Essential Opera Arias, CD 2

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

This cd is likely to have been free with either The Sunday Telegraph 2011-04-03 or The Daily Telegraph 2011-04-09 ie. either 1 day or 1 week after cd 1.

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistLength
1One Fine Day (from Madam Butterfly)
soprano vocals [Cio-Cio-san]:
Maria Callas
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (Madame Butterfly: Act II, also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini3:27
2Questa o Quelia (from Rigoletto)
tenor vocals [Duke of Mantua]:
Mario Lanza
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 1. N°2 Ballata “Questa o quella” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (from 1850 until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (from 1850 until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi2:37
3Un'aura Amorosa (from Cosi Fan Tutte)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:48
4O patria mia (from Aida)Giuseppe Verdi6:16
5Softly Awakes My Heart (from Samson & Delilah)Camille Saint‐Saëns7:20
6Che Gelida Manina (from La Bohème)
tenor vocals [Rodolfo]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (in 1896)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini3:14
7Rose, Softly Blooming (from Azor & Zemira)Louis Spohr4:19
8Vesti La Glubba (from Pagliacci)
tenor vocals [Canio]:
Mario Lanza
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” … “Vesti la giubba” (Canio)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (in 1892)
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I (Pagliacci: Act I)
Ruggero Leoncavallo4:28
9Notte e Giorno Faticar (from Don Giovanni)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:18
10Love is a Rebellious Bird (from Carmen)Georges Bizet2:50