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Eberhard Wächter, Georges Bizet, Leo Delibes
The Most Famous Opera Duets
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (14) - Disc #1
1. Les Pécheurs des perles Act 1 - Au fond du temple saint
2. Madama Butterfly Act 1- Vogliatemi bene, un bene piccolino
3. Le Nozze di Figaro Act III - Sull'aria - Le Nozze di Figaro
4. La Traviata Act I - Un di, felice, eterea
5. Lucia Di Lammermoor Act I - Ah! Verranna a te sull'aure
6. Tristan und Isolde Act II - O sink hernieder, Nacht der Liebe
7. Carmen Act I - Parle-moi de mère
8. Die Zauberflöte Act I - Bei Männern, welche Liebe Fühlen
9. Lakmé Act I - Viens, Mallika
10. Rigoletto Act I - É il sol dell'anima
11. Der Rosenkavalier Act II - Mir ist die Ehre wilderfahren
12. Don Giovanni Act I - Là ci darem la mano
13. La Bohéme Act IV - O Mimi, tu più non torni
14. Il Trovatore Act IV - Miserere...Quel suon, quelle preci

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All Artists: Eberhard Wächter, Georges Bizet, Leo Delibes, Gaetano Donizetti, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Giacomo Puccini, Richard [1] Strauss, Giuseppe Verdi, Richard [Classical] Wagner, Alain Lombard, Bernard Haitink, Carlo Maria Giulini, Daniel Barenboim, Francesco Molinari Pradelli, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, Herbert von Karajan, John Barbirolli, Nicola Rescigno, Pierre Dervaux, Thomas Beecham
Title: The Most Famous Opera Duets
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 2
Label: EMI Classics
Release Date: 4/12/1994
Genre: Classical
Styles: Opera & Classical Vocal, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 724356812925

Synopsis

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This is a misnomer--not all of these duets are all that famous--but it's a fine compilation nonetheless. You'll hear selections from Bizet's The Pearl Fishers (Nicolai Gedda and Ernest Blanc at their most elegant French), Madama Butterfly (Carlo Bergonzi and Renata Scotto--an impassioned pair), Lucia di Lammermoor (a classy Alfredo Kraus and Edita Gruberova), the lovely Lakme duet, The Presentation of the Silver Rose from Der Rosenkavalier (with the earnest Christa Ludwig and the other-worldly Teresa Stich-Randall), and a fine Trovatore "Miserere" (with Leontyne Price and Franco Bonisolli singing up a storm). There are many others, too--a veritable cornucopia of couplings--and a treat for the opera lover. --Robert Levine

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CD Reviews

Fantastic Selection at a Great Price

Dominic | New York, NY | 06/12/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"When it comes to opera artists, my motto is "The more Gedda, the bettah." You get a substantial amount of him at his best on this CD, which has a lot of great duets from a variety of operas. You have one of the most beautiful duets ever in my opinion as the first track on the CD(Bizet's aria about two friends in love with the same woman, "Au Fond du Temple Saint" from Les Pecheurs des Perles); this recording with Nicolai Gedda singing the tenor part of Nadir is the best one could ask for. The rest of the best include "Bei Mannern, welche Liebe" from Mozart's Die Zauberflote(a beautiful ode to the connection between men and women), and (not surprisingly), "O mimi, tu piu non torni" with Gedda and Sereni from La Boheme.Other notable arias include a nice recording of the famous "Sull'aria," from Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, and an above par recording with Victoria de los Angeles and Carlo de Monte of "Un di, felici, eterea" from Verdi's La Traviata.This would be a great CD to start an opera collection. Enjoy."

You can't go wrong with this CD

Joanna Daneman | Middletown, DE USA | 04/17/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I got this very reasonably priced cd just to have my favorite duets such as "Au Fond du Temple Saint" and "The Flower Duet. If you have friends who are just starting to like classical opera, this is a terrific little gift. Almost everyone melts at the sound of these duets. And it's convenient to have so many on one CD. A real winner."

A wonderful introduction

Dominic | 08/20/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I bought this CD because wanted the "Lakme" duet that I heard in a movie. Little did I know the rest of the music would blow me away. This is an excellent intro to opera for people like myself that have never really been "into" opera. The selections are short, just a taste, and the price is unbelievable. I highly recommend this selection to anyone who wants to get their feet wet."