Track Listing

1. Aida: O Patria Mia
2. I Vespri Siciliani: Merce, Diletti Amiche
3. Norma: Casta Diva
4. Agnes Von Hohenstaufen: O Re Dei Cieli
5. Nabucco: Anch'io Dischiuso Un Giorno
6. Ernani: Ernani, Involami
7. Tosca: Vissi D'arte
8. La Forza Del Destino: Pace, Pace, Mio Dio
9. La Gioconda: Suicido!
10. La Gioconda: E Un Anatema... Il Mio Braccio T'afferra! - Anita Cerquetti/Giulietta Simionato/Mario Del Monaco/Ettore Bastianini/Chor Del Maggio Musicale Fior

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #363789 in Music
• Released on: 2002-05-08
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Import

Customer Reviews

Maybe the greatest soprano of all
This is the one and only studio recital of this wonderful italian soprano, and it was recorded in the final 50's, when Cerquetti was only 28 y/o. The voice is glorious: her powerful and extremelly beautiful velvet dark tone shines in every aria, like no other soprano could do (incluided Callas and Tebaldi among others) No necessary to say that there isn't a singer of such qualities today; plus, the sound of the recording is excellent. With no doubt, a must to purchase! I Hope Decca release this marvelous recording again very soon!

Anita Cerquetti - bellezza incomparabile !
Anita Cerquetti - most certainly one of the very greatest voices of the 20th-century and one of the most kind-hearted and pleasant of primadonne.

The pieces on this CD demonstrate most amply how much the world of opera lost at her early retirement. For beauty of expression, perfection of tone and sheer excitement, Mme Cerquetti was/is unmatched.

I have bought this CD no less than 9 times - every time I have loaned it to a friend and it has never returned. I do not begrudge this except for the time it takes me to locate another new copy. I am just heartened that others find her voice as magnificent and addictive as I.

Anita, tu sei incomparabile! Anita, tu sei indimenticabile! Mille ringraziamenti per tutta questa gioia.

Brava Anita!!!!
I knew Cerquetti's records for a few years only - I am too young to have known them before. All I can say is I am as much her fan as I am of Tebaldi, though we are talking about two different voices, two great sopranos, two wonderful ladies. This CD is a unique example of vocal art and a real jewel - we've got a really well ballanced selection of arias and Cerquetti does some marvellous things with this music.
Brava Anita!! - we can only regret you stepped back so early but I am most grateful for the legacy you left us and the generations yet to come..!!