The Hit Men: The Greatest Voices Of Our Time (2PC)
Various Artists
Composers: Agustín Lara, Amilcare Ponchielli, Eduardo di Capua, Ernesto de Curtis, Ernesto Tagliaferri, Francesco Cilèa, Friedrich von Flotow, Gaetano Donizetti, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Luigi Denza, Nicholas Brodszky, Nicola Valente, Niels Wilhelm Gade, Paolo Tosti, Pietro Mascagni, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Salvatore Cardillo, Stanislao Gastaladon, Teodoro Cottrau
Conductors: Alain Lombard, Alberto Erede, Bruno Bartoletti, Eugene Kohn, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, Franco Ferraris, G.M. Guarino, Georges Prêtre, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Jacques Delacote, James Levine, John Barbirolli, Marcello Viotti, Nils Grevillius, Pierre Devaux, Raffaele Mingardo, Riccardo Muti, Thomas Schippers, Tullio Serafin, Walter Goehr
Orchestras: London Symphony Orchestra, Munich Radio Orchestra, National Philharmonic Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Orchestra del Teatro dell Opera di Roma, Orchestre du Théàtre National de l'Opéra-Comique, Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Philharmonia Orchestra, Rome Opera House Orchestra, Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra, Theatre National de L'opera-Comique Orchestre
Performers: Alfredo Kraus, Beniamino Gigli, Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Enrico Caruso, Ernest Blanc, Franco Corelli, Giuseppe di Stefano, José Carreras, Jussi Björling, London Symphony Orchestra, Luciano Pavarotti, Munich Radio Orchestra, National Philharmonic Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Nicolai Gedda, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Orchestra del Teatro dell Opera di Roma, Orchestra del Teatro Reale dell'Opera di Roma, Orchestre du Théàtre National de l'Opéra-Comique, Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Philharmonia Orchestra, Plácido Domingo, Renata Scotto, Richard Tucker, Robert Massard, Rolando Villazón, Rome Opera House Orchestra, Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Sherrill Milnes, Theatre National de L'opera-Comique Orchestre, Tito Gobbi
Label: EMI Classics
Release Date: 4/20/2010
UPC: 5099962854627
Product Description:
Everyone needs a Godfather to look up to and today's crop of young singers need only review the pantheon of greats that came before them. The list reads like a veritable "who's who" of recorded music. They are the legendary talents and each name evokes respect and a place in our hearts. We all know them and they include Luciano Pavarotti (the King of the High C's), Enrico Caruso (the Greatest of them All), Robert Merrill (the Voice of the NY Yankees!) along with Plácido Domingo, Beniamino Gigli, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Franco Corelli, José Carreras to name but a few. EMI is proud to present the ultimate lineup of singing stars who truly are The Godfathers of Opera. This 2-CD set features the greatest opera arias and Neapolitan songs ever written all performed by the vocalists who made them great. Jam packed with the most popular and well-known works of all-time on 38 tracks, its enough to make any Don feel well respected! Highlights including Nessun dorma, O Sole Mio, La donna é mobile, Vesti la giubba and an incredible remastering of Funiculi/Funicula sung by the great Beniamino Gigli, who Pavarotti called his greatest influence, that must be heard to be believed. Here in one package are the hits everyone knows and loves. Of course, we have to mention the cover artwork -- based on the famous Godfather movie logo -- it is eye-catching, well-known and sure to create a stir with consumers everywhere. Along with the cast of great singers assembled, it is the perfect combination that will delight and impress, making this an irresistible, long playing 2-CD set. So put up a pot of gravy, open a bottle of Chianti, sit back and enjoy -- and don't forget the canolis!
Track details:
1. Rigoletto, opera - (Questo o quella)
2. Core 'ngrato (Catari), for voice & orchestra
3. Manon Lescaut, opera - (Donna non vidi mai)
4. Rigoletto, opera - (La donna è mobile)
5. O sole mio, for voice & piano (or orchestra)
6. Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), opera - (Largo al factotum)
7. Funiculì Funiculà, for voice & orchestra (& chorus ad lib)
8. Be My Love, for voice & orchestra (from "The Toast of New Orleans")
9. L'elisir d'amore, opera - (Una furtiva lagrima)
10. L'amico Fritz, opera (commedia lyrica) in 3 acts - (O amore, bella luce)
11. L'Ultima Canzone for voice & piano/orchestra
12. La bohème, opera - (Che gelida manina)
13. Tosca, opera - (Recondita armonia)
14. Passione, for voice & piano (or orchestra)
15. Addio, mia bella Napoli, for voice & orchestra
16. La Serenata for voice & piano/orchestra
17. Martha, opera - (M'appari)
18. Mattinata ("L'aurora di bianco vestita"), song for voice & piano (or orchestra)
19. Torna a Surriento, for voice & piano (or orchestra)
20. Turandot, opera - (Nessun dorma)
21. La Traviata, opera - (Brindisi. Libiamo ne'lieti calci)
22. Carmen, opera - (Toreador's Song. Votre Toast)
23. Pagliacci, opera - (Recitar!... Vesti la giubba)
24. Jealousy
25. Granada, for voice & orchestra (with chorus ad lib)
26. Aida, opera - (Se quell guerrier io fossi!... Celeste Aida)
27. Carmen, opera - (Flower Song. La fleur que tu m'avais jetée)
28. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts - (Cielo e mar)
29. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera - (Addio, fiorito asil)
30. Tosca, opera - (E lucevan le stelle)
31. Musica Probita
32. Santa Lucia, for voice & orchestra
33. L'Arlesiana, opera - (È la solita storia del pastore)
34. Il Trovatore, opera - (Ah si, ben mio coll'essere)
35. Requiem Mass, for soloists, chorus & orchestra (Manzoni Requiem) - (Ingemisco)
36. Les Pêcheurs de perles, opera in 3 acts - (Au fond du temple saint)
37. La Traviata, opera - (Lunge da lei-de' miei bollenti spiriti)
38. Il Trovatore, opera - (Di quella pira l'orrendo foco)
2CD set comes brand new, never opened or played, factory - fresh and sealed. |
