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Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Alfredo Catalani
The Ultimate Divas Album
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (17) - Disc #1
1. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Non più mesta
2. L'italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers), opera: Cruda sorte!
3. La Traviata, opera: Follie! Delirio vano è questo!...Sempre libera
4. La Wally, opera (dramma musicale) in 4 acts: Ebben?...Ne andrò lontana
5. Andrea Chénier, opera: La mamma morta
6. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Suicidio!
7. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera: Un bel dì
8. Norma, opera: Casta diva
9. Tosca, opera: Vissi d'arte
10. Otello, opera: Ave Maria
11. Carmen, opera: Habanera (L'amour est un oiseau rebelle)
12. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Dove sono
13. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Voi che sapete
14. Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), opera, K. 620: Queen of the Night's Revenge Aria
15. Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384: Durch Zärtlichkeit und Schmeicheln
16. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Du bist der Lenz
17. Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90

CD Details

All Artists: Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Alfredo Catalani, Umberto Giordano, Amilcare Ponchielli, Giacomo Puccini, Vincenzo Bellini, Georges Bizet, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Richard Wagner, Modena Community Theater Orchestra, Royal Opera House Orchestra Covent Garden, Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Saint Cecilia Academy Orchestra, Wiener Philharmoniker, London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly, Sir Georg Solti, Henry Lewis, Fausto Cleva, Fernando Previtali, Herbert von Karajan, Richard Bonynge, Hans Knappertsbusch, Cecilia Bartoli, Renée Fleming, Angela Gheorghiu, Marilyn Horne, Renata Tebaldi, Frank Lopardo, Zinka Milanov, Joan Sutherland, London Symphony Chorus, Leontyne Price, Montserrat Caballé, John Alldis Choir, Tatiana Troyanos, Kiri Te Kanawa, Frederica von Stade
Title: The Ultimate Divas Album
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Decca
Release Date: 9/15/1998
Genre: Classical
Styles: Opera & Classical Vocal, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Romantic (c.1820-1910)
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 028946059623

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Member CD Reviews

Emil B. from LISLE, IL
Reviewed on 4/11/2009...

Among the divas included on this CD are Cecilia Bartoli, Marilyn Horne, Angela Gheorghiu, Renata Tebaldi, Montserrat Caballe, Zinka Milanov, Mirella Freni, Joan Sutherland, Leontyne Price, Renee Fleming, Tatiana Troyanos, Kiri Te Kanawa, Frederica Von Stade, Sumi Jo, Kathleen Battle, Kirsten Flagstad, and Birgit Nilsson - truly a selection of some of the more prominent & well known opera divas present over the last 60 years, singing in this case some of the most signature opera arias.

CD Reviews

The Best of the Best

Christopher A. Lanter | Mesa, AZ United States | 01/26/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I'm sorry I had to give this CD only 4 stars - it really deserves more. I had to subtract a star for the absence of La Divina - Maria Callas - from this disc. If she doesn't qualify as a diva, who does?That said, this is a FANTASTIC compilation CD. It features all (well, a good sampling) of the great sopranos of past and present. All my favorites are here: Bartoli, Fleming, Battle, Kanawa, and of course, Sumi Jo.The editors were very careful to include arias which display each soprano's strengths and predilections in repertoire - Bartoli has her bubbly Rossini, Sumi Jo her dazzling coloratura in Mozart, and Renee Fleming, with the most heartrending and beautiful version of Desdemona's "Ave Maria" from Verdi's Otello that I have ever heard. I can't help but catch my breath on the last syllable of "prega" - her tone is that innocent and pure. Kiri Te Kanawa, the consummate Countess, also makes an appearance with a very moving "Dove Sono".This disc is also teaching me to appreciate the greats of yesteryear like Kirsten Flagstad and Birgit Nilsson - the legendary Wagnerian sopranos.PLEASE don't listen to the previous reviewer - Kathleen Battle does not "fall flat" on Durch Zärtlichkeit. Only a beautiful soubrette like hers could pull off a challenging aria like that, and she does it marvelously (as usual ;)BUY THIS CD!"

A delightful representation of opera repertoire!

Christopher A. Lanter | 02/16/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The arias on this album are centered around the Classical and Romantic traditions in opera, when beautiful singing was key to expression. The selected performances are among the best and most representative of standard opera repertoire. For newcomers to opera, this album will whet your tastes for more. A more experienced ear will appreciate the collection for its comprehensiveness and the artistry of the performers."