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The Most Famous Opera Duets |  | Creators: Eberhard Wächter, Georges Bizet, Leo Delibes, Gaetano Donizetti, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Giacomo Puccini, Richard [1] Strauss, Giuseppe Verdi, Richard [Classical] Wagner, Alain Lombard, Bernard Haitink, Carlo Maria Giulini, Daniel Barenboim, Francesco Molinari Pradelli, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, Herbert von Karajan, John Barbirolli, Nicola Rescigno, Pierre Dervaux, Thomas Beecham
Label: EMI Classics
Category: Music
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Sales Rank: 1877
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
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Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.5
MPN: 68129
UPC: 724356812925
EAN: 0724356812925
ASIN: B000002SCA
Release Date: April 12, 1994
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| Tracks:
| • | Les Pêcheurs de perles, opera in 3 acts: Act I: Au Fond Du Temple Saint | | • | Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera: Act I: Vogliatemi Bene, Un Bene Piccolino | | • | Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Act 3: Sull'aria | | • | La Traviata, opera: Act I: Un Di, Felice, Eterea | | • | Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act II: O Sink Hernieder, Nacht Der Lieb | | • | Carmen, opera: Act I: Parle-Moi De Ma Mère | | • | Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), opera, K. 620: Act I: Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen | | • | Lakmé, opera: Act 1: Viens, Mallika...Sous Dome Epais (flower duet) | | • | Rigoletto, opera: Act I: É Il Sol Dell'Anima | | • | Der Rosenkavalier, opera, Op. 59 (TrV 227): Act II: Mir Ist Die Ehre Widerfahren | | • | Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Act 1: Là Ci Darem La Mano | | • | La bohème, opera: Act 4: O Mimi, Tu Più Non Torni | | • | Lucia di Lammermoor, opera: Act I: Ah! Verranna A Te Sull'Aure | | • | Il Trovatore, opera: Act IV: Miserere...Quel Suon, Quelle Preci |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
This is a misnomer--not all of these duets are all that famous--but it's a fine compilation nonetheless. You'll hear selections from Bizet's The Pearl Fishers (Nicolai Gedda and Ernest Blanc at their most elegant French), Madama Butterfly (Carlo Bergonzi and Renata Scotto--an impassioned pair), Lucia di Lammermoor (a classy Alfredo Kraus and Edita Gruberova), the lovely Lakme duet, The Presentation of the Silver Rose from Der Rosenkavalier (with the earnest Christa Ludwig and the other-worldly Teresa Stich-Randall), and a fine Trovatore "Miserere" (with Leontyne Price and Franco Bonisolli singing up a storm). There are many others, too--a veritable cornucopia of couplings--and a treat for the opera lover. --Robert Levine
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 Don't let the low price fool you! May 11, 2009
Olivia Joy (USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This CD is magnificent, especially for people just getting into opera. I've never really been interested in opera before, but I've recently started listening to it and wanted a CD of my own to listen to. When I bought this, I was a little wary of the low price, and I wondered what the quality would be (mostly quality of the content). Let me tell you, it is magnificent! There are so many beautiful opera duets in here that just take my breath away. None of the songs are boring or just "too opera"...they are beautiful combinations of men and women opera singers. Listen to the samples and buy!
Love this compilation. May 3, 2009
K. Putnam (Asheville, NC USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Really good cd, not a bad piece or lackluster artist in it. Well worth it. I'll be listening to this for years.
 A fine portfolio of operatic duets! June 7, 2008
Steven A. Peterson (Hershey, PA (Born in Kewanee, IL))
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Maybe these don't represent absolutely the greatest duets in all opera. But they represent some awfully good ones! The CD begins with a duet from "Les Pecheurs des Perles" (Puccini) and ends with the gloomy Miserere (from "Il Trovatore," by Verdi). In between are many more operas, from Donizetti and Mozart to Strauss and Wagner. Some of the finer singers of the past half century appear in various of these duets.
A bit more detail on a handful of these to illustrate.
"Sull'aria" from Mozart's "Le Nozze di Figaro." Heather Harper and Judith Blegen sing the parts here. This is a sweet duet from the opera. The singer's voices meld well together and this represents a poignantly sung piece.
"Ah! Verrana a tell sull'aure," from Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor." Alfredo Kraus and Edita Gruberova sing this lively duet, playing the roles of Edgardo and Lucia. Gruberova's voice is fresh here, as is Kraus', although there are a few rough moments in his singing. Still and all, though, he sings well.
"Viens Mallika" from Delibes' "Lakme." Whenever I hear this beautiful duet, I can't get the Catherine Deneuve movie, "The Hunger," out of my mind (it was a theme throughout that movie!). Mady Mesple plays Lakme and Danielle Millet sings the part of Mallika. This duet, to me, has a hypnotic sound to it that I find irresistible. It's a theme that one cannot get out of one's mind!
In "La ci darem la mano," we see Don Giovanni (sung by the redoubtable Eberhard Wachter) put his moves on the young woman Zerlina (sung by Graziella Sciutti). This is a luscious duet. In the end, Don Giovanni's lecherous efforts go singularly unrewarded. There is a wonderful intertwining of voices in this duet.
Finally, from Puccini's "La Boheme," the poignant 4th Act duet between Rodolfo (sung by the wonderful tenor Nicolai Gedda) and Marcello (sung by Mario Sereni). They are bemoaning the fact that each has seen his love leave, and the loss is central to their duet. Well performed by both. As I recall, this cut is from the highlights version of "La Boheme" that I bought (in vinyl, of course) 40 years ago when I was an undergraduate at Bradley University. So, a personal favorite. Gedda remains one of my favorite Rodolfos.
So, if you like opera and enjoy duets, this CD will give you a most pleasant evening, listening to some nice works.
Absolutely wonderful! May 2, 2008
M. Nowlin
What a treasure to have the beautiful duets all on one CD! I am thoroughly enjoying!
Beautiful duets... February 18, 2008
Linda Chase (Flagstaff, AZ USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This CD is really awesome. I'm new to opera, but love the music on this CD. I use opera music in my CD clock radio (Timex from Amazon) to fall asleep to. What a way to fade into dreamland.
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