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Prima Donna

Posted: Thursday | 09.01.11

Prima Donna

The First Ladies of Music is a tribute to Opera’s greatest stars, many whom still actively sing today! This 2 – CD album features Renée Fleming, Anna Netrebko, Cecilia Bartoli, Angela Gheorghiu, Kiri Te Kanawa, and many more!

What I like about these samplers is the way you can compare your favorite arias and singers with recordings of complete operas you might already own. Those arias with which you aren’t familiar with will become familiar if you listen carefully. There’s no doubt that this is great music, as performed by terrific singers.

Tracks on these two CD’s are:

Disc 1:

1. Madama Butterfly/Act 2 – Un Bel Dì Vedremo
Renée Fleming

2. Rusalka, Op.114/Act 1 – O Silver Moon
Anna Netrebko

3. Le Nozze Di Figaro, K.492 – Original Version, Vienna 1786 – Act 2 – ”Porgi Amor”
Sylvia McNair

4. Norma/Act 1 – Casta Diva
Cecilia Bartoli

5. Samson HWV 57/Act 3 – Let The Bright Seraphim
Kiri Te Kanawa

6. La Forza Del Destino/Act 4 – Pace, Pace, Mio Dio
Angela Gheorghiu

7. Così Fan Tutte, K.588/Act 1 – ”Temerari! Sortite!” – ”Come Scoglio!” – ”Ah, Non Partite”
Anne Sofie von Otter

8. Turandot/Act 1 – ”Signore, Ascolta!”
Barbara Hendricks

9. Le Nozze Di Figaro, K.492/Act 2 – ”Voi Che Sapete”
Anne Sofie von Otter

10. Andrea Chénier/Act 3 – La Mamma Morta
Montserrat Caballé

11. Tancredi/Act 1 – Di Tanti Palpiti
Elina Garanca

12. Semele HWV 58/Act 1 – Endless Pleasure…
Danielle de Niese

13. Manon/Act 2 – Adieu, Notre Petite Table
Patricia Petibon

14. Don Carlos/Act 2 – Chanson Du Voile: ”Au Palais Des Fées”
Magdalena Kozená

15. Die Zauberflöte/Act 1 – ”O Zittre Nicht”
Sumi Jo

Disc 2:

Song Title Artist
1. Orfeo Ed Euridice (Orphée Et Euridice) – Sung In Italian/Vienna Version (1762) – Act 3 – ”Che Fiero Momento”
Sylvia McNair

2. Zaide, K.344/Act 1 – Ruhe Sanft, Mein Holdes Leben
Renée Fleming

3. La Bohème/Act 1 – ”Sì. Mi Chiamano Mimì”
Angela Gheorghiu

4. La Sonnambula/Act 2 – Ah! Non Credea Mirarti Si Presto Estinto, O Fiore
Cecilia Bartoli

5. Faust/Act 3 – Chanson Du Roi De Thule – Air Des Bijoux
Anna Netrebko

6. Louise/Act 3 – ”Depuis Le Jour”
Nicole Cabell

7. Suor Angelica – Senza Mamma
Barbara Hendricks

8. Casanova – Nuns’ Chorus
Kiri Te Kanawa

9. Ariodante HWV 33/Act 3 – ”Dopo Notte, Atra E Funesta”
Anne Sofie von Otter

10. Roméo Et Juliette/Act 1 – ”Ah, Je Veux Vivre”
Patricia Petibon

11. L’assedio Di Calais/Act 1 – Al Mio Core
Elina Garanca

12. Rinaldo/Act 2 – ”Lascia Ch’io Pianga”
Danielle de Niese

13. Tosca/Act 2 – ”Vissi D’arte, Vissi D’amore”
Montserrat Caballé

14. Die Zauberflöte, K.620/Act 2 – ”Ach, Ich Fühl’s”
Karita Mattila

15. Giulio Cesare In Egitto HWV 17/Atto Terzo – ”Da Tempeste Il Legno Infranto”
Magdalena Kozená

Here is Anna Netrebko in Antonin Dvořák’s Rusalka:

And now here’s Angela GHEORGHIU in “Si mi chiamano Mimi” from La Bohèmeby Puccini:

And one more: Cecilia Bartoli in Mozart’s “Voi che sapete” from the opear Nozze di Figaro:

Tags: Opera Prima Donnas, Renée Fleming, Anna Netrebko, Cecilia Bartoli, Angela Gheorghiu, Kiri Te Kanawa