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| | Puccini Arias | | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Sony | | Release Date : | | 2006-08-01 | | Store Price : | | $7.99 | | Artistopia's Price: $7.98 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. O mio babbino caro from Gianni Schicchi
2. Quando me'n vo' soletta per la via from La bohème (Musetta's Waltz Song)
3. Sì, mi chiamano Mimì from La bohème
4. Donde lieta usci from La bohème
5. Chi il bel sogno di Doretta from La rondine
6. Non la sospiri from Tosca
7. Vissi d'arte from Tosca
8. Spira sul mare from Madame Butterfly
9. Un bel di vedremo from Madama Butterfly
10. In quelle trine morbide from Manon Lescaut
11. Tu che di gel sei cinta from Turandot
12. In questa reggia from Turandot
13. Grands dieux! du destin, qui m'accable from Alceste
14. Ah perfido!, Op. 65
15. Abscheulicher, wo eilst du hin? from Fidelio
16. Leise, leise' from Der Freischütz
17. Cavatina: Und ob die Wolke from Der Freischütz
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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Submitted on: 2009-04-16 |
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| Item was shipped promptly and as described. A very smooth transaction. Would buy from this seller again! Thanks! A++++ |
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One of the finest
Submitted on: 2008-12-20 |
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Puccini Arias Originally recorded on LP, the Puccini arias sung by Farrell is one of the most aesthetically exquisite recrdings ever made by this great, and almost forgottem. diva. ...a must, for Puccini lovers..
Carl H. Berggren |
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Certainly a voice worth listening to...
Submitted on: 2008-05-26 |
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| I first came across Eileen Farrell when I purchased Donizetti's Maria Stuarda featuring Beverly Sills. I was amazed to hear such a firm, full-bodied voice, of Wagnerian proportion, able to tone down in bel canto repertoire in a mezzo role. I had never heard of her and was eager to find out more. I found out that initally she was a soprano, taking on Wagner/Verdi roles, an artist who held a contract at the MET for 5 seasons, though due to 'personality clashes' with the likes of James Levine, Richard Tucker, Corelli, etc, decided to switch to jazz/blues. She didn't want to get caught up in the bitchiness of opera stardom, or so she stated in her biography. When I found out about her Puccini and Verdi albums from the late 1950s I decided to try them out. Well I certainly wasn't disappointed!!! I have to say her first few Puccini arias, O mio babbino caro, La Boheme, and Che bel sogno di Doretta, could do with a bit more tenderness, I was constantly hoping for her to slow down in passages, a bit more rubarto, notwithstanding that she could tone down her voice impeccably to fit the youthful innocence of these characters. BUT from Tosca onwards I was entranced!!! The heavier roles certainly fit better, also Madame Butterfly fit well, but it was Turandot that hit the nail, oh my....imagine the Turandot she could have created after such a noble version of In questa reggia!!!!! It doesn't stop there. The next half of the CD features Gluck/Beethoven/Weber, and she can certainly float notes. The Fidelio aria and Ah perfido! are near perfect. Listening to these excerpts I wish there were more classical recordings of this disciplined singer. She would have been a perfect Mozartian. What a shame on behalf of the operatic world!!!! A gorgeous singer able to encompass all genres. Buy this CD, and the Verdi album featuring duets with Richard Tucker. You won't be disappointed! |
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Eileen Farrell Puccini Arias
Submitted on: 2008-03-01 |
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| 40 years ago I bought to LP and have been looking for the past 4 years to replace it. Imagine my delight to find it on Amazon. Her voice is unbelievable. |
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A 5-STAR GREAT PERFORMANCE
Submitted on: 2007-08-26 |
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| I bought this album a few months ago and have been listening to it on and off quite often and come to the conclusion that it is truly qualified to be a great performance album. All twelve of Puccini's famous arias are beautifully sung including the five German arias by Gluck, Beenthoven, and Weber. Eileen Farrell is a Great American soprano, there is no doubt about it. This is my verdict, I hope you all agree. |
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