Track Listing

1. Lucia di Lammermoor, opera: Tombe Degl' Avi Miei
2. Lucia di Lammermoor, opera: Act 3: Fra Poco A me Ricovero
3. Werther, lyric drama in 4 acts: Act 3: Toute Mon Ame Est L�...Pourquoi Me R�veil
4. L'Arlesiana, opera: Act 2: E La Solita Storia (Lamento Di Federico)
5. Guillaume Tell (William Tell), opera: Ne M'Abandonne Point...
6. Guillaume Tell (William Tell), opera: Act IV: Asile H�r�ditaire
7. Rigoletto, opera: Act III: La Donna E Mobile
8. Carmen, opera: Act II: La Fleur Que Tu M'Avais Jet�e
9. Mefistofele, opera in prologue, 4 acts & epilogue: Epilogue: Guinto Sul Passo Estremo
10. M�rouf, Savetier du Caire, opera: Act II: A Travers le D�sert
11. Martha, opera: Act 3: M'appar� tutt'amor ("Ach, so fromm")
12. Polyeucte, opera: Act 4: Source D�licieuse
13. Don Pasquale, opera: Act 2: Povero Ernesto!
14. Don Pasquale, opera: Cercher� Lontana Terra..
15. Don Pasquale, opera: E Se Fia Che Ad Altro Oggetto
16. Rom�o et Juliette, opera: Act 5: C'est La!...Salut! Tombeau Sombre
17. La boh�me, opera: Act 1: Che Gelida Manina

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #173223 in Music
• Released on: 1995-09-19
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

Alagna is a supreme tenor,one of this generation's best.
This record is one of the finest I have heard in recent times. The sound recording, the orchestra, everything is terrific. Roberto Alagna's interpretations are perfectly executed and carefully delivered in each and every aria. The program is really enjoyable and projects a wide range of Alagna's artistry, the melancholic sentiments of "Tombe degl'avi miei", "E la solita storia (Lamento di Federico")and "Pourquoi me rèveiller", the beatiful romantic arias from Carmen and La Bohème, and between others, the heroic lines from act IV of Guillaume Tell, with really powerful and solid high C's. His is a lyric tenor that expresses dramatism without exceses, a beautiful and clean voice which shows perfect technique. It also comes with a liric booklet with translations of the arias, very useful for the listener so he (she)can catch the very essence of each aria. This record is a jewel!!!

An Exquisite Performance by Alagna
This recording, the first recital disc by Roberto Alagna, presents a talented and musical tenor in a beautiful program of Italian and French operatic arias. The program is a delight from start to finish: Alagna's lyric tenor is very well suited for bel canto and French opera. The tenor is also an expressive artist. Among the highlights of the recording are Alagna's impassioned rendition of Edgardo's aria and the moving interpretation of Ela solita storia del pastore from L'Arlesiana. Alagna is also very much in his element, both idiomatically and vocally, in the French repertoire. If Alagna survives all the hype, he can be the succesor of Alfredo Kraus in the French tenor roles, specially Werther.

Still my Favourite.
I bought this 6yrs ago,and still adore it,true its studio enhanced,what hits you is the perfect silvery timbre,that freshness,after so many dark italian voices.What astonishes you,is he has all their insticts,the one gripe,he seems to have a problem with making what is his, his own,if he finds that,THEN,THEN,THEN.