Various Artists - 40 Most Beautiful Arias / Various (CD)

Details: 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