40 Most Beautiful Arias (2 Discs) | Various Artists

Two CD collection featuring the finest voices in Opera performing the most beautiful arias by the classic composers. An aria is a self-contained piece for vocals with orchestral accompaniment and this collection gathers together arias that will touch your heart and relax your soul as you are lifted by their beautiful melodies. 40 tracks including solos from Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, Jennifer Lamore, William Christie, Marcello Viotti and many others. WEA. 2008.

Tracklist:

1. Plcido Domingo, Nello Santi & Orchester Der Deutschen Oper Berlin - Puccini : Turandot : Act 3
2. Julia Migenes Johnson, Plcido Domingo & Lorin Maazel - Bizet : Carmen : Act 1 Habanera
3. Marcello Viotti - Donizetti : L'elisir D'amore : Act 2 "Una Furtiva Lagrima" [Nemorino]
4. Giuseppe Sinopoli - Bizet : Carmen : Act 3 "Je Dis Que Rien Ne M'pouvante" [Micala]
5. Carlo Rizzi - Bizet : Les Pcheurs de Perles : Act 1 "Au Fond Du Temple Saint" [Nadir, Zurga] - Excerpt
6. Jennifer Larmore - Handel : Serse : Act 1 "Ombra Mai Fu" [Serse]
7. William Christie - Purcell : Dido & Aeneas : Act 3 "When I Am Laid in Earth" [Dido]
8. Daniel Barenboim - Mozart : Le Nozze Di Figaro : Act 2 "Voi, Che Sapete Che Cosa Amor" [Cherubino]
9. Alain Lombard - Mozart : Cosi Fan Tutte : Act 1 "Soave Sia Il Sento" [Fiordiligi, Dorabella, Don Alfonso]
10. Colin Davis - Saint-Sans : Samson Et Dalila : Act 2 "Mon Coeur S'ouvre Ta Voix" [Dalila, Samson]
11. Kent Nagano - Massenet : Werther : Act 3 "Pourquoi Me Rveiller" [Werther, Charlotte]
12. Carlo Rizzi - Verdi : Rigoletto : Act 3 "La Donna Mobile" [Duca]
13. Eva Urbanov - Dvork : Rusalka : Act 1 "Silver Moon in the Deep Dark Sky" [Rusalka's Song to the Moon]
14. Maurizio Barbacini - Puccini : Madama Butterfly : Act 2 "Un Bel D Vedremo" [Butterfly]
15. Jos Cura - Puccini : Manon Lescaut : Act 1 "Donna Non Vidi Mai" [Des Grieux]
16. Carlo Rizzi - Verdi : La Traviata : Act 1 "Brindisi "Libiamo, Libiamo Ne'lieti Calici"
17. Kiri Te Kanawa, Orchestre de L'opra de Lyon & Kent Nagano - Puccini : Tosca : Act 2 "Vissi D'arte" [Tosca]
18. Jos Carreras, James Conlon & Orchestre National de France - Puccini : La Bohme : Act 1 "Che Gelida Manina"
19. Hendricks, Carreras, Cowan, Quilico, Ellero D'artegna, Conlon & Orchestre National de France - la Bohme
20. Barbara Hendricks, Jos Carreras, James Conlon & Orchestre National de France - Puccini : La Bohme : Act 1
21. Maurizio Barbacini - Puccini : Gianni Schicchi : Act 1 "O Mio Babbino Caro" [Lauretta]
22. Maurizio Barbacini - Catalani : La Wally : Act 1 "Ebben, Ne Andr Lontana" [Wally]
23. Jennifer Larmore - Offenbach : Les Contes D'hoffman : Act 4 Barcarolle - "Belle Nuit, Nuit D'amour"
24. Plcido Domingo, Lorin Maazel & Orchestre National de France - Bizet : Carmen : Act 2
25. Kiri Te Kanawa, Kent Nagano & Orchestre de L'opra de Lyon - Puccini : Turandot : Act 1 "Signore Ascolta!" [LI]
26. Carlo Rizzi - Verdi : La Traviata : Act 1 "Un D Felice" [Alfredo, Violetta, Gastone]
27. Jennifer Larmore - Delibes : Lakm : Act 1 Flower Duet - "Dme Pais Le Jasmin" [Lakm, Mallika]
28. Daniel Barenboim - Mozart : Le Nozze Di Figaro : Act 2 "Porgi Amor Qualche Ristoro" [La Contessa]
29. Hans-Peter Blochwitz, Nikolaus Harnoncourt & Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra - Mozart : Don Giovanni : Act 1
30. Maria Callas, Arturo Basile & Orchestra Sinfonica Della Rai Di Torino - Bellini : Norma : Act 1 "Casta Diva" [Norma]
31. Claudio Scimone - Handel : Rinaldo : Act 2 "Lascia Ch'io Pianga" [Almirena]
32. Susan Graham - Gluck : Orphe Et Eurydice : Act 3 "J'ai Perdu Mon Eurydice" [Orphe]
33. William Christie and Les Arts Florissants - Die Zauberflte KV 620 : Act I : Duet "Bei Mnnern, Welche Liebe Fhlen"
34. Plcido Domingo, Nello Santi & Orchester Der Deutschen Oper Berlin - Verdi : Ada : Act 1 "Celeste Ada"
35. Kiri Te Kanawa, Kent Nagano & Orchestre de L'opra de Lyon - Puccini : La Rondine : Act 1
36. Plcido Domingo - Giordano : Fedora : Act 2 "Amor Ti Vieta" [Count Ipanov]
37. Karita Mattila - Lehr : Die Lustige Witwe : Act 2 Vilja-Lied [Hanna]
38. Zubin Mehta - Puccini : Tosca : Act 3 "E Lucevan Le Stelle" [Cavaradossi]
39. Maurizio Barbacini - Verdi : Otello : Act 4 "Ave Maria" [Desdemona]
40. Scarabelli, Larmore, Polverelli, Quilico, Corbelli, Rizzi, Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House - Rossini