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The Greatest Opera Show on Earth [Box set]

~ Andrea Bocelli

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Performer: Dame Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Jane Berbi�, Jussi Bj�rling
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Opera Chorus
Conductor: Sir Georg Solti, Richard Bonynge, Herbert von Karajan, Alberto Erede
Composer: Georges Bizet, Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, L�o Delibes
Audio CD (10 Nov 1997)
SPARS Code: ADD
Number of Discs: 2
Format: Box set
Label: Decca
ASIN: B0000042I1

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

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Disc: 1
1. Overture (Prelude) - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti, Georges Bizet, Christopher Raeburn, Colin Moorfoot, Kenneth Wilkinson
2. "Libiamo ne'lieti calici (Brindisi) - Christopher Raeburn, Luciano Pavarotti, Andrew Cornall, Joan Sutherland, Kenneth Wilkinson, The London Opera Chorus, James Lock, The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge, Giuseppe Verdi
3. "Che gelida manina" - Luciano Pavarotti, Ray Minshull, Berliner Philharmoniker, James Mallinson, Herbert von Karajan, Gordon Parry, James Lock, Colin Moorfoot, Giacomo Puccini
4. Viens, Mallika, ... D�me �pais (Flower Duet) - Joan Sutherland, John Mordler, Jane Berbi�, Orchestre National de l'Op�ra de Monte-Carlo, Richard Bonynge, L�o Delibes
5. "Amor ti vieta" - Jussi Bj�rling, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Alberto Erede, Umberto Giordano, James Walker, Cyril Windebank, Roy Wallace
6. "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Havanaise) - Christopher Raeburn, Tatiana Troyanos, The John Alldis Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti, Georges Bizet, Colin Moorfoot, Kenneth Wilkinson
7. Chorus: "Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate" - Chicago Symphony Chorus, Michael Haas, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti, Giuseppe Verdi, James Lock
8. "Dove sono i bei momenti" - Christopher Raeburn, Kiri Te Kanawa, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
9. "La donna � mobile" - Luciano Pavarotti, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge, Giuseppe Verdi
10. "Treulich gef�hrt ziehet dahin" - Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker, Georg Solti, Christopher Raeburn, Michael Haas, James Lock, John Pellowe, Richard Wagner
See all 19 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. The Ride of the Valkyres - Christopher Raeburn, Wiener Philharmoniker, Georg Solti, Richard Wagner, James Lock, Gordon Parry
2. "Voi che sapete" - Cecilia Bartoli, Christopher Raeburn, Wiener Kammerorchester, Gy�rgy Fischer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, James Lock, Jonathan Stokes
3. "Recitar!" - "Vesti la giubba" - Luciano Pavarotti, The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Giuseppe Patan�, Ruggiero Leoncavallo
4. "O soave fanciulla" - Luciano Pavarotti, Ray Minshull, James Mallinson, Mirella Freni, Rolando Panerai, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, Gordon Parry, James Lock, Colin Moorfoot, Giacomo Puccini
5. "Vedi! le fosche notturne spoglie" (Anvil Chorus) - Chicago Symphony Chorus, Michael Haas, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti, Giuseppe Verdi, James Lock
6. Donna non vidi mai - Chris Hazell, Christopher Raeburn, Jos� Carreras, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Riccardo Chailly, Giacomo Puccini, Simon Eadon, James Lock
7. "L� ci darem la mano" - Lucia Popp, Tom Krause, Vienna Haydn Orchestra, Istv�n Kert�sz, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Christopher Raeburn, Gordon Parry
8. Mattinata - Andrea Bocelli, Michael Woolcock, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Leone Magiera, Ruggiero Leoncavallo
9. "D�posons les armes" (Soldiers' Chorus) - Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge, Charles Gounod
10. "Una furtiva lagrima" - Roberto Alagna, Orchestre de l'Opera National de Lyon, Evelino Pid�, Gaetano Donizetti, Michael Haas, Simon Eadon, James Lock, Kryzysztof Jarosz
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On this CD:

Carmen
Composed by Georges Bizet
Conducted by Sir Georg Solti
(La) traviata
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by London Opera Chorus, National Philharmonic Orchestra
with Dame Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti
Conducted by Richard Bonynge
La boh�me
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
with Luciano Pavarotti
Conducted by Herbert von Karajan
Lakm�
Composed by L�o Delibes
Performed by Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra
with Dame Joan Sutherland, Jane Berbi�
Conducted by Richard Bonynge
Fedora
Composed by Umberto Giordano
Performed by Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra
with Jussi Bj�rling
Conducted by Alberto Erede
Carmen
Composed by Georges Bizet
Performed by Alldis Choir
with Tatiana Troyanos
Conducted by Sir Georg Solti
Nabucco
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Chicago Symphony Chorus
Conducted by Sir Georg Solti
(Le) nozze di Figaro, '(The) Marriage of Figaro'
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
Conducted by Sir Georg Solti
Rigoletto
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
with Luciano Pavarotti
Conducted by Richard Bonynge
Lohengrin
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Vienna State Opera Chorus
Conducted by Sir Georg Solti
Gianni Schicchi
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra
with Renata Tebaldi
Conducted by Lamberto Gardelli
Il barbiere di Siviglia
Composed by Gioachino Rossini
Performed by Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra
with Leo Nucci
Conducted by Giuseppe Patan�
La Wally
Composed by Alfredo Catalani
Performed by Turin Teatro Regio Orchestra
with Angela Gheorghiu
Conducted by John Mauceri
Madama Butterfly
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by Vienna State Opera Chorus
Conducted by Herbert von Karajan
Carmen
Composed by Georges Bizet
with Pl�cido Domingo
Conducted by Sir Georg Solti
Les contes d'Hoffmann
Composed by Jacques Offenbach
Performed by Suisse Romande Radio Chorus, Lausanne Pro Arte Choir
with Dame Joan Sutherland, Huguette Tourangeau
Conducted by Richard Bonynge
Tosca
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra, Rome Opera Orchestra
with Pl�cido Domingo
Conducted by Zubin Mehta
Madama Butterfly
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
with Mirella Freni
Conducted by Herbert von Karajan
Les p�cheurs de perles
Composed by Georges Bizet
Performed by Montreal Symphony Orchestra
with Gregory Cross, Gino Quilico
Conducted by Charles Dutoit
Die Walk�re
Composed by Richard Wagner
Conducted by Sir Georg Solti
(Le) nozze di Figaro, '(The) Marriage of Figaro'
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Vienna Chamber Orchestra
with Cecilia Bartoli
Conducted by Gy�rgy Fischer
Pagliacci
Composed by Ruggiero Leoncavallo
Performed by National Philharmonic Orchestra
with Luciano Pavarotti
Conducted by Giuseppe Patan�
La boh�me
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
with Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti
Conducted by Herbert von Karajan
(Il) trovatore
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Chicago Symphony Chorus
Conducted by Sir Georg Solti
Manon Lescaut
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra
with Jos� Carreras
Conducted by Riccardo Chailly
Don Giovanni
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Vienna Haydn Orchestra
with Lucia Popp, Tom Krause
Conducted by Istv�n Kert�sz
Mattinata, '(L')aurora di bianco vestita'
Composed by Ruggiero Leoncavallo
Performed by Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra
with Andrea Bocelli
Conducted by Leone Magiera
Faust
Composed by Charles Gounod
Performed by Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Conducted by Richard Bonynge
(L')Elisir d'amore, 'Elixir of Love'
Composed by Gaetano Donizetti
Performed by Lyon National Orchestra
with Roberto Alagna
Conducted by Evelino Pid�
Turandot
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
with Montserrat Caball�
Conducted by Zubin Mehta
Don Giovanni
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
with Bryn Terfel
Conducted by Sir Georg Solti
Cos� fan tutte
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Chamber Orchestra of Europe
with Ren�e Fleming, Anne Sofie von Otter, Michele Pertusi
Conducted by Sir Georg Solti
(Il) trovatore
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by National Philharmonic Orchestra
with Luciano Pavarotti
Conducted by Richard Bonynge
Tosca
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by National Philharmonic Orchestra
with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
Conducted by Sir Georg Solti
Carmen
Composed by Georges Bizet
Performed by Alldis Choir
with Jos� Van Dam
Conducted by Sir Georg Solti
Madama Butterfly
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
with Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti
Conducted by Herbert von Karajan
Cavalleria rusticana
Composed by Pietro Mascagni
Performed by National Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Rusalka
Composed by Anton�n Dvor�k
with Ren�e Fleming
Conducted by Sir Georg Solti
La boh�me
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by Turin Teatro Regio Orchestra
with Angela Gheorghiu
Conducted by John Mauceri
Turandot
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by Alldis Choir
with Luciano Pavarotti
Conducted by Zubin Mehta

Product Description

Amazon.co.uk Review

This really is a remarkable collection, and anyone even remotely interested in opera is bound to be vastly entertained by it. Almost everything and everyone is here, albeit in small doses: Tebaldi, Pavarotti (a lot), Bjoerling, Bartoli, Sutherland, Solti, Karajan, Troyanos, Gheorghiu, Nucci; the composers are Puccini, Verdi, Bizet, and all the other usual suspects. There are plenty of fine compilation sets on the market, and this is one of the best. One can only hope that it whets listeners' appetites for whole operas. --Robert Levine

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5.0 out of 5 stars A "Must-Have" For Any Opera Lover, 27 Oct 2001

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Well, this is a compilation CD with a difference!

From the moment it arrived, I have been, quite literally spellbound.

Weeks later, after many (and that's many indeed) playings, it's not remotely possible to select "favourites". So wonderful are the renditions presented here, so beautifully moving is track after track, that it would be sheer folly to try to pick out one or two as favourites.

It's a delightful (and unusual) experience to enjoy a composite CD to this extent.

The compilers of this CD have done an excellent job in presenting a wonderfully diverse range of listening pleasure. How delightful to hear the fabulous purity of Bjorling included; how wonderful to hear Mirella Freni, as Butterfly, as she makes "Un Bel Di" a definitive performance (small wonder that von Karajan said that, if could be born as an opera singer, he'd choose to be Freni); how delightful to hear Andrea Bocelli there, up with 'the greats' (one can understand full well Pavarotti finding it hard to accept that he had not benefited from classical training); as for Renata Tebaldi with "O Mio Babbino Caro" - it's hard to find the words.

Looking at duets: well, "Flower Duet" is all that it could be, especially with the richness of Joan Sutherland at her best; as for "O Soave Fanciulla" with Pavarotti and Freni: this has to be as good as it gets.

But, there's so much more. I could go on (and on!), and it's a shame not to mention many more.

There are arias here that I have known and loved for years. I have never heard them sung better. Differently, yes; not better.

With Pavarotti, with Renee Fleming (Ah, her rendition of "O Silver Moon" is nothing other than transfixing), with Angela Gheorghiu as Mimi (utterly heartbreaking), with Domingo singing "E Lucevan Le Stelle" (surely, yet another definitive performance), with so many more - this is a CD that I truly regard as the best money in purchasing a CD that I have ever spent.

The Greatest Opera Show On Earth is simply a wealth of listening delight. It certainly carries my firmest recommendation.

Just the one "health warning": with arms and legs covered in goose bumps and with the hair on the back of one's head standing out, don't forget to keep some tissues handy for the eyes!

Adrian F. Van Neste

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