VA - Marvellous Mezzo-Soprano and Contralto: Best Loved Opera Arias (2021)
Artist: Various Artists
Title: Marvellous Mezzo-Soprano and Contralto: Best Loved Opera Arias
Year Of Release: 2021
Label: Naxos
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks+booklet)
Total Time: 78:45 min
Total Size: 348 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Marvellous Mezzo-Soprano and Contralto: Best Loved Opera Arias
Year Of Release: 2021
Label: Naxos
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks+booklet)
Total Time: 78:45 min
Total Size: 348 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
01. Carmen, WD 31 (Excerpts): Près des remparts de Séville
02. Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Voi, che sapete
03. La Cenerentola: Non più mesta
04. Macbeth: La luce langue
05. Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Che farò senza' Euridice:
06. L'italiana in Algeri: Cruda sorte! Amor tiranno!
07. Samson et Dalila, Op. 47, R. 288: Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix
08. Lucrezia Borgia, A. 41: Il segreto per esser felici (Live)
09. Il barbiere di Siviglia: Una voce poco fa
10. Orlando furioso, RV 728: Nel profondo cieco mondo (Live)
11. The Queen of Spades, Op. 68, TH 10: Lovely Lady Friends (Live)
12. La favorite: Fia dunque vero - Oh, mio Fernando (Sung in Italian)
13. Aïda: L'aborrita rivale a me sfuggia
14. La clemenza di Tito, K. 621: Parto, ma tu ben mio (Live)
15. Serse, HWV 40: Frondi tenere - Ombra mai fu
16. Semiramide: Ah! Quel giorno ognor rammento
17. Siegfried, WWV 86C: Mein Schlaf ist Träumen (Live)
18. Un ballo in maschera: Zitti, l'incanto - Re dell'abisso (Live)
19. Carmen, WD 31 (Excerpts): L'amour est un oiseau rebelle
For anyone new to opera, the first question is often: where to start? The ‘Best Loved’ series offers an easy answer to that question with a perfect introduction to the wonderful, varied world of operatic music. Highlighting some of the best-loved arias ever written, the series provides a convenient introduction to opera’s extensive variety of sounds and styles. Opera can be defined as drama told through music and, at the height of its popularity, conventions arose in which certain voice types came to share features of the characters they represented. This series presents the main vocal categories (soprano, mezzo-soprano, contralto, tenor, baritone and bass) by dividing them across four albums. The ‘Best Loved’ Arias series aims to demonstrate why opera as an art form remains as relevant and entertaining today as it was at its inception 400 years ago.