O MIO BABBINO CARO - FAMOUS SOPRANO ARIAS FROM ITALIAN OPERA

This collection brings together some of the best-loved and most popular soprano arias in the Italian opera repertoire. The selection takes in music by all the great masters of opera, including Rossini, Verdi and Puccini, as well as arias taken from the operas of lesser known but equally gifted composers, such as Bellini and Giordano. In the space of little over an hour this recording provides a guided journey to a unique collection of the finest operatic moments, from bel canto purity of Bellini’s I Puritani to the lush lyricism of Puccini’s O mio babbino caro.

Tracklist

Puccini, Giacomo
Forzano, Giovacchino - Lyricist
Gauci, Miriam (soprano)
Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)
1Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro02:27
Gauci, Miriam (soprano)
Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)
Bellini, Vincenzo
Pepoli, Carlo - Lyricist
Orgonášová, Luba (soprano)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Humburg, Will (Conductor)
2I puritani, Act II: Qui la voce sua soave… Vien, diletto05:25
Orgonášová, Luba (soprano)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Humburg, Will (Conductor)
Puccini, Giacomo
Giacosa, Giuseppe - Lyricist
Illica, Luigi - Lyricist
Orgonášová, Luba (soprano)
Welch, Jonathan (tenor)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Humburg, Will (Conductor)
3La Bohème, Act I: Si, mi chiamano Mimi04:34
Orgonášová, Luba (soprano)
Welch, Jonathan (tenor)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Humburg, Will (Conductor)
Orgonášová, Luba (soprano)
Gonzales, Carmen (soprano)
Welch, Jonathan (tenor)
Previati, Fabio (baritone)
Senator, Boaz (baritone)
Urbas, Ivan (bass)
Sulženko, Jiří (bass)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Humburg, Will (Conductor)
4La bohème, Act II: Quando m'en vo' soletta, "Musetta's Waltz"04:55
Orgonášová, Luba (soprano)
Gonzales, Carmen (soprano)
Welch, Jonathan (tenor)
Previati, Fabio (baritone)
Senator, Boaz (baritone)
Urbas, Ivan (bass)
Sulženko, Jiří (bass)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Humburg, Will (Conductor)
Catalani, Alfredo
Illica, Luigi - Lyricist
Gauci, Miriam (soprano)
Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)
5La Wally, Act I: Ebben? Ne andro lontana03:28
Gauci, Miriam (soprano)
Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)
Puccini, Giacomo
Illica, Luigi - Lyricist
Giacosa, Giuseppe - Lyricist
Gauci, Miriam (soprano)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)
6Madama Butterfly, Act II: Un bel di, vedremo04:35
Gauci, Miriam (soprano)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)
Verdi, Giuseppe
Piave, Francesco Maria - Lyricist
Ferrarini, Alida (soprano)
Abel, Jozef (tenor)
Šubert, Peter (tenor)
Szucs, Robert (bass)
Slovak Philharmonic Chorus (Choir)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)
7Rigoletto, Act I: Caro nome che il mio cor05:47
Ferrarini, Alida (soprano)
Abel, Jozef (tenor)
Šubert, Peter (tenor)
Szucs, Robert (bass)
Slovak Philharmonic Chorus (Choir)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)
Giordano, Umberto
Illica, Luigi - Lyricist
Larinova, Lila (soprano)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wildner, Johannes (Conductor)
8Andrea Chenier, Act III: La mamma morta04:52
Larinova, Lila (soprano)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wildner, Johannes (Conductor)
Puccini, Giacomo
Illica, Luigi - Lyricist
Giacosa, Giuseppe - Lyricist
Miricioiu, Nelly (soprano)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)
9Tosca, Act II: Vissi d'arte03:59
Miricioiu, Nelly (soprano)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)
Verdi, Giuseppe
Piave, Francesco Maria - Lyricist
Krause, Monika (soprano)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)
10La traviata, Act I: Ah fors' e lui02:24
Krause, Monika (soprano)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)
Krause, Monika (soprano)
Ramiro, Yordy (tenor)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)
11La traviata, Act I: Sempre libera03:47
Krause, Monika (soprano)
Ramiro, Yordy (tenor)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)
Puccini, Giacomo
Adami, Giuseppe - Lyricist
Orgonášová, Luba (soprano)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Humburg, Will (Conductor)
12La rondine, Act I: Chi il bel sogno di Doretta02:52
Orgonášová, Luba (soprano)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Humburg, Will (Conductor)
Rossini, Gioachino
Sterbini, Cesare - Lyricist
Podleś, Ewa (contralto)
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Morandi, Pier Giorgio (Conductor)
13Il barbiere di Siviglia, Act I: Una voce poco fa06:04
Podleś, Ewa (contralto)
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Morandi, Pier Giorgio (Conductor)
Puccini, Giacomo
Oliva, Domenico - Lyricist
Illica, Luigi - Lyricist
Gauci, Miriam (soprano)
Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)
14Manon Lescaut, Act II: In quelle trine morbide02:21
Gauci, Miriam (soprano)
Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)
Puccini, Giacomo
Adami, Giuseppe - Lyricist
Simoni, Renato - Lyricist
Orgonášová, Luba (soprano)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Humburg, Will (Conductor)
15Turandot, Act I: Signore, ascolta!02:33
Orgonášová, Luba (soprano)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Humburg, Will (Conductor)
Verdi, Giuseppe
Cammarano, Salvadore - Lyricist
Longhi, Daniela (soprano)
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Humburg, Will (Conductor)
16Il trovatore, Act IV: D'amor sull'ali rosee03:49
Longhi, Daniela (soprano)
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Humburg, Will (Conductor)
Verdi, Giuseppe
Piave, Francesco Maria - Lyricist
Gauci, Miriam (soprano)
Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)
17La forza del destino, Act IV: Pace, pace, mio Dio05:27
Gauci, Miriam (soprano)
Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)
Mascagni, Pietro
Menasci, Guido - Lyricist
Targioni-Tozzetti, Giovanni - Lyricist
Evstatieva, Stefka (soprano)
Michalková, Alzbeta (contralto)
Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)
18Cavalleria rusticana: Voi lo sapete, o mamma06:00
Evstatieva, Stefka (soprano)
Michalková, Alzbeta (contralto)
Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:15:19