caballé (soprano) In questa reggia (from Turandot) Joan Sutherland (soprano), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) Nessun dorma (from Turandot) Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) Tosca: Santa ampolle Recondita armonia (from Tosca) |
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| |  | Opera - 50 of the Best
Bellini: | Casta Diva (from Norma) O rendetemi la speme...Qui la voce sua soave...Vien, diletto (from I Puritani) | Bizet: | L'amour est un oiseau rebelle 'Habanera' (from Carmen) Votre toast je peux vous le rendre 'Toreador Song' (from Carmen) Carmen: Prelude to Act I Au fond du temple saint (from Les Pêcheurs de Perles) | Catalani: | Ebben? Ne andrò lontana (from La Wally) | Gluck: | Che faro' senza Euridice? (from Orfeo ed Euridice) | Leoncavallo: | Vesti la giubba (from I Pagliacci) | Monteverdi: | Possente Spirto (from l'Orfeo) | Mozart: | Le nozze di Figaro, K492: Overture Non piu andrai, farfallone amoroso (from Le Nozze di Figaro) Dalla sua pace (from Don Giovanni) Vedrai, carino (from Don Giovanni) Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen (from Die Zauberflöte) Ach, ich fühl's (from Die Zauberflöte, K620) La mia Dorabella capace non e' (from Così fan tutte) E Susanna non vien! … Dove sono i bei momenti (from Le nozze di Figaro) La ci darem la mano (from Don Giovanni) | Offenbach: | Barcarolle (from Les Contes d'Hoffmann ) | Puccini: | Donna non vidi mai (from Manon Lescaut) O mio babbino caro (from Gianni Schicchi) Nessun dorma (from Turandot) Un bel di vedremo (from Madama Butterfly) Tu che di gel sei cinta (from Turandot) Vissi d'arte (from Tosca) Si, mi chiamano Mimi (from La Bohème) Manon Lescaut: Intermezzo Act III Humming Chorus (from Madama Butterfly) Che gelida manina (from La Bohème) E lucevan le stelle (from Tosca) | Purcell: | When I am laid in earth (from Dido and Aeneas) | Rossini: | Elena! Oh tu, che chiamo! (from La donna del lago) Pensa alla patria (from L'Italiana in Algeri) Guillaume Tell Overture Sia qualunque delle figlie (Don Magnifico) Semiramide Overture | Verdi: | Manrico! Che? (from il Trovatore) Sempre libera (from La Traviata) Se quel guerrier io fossi!…Celeste Aida (from Aida) Di provenza il mar (from La Traviata) La donna è mobile (from Rigoletto) Caro nome (from Rigoletto) Or co' dadi, ma fra poco (from Il Trovatore) Noi siamo zingarelle (from La Traviata) È il sol dell'anima (from Rigoletto) | Wagner: | Tannhäuser: Overture Steuermann, laß die Wacht! (from Der fliegende Holländer) Mild und leise 'Isolde's Liebestod' (from Tristan und Isolde) Lohengrin: Prelude to Act 1 |
Graciela Alperyn (mezzo-soprano), Daniela Longhi (soprano), Jozsef Mukk (tenor), Maurizio Frusoni (tenor), Kaludi Kaludov (tenor), Monika Krause (soprano), Tatiana Lisnic (soprano), Renato Girolami (bass), Lando Bartolini (tenor), Marianna Pizzolato (mezzo-soprano), Bo Skovhus (baritone), Miriam Gauci (soprano), Kristjan Johannsson (tenor), Armando Ariostini (baritone), Masako Deguci (soprano), Felipe Bou (bass), Alessandro Carmignani (tenor), Ildiko Raimondi (soprano), Georg Tichy (baritone), Silvano Carroli (baritone), Nelly Miricioiu (soprano), Alan Titus (baritone), Luba Orgonasova (soprano), Yordy Ramiro (tenor), Kym Amps (soprano), Hellen Kwon (soprano), Elisabeth Norberg-Schulz (soprano), Alida Ferrarini (soprano), Ann-Christine Biel (soprano), Indra Thomas (soprano), Kristine Jepson (mezzo-soprano), Franco de Grandis (bass), Goran Eliasson (tenor), Ladislav Neshyba (bass), Rannveig Braga (mezzo-soprano), Marina Mescheriakova (soprano), Hedwig Fassbender (mezzo-soprano), Janez Lotric (tenor), Igor Morozov (baritone), Bruno Pratico (bass-baritone), John Dickie (tenor), Andrea Martin (baritone), Peter Mikulas (bass), Nicola Martinucci (tenor), Jonathan Welch (tenor), Giorgio Lamberti (tenor) Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra, Budapest Festival Chorus, Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra, Malaga Symphony Orchestra, Bilbao Choral Society, Mal, Michael Halasz, Alexander Rahbari, Will Humburg, Alberto Zedda, Ricco Saccani, Sergio Vartolo, Arnold Ostman, Charles Rosekrans, Leif Segerstam, Johannes Wildner | |
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| |  | Puccini: Opera Arias
Puccini: | O mio babbino caro (from Gianni Schicchi) Renée Fleming London Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Mackerras Recondita armonia (from Tosca) José Carreras, Domenico Trimarchi Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis Vissi d'arte (from Tosca) Montserrat Caballé Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis E lucevan le stelle (from Tosca) Luciano Pavarotti The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Nicola Rescigno Che gelida manina (from La Bohème) Carlo Bergonzi Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Tullio Serafin Si, mi chiamano Mimi (from La Bohème) Renata Tebaldi, Carlo Bergonzi, Renato Cesari, Cesare Siepi, Ettore Bastianini Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Tullio Serafin O soave fanciulla (from La Bohème) Carlo Bergonzi, Renata Tebaldi, Ettore Bastianini Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Tullio Serafin Quando me'n vo (from La Bohème) Renée Fleming London Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Mackerras In quelle trine morbide (from Manon Lescaut) Kiri Te Kanawa Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Riccardo Chailly Un bel di vedremo (from Madama Butterfly) Renata Tebaldi Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Tullio Serafin Una nave da guerra...Scuoti quelle fronda (from Madama Butterfly) Fiorenza Cossotto, Renata Tebaldi Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Tullio Serafin Humming Chorus (from Madama Butterfly) Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Tullio Serafin Chi il bel sogno di Doretta (from La Rondine) Renée Fleming English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate Senza mamma, o bimbo (from Suor Angelica) Joan Sutherland The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge Signore, ascolta! (from Turandot) Completed by Franco Alfano Montserrat Caballé London Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta Non piangere, Liù! (from Turandot) Completed by Franco Alfano Luciano Pavarotti London Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta Ah! Per l'ultima volta (from Turandot) Completed by Franco Alfano Montserrat Caballé, Luciano Pavarotti, Piero de Palma, Pier Francesco Poli, Tom Krause, Nicolai Ghiaurov The John Alldis Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta In questa reggia (from Turandot) Completed by Franco Alfano Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti The John Alldis Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta Nessun dorma (from Turandot) Completed by Franco Alfano José Carreras London Symphony Orchestra, Jesús López-Cobos |
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| |  | Great Singers Live: Mirella FreniSelection from three “Sunday Concerts” with the Münchner Rundfunkorchester given in 1971, 1983 and 1987
With her Mimì, she conquered the world. Mirella Freni’s extraordinary career lasted for over 30 years, and she never lost the enchanting youthfulness of her voice. She said farewell to the operatic stage in 2005 as a celebrated soprano in full possession of her vocal skills. Recordings from three Sunday concerts by the Münchner Rundfunkorchester document Mme. Freni in arias that reveal the many different facets of her artistry. The program ranges from her key role, Mimì, all the way to Tatyana in Tchaikovsky’s Evgeny Onegin. Previously unreleased recordings by Mirella Freni. Documents from the popular Sunday concerts by the Münchner Rundfunkorchester from the 1970s and 80s. | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Dmitri Hvorostovsky: Verdi Opera ScenesGala Live Concert from the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory
Two of opera’s biggest stars, on the crest of solo album triumphs, team up for this long-awaited duet album of Verdi Scenes. It is high drama and great Verdi, with Dmitri Hvorostovsky, widely recognized as “the Verdi baritone of our time” (Los Angeles Times), and Sondra Radvanovsky, the fastest-rising “true Verdi soprano” (Opera News) in international opera today. The electricity is palpable in the emotional duet scenes from Il Trovatore, Un Ballo in Maschera, and Simon Boccanegra. Dmitri sings a favorite among his signature arias, “O Carlo, ascolta,” from Don Carlo; and Sondra gives us a memorable glimpse of her Tosca in “Vissi d’arte.” We are treated to delightful Mozart and tender Dvorak. Dmitri’s favorite conductor, Constantine Orbelian, leads the Philharmonia of Russia in masterful fashion. “If Hvorostovsky's tone has become leaner, its smoothness and secutiry are still distinctive...one can distinguish Hvorostovsky's benign Boccanegra from his curtly venomous di Luna” BBC Music Magazine, June 2011 *** “The charisma factor is considerable: Sondra Radvanovsky has a plaintive lyric soprano that can do the work of mid-weight Verdi roles such as Amelia in Un ballo in maschera, Leonora in Il Trovatore and the other scenes excerpted here...[Hvorostovsky] brings to the music a plush sonority that's particular gratifying in the lyrical passages...Orbelian has all the big Verdi moments well in hand” Gramophone Magazine, July 2011 | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | The Irresistible Karita Mattila
Celebrated soprano Karita Mattila has proved herself to be irresistible in any musical genre. This mid-price compilation couples live performances of some of the world’s best-loved opera arias together with the Finnish diva’s unique interpretations of songs from Broadway musicals and the Great American Songbook. Winner of the first 'Singer of the World' competition in Cardiff, Karita Mattila is one of the most illustrious soprano singers in the world today. She is recognised as much for the beauty and versatility of her lyric voice as for her extraordinary stage ability. This release marks her 50th birthday in 2010, coinciding with Ondine’s 25th anniversary. “Common to [all tracks] is a warm, enfolding orchestral presence, and that fusion of fearless strength with the ability to come intimately close to the listener which makes Mattila a totally natural crossover artist. You barely notice when she does make the crossing” BBC Music Magazine, July 2010 **** | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Live in Helsinki & Sibelius SongsContains ODE9682 and ODE8562
Dvorak: | Mesícku na nebi hlubokém 'Song to the Moon' (from Rusalka) | Gershwin: | Summertime (from Porgy and Bess) | Holländer: | Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuss auf Liebe eingestellt (text: Friedrich Holländer) | Madetoja: | Luulit, ma katselin sua ... Op. 68 No. 3 (You Thought I was Watching You ...) (Text: L. Onerva) | Merikanto, O: | Miksi laulan | Puccini: | Vissi d'arte (from Tosca) | Sibelius: | Flickan kom från sin älsklings möte, Op. 37, No. 5 Illalle, Op. 17 No. 6 (Forsman-Koskimies) Var det en dröm? Op. 37 No. 4 (J.J. Wecksell) Demanten på marssnön, Op. 36 No. 6 (Wecksell) Fågellek, Op. 17, No. 3 Lastu lainehilla, Op. 17, No. 7 Souda, souda, sinisorsa (Swim, duck, swim) (A.V. Forsman-Koskimies) Våren flyktar hastigt, Op. 13 No. 4 (Text: Runeberg) Den första kyssen, Op. 37 No. 1 (Text: J.L. Runeberg) Men min fågel märks dock icke, Op. 36, No. 2 Flickan kom från sin älsklings möte, Op. 37, No. 5 Arioso, Op. 3 (Text: J.L. Runeberg) Fåfäng önskan, Op. 61, No. 7 Six Songs, Op. 88 'Flower Songs' Norden, Op. 90 No. 1 (Runeberg) Kaiutar, Op. 72, No. 4 En slända, Op. 17, No. 5 Svarta rosor, Op. 36 No. 1 (Ernst Josephson) Maj, Op. 57, No. 4 Jubal, Op. 35, No. 1 Ilmo Ranta (piano) | Siegel, R: | Ich hab' noch einen Koffer in Berlin | Strauss, J, II: | Ich lade gern mir Gäste ein (from Die Fledermaus) Mein Herr Marquis (from Die Fledermaus) Klänge der Heimat (from Die Fledermaus) | Styne: | Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend | Verdi: | Ritorna vincitor! (from Aida) Pace, pace mio Dio! (from La forza del destino) | Wagner: | Dich, teure Halle (from Tannhauser) |
On the occasion of its 25th anniversary in 2010, Ondine releases a series of five twofers, containing best-selling titles from the back catalogue. The focus is on five of Ondine’s star artists: sopranos Soile Isokoski and Karita Mattila, baritone Jorman Hynninen, violinist Pella Kuusisto and clarinettist Kari Kriikku. These releases are specially priced (2 CDs for the price of 1) and are limited edition, running through 2010 only. | | | (also available to download from $20.75) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Maria Callas - Arien
1. GIOACCHINO ROSSINI „Il Barbiere di Siviglia“ – „Una voce poco fa“ 6:50 Sinfonie-Orchester des RAI Rom, Tulli Serafin 2. GIACOMO PUCCINI „Madame Butterfly“ – „Un bel di vedremo“ 4:30 Orchester der Mailänder Scala, Herbert von Karajan 3. LUIGI CHERUBINI „Medea“ – „Giason! Die tuoi figlia la madre“ 7:28 Orchester der Mailänder Scala, Leonard Bernstein 4. WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART „Die Entführung aus dem Serail“ – „tutte le torture“ 8:42 Orchester des RAI Rom, Oliviero De Fabritiis 5. GIUSEPPE VERDI „La Traviata“ – „Addio del passato 3:28 Sinfonie-Orchester des RAI Turin, Gabriele Santini 6. VINCENZO BELLINI „La Sonnambula“ – „Come per me sereno“ 2:31 Orchester der Mailänder Scala, Antonio Votto 7. GIACOMO PUCCINI „Tosca“ – „Vissi d’ arte“` 3:15 Orchester der Mailänder Scala, Victor de Sabata 8. GIUSEPPE VERDI „Rigoletto“ – „Gualtier malde! Caro nome!“ 7:32 Chor & Orchester der Mailänder Scala, Tullio Serafin 9. RUGGIERO LEONCAVALLO „I Pagliacci“ – „Qual fiamma avea nel guardo“ 4:39 Orchester der Mailänder Scala, Tullio Serafin 10. GIUSEPPE VERDI „La Forza Del Destino“ – „Pace, pace mio dio“ 6:22 Orchester der Mailänder Scala, Tullio Serafin 11. VINCENZO BELLINI „I Puritani“, „vieni al tempio“ 7:24 Sinfonie-Orchester des RAI Mailand, Alfredo Simonetto 12. GIUSEPPE VERDI „Nabucco“ – “Anch’io dischiuso un giorno“ 8:09 Sinfonie-Orchester des RAI Rom, Oliviero De Fabritiis Total Time: 71:35
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| |  | Amarilli Nizza sings Puccini's Arias
This CD features soprano Amarilli Nizza singing Puccini’s most memorable arias. The talented Milanese singer outlines Puccini’s heroines with her typical passion and emotional engagement. “Nizza's voice is strong and surprisingly effective when it comes to Turandot's "In questa reggia". There is a decided vibrato that is sometimes intrusive, but in general this is an impressive recital, and Nizza is surely a singer to watch out for.” Gramophone Magazine, April 2009 | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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