Label: Naxos
Series: Best Loved
Genre: Opera; Vocal
Period: Baroque; Classical; Romantic
Catalogue No: 8.578188
Barcode: 747313818877
Release Date: 12/2021

SPECTACULAR SOPRANO - Best Loved Opera Arias

The soprano voice occupies the highest-sounding line of music (in Italian ‘sopra’ means ‘over’ or ‘above’) and it is subdivided into various types. The coloratura is the virtuoso, suited for rapid ornamentation such as in Mozart’s Queen of the Night (Die Zauberflöte). Puccini’s Mimì (La Bohème) is an example of the lyric soprano, full of drama and well-rounded sound. More powerful than the lyric but retaining her softer qualities is the spinto, exemplified by Madama Butterfly, while the dramatic soprano, with her huge reserves of stamina, can be heard in works by Wagner. This quintessential collection of best-loved arias confirms that the soprano, in all her variety, sits at the very heart of the operatic experience.

Tracklist

Delibes, Léo
Musset, Alfred de - Lyricist
Martínez, Ana María (soprano)
Prague Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Mercurio, Steven (Conductor)
1Les Filles de Cadix (The Girls of Cadiz)03:17
Martínez, Ana María (soprano)
Prague Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Mercurio, Steven (Conductor)
Gounod, Charles-François
Barbier, Jules - Lyricist
Carré, Michel - Lyricist
Martínez, Ana María (soprano)
Prague Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Mercurio, Steven (Conductor)
2Roméo et Juliette, Act I: Je veux vivre (Juliette)03:27
Martínez, Ana María (soprano)
Prague Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Mercurio, Steven (Conductor)
Puccini, Giacomo
Illica, Luigi - Lyricist
Giacosa, Giuseppe - Lyricist
Martínez, Ana María (soprano)
Prague Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Mercurio, Steven (Conductor)
3Madama Butterfly, Act II: Un bel dì vedremo (Cio-Cio-San)05:17
Martínez, Ana María (soprano)
Prague Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Mercurio, Steven (Conductor)
Offenbach, Jacques
Barbier, Jules - Lyricist
Elmark, Susanne (soprano)
Sønderjylland Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Reimer, Robert (Conductor)
4Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann), Act I: Les oiseaux dans la charmille, "The Doll's Song" (Olympia)06:29
Elmark, Susanne (soprano)
Sønderjylland Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Reimer, Robert (Conductor)
Puccini, Giacomo
Giacosa, Giuseppe - Lyricist
Illica, Luigi - Lyricist
Orgonášová, Luba (soprano)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Humburg, Will (Conductor)
5La bohème, Act I: Sì, Mì chiamano Mimì (Mimì)04:32
Orgonášová, Luba (soprano)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Humburg, Will (Conductor)
Puccini, Giacomo
Adami, Giuseppe - Lyricist
Simoni, Renato - Lyricist
Orgonášová, Luba (soprano)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Humburg, Will (Conductor)
6Turandot, Act I: Signore, ascolta (Liù)02:32
Orgonášová, Luba (soprano)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Humburg, Will (Conductor)
Verdi, Giuseppe
Piave, Francesco Maria - Lyricist
Stella, Antonietta (soprano)
Vienna State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mitropoulos, Dimitri (Conductor)
7La forza del destino (The Force of Destiny), Act IV: Pace, pace, mio Dio! (Leonora)05:11
Stella, Antonietta (soprano)
Vienna State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mitropoulos, Dimitri (Conductor)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Schikaneder, Emanuel - Lyricist
Norberg-Schulz, Elisabeth (soprano)
Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Halász, Michael (Conductor)
8Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act II: Ach! Ich fühl's, es ist verschwunden (Pamina)04:13
Norberg-Schulz, Elisabeth (soprano)
Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Halász, Michael (Conductor)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Da Ponte, Lorenzo - Lyricist
Ionata, Maria Pia (soprano)
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Morandi, Pier Giorgio (Conductor)
9Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), Act II: Porgi, amor (Countess Almaviva)03:36
Ionata, Maria Pia (soprano)
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Morandi, Pier Giorgio (Conductor)
Puccini, Giacomo
Forzano, Giovacchino - Lyricist
Gauci, Miriam (soprano)
Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)
10Gianni Schicchi: O, mio babbino caro (Lauretta)02:26
Gauci, Miriam (soprano)
Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich
Tchaikovsky, Modest - Lyricist
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich - Lyricist
Yablonsky, Dmitry (Conductor)
Russian State Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alieva, Dinara (soprano)
11Pique Dame (The Queen of Spades), Op. 68, Act III: Uzh polnoch blizitsya … Akh, istomilas' ya, "Lisa's Aria" (Lisa)04:47
Yablonsky, Dmitry (Conductor)
Russian State Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alieva, Dinara (soprano)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Schikaneder, Emanuel - Lyricist
Kwon, Hellen (soprano)
Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Halász, Michael (Conductor)
12Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act II: Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen (Queen of the Night)02:51
Kwon, Hellen (soprano)
Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Halász, Michael (Conductor)
Delibes, Léo
Gille, Philippe - Lyricist
Gondinet, Edmond - Lyricist
Dilbèr (soprano)
Estonia Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Klas, Eri (Conductor)
13Lakmé, Act II: Où va la jeune Indoue, "Bell Song" (Lakmé)06:46
Dilbèr (soprano)
Estonia Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Klas, Eri (Conductor)
Verdi, Giuseppe
Piave, Francesco Maria - Lyricist
Stoyanova, Krassimira (soprano)
Munich Radio Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baleff, Pavel (Conductor)
14La traviata, Act III: Addio, del passato (Violetta)05:15
Stoyanova, Krassimira (soprano)
Munich Radio Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baleff, Pavel (Conductor)
Krause, Monika (soprano)
CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)
15La traviata, Act I: È strano! è strano! (Violetta)03:28
Krause, Monika (soprano)
CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)
Puccini, Giacomo
Illica, Luigi - Lyricist
Giacosa, Giuseppe - Lyricist
Stoyanova, Krassimira (soprano)
Munich Radio Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baleff, Pavel (Conductor)
16Tosca, Act II: Vissi d'arte (Floria)02:59
Stoyanova, Krassimira (soprano)
Munich Radio Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baleff, Pavel (Conductor)
Purcell, Henry
Tate, Nahum - Lyricist
Amps, Kym (soprano)
Scholars Baroque Ensemble (Orchestra)
17Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act III: When I am laid in earth (Dido)03:43
Amps, Kym (soprano)
Scholars Baroque Ensemble (Orchestra)
Dvořák, Antonín
Kvapil, Jaroslav - Lyricist
Stoyanova, Krassimira (soprano)
Munich Radio Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baleff, Pavel (Conductor)
18Rusalka, Op. 114, B. 203, Act I: Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém, "Song to the Moon" (Rusalka)05:29
Stoyanova, Krassimira (soprano)
Munich Radio Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baleff, Pavel (Conductor)
Catalani, Alfredo
Illica, Luigi - Lyricist
Gauci, Miriam (soprano)
Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)
19La Wally, Act I: Ebben? Ne andrò lontana (Wally)03:31
Gauci, Miriam (soprano)
Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:19:49