Perdono [CD-single] [Import]

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The Former #1 Debut Single from the Italian Singing Sensation Now Moves Out to the Rest of Continental Europe to Conquer the Masses. Sounding Somewhat Like an Italian Edition of Craig David (Only on this Single), Ferro Has Capitalized on the 2step Trend of 2001-2002.

Perdono,Tiziano Ferro,Emi
Giordano: Andrea Chénier
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • The best version we'll ever get?
  • A bit shallow, yet still thrilling
  • Best studio version
Giordano: Andrea Chénier
Umberto Giordano , James Levine , Plácido Domingo , Renata Scotto , Philharmonic Orchestra , Sherrill Milnes , Stuart Harling , Gwendolyn Killebrew , Malcolm King , Jean Kraft , Maria Ewing , Allan Monk , Enzo Dara , and Isser Bushkin
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ASIN: B00000JPBR
Release Date: 1999-08-10

Tracks:

  1. Opera In Four Acts: Act 1: Questo azzurro sofa la collochiam (Marjordomo)
  2. Opera In Four Acts: Act 1: Compiacente a colloquii (Gerard)
  3. Opera In Four Acts: Act 1: Son sessant' anni, o vecchio (Gerard)
  4. Opera In Four Acts: Act 1: Il giorno intorno gia s'insera lentamenta! (Maddalena, Gerard, Countess, Bersi)
  5. Opera In Four Acts: Act 1: L'orribile gonnella (Maddalena, Countess)
  6. Opera In Four Acts: Act 1: Commosso.. lusingato (Fleville, Countess, Maddalena, Abbe)
  7. Opera In Four Acts: Act 1: Debole e il Re (Abbe, Feville, Countess, Guests, Maddalena)
  8. Opera In Four Acts: Act 1: O pastorelle, addio (Singers, Guests)
  9. Opera In Four Acts: Act 1: Signor Chenier? (Countess, Guests)
  10. Opera In Four Acts: Act 1: Al mio dire perdona ed al mio ardire (Maddalena, Friends Of Maddalena, Chenier, Countess, Guests)
  11. Opera In Four Acts: Act 1: Un di all'azzurro spazio (Chenier, Maddalena, Countess )
  12. Opera In Four Acts: Act 1: La notte il giorno (Voices, Gerard, Countess, Majordomo)
  13. Opera In Four Acts: Act 2: Per l'ex inferno (Mathieu, Bersi, L'Incredibile)
  14. Opera In Four Acts: Act 2: Temer?...Perche? Perche? Perche temer dovro? (Bersi)
  15. Opera In Four Acts: Act 2: No, non m'inganno! (L'Incredilbile, Chenier, Roucher)
  16. Opera In Four Acts: Act 2: Credo a una possanza arcana (Chenier, Roucher)
  17. Opera In Four Acts: Act 2: Calligrafia in vero femminil (Roucher, Chenier, Crowd)
  18. Opera In Four Acts: Act 2: Viva Roberpierre! Evvival (Matthieu, Citizens, L'Incredibile, Chenier, Gerard, Roucher, Crowd, Bersi)
  19. Opera In Four Acts: Act 2: Ecco l'altare (Maddalena, Chenier, L'Incredibile)
  20. Opera In Four Acts: Act 2: Eravate possente (Maddalena, Chenier)
  21. Opera In Four Acts: Act 2: Ora soave, sublime ora d'amore! (Maddalena, Chenier)
  22. Opera In Four Acts: Act 2: Maddalena di Coigny! (Gerard, Maddalena, Chenier, Roucher, L'Incredibile, Mathieu, Crowd)

Tracks:

  1. Opera In Four Acts: Act 3: Dumouriez traditore e girondino (Mathieu, People, Gerard)
  2. Opera In Four Acts: Act 3: Lacrime e sangue da la francial (Gerard)
  3. Opera In Four Acts: Act 3: Prendi! E un ricordo (Women, L'Incredibile, Gerard, Offstage Newsboy)
  4. Opera In Four Acts: Act 3: Amici, ancor cantiam, beviam (L'Incredibile, Gerard)
  5. Opera In Four Acts: Act 3: Donnina, innamorata (L'Incredibile, Gerard)
  6. Opera In Four Acts: Act 3: Nemico della patria?(Gerard, L'Incredibile, Maddalena, Mathieu)
  7. Opera In Four Acts: Act 3: Se ancor di me vi sovvenite non sol (Maddalena, Gerard)
  8. Opera In Four Acts: Act 3: La mamma morta (Maddalena)
  9. Opera In Four Acts: Act 3: Perduto! La mia vita per salvarlo (Gerard, Maddalena)
  10. Opera In Four Acts: Act 3: Mamma Cadet! (Market Women, Mathieu, Crowd, Gerard, Maddalena, Dumas, Fouquier - Tinville)
  11. Opera In Four Acts: Act 3: Si, fui soldato (Chenier)
  12. Opera In Four Acts: Act 3: Udiamo i testimoni! (Fouquier - Tinville, Gerard, Crtowd, Chenier, Dumas, Maddalena)
  13. Opera In Four Parts: Act 4: Cittadino, men duol, mae tardi assai (Schmidt, Roucher, Chenier)
  14. Come un bel din maggio (Chenier)
  15. Opera In Four Parts: Act 4: Viene a costei concesso (Gerard, Schmidt, Maddalena)
  16. Opera In Four Parts: Act 4: Vicino a te s' acqueta (Maddalena, Chenier, Schmidt)
  17. Opera In Four Parts: Act 4: La nostra morte (Maddalena, Chenier)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The best version we'll ever get?.......2006-09-26

I agree with both reviewers below: this 1977 performance of Andrea Chenier is the best studio version, and given the absence of tenors with Domingo's charisma, it may be the best we can expect for a long time. but this isn't just the familiar Domingo-Milnes show. By a long stretch Scotto is the best Maddalena I've ever heard. Even though she never had the strong chest tones of a true verismo soprano like Tebaldi, Milanov, or Magda Olivero, Scotto had the right attitude--she seems to be tearing her heart out. Milnes is blustery, as usual, but domingo couldn't be better as the ardent Chenier, and Levine's vigorous pacing helps to disguise the weaknesses in the music (although an audience favorite, this opera is disdained by critics, one of whom called it a garbage can filled with verismo cliches).

Among the competition, I'm aware of the Callas mono recording, a live aircheck in dreadful sound, and the Chailly-conducted set on Decca with Pavarotti and Caballe, which features the tenor is less than best voice and the soprano a bit too droopy for my tastes. So this RCA set holds it onw.

3 out of 5 stars A bit shallow, yet still thrilling.......2002-02-09

This recording came near the end of the famous Domingo/Milnes RCA recordings when they made a flurry of operas with Price, Caballé and Scotto. Here they are paired with Scotto, and led by the young James Levine with the National Philharmonic which was much used at that time by RCA and Decca.

The main reasons for purchasing this album is for the leading trio in their prime, and for the enthusiastic conducting of Levine. Dramatically, it's more enthusiastic than anything else, and that can be heard right from the opening bars. The freshness and vitality is quite brilliant, and the voices are all healthy and vigorous. However, a first impression only lasts so long, for this is basically a good, but routine Chenier that merely scratches the surface of good theater. For a late 70's recording, it's quite good and worth owning, but it lacks the dramatic punch to put it over the edge.

Perhaps the most notable reason to hear this is for a document of how exciting Levine's conducting used to be, before his Bayreuth years and subsequent deification at the Met. An early review stated that this Chenier sounded as fresh as if the ink were still wet on the score. What a contrast to what we have today....

4 out of 5 stars Best studio version.......2001-02-23

Here we have Domingo & Milnes at their absolutely best. Scotto also is great, landing somewhere between Tebaldi and Callas. It's heard from the very start, Gérard's "son sessant'anni..." gives the tone to the whole performance - blood red and white hot as it is. Thereafter we're spoilt with at least ten - how often are there such a number in one opera - of melodic, dramatic and not least lovely tunes - here greatly sung by some of the last centurys greatest voices. Although I find Bjorling, Corelli and Bastianini great in their respective parts, this is THE over all best studio performance. Feel perfectly assured with this one - the only one to compete is a obscure live version with Del Monaco & Callas on the record label of Melodram (or 'Verona'). Nore Pavarotti's, nore Carreras' versions comes even close to the impact and theatrical reliability of this recording.
Puccini: Tosca (Highlights) (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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    Puccini: Tosca (Highlights) (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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    ASIN: B000066CQI
    Release Date: 2004-04-06

    Tracks:

    1. Ah! Finalmente!
    2. E Sempre Lava!
    3. Angelus Domini Nuntiavit Mariae
    4. Dammi I Colori
    5. Recondita Armonia
    6. Ma Con Quei Cani Di Volterriani
    7. Mario! Mario! Mario!...Son Qui
    8. Ora Stammi A Sentir
    9. Non La Sospiri, La Nostra Casetta
    10. Or Lasciami Al Lavoro
    11. Ah, Quehli Occhi...Quale Occhio Al Mondo
    12. Mia Gelosa!
    13. Egli Vedi Ch'io Piango
    14. Tre Sbirri, Una Carrozza
    15. Tosca E Un Buon Falco!
    16. Ha Piu Forte Sapore La Conquista Violenta
    17. Orsu, Tosca, Parlate
    18. Floria!...Amore
    19. Nel Pozzo...Del Giardino. Va, Spoletta!
    20. L'alba Vindice Appar
    21. La Povera Mia Cena Fu Interotta
    22. Quanto?...Il Prezzo!
    23. Se La Giurata Fede Debbo Tradir...Dia Mi Struggea L'amor
    24. Come Tu M'odii!
    25. Vissi D'arte
    26. Risolvi?...Vedi, Le Man Giunte Io Stendo A Te!
    27. Chi E La?
    28. Lo Tenni La Promessa...
    29. Tosca, Finalmente Mia!
    30. Or Gli Perdono!
    31. Orchestra
    32. E Lucevan Le Stelle
    33. Ah! Franchigia A Floria Tosca
    34. Il Tuo sangue O Il Mio Amore Volea
    35. O Dolci Mani Mansuete E Pure
    36. Senti, L'ora E Vicina
    37. Amaro Sol Per Te M'era Il Morire
    38. E Non Giungono...
    39. Come E Lunga L'Attesa!
    40. Presto! Su, Mario!
    Operamania (Box Set)
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Best of the Best
    Operamania (Box Set)

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    ASIN: B0000582FG
    Release Date: 2002-10-29

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Best of the Best.......2005-10-02

    First rate selections, performed by first rate musicians.
    Here are some of the most haunting melodies ever created.
    Peter Shaffer's Amadeus
    Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
    • A Broadway Success!
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    • An Excellent Introduction
    Peter Shaffer's Amadeus

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    1. Amadeus [Soundtrack] [Gold Cd]
    2. Amadeus - Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition)

    ASIN: B00003XAVS
    Release Date: 2000-01-11

    Tracks:

    1. Sym No.25 in g, K.183: Allegro Con Brio - ASMF/Sir Neville Marriner
    2. Ser in B flat, K.361: 'Gran Partita' - Adagio - ASMF/Sir Neville Marriner
    3. Le Nozze Di Figaro, K.492: Act IV Finale:'Contessa Perdono... Ah Tutti Contenti' - Ruggiero Raimondi/Lucia Popp/Barbara Hendricks/Jose Van Dam/Agnes Baltsa/Ambrosian Opr Chor
    4. Pno Con No.22 in E flat, K.482: Allegro (Rondo) - Alfred Brendel
    5. Don Giovanni, K.527: Ov - ASMF/Sir Neville Marriner
    6. Don Giovanni, K.527: Act II: 'Don Giovanni, A Cenar Teco M'invitasti' (Commendatore Scene) - Simone Alaimo/Ambrosian Opr Chor
    7. Cosi Fan Tutte, K.588: Act I: 'Soave Sia Il Vento' - Karita Mattila/Anne Sofie Von Otter/Jose Van Dam
    8. Die Zauberflote, K.620: Act II: 'Ach Ich Fuhls' - Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
    9. Requiem in d, K.626: Introitus/Sequentia: Dies Irae, Rex Tremendae, Confutatis/Lacrimosa - Sylvia McNair/Carolyn Watkinson/Francisco Araiza/Robert Lloyd
    10. Pno Con No.10 in E flat, K.365: Rondeaux/Allegro - Alfred Brendel/Imogen Cooper

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars A Broadway Success!.......2000-04-20

    It seems like previous reviewers have missed the point of this album. The lastest incarnation of Peter Shaffer's masterpiece, "Amadeus," starring David Suchet, Michael Sheen, and Cindy Katz, is captured in essence on this CD. No one seems to realize that it is NOT supposed to be a sampling of all of Mozart's great works, but a selection of what musical accompaniment was used in performance. As far as that goes, this recording is accurate and enticing. It must also be understood that the play version of Shaffer's script is very different from the later film adaptation. Listeners, respect this album for what it attests to be, not what you misunderstand it to be. Thank you!

    3 out of 5 stars What purpose does this CD serve?.......2000-02-11

    Sony would have done us all a better service had they given us the Shaffer play, dialogue and music, rather than just another rehash of bits and pieces from longer works. Ignorning the nonsense of this being an "official companion" to the play (did the spirit of Mozart give his permission?) as the press release puts it, what we have here is 10 selections from 4 operas, 2 piano concerti, 1 symphony, 1 serenade, and 1 requiem by the Master in very fine performances in no particular order. They are all well performed--Te Kanawa is enchanting as Pamina--and might whet someone's interest in hearing the complete works. Perhaps it will make Baby smarter.

    However as a tie-in with the current production on Broadway, I can see no artistic purpose. My 3 stars are for the beauty of the music and the quality of the performances. And perhaps someone actually will take up the idea of committing the entire play to discs or better still to videos. Now that would be a real tie-in!

    4 out of 5 stars An Excellent Introduction.......2000-02-04

    "How do you do, Herre Mozart?" "Verr Gut!" This compilation serves as a fair sampler to what waits in store for those listeners who are moved by the music of W.A. Mozart. The recording starts off with a bang (Symphony No. 25 G minor, K183), then moves into the most delightful, tender serenade. With helpings of 'Don Giovanni', the great Requiem in D minor, K626 and, of course, other choice cuts; this album is worth exploring for the Mozart newcomer. Caveat Emptor: Mozart is even more than this album suggests.
    Te Perdono
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Simply magnificent!
    Te Perdono
    Luis Segura
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    ASIN: B00006GF9N
    Release Date: 2002-08-20

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Simply magnificent!.......2004-09-21

    Luis Segura, a true representative of authentic bachata music delivers again with Te Perdono. Known to his followers as El Papa de la Bachata, a title duly earned continues with his unique form of bachata music or his style better classified as "bolero antillano". This album takes Luis Segura yet to another level that will not be reached by many in his category. This music is for his most loyal bachata fans, newcomers to genre and those who still appreciate authentic bolero (with a tropical rhythm). Purchase this album, relax and let it play right through to the end.
    Franco Alfano: Risurrezione
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • A(lfano) to Z(andonai). Great Olivero--terrible sound
    • Alfano's big hit...
    Franco Alfano: Risurrezione

    Manufacturer: Gala
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    ASIN: B00009L1UJ
    Release Date: 2003-05-27

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars A(lfano) to Z(andonai). Great Olivero--terrible sound.......2004-10-14

    Source: This appears to be an RAI broadcast from Turin dating from October 22, 1971, coupled with hefty chunks of a "Francesca da Rimini" from Milan, June 4, 1959.

    Sound: The sad news -- for a recording made in 1971, this is a disgrace. Even considering that it is taken from a live performance, it is still a disgrace. "Risurrezione" sounds as though it were recorded from a clapped-out AM radio for a second-rate eight-track machine. The live audience is well-disciplined and scatters only a few coughs. "Francesco da Rimini" is slightly better recorded--very slightly better. Whoever recorded F da R contrived the extraordinary feat of making Mario del Monaco's foghorn voice sound small and tentative.

    Format: Disc 1, Acts I, II and III, 25 tracks, 67m:36s. Disc 2, Act III (conclusion) and Act IV, 18 tracks, plus "Francesca da Rimini," 7 tracks, 66m:38s.

    Documentation: No libretto. Summary of the plot is confined to a single paragraph. Brief verbal sketches are provided for Alfano, the opera and Magda Olivero. The track lists identifies the characters who are singing and shows timings.

    A single hearing of "Risurrezione" is sufficient to establish that Franco Alfano had the verismo style down cold. The opera is absolutely at home with "Cavalleria Rusticana," "Pagliacci," "Andrea Chenier" and "Tosca." But it is just a little late, just behind the crest of the verismo wave, so to speak. Alfano was a fine craftsman with every tool in the verismo kit, lacking only the ability to craft a hit tune.

    "Risurrezione" is based on Tolstoy's 1900 novel, "Resurrection." Despite that blue-blooded literary ancestry, Alfano's version is chock-full of good, low-down, Italianate emotion. For once, Alfano managed to avoid the weak endings that plague "Turandot" and "Cyrano." The opera ends with full-throttle exchanges between the tenor and the soprano that surely would work up any audience.

    The unquestioned star of this recording is that prima donna assoluta, Magda Olivero. Would that she were better recorded! Poor as the recording quality is, the youthful Olivero (she was only about sixty at the time) sounds wonderful.

    The tenor, Giuseppe Gismondo was a real surprise to me. He sings with a big, powerful, dark voice. As far as I can gather, he sang extensively with the second-tier opera companies in the US during the 1960s. Why he is not better known puzzles me.

    Disc 2 is filled out with about twenty minutes of duets from "Francesca da Rimini," featuring Olivero and del Monaco. Olivero, naturally, is terrific. Del Monaco was probably singing quite well, too, but the recording is singularly unflattering to his big voice.

    This is a hard one to call. The opera is pretty good. Olivero is always a treat and Gismondo is a pleasing surprise. But the sound is truly wretched--three stars.

    Too bad.

    ****

    A Follow-up Note--September 2005.

    This performance is available from Opera d'Oro in markedly better sound, although without the Zandonai excerpts.

    5 out of 5 stars Alfano's big hit..........2003-08-17

    "Risurrezione" was a work of Alfano's youth. He was but 29 when the work premiered in 1904. It was a hit, and was soon being performed at opera houses around the world, becoming a staple of Mary Garden's repertoire in Paris and Chicago, and reaching it's 1000th Italian performance in 1951. "Risurrezione" contains only hints of the complex, impressionist style of Alfano's maturity. It is flooded with the style of Alfano's idol Puccini, though Tolstoy's story has a more spiritual angle to it than Puccini's operas tend to have.

    The structure of the opera is splendidly balanced and concise, with offstage choruses, symphonic interludes, and beautiful arias aplenty. The arias deserve special recognition. The famous "Dio Pietoso", a favorite of Garden's, is beautiful and emotional, but it's the love music, along with the two arias sung by the male characters that impressed me the most. Dimitri's "Piangi, si, piangi", and Simonson's third act aria are both filled with not only beauty, but an earnest dignity, that can't help but move the heart.

    The character of Katiusha was a great favorite of many verismo sopranos, because there's such a variety of characters in the one. In the first act, she's a naive girl, in the second a disallusioned outcast. By act III, she's become a degraded, souless prisoner, hard drinking and chain smoking. But in the final act she's had a rebirth...the "Resurrection" of the title, and is strong enough to choose service to humanity over marrying the prince of her dreams, heart breaking as it is for her, and for us.

    This performance showcases an array of splendid singers--first and formost the legendary Magda Olivero, who was no spring chicken when this recording was made in 1971. But it was never sheer vocal beauty that set her apart, but rather her amazing dramatic instincts, which are always dead on. The Simonson is also really great. There's recently been a new recording of "Risurrezione" released on the Accord label, and available from Amazon's British sister site. It has the advantage of fat modern sound, which far better showcases Alfano's splendid orchestration. It also has a booklet with complete notes and libretto with translation, which this release lacks. But the singers suffer by comparison. Denia Mazzola has a more beautiful voice, but can't compare with Olivero in interpretation, and the new Simonson lacks the power and dignity of the one on the Gala set. My recommendation--buy both.

    Now let's see recordings of other Alfano operas..."L'ombra di Don Giovanni", "Madonna Imperia", "Il Dottor Antonio", etc., etc. Even a modern recording of "Sakuntala" would be a blessing!
    Perdono
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • a talented singer!
    Perdono
    Tiziano Ferro
    Manufacturer: Emi
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    ASIN: B00005Y32U
    Release Date: 2002-06-19

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    The Former #1 Debut Single from the Italian Singing Sensation Now Moves Out to the Rest of Continental Europe to Conquer the Masses. Sounding Somewhat Like an Italian Edition of Craig David (Only on this Single), Ferro Has Capitalized on the 2step Trend of 2001-2002.

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    5 out of 5 stars a talented singer!.......2003-04-18

    Tiziano Ferro is an amazing singer. So far I have heard this in the original Italian, French, Spainish, and English version. This song is a big hit in Europe, I have heard this all the time in Macedonia.
    Nebbiu - Sacred Songs
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • fantastic vocal technique
    Nebbiu - Sacred Songs

    Manufacturer: Long Distance France
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    ASIN: B0000AHSB2
    Release Date: 2004-02-10

    Tracks:

    1. Veni Sancte Spiritus
    2. Orme Sanguine
    3. Suda Sangue
    4. Perdono
    5. Stabat Mater
    6. Miserere
    7. Velum Templi
    8. Vexilla Regis
    9. Christus Vincit
    10. Alleluia No Nobis
    11. Messe Vultum Tuum: Intro
    12. Messe Vultum Tuum: Kyrie
    13. Messe Vultum Tuum: Agnus De
    14. Miserere

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    5 out of 5 stars fantastic vocal technique.......2007-07-20

    Tempus Fugit caused a sensation at the 2002 Calvi Festival of Polyphonic Music. The group was singled out not only for its unusual vocal technique, but also for its innovative repertoire from the Nebbiu region of Corsica, the result of extensive research by ethno-musicologist Corinne Bartolini. This new CD includes prayers for Holy Week, a 16th century Genoese processional song and the Vultum Tuum Mass, a Roman office from the very earliest times with a slight Byzantine touch, conceived as a depiction of the Virgin's face in sound.

    --review from CDroots site
    Zenatallo-The Collected Recordings, Vol. 1
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      Zenatallo-The Collected Recordings, Vol. 1

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      Release Date: 1994-02-01

      Tracks:

      1. Andrea Chenier: Un Di All'Azzurro Spazio (Act 1)
      2. Manon Lescaut: Donna Non Vidi Mai (Act 1)
      3. Faust: Salve Dimora, Casta E Pure (Act 3)
      4. La Dannazione Di Faust: Addio, Notte Soave (Act 3)
      5. La Traviata: Ah Si, Da Un Anno...Un Di, Felice (Act 1)
      6. I Maestri Cantori: Nel Verno A Pie (Act 1)
      7. Siberia: Orride Steppe (Act 2)
      8. Siberia: No! Mio Onore...T'Incontrai Per Via
      9. Siberia: E Qui Con Te - Giovanni Zenatello/Rosina Storchio
      10. Pagliacci: Recitar!...Vesti La Giubba (Act 1)
      11. Andrea Chenier: Colpito Qui M'Avete...Un Di All'Azzurro (Act 1)
      12. Un Ballo In Maschera: Amelia! Ah Dessa Ancor...La Rivedra (Act 1)
      13. Un Ballo In Maschera: Di Tu Se Fedele (Act 1)
      14. Pagliacci: Recitar!...Vesti La Giubba (Act 1)
      15. Aida: Celeste Aida (Act 1)
      16. Andrea Chenier: Colpito Qui M'avete (Act 1)
      17. Mefistofele: Strano Figlio Del Caos (Act 1) - Giovanni Zenatello/Adamo Didur
      18. Lucia Di Lammermoor: M'odi E Trema!...Sulla Tomba (Act 1) - Giovanni Zenatello/Maria Barrientos
      19. Mefistofele: Dai Campi, Dai Prati (Act 1)
      20. Aida: Gia I Sacerdoti (Act 4)/Misero Appien - Giovanni Zenatello/Nini Frascani
      21. Lat Traviata: Lunge Da Lei...De'miei Bollenti Spiriti (Act 2)
      22. La Traviata: Or Tutti A Me!...Questa Donna (Act 2)
      23. Il Trovatore: Si, La Stanchezza...Ai Nostri Monti (Act 4) - Giovanni Zenatello/Armida Parsi-Pettinella
      24. Un Ballo In Maschera: Non Sai Tu (Act 2)/M'ami! M'ami! - Giovanni Zenatello/Eugenia Burzio
      25. La Figlia Di Jorio: Che C'e Egli? (Act 2) - Giovanni Zenatello/Eugenio Giraldoni

      Tracks:

      1. La Figlia Di Jorio: Rinverdisca Per Noi (Act 2)
      2. Carmen: Io Qui!...O Micaela (Act 1)/Ti Baciava Mia Madre - Giovanni Zenatello/Eersilde Cervi-Caroli
      3. La Gioconda: Cielo E Mar (Act 2)
      4. Otello: Niun MI Tema (Act 4)
      5. Pagliacci: Di, Tonio...Un Tal Gioco (Act 1)
      6. La Gioconda: Enzo Grimaldo...O Grido Di Quest'anima (Act 1) - Giovanni Zenatello/Pasquale Amato
      7. Manon Lescaut: Donna Non Vidi Mai (Act 1)
      8. Manon Lescaut: Che Avvien?...Ah! Non V'Avvicinate! (Act 3)
      9. Vieni
      10. Un Ballo In Maschera: Che V'agita Cosi? (Act 1) - Giovanni Zenatello/Eugenia Burzio/Elisa Petri
      11. Otello: Dio, Mi Potevi Scagliar (Act 3)
      12. Otello: Niun Mi Tema (Act 4)
      13. Andrea Chenier: Colpito Qui M'Avete...Un Di, All'azzurro (Act 1)
      14. Sansone E Dalila: Figli Miei, V'arrestate (Act 1)
      15. La Traviata: Or Tutti A Me!...Questa Donna (Act 2)
      16. La Traviata: Lunge Da Lei...De'Miei Bollenti Spiriti (Act 2)
      17. Carmen: Il Fior Che Avevi A Me (Act 2)
      18. La Gioconda: Cielo E Mar (Act 2)
      19. Andrea Chenier: Si, Fui Soldato! (Act 3)
      20. Mefistofele: Dai Campi, Dai Prati (Act 1)
      21. Mefistofele: Giunto Sul Estremo (Epilogo)
      22. La Boheme: Che Gelida Manina (Act 1)

      Tracks:

      1. Faust: Salve Dimora, Casta E Pura (Act 3)
      2. Cavalleria Rusticana: Mamma, Quel Vino E Generoso
      3. Tosca: Recondita Armonia (Act 1)
      4. Un Ballo In Maschera: La Rivedra In Estasi (Act 1)
      5. Un Ballo In Maschera: Di Tu Se Fedele (Act 1)
      6. Pagliacci: Recitar!...Vesti La Giubba (Act 1)
      7. Aida: Celeste Aida (Act 1)
      8. Otello: Tu! Indietro!...Ora E Per Sempre Addio (Act 2)
      9. Pagliacci: No, Pagliaccio Non Son! (Act 2)
      10. La Forza Del Destino: O Tu Che In Seno Agli Angeli (Act 3)
      11. Pagliacci: Vi Pare?...Un Tal Gioco, Credetemi (Act 1)
      12. Manon Lescaut: Ah, Manon, Mi Tradisce (Act 2)
      13. Il Trovatore: Ah! Vili! Il Rio Spettacolo...Di Quella Pira (Act 3)
      14. Tace La Notte...Deserto In Terra (Act 1) - Giovanni Zenatello/Pasquale Amato
      15. Otello: Si Pel Ciel Marmoreo Giuro! (Act 2) - Giovanni Zenatello/Pasquale Amato
      16. Otello: La Mia Bandiera (Rotoli)
      17. La Boheme: Nei Cieli Bigi (Act 1) - Giovanni Zenatello/Mario Sammarco
      18. La Boheme: Ah Mimi Tu Piu Non Torni (Act 4) - Giovanni Zenatello/Mario Sammarco
      19. Otello: Gia Nella Notte Densa (Act 1)/E Tu M'amavi - Giovanni Zenatello/Lina Pasini-Vitale
      20. Manon Lescaut: Donna Non Vidi Mai (Act 1)
      21. Un Ballo In Maschera: Non Pia Tu (Act 2)/O Qual Soave Brivido - Giovanni Zenatello/Ester Mazzoleni

      Tracks:

      1. Germania: No, Non Chiuder (Act 1)
      2. Germania: Studenti, Udite (Prologue)
      3. Germania: Mattinata
      4. Andrea Chenier: Credo A Una Possanza (Act 2)
      5. Gli Ugonotti: O Qual Soave Vision!...Bianca Al Par (Act 1)
      6. I Maestri Cantori: Coinciam!...Appena Il Mite (Act 1)
      7. Serenatella
      8. Mattinata
      9. La Boheme: Due Posti!...Quest'e Mimi (Act 2)
      10. La Fanciulla Del West: Ch'ella Mi Creda Libero (Act 3)
      11. Adriana Lecouvreur: Mi Basta Il Tuo Perdono...No, Piu Nobile (Act 4)
      12. La Boheme: Sono Andati (Act 4)/La Mia Cuffietta - Giovanni Zenatello/Linda Cannetti
      13. Madame Butterfly: Vogliatemi Bene (Act 1)/ Via Dell'anima - Giovanni Zenatello/Linda Cannetti
      14. Ruy Blas: Per Me...O Dolce Volutta - Giovanni Zenatello/Ester Mazzoleni
      15. Tosca: Non La Sospiri (Act 1) - Giovanni Zenatello/Ester Mazzoleni
      16. Star Vicino
      17. Calma Gentile (Du Bist Die Ruh)
      18. I Maestri Cantori: Nel Verno Al Pie (Act 1)
      19. Siberia: T'incontrai Per Via
      20. Pagliacci: O Colombina (Act 2)
      21. La Boheme: Io Non Ho Che Una Povera Stanzetta (Act 2)
      22. Il Trovatore: Mal Reggendo (Act 2) - Giovanni Zenatello/Elisa Bruno
      23. Aida: Gia I Sacerdoti (Act 4)/Misero Appien - Giovanni Zenatello/Elisa Bruno
      24. Aida: O Terra Addio (Act 4) - Giovanni Zenatello/Ester Mazzoleni
      More of the Best of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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        More of the Best of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

        Manufacturer: Polygram Records
        ProductGroup: Music
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        Release Date: 1990-10-25

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