Boosey & Hawkes

Verdi: A Celebration

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

1 Nabucco: Chorus of Hebrew Slaves 4:51
'Speed your journey'
(Va, pensiero)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
from CHAN 3032 (Great Operatic Arias with Alastair Miles)

2 Luisa Miller: Rodolfo's Aria 4:19
'Oft in the quiet evening hour'
(Quando le sere al placido)
Dennis O'Neill
from CHAN 3013 (Great Operatic Arias with Dennis O'Neill)

Ernani: Elvira's Cavatina and Cabaletta 6:35
3 'Darkness has fallen, and Silva's not returned yet' 2:15
(Surta è la notte)
4 'Ernani, Ernani, rescue me' 4:20
(Ernani! Ernani, involami)
Susan Patterson, Helen Williams
from CHAN 3052(2) Ernani. Release date: Summer 2001

5 The Sicilian Vespers: Procida's Aria 4:50
'Oh, my Palermo'
(O patria, o cara patria)
Alastair Miles
from CHAN 3032 (Great Operatic Arias with Alastair Miles)

6 Rigoletto: The Duke's Aria from Act II 2:22
'Women abandon us'
(La donna è mobile)
Arthur Davies
From CHAN 3030(2) Rigoletto

7 Il trovatore: Miserere 4:52
'Lord, have mercy upon a soul departing'
(Miserere d'un'alma già vicina)
Sharon Sweet, Dennis O'Neill
from CHAN 3036(2) Il trovatore

8 Falstaff: Fenton's Sonnet 4:39
'From these true lovers' lips'
(Dal labbro il canto estasiato)
Bruce Ford
from CHAN 3006 (Great Operatic Arias with Bruce Ford)

9 Rigoletto: Quartet 4:24
'If you want a faithful lover'
(Bella figlia dell'amore)
Arthur Davies, Jean Rigby, Helen Field, John Rawnsley
from CHAN 3030(2) Rigoletto

10 The Force of Destiny: Don Carlo and Alvaro's Duet 4:37
'In death's awful shadow'
(Solenne in quest'ora)
Dennis O'Neill, Anthony Michaels-Moore
from CHAN 3013 (Great Operatic Arias with Dennis O'Neill)

Il trovatore: Count di Luna's Aria and Cabaletta 7:21
11 'In the stars that shine above me' - 4:20
(Il balen del suo sorriso)
12 'The hour has come' 3:01
Alan Opie, Clive Bayley, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
from CHAN 3036(2) Il trovatore

13 I Lombardi: Oronte's Cavatina 2:21
'My heart is full of happiness'
(La mia letizia infondere)
Dennis O'Neill
from CHAN 3013 (Great Operatic Arias with Dennis O'Neill)

14 La traviata: Violetta's Aria 2:55
'For ever I must leave thee'
(Addio del passato)
Valerie Masterson
from CHAN 3023(2) La traviata

15 A Masked Ball: Gustavus and Amelia's Duet 4:24
'You love me, love me . . .' -
(Amelia, tu m'ami?)
'Ah! The sweetest glowing fire of love'
(Ah! qual suave brivido)
Dennis O'Neill, Susan Bullock
from CHAN 3013 (Great Operatic Arias with Dennis O'Neill)

Simon Boccanegra: Fiesco's Scena
16 'A last farewell I bid you' 6:17
(A te l'estremo addio) -
'My soul is torn with suffering'
(Il lacerato spirito)
John Tomlinson, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
from CHAN 3044 (Great Operatic Arias with John Tomlinson)

Otello: Desdemona and Otello's Duet 10:03
17 'Now in the silent darkness' 2:30
(Già nella notte densa)
18 'Once when you told me' 7:33
(Quando narravi l'esule tua vita)
Rosalind Plowright, Charles Craig
from CHAN 3068(2) Otello. Release date: Autumn 2001

19 La traviata: Brindisi 3:07
'Be happy, be happy and raise your glass with me'
(Libiamo, libiamo ne'lieti calici)
John Brecknock, Valerie Masterson
from CHAN 3023(2) La traviata
79:05
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
Philharmonia Orchestra
English National Opera Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra
David Parry
Recorded in:
The Colosseum, Watford
Recorded in:
Blackheath Halls, London
Recorded in:
Abbey Road Studios, London
Recorded in:
London Coliseum
Producer(s)
Brian Couzens
Suvi Raj Grubb
John Fraser
Sound Engineer(s)
Ralph Couzens
Jonathan Cooper
Stuart Eltham
Format: DDD
Bit Rate: 24 Bit / 96K

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