Opera Divos and Divas
The greatest opera stars in the world – together in one 2-CD set.
This is a unique collection of all the great genuine opera stars appearing on the world’s stages today; a galaxy of great names performing opera’s best-loved arias and classic melodies.
- Bellini:
Casta Diva (from Norma)
Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo)
Orchestra La Scintilla, Adam Fischer
- Bizet:
La fleur que tu m’avais jetée (from Carmen)
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
- Capua:
O sole mio
José Carreras (tenor)
English Chamber Orchestra, Edoardo Muller
- Catalani:
Ebben? Ne andrò lontana (from La Wally)
Angela Gheorghiu (soprano)
Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino, John Mauceri
- Charpentier, G:
Depuis le jour (from Louise)
Nicole Cabell (soprano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Davis
- Donizetti:
Una furtiva lagrima (from L’elisir d’amore)
Juan Diego Flórez (tenor)
Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Riccardo Frizza
Quanto è bella, quanto è cara! (from L’Elisir d’amore)
Roberto Alagna (tenor)
Orchestre de l’Opera National de Lyon, Evelino Pidò
- Dvorak:
Mesícku na nebi hlubokém ‘Song to the Moon’ (from Rusalka)
Renée Fleming (soprano)
London Symphony Orches, Georg Solti
- Glinka:
Vdali ot milogo (from Ruslan and Lyudmila)
Anna Netrebko (soprano)
Kirov Orchestra & Chorus, Valery Gergiev
- Handel:
Lascia la spina (from Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno)
Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo)
Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski
Semele: Endless Pleasure
Danielle de Niese (soprano)
Les Arts Florissants, William Christie
- Lara, Augustin:
Granada
Juan Diego Flórez (tenor)
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Miguel Harth-Bedoya
- Lehár:
Dein ist mein ganzes Herz (from Das Land des Lächelns)
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma & Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta
- Mozart:
Deh! vieni alla finestra (from Don Giovanni)
Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
Non piu andrai, farfallone amoroso (from Le Nozze di Figaro)
Erwin Schrott (bass-baritone)
Orquestra de la Comunitat Valencian, Riccardo Frizza
Porgi amor (from Le nozze di Figaro)
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
London Philharmonic Orchestr, Georg Solti
- Puccini:
Che gelida manina (from La Bohème)
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor)
Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Marco Armiliato
Firenze è come un albero fiorito (from Gianni Schicchi)
Roberto Alagna (tenor)
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Bruno Bartoletti
Addio, fiorito asil (from Madama Butterfly)
Joseph Calleja (tenor)
Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Riccardo Chailly
O mio babbino caro (from Gianni Schicchi)
Renée Fleming (soprano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Mackerras
Vissi d’arte (from Tosca)
Montserrat Caballé (soprano)
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis
Signore, ascolta! (from Turandot)
Montserrat Caballé (soprano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta
Quando me’n vo (from La Bohème)
Nicole Cabell (soprano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Davis
E lucevan le stelle (from Tosca)
José Carreras (tenor)
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis
- Saint-Saëns:
Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix (from Samson et Dalila)
Olga Borodina (mezzo)
Orchestra of the Welsh National Oper, Carlo Rizzi
- Schönberg:
Stars (from Les Misérables)
Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone)
Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Paul Gemignani
- Strauss, J, II:
Nun’s Chorus from Casanova
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Utah Symphony, Julius Rudel
- Verdi:
La donna è mobile (from Rigoletto)
Joseph Calleja (tenor)
Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Riccardo Chailly
Pace, pace mio Dio! (from La forza del destino)
Angela Gheorghiu (soprano)
Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verd, Riccardo Chailly
- Wagner:
Morgenlich leuchtend im rosigen Schein ‘Prize Song’ (from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg)
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor)
Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Marco Armiliato
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CD 1 (“The Divos”)
• This CD features celebrated performances from Roberto Alagna, Juan Diego Flórez, Jonas Kaufmann, Plácido Domingo, Bryn Terfel, José Carreras, Josef Calleja and Erwin Schrott
CD 2 (“The Divas”)
• This CDfeatures outstanding recordings by Cecilia Bartoli, Renée Fleming, Anna Netrebko, Angela Gheorghiu, Montserrat Caballé, Nicole Cabell, Olga Borodina, and Kiri te Kanawa
A fabulous showcase of today’s top vocal talent
Here is the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s Messaiah, sung by Andrea Bocelli; to hear it, please click HERE
Tags: Divas, Divos, Netrebko, Carmen, Terfel, Renee Fleminf, Kiri te Kanawa, Jonas Kaufmann