The #1 Soprano Album

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  • Release Date: 04/09/2002
  • 2 Disc Set
  • Sales Rank: 16,698
  • Label: DECCA
  • UPC: 028947217923

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The #1 Soprano Album

Disc 1
1LISTENGianni Schicchi, opera: O / Giacomo Puccini
2LISTENLakmé, opera: Dome epais / Léo Delibes
3LISTENLa Wally, opera (dramma m / Alfredo Catalani
4LISTENDie Fledermaus (The Bat), / Johann Strauss II
5LISTENBaïlèro, folksong for voi / Joseph Canteloube
6LISTENNorma, opera: Casta diva / Vincenzo Bellini
7LISTENLe nozze di Figaro (The M / Wolfgang Amadeus Moz
8LISTENDie Zauberflöte (The Magi / Wolfgang Amadeus Moz
9LISTENDie Entführung aus dem Se / Wolfgang Amadeus Moz
10LISTENI Vespri siciliani, opera / Giuseppe Verdi
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Disc 2
1LISTENCarmen, opera: L'amour es / Georges Bizet
2LISTENLes contes d'Hoffmann, op / Jacques Offenbach
3LISTENIl barbiere di Siviglia ( / Gioachino Rossini
4LISTENLa Traviata, opera: È Str / Giuseppe Verdi
5LISTENLe nozze di Figaro (The M / Wolfgang Amadeus Moz
6LISTENDon Giovanni, opera, K. 5 / Wolfgang Amadeus Moz
7LISTENBachianas Brasileiras No. / Heitor Villa-Lobos
8LISTENMeditation on Prelude No. / Charles Gounod
9LISTENRinaldo, opera, HWV 7: La / George Frederick Han
10LISTENSamson, oratorio, HWV 57: / George Frederick Han
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Editorial Reviews

Nearly two and a half hours of music fills The #1 Soprano Album, a two-disc compilation of arias by Puccini, Verdi, Mozart, and other great composers, performed by many of the grande dames of the opera stage. Puccini’s "O mio babbino caro" starts things off, sung with enormous sensitivity by Renée Fleming, followed by Delibes’s famous "Flower Duet" with Joan Sutherland and Jane Berbié. Sumi Jo sails to the stratosphere in the Queen of the Night’s notoriously difficult Magic Flute aria, and Leontyne Price offers a memorably moving "Vissi d’arte" from Tosca. Marilyn Horne delivers Carmen’s "L’amour est un oiseau" with plenty of sultry swagger and also closes the program with a lovely version of the traditional American song "Shenandoah". Birgit Nilsson, Kiri Te Kanawa, Beverly Sills, and many other soprano stars offer arias by composers from Handel to Wagner to Strauss. It’s another entry in Decca’s top-selling series that also includes The #1 Tenor Album, The #1 Choral Album, and The #1 Opera Album. EJ Johnson, Barnes & Noble

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#1 Soprano Albumby Anonymous

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September 28, 2007: I was on the fence about whether to buy a compilation album, but I am so glad I purchased this one. The recordings are top-quality: these are amazing performances in crystal-clear audio. Sumi Jo's rendition of the aria from The Magic Flute is exquisite.

#1 Soprano Albumby Anonymous

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March 03, 2005: This CD covers the basic soprano repertoire, with only the best singers. It is a perfect compilation, and just the thing to put on when you need some music just to enjoy. There are two disks of great singing so you get your money's worth. Whether you're a fanatic already or just starting to listen to opera, this is THE number one soprano album to buy.


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