Product Description

Features 14 best-loved arias performed in English by the world's finest opera stars and rising stars and including works from some of the most popular -- and important - operas across a wide range of genres, eras and composers. In addition to 14 stellar p

Track Listing

1. Largo Al Factotum (Figaro) [From the Barber of Seville] - Budapest Concert Orchestra, Gregory Dahl
2. Habañera [From Carmen] - Budapest Concert Orchestra, Jean Stilwell
3. Non Più Andrai [From the Marriage of Figaro] - Budapest Concert Orchestra, Allan Monk
4. Papageno's Song [From The Magic Flute] - Budapest Concert Orchestra, Suzie LeBlanc, Daniel Lichti
5. Toréadors Song [From Carmen] - Brian Banion, Budapest Concert Orchestra
6. Donde Lieta Usci - Addio Di Mimi - [From LA Bohème] - Budapest Concert Orchestra, Laura Whalen
7. Der Höölle Rache (The Queen of the Night's Aria) [From The Magic Flute] - Budapest Concert Orchestra, Aline Kutan
8. Donna È Mobile [From Rigoletto] - Budapest Concert Orchestra, Michael Schade
9. Doll Song (Les Oiseaux Dans la Chamille) [From Tales Hoffman] - Budapest Concert Orchestra, Tracy Dahl
10. Ride of the Valkyries [From Die Walküre] - Budapest Concert Orchestra, Natalie Choquette, Laura Whalen
11. Voi, Che Sapete [From the Marriage of Figaro] - Budapest Concert Orchestra, Erin Thrall
12. Bel Dì Vedremo [From Madame Butterfly] - Budapest Concert Orchestra, Natalie Choquette
13. Ombra Mai Fù [From Xerxes] - Budapest Concert Orchestra, Daniel Taylor
14. Caro Nome [From Rigoletto] - Budapest Concert Orchestra, Lambroula Maria Pappas
15. Habañera (Instrumental) [From Carmen] - Budapest Concert Orchestra
16. Non Più Andrai (Instrumental) [From the Marriage of Figaro] - Budapest Concert Orchestra
17. Papageno's Song (Instrumental [From The Magic Flute] - Budapest Concert Orchestra
18. Donna È Mobile (Instrumental) [From Rigoletto] - Budapest Concert Orchestra
19. Voi, Che Sapete (Instrumental) [From the Marriage of Figaro] - Budapest Concert Orchestra

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12906 in Music
• Brand: CHILDRENS BOOK STORE DISTRIBUTION
• Released on: 2003-09-23
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .18 pounds

Features

• Generates smooth and accurate sound.
• good
• Highly Recommended.

Dallas Morning News, Dec. 17, 2003
"This CD is such a brilliant idea, and so exquisitely executed, it's a wonder that it hasn't been done before."

APR/Parents' Choice, November 2003
"...this CD is a must-have."

Georgia Family, November 2003
"...highly singable, child-appropriate opera....the whole family can enjoy singing along."

Customer Reviews

What a Great Idea! Should be part of every Family!
I wasn't sure if my kids, ages 5 and 10, would take to this CD, but what a wonderful surprise! Everyone has their own favorite: the five-year-old especially loves singing Figaro. The ten-year-old's favorite is The Queen of the Night's aria. My favorite is Caro Nome from Rigoletto. The opera synopses themselves aren't suitable for sharing with the kids, but the songs out of context work for all ages. There are also 5 instrumental versions so we pretend we're opera singers. This is great fun, particularly in the car. Their grandparents love it, too!

A Sampler of Greatest Hits and Karaoke, Too
It really doesn't get much better than this CD. The primary benefit of the music is that it is a terrific selection of funny and touching arias from the classical genre. I am an opera lover and bought this for myself to memorize the words in English, as prompts when I listen to the pieces untranslated. I started listening to the CD while I was driving, and within a week had bought about a dozen CDs to distribute to family members and friends, with kids (and without). Everyone loves it. And at the end of the CD are several tracks of just the music, so you can sing along, which is a hoot. Your friends and colleagues, who hear you barking along to beats, will think you have taken leave of your senses. The lyrics (in English) are in the liner notes. I would suggest not reading the liner notes while driving.

Second CD benefit. The time you spend listening to this will be the equivalent of an afternoon at the beach or a walk in the mountains. The calming factor is amazing.

Opera without the language barrier? Brilliant!
I have to admit, though I recognized all the tunes,(from movies, advertising, etc.) I never thought I would like opera. But in English, with these great translations, its amazing. This isn't just for kids; this is for anyone who wants to finally enjoy these great songs (arias?) and really understand them.

I just wish this had been around when I was a kid.