Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Rusalka, opera, B. 203 (Op. 114): Act 1. Song to the Moon
2. Prodaná nevesta (The Bartered Bride), opera, JB 1:100: Act 1. Should I ever learn (Kdybych se co takovéko)
3. Dalibor, opera, JB 1:101: Act 2. How confused I feel (Jak je mi?)
4. Peer Gynt, incidental music, Op. 23: Solveig's Song
5. Peer Gynt, incidental music, Op. 23: Solveig's Cradle Song
6. Carmina Burana, scenic cantata for soloists, choruses & orchestra: Amor volat undique (Cours d'amour)
7. Carmina Burana, scenic cantata for soloists, choruses & orchestra: Stetit puella (Cours d'amour)
8. Carmina Burana, scenic cantata for soloists, choruses & orchestra: In trutina (Cours d'amour)
9. Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs), for soprano & orchestra, o.Op. 150 (TrV 296, AV 150): Frühling
10. Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs), for soprano & orchestra, o.Op. 150 (TrV 296, AV 150): September
11. Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs), for soprano & orchestra, o.Op. 150 (TrV 296, AV 150): Beim Schlafengehen
12. Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs), for soprano & orchestra, o.Op. 150 (TrV 296, AV 150): Im Abendrot
13. Symphony No. 4 in G major: IV. Sehr behaglich
14. Eugene Onegin, opera, Op. 24: Act 1. Tatiana's Letter Scene

Disc 2:

1. Serse (Xerxes), opera, HWV 40: Act 1. Un cenno leggiadretto
2. Rodelinda, regina de' Langobardi, opera, HWV 19: Act 1. Ho perduto il caro sposo
3. Joshua, oratorio, HWV 64: O had I Jubel's lyre
4. Vesperae solennes de confessore for soloists, chorus & orchestra, K. 339: Laudate Dominum
5. Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384: Act 2. Welche Wonne, welche Lust
6. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Act 2. Porgi, amor
7. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Act 2. Voi che sapete
8. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Act 3. Giunse alfin il momento... Deh vieni, non tarder
9. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Act 2. Crudele?... Non mi dir
10. Così fan tutte, opera, K. 588: Act 1. Come scoglio
11. Così fan tutte, opera, K. 588: Act 2. Una donna a quindici anni
12. Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), opera, K. 620: Act 2. Der Hölle Rache
13. Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), opera, K. 620: Act 2. Ach, ich fühl's
14. Petite messe solennelle, for soloists, 2 pianos, harmonium & choir: Crucifixus
15. Die Forelle ('In einem Bächlein helle'), song for voice & piano, D. 550 (Op. 32)
16. Gretchen am Spinnrade ('Meine Ruh'...'), song for voice & piano, D. 118 (Op. 2)
17. Gesang ('Was ist Sylvia,...'), song for voice & piano, ('An Sylvia'), D. 891 (Op. 106/4)
18. Zueignung ('Ja, du weisst es, teur Seele'), song for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 10/1 (TrV 141/1)
19. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta: Act 2. Es lebt' eine Vilja
20. Die Fledermaus (The Bat), operetta (RV 503): Act 2. Klänge der Heimat

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #111667 in Music
• Released on: 2003-09-02
• Number of discs: 2
• Dimensions: .26 pounds

Customer Reviews

Lucy: The Reigning Queen of Opera
Lucia Popp is one of the best sopranos to ever grace the operatic/classical voice stage. This CD compilation shows her progression through lyric Handel to lyric and dramatic Mozart (her Der Holle Rache from Magic Flute is unrivaled) to tender art song and operetta literature. The first disc also showcases her adeptness with 20th Century literature as well as the ability to step out of the traditional four languages of opera. Any avid music fan MUST have this CD compilation.

Ever-reigning Queen of Sopranos
Listening through these two discs, one thought kept leaping up to mind: will ever there be another soprano as versatile and accomplished as Lucia Popp? Died in 1994 at the early age of 54, the operatic world hadn't really mourned her enough.
People are still lingering on Maria Callas, the 'star' soprano with all her glamour and legendary life could offer.
Real listeners, however, could not give up the memory of Lucia Popp's terrific artistry and almost supernatural voice.
Her Rusalka, her Solveig, her Susanna, Zerlina, Despina in the da Ponte/Mozart trio, her terrific Queen of the Night (unsurpassed by ANY subsequent sopranos up till now), and ALSO her Pamina in the same opera. In any language you ask her to sing, and she excelled. I marvel at the Letter Scene in Eugene Onegin - only if Lucia had the chance to perform the whole opera during her short life! The joy, the expectation, the emotional tribulations, so vividly captured in girlish and pure timbre. No one will ever beat her; not even Fleming and Netrebko.
"Weird and wonderful" - that's what Elisabeth Schwarzkopf said of Lucia Popp's singing. We today would modify it to 'wonderful and unsurpassable'.
This 2-CD set is an absolute must have, even if you have never heard of Lucia Popp before.

Lucia Popp
This is a wonderful album showcasing the very best of Lucia Popp (as the title suggests). Her voice was absolutely beautiful. She could sing the slavic languages like no one else. Her version of Dvorak's Song to the Moon is unbeatable. I dare anyone to find a better performance! Also, the song from Die Zauberflute -Ah Ich fuls (sp?) is outstanding. I've yet to hear a better version. Her diction was fantastic and while she wasn't the highest soprano around - she knew what worked for her voice. This is album is a keeper!