Track Listing

1. Aida, opera: Celeste Aida
2. Gianni Schicchi, opera: O mio bambino caro
3. Manon Lescaut, opera: Donna non vidi mai
4. Luisa Miller, opera: Quando le sere al placido
5. Samson et Dalila, opera in 3 acts, Op. 47: Mon coerur s'ouvre á ta voix
6. L'elisir d'amore, opera: Una furtiva lagrima
7. Turandot, opera: Signore, ascolta!
8. Tosca, opera: Recondita armonia
9. Tosca, opera: Vissi d'arte
10. Tosca, opera: E lucevan le stelle
11. Carmen, opera: Habanera: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle
12. Fedora, opera: Amor ti vieta
13. Rigoletto, opera: Gualtier Maldè ... Caro nome
14. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Cielo e mar!
15. La bohème, opera: Quando m'en vo
16. Carmen, opera: La fleur que tu m'avais jetèe
17. La favorita, opera: O mio Fernando
18. Werther, lyric drama in 4 acts: Pourquoi me réveiller
19. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Voi che sapete
20. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera: Un bel dei
21. Turandot, opera: Nessun dorma

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11077 in Music
• Released on: 1998-08-11
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .28 pounds

Customer Reviews

If you are unsure about opera, this is where to begin
Many people are turned off of opera because of the nature of the beast - unknown tongue, the continual singing and particularly the sopranos whose voices are as piercing as they are diffdicult to understand. These selections are ravishing in their beauty. It has been estimated that 2/3 of all classical effort was put into opera. Thus it is not surprising that some of the best music ever penned can be found here, particularly those that deal with that most human of emotion - love.

The orchestration is wonderful, the voices emotional and quite sincere, the authenticity is present. It is difficult to surpass Verdi or Puccini in plumbing the emotional depths. All in all a good experience.

The Perfect Opera CD
I'm so in love with this CD, I'm giving it to as many ppl as I can. It's a great introduction to opera for ppl who don't listen to it very often. It has all the great hits with all the great singers, who can make shivers go down your spine. My friends who don't know opera as much as I do love it too.

Romantic
If you have just got to be interested in Opera, this is a good start. You can listen to the best pieces of the most famous (an romantic) Operas performed by the best singers. If you are a long-time Opera lover, this CD will remind you of all the performances that you went with your loved one and romantic moments after the concerts.