A - Z of Opera (includes 762 page booklet) (CD)

Puccini, Thomas Harper, Ingrid Kertesi, Scholars Baroque Ensemble, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra

A-Z of Opera is a 762-page, illustrated book, accompanied by two-and-a-half hours of opera's most glorious and moving moments on two CDs, and reflects the ever-growing Naxos catalog of recordings ranging from Monteverdi to the contemporary. A-Z of Opera provides a wide range of information on operas and their composers, from Handel's Rinaldo to Mozart's Die Zauberflote, and beyond. It features plot synopses, background details and cast lists for hundreds of operas including well-known standards as well as opera rarities. In addition, there is a wealth of information about all the great composers and a glossary of key musical and operatic terms.

Artist: Puccini
Artist: Thomas Harper
Artist: Ingrid Kertesi
Artist: Scholars Baroque Ensemble
Artist: Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
UPC: 747313503728
Manufacturer: Naxos

Tracks:
La favola d'Orfeo, opera, SV 318: Sinfonia & Ecco pur ch'a voi
When I am laid in earth (from 'Dido and Aeneas'), soprano aria (Dido's Lament), Z. 626/38b
Rinaldo, opera, HWV 7: Lascia ch'io pianga
Serse (Xerxes), opera, HWV 40: Ombra mai fù (Largo)
Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Melody), arrangement (from 'Orfeo ed Euridice')
Alceste (Italian version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 37: Ombre larve
Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Madamina! (Catalogue Aria)
Così fan tutte, opera, K. 588: Soave sia il vento (Terzetto)
Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Non più andrai
Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), opera, K. 620: Aria of the Queen of the Night
Fidelio, opera, Op. 72: Abscheulicher!
Der Freischütz, opera, J. 277 (Op. 77): Huntsmen's Chorus
Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), opera: Largo al factotum
L'elisir d'amore, opera: Una furtiva lagrima
I Puritani, opera: Qui la voce sua soave
La Traviata, opera: Un dì felice
Nabucco, opera (Nabucodonosor): Va pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
Aida, opera: Grand March
Falstaff, opera: E sogno? O realitá
Rigoletto, opera: La donna è mobile
Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Ride of the Valkyries
Tannhäuser, opera, WWV 70: Pilgrims' Chorus
La Wally, opera (dramma musicale) in 4 acts: Ebben, ne andrò lontana
Rusalka, opera, B. 203 (Op. 114): O, Silver Moon
Gianni Schicchi, opera: O mio babbino caro
La bohème, opera: Che gelida manina
Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera: Un bel dì vedremo
Tosca, opera: E lucevan le stelle
Turandot, opera: Nessun dorma
Lakmé, opera: Flower Duet
Méditation, for violin & orchestra (or other arrangement) (from opera 'Thaïs')
Carmen, opera: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera)
Les Pêcheurs de perles, opera in 3 acts: Au fond du temple saint
Pagliacci, opera: Recitar!... Vesti la giubba
Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act: Intermezzo
Andrea Chénier, opera: Come un bel dì di maggio
Król Roger (King Roger), opera in 3 acts, Op. 46, M55: Roxana's Aria
Die tote Stadt (The Dead City), opera, Op. 12: Marietta's Lied
Release Date: 2000-10-17
Label: Naxos

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