Verdi: La Traviata a Paris (Highlights from the Opera)

On this CD:

1. La Traviata, opera Preludio
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI
Conducted by Zubin Mehta

2. La Traviata, opera Brindisi: Libiamo, libiamo ne'lieti calici
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Giorgio Gatti, Nicolas Rivenq, Jose Cura, Raphaelle Farman, Alain Gabriel
Conducted by Zubin Mehta

3. La Traviata, opera Oh! qual pallor!
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI with Jose Cura, Eteri Gvazava
Conducted by Zubin Mehta

4. La Traviata, opera Un dì felice
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI with Jose Cura, Alain Gabriel, Eteri Gvazava
Conducted by Zubin Mehta

5. La Traviata, opera E strano! è strano!...Ah, fors'è lui
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI with Eteri Gvazava
Conducted by Zubin Mehta

6. La Traviata, opera Follie!...Sempre libera
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI with Jose Cura, Eteri Gvazava
Conducted by Zubin Mehta

7. La Traviata, opera Lunge da lei
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI with Jose Cura
Conducted by Zubin Mehta

8. La Traviata, opera De' miei bollenti spiriti
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI with Jose Cura
Conducted by Zubin Mehta

9. La Traviata, opera Oh mio rimorso!
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI with Jose Cura
Conducted by Zubin Mehta

10. La Traviata, opera Dite alla giovine
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI with Rolando Panerai, Eteri Gvazava
Conducted by Zubin Mehta

11. La Traviata, opera Dammi tu forza, o cielo
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI with Rolando Panerai, Jose Cura, Eteri Gvazava
Conducted by Zubin Mehta

12. La Traviata, opera Di Provenza il mar
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI with Rolando Panerai, Jose Cura
Conducted by Zubin Mehta

13. La Traviata, opera Noi siamo zingarelle
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI with Giorgio Gatti, Raphaelle Farman
Conducted by Zubin Mehta

14. La Traviata, opera Di Madride noi siam matadori
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI with Giorgio Gatti, Raphaelle Farman, Alain Gabriel
Conducted by Zubin Mehta

15. La Traviata, opera Preludio, Act 2
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI
Conducted by Zubin Mehta

16. La Traviata, opera Teneste la promessa
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI with Eteri Gvazava
Conducted by Zubin Mehta

17. La Traviata, opera Addio, del passato bei sogni
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI with Eteri Gvazava
Conducted by Zubin Mehta

18. La Traviata, opera Parigi, o cara, noi lasceremo
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI with Jose Cura, Eteri Gvazava
Conducted by Zubin Mehta

19. La Traviata, opera Su una pudica vergine
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI with Rolando Panerai, Jose Cura, Eteri Gvazava
Conducted by Zubin Mehta

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
This recording presents highlights from the "real time" Traviata presented on European television in June 2000. The idea was to heighten the drama by placing the opera in Parisian locations which still reflected the 1850s setting, and then having the soloists sing as plausibly as possible to a recorded soundtrack. The effect was somewhat bizarre--especially when it appeared that Violetta's cramped, little Act IV apartment had a mysteriously grand concert-hall acoustic. The recording allows one to judge the performance on its musical--instead of its televisual--merits, however, and on the whole it comes off rather well. Dreamboat tenor José Cura makes a passionate and convincing Alfredo, and Eteri Gvazava captures the pathos, if not the sparkle, of Violetta. She excels in the dramatic deathbed music of Act IV, but is less happy in the spinto (and fiendishly difficult) scales and leaps of "Sempre libera" in Act I. The warm orchestral accompaniment is sensitive to the singers, but only occasionally lacks power. All in all, this is a good introduction to the opera and a neat tie-in to the TV production. --Warwick Thompson

Tracks:

Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
La rondine: Chi il bel sogno di Doretta
La Boheme: Quando m'en vo
La Boheme: Mi chiamano Mimi
La Boheme: Che gelida manina
TOSCA: Vissi d'arte
Madama Butterfly: Un bel di
Madama Butterfly: Bimba dagli occhi pieni di malia
Turandot: Tu, che di gel sei cinta
Rigoletto: La donna e mobile
Rigoletto: Caro nome
La Traviata: Lunge da lei...De miei bollenti spiriti...oh mio rimorso
Aida: Celeste Aida
L'Elisir d'Amore: Prendi, per me sei libero
L'Elisir d'Amore: Una furtiva lagrima
Don Pasquale: Quel guardo il cavaliere
Fedora: Amor ti vieta
Turandot: Nessun dorma

Customer Reviews:

heywhattsamattayou.......2007-06-12

i'm a tellin you..... if you dont a like a this music....well you musta been born with the stone for a heart...heh

full of passion and love.......2007-03-31

This CD is full of passion and love. Whenever I listen to it, I get the butterfly feeling in my stomach...must have CD!!!! I strongly recommend!

Absolutely Beautiful!.......2002-03-02

Two words describe the music found on this CD: ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL! The beauty of the vocals and music combine to allow one to transcend from the daily grind to a world of beauty. Bravo!

Where is Amore I?.......2001-02-16

This CD is a selection of arias from Italian operas. Most of the time when you get a compilation like this, you feel lucky if you like 2/3 of the selections. In this case, whoever did the selecting did a great job, there isn't a clinker in the lot. About half of the arias are by Puccini, the rest are by Verdi, Donizetti, and Giordano. Singers include Kiri Te Kanawa, Luciano Pavarotti, Richard Tucker, and Andrea Rost. There is enough variety to keep the whole CD interesting, yet the mood is consistent throughout. The sound is generally quite good, and while I am not generally a fan of live recordings, the audience response in the performance by Pavarotti really does add excitement to the presentation. Given the title of this CD, I assumed this was the second in a series, and I liked it so much I went looking for the original. Unfortunately, I can find no other CD on the Sony label titled Amore - too bad.

Average customer rating:

Operatic icon. Performer against which others are measured.
La Divina set the stage
The queen of opera
Essential!
The entire La Divina series is AMAZING!

La Divina 2

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Callas, Maria | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
Similar Items:

Maria Callas - La Divina
Maria Callas: La Divina 3
Maria Callas: The Legend
The Very Best Of Maria Callas
Maria Callas: The Platinum Collection

ASIN: B000002RTT
Release Date: 1994-07-19

Tracks:

Alceste: Divinites du Styx Acte 1
Carmen: Les tringles des sistres tintaient Acte ll
Ernani: Surta e la notte......Ernani! Ernani, involami Atto l
Manon Lescaut: In quelle trine morbide Atto ll
Aida: Ritorna vincitor Atto l
Orphee et Eurydice: J'ai perdu mon Eurydice Acte lV
I vespri siciliana: Bolero: Merce, dilette amiche Atto V
Louise: Depuis le jour Acte lll
La Boheme: Donde lieta usci Atto lll
Mignon: Ah, pour ce soir...Je suis Titania Acte ll
La Traviata: Teneste la promessa...Addio, del passato Atto lll
Don Carlo: O don fatale Atto lll
Samson et Dalila: Printemps qui commence Acte l
La Sonnambula: Compagne, teneri amici...Come per me sereno Atto l
Adriana Lecouvreur: Ecco: respiro appena...Io son 'lumile ancella Atto l
Lucia di Lammermoor: Spargi d'amaro pianto Atto lll

Customer Reviews:

Operatic icon. Performer against which others are measured........2007-05-26

Maria Callas may be the only female operatic 'superstar' working in my lifetime. In the 1950s and early 1960's, she had all the star power and paparrazi draw of Jackie and Marilyn, far outstripping the fame to the world at large of her primary rival, Renita Tibaldi. I am not an expert, or even an experienced amateur at evaluating operatic sopranos; however I've listened to several of the modern crop, and while the newbies probably do a better job of keeping on key, none of them can match the drama emoted by Ms. Callas on any given aria. All three releases are especially good buys, as they all run to over 72 minutes; however the recording quality does show its early (pre-multitrack, pre-digital) recording technology. Each is as good as the next regarding content, but 2 and 3 are a bit better in sound quality.

La Divina set the stage.......2007-01-05

Maria Callas, as I understand it (I'm not a music expert), helped create a new interest in the bel canto tradition of Donizetti and Bellini at mid-twentieth century. This album represents those composers, plus many others as well.

Callas' range in choice of operatic material is great indeed. Selections on this CD run from Gluck to Donizetti to Bizet and Puccini. Her voice, uneven on occasion, does not define her importance. As noted, she helped spark a renewed interest in bel canto works. The irony is that she did not have great coloratura skills. In the selection from Lucia di Lammermoor, a trill is scarcely heard. Think a few years later, to Joan Sutherland, later still to Beverly Sills, and more recently to sopranos such as Angela Gheorghiu. They all have much better technique, trill well, and exhibit much more agile coloratura singing. But Callas was an important predecessor.

More important than technique is the passion that many heard in her voice and her presence on stage. This is a good introduction to the range of Callas' repertoire and a reminder of this fiery singer from decades ago.

The queen of opera.......2004-05-16

Absolutely beautiful! Divine is the only word to do her justice! Viva La Divina, BRAVISSIMA!

Essential!.......2004-04-04

All three La Divina Albums are essential indeed! I bought them all and enjoy them! A very beautiful, dramatic voice!

The entire La Divina series is AMAZING!.......2004-02-26

I bought all three La Divina Releases and they're all splendid. Brilliant, for Callas and beyond!

The Ultimate Aria Collection ~ A Passion for Opera

Average customer rating:

OPERA HEAVEN
Incredibly Beautiful . . .
Ultimate Aria
Ultimate indeed

The Ultimate Aria Collection ~ A Passion for Opera
Georges Bizet , Giuseppe Verdi , Giacomo Puccini , Gaetano Donizetti , Ruggero Leoncavallo , Gioachino Rossini , Gustave Charpentier , Leo Delibes , Vincenzo Bellini , Christoph Willibald Gluck , Pietro Mascagni , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Francesco Cilea , Edouard Lalo , Camille Saint-Saens , Arrigo Boito , George Frideric Handel , Alfredo Catalani , Amilcare Ponchielli , Charles Gounod , Jules Massenet , Ambroise Thomas , Fritz Wunderlich , Rome Opera Theater Orchestra & Chorus , Maria Callas , Elisabeth Schwarzkopf , Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala , Wiener Philharmoniker , Orchestre de Paris , Carlo Maria Giulini , Tullio Serafin , Sir Charles Mackerras , Francesco Molinari-Pradelli , Riccardo Muti , and Leone Magiera
Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music

Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Caballe, Montserrat | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Callas, Maria | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Freni, Mirella | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music
Similar Items:

The Most Famous Opera Arias
The Most Famous Opera Duets
Aria: A Passion for Opera
Aria II: A Passion for Opera
Rapture: Opera's Most Heavenly Moments

ASIN: B000009OQL
Release Date: 1998-08-11

Tracks:

Carmen: Quand je vous aimerai? ...L'amour (Habanera)
I Pagliacci: Recitar!... Vesti la giubba
Madama Butterfly: Un bel di vedremo
L'Elisir d'Amore: Una furtiva lagrima
Nabucco: Va pensiero (Chorus Of The Hebrew Slaves)
Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
Rigoletto: La dona e mobile
The Barber Of Seville: Largo al factotum
Louise: Depuis le jour
Lakme: Flower Duet
Turandot: Nessun dorma
Norma: Casta diva
Gianni Schicchi: A vete torto!
TOSCA: Vissi d'arte
TOSCA: E lucevan le stelle
La rondine: Chi il bel sogno di Doretta
Il Trovatore: Di quella pira

Tracks:

L'Elisir d'Amore: Quanto e bella, quanto e cara!
Orphee et Eurydice: J'ai perdu mon Eurydice
La Boheme: Che gelida manina
La Boheme: Si, mi chimano Mimi
La Traviata: Di Provenza il mar
L'amico Fritz: O amore, o bella luce del core
Le nozze di Figaro: Voi che sapete
TOSCA: Recondita armonia
Adriana Lecouvreur: Ecco, respiro appena...lo son l'umile ancella
Le Roi d'Ys: Puisqu'on ne peut... Vainement, ma bien-aimee
Samson et Dalila: Mon coeur s'ouvre a'ta voix
Mefistofele: Dai campi, dai prati
Manon Lescaut: In quelle trine morbide
Serse: Ombra mai fu
Turandot: Signore, ascolta
Manon Lescaut: Donna non vidi mai
La Wally: Ebben? ne ando lontana
La Gioconda: Cielo e mar

Tracks:

Aida: Se quel guerriero io fossi...Celeste Aida
Romeo Et Juliet: L'amour, l'amour...Ah, leve-toi soleil
Mefistofele: L'altra notte in fondo al mare
Werther: Toute mon ame est la...Pourqui me reveiller
Barber Of Seville: Una voce poco fa
Cosi Fan Tutti: Un aura amorosa
Le Villi: Se como voi piccina
Un Balle en Maschera: `Se come voi piccina`
Carmen: La fleur que tu m'avais jette
La forza del destino: Pace, pace mio Dio
Adriana Lecouvreur: L'anima ho stanca
La Gioconda: Suicidio
Don Giovanni: Dalla sua pace
La Traviata: De' miei bolenti spiriti
La nozzi di Figaro: Porgi amor
Turandot: Non piangere, Liu
Mignon: Elle ne croyait pas dans sa candeur naive

Amazon.com

Put together in evident haste, this collection is nevertheless a surefire, appetite-whetting starter kit both for the budding operaphile and for the simply intimidated. The samplings include some of the greatest voices from EMI's vaults: here you'll find the polar opposites Callas and Caballe, the golden wonder of Wunderlich and early Carreras, and a host of other singers who've made their stamp on this century. Emphasis is on the soprano and tenor range, while the lower voices are given short shrift, and the selections cleave predictably to standard Italian and French repertory (with an occasional surprise, such as an aria from Lalo's Le Roi d'Ys). Still, the nearly three and a half hours of music represented will make a ready convert of anyone who hasn't experienced the specially heightened, time-stopping expressivity--beyond the power of mere song--that is the aria's function and will likely spark a desire to explore the larger operatic context in several cases. And though the lack of a booklet with texts or at least bios of the artists is frustrating, this is a good place to begin for an overview of the mesmeric power extraordinary voices can wield. --Thomas May

Customer Reviews:

OPERA HEAVEN.......2002-12-13

Probely this is a good buy for someone who is gest getting into the world of OPERA.Still a very good purchaes with fimiluar songs.

Incredibly Beautiful . . ........2001-10-27

If you love opera - this collection of some of the lovliest arias ever sung by artists from Caballe to Freni, from Delibes to Puccini - will inspire you. It is a wonderful gift for friends or for yourself.

Ultimate Aria.......2001-08-03

In my small operetic mind, this set of Cd's has completely captured me for the Opera. I was a young and upcoming musician in my youth. I'v been around the block "as it were" with the Classics. This collection is indeed, the benchmark upon which all others would hope to aspire.

Congradulations EMI for an incredible vision of the greatest opeatic moments recorded.

Gosh what's next?

Ralph Hassman

Ultimate indeed.......2000-08-02

If you don't like the idea of buying whole operas, or if you're a newcomer to opera - this is an extremely good collection / introduction, worth every single cent. The collection features many of the worlds greatest singers, giving their interpretations of some of the world's greatest arias. The compilation itself is very tasteful and covers a wide range from Handel to early 20th century composers. You won't miss any important stuff from the history of opera, except maybe Wagner and the most modern operas - I'll come back to that fact later. The compilers have actually put some lesser known, although no less beautiful, arias here, that oftenly are neglected on ordinary opera-collections, why the name `ultimate collection' is more than correct in that aspect.

EMI have a enormous archive to pick their recordings from, and that of course makes it easy to find first rate interpretations of all the arias included in this collection, and I do think that almost all of the arias are wonderfully sung here. It may be possible to find better performances of single numbers here and there, but I've not yet heard a more complete, wellmatched, and so thrillingly sung collection.

Well then, is there nothing wrong with this compilation? You might find it a little odd that there are so many soloarias and so few duets, terzettos a.s.o, especially since the drama in operas oftenly is greater in numbers with more than one singer. You might also wish that some of the recordings had been a little more modern (most of these recordings were made during the 50's, 60's & 70's) giving place to younger performers that still are singing on the stages, but those are minor objections when the over all quality is so high.

Tracks:

TOSCA: Vissi D'arte
Gianni Schicchi: O Mio Babbino Caro
La Traviata: E Strano...Ah, Fors'E Lui
Hansel und Gretel: Der Kleine Sandmann
Don Giovanni: 'Ah, Fuggi Il Traditor
Don Giovanni: 'Mi Tradi'
'Morgen'
'Ruhe, Meine Seele'
'Gretchen Am Spinnrade'
'Du Bist Wie Eine Blume'
'Apres Un Reve'
'Old Sir Faulk'
'Daphne'
'Through Gilded Trellises'

Customer Reviews:

Brava Diva!.......2006-10-21

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa sings some of her most famous pieces on this 1983 compilation album from CBS Masterworks. Most of the recordings date between 1979-1983, with no real variance in sound quality, and the disc is offered at a bargain price. Real vintage Kanawa, simply superb.

Dame Kiri performs the "Der Kleine Sandmann" from Humperdinck's "Hansel und Gretel"; "Mi Tradi" from Mozart's "Don Giovanni"; and "Vissi D'Arte" from Puccini's "Tosca". Also featured are pieces from Walton, Faure, Verdi and Schubert among others.

If you are just beginning to collect Dame Kiri recordings, or are confused where to begin, this CD is a good place to start.

[CBS Masterworks/Columbia MK 39208]

a heavenly voice.......2002-09-26

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa is one of the most talented opera singers of today. She delivers vocal justice to every track on this recording, especially such favorites as "O Mio Babbino Caro" and "Vissi d'arte." Her range is superb and her emotional expression is full of compassion. After hearing this CD, you will no longer think of opera as fat ladies trouncing around in helmets. Quite the contrary, these arias are simply sublime.

She does "O Mio Babbino Caro" beautifully........2000-07-23

I first heard Kiri Te Kanawa doing "O Mio Babbino Caro" at the beginning of the movie "A Room with a View." Beautiful! I have never been able to track down that rendition but this one is as good. She also does a wonderful job of the Verdi piece from La Traviata.

Average customer rating:

Verdi: Greatest Hits

Manufacturer: Decca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Requiems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music

4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music

4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music

$6.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music

All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music

Opera & Vocal | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music
Similar Items:

The Most Famous Opera Arias
The Best of Italian Opera

ASIN: B0000DZ3HJ
Release Date: 2003-11-04

Tracks:

Sinfonia
Questa O Quella
Caro Nome
La Donna E Mobile
Bella Figlia Dell'Amore (Quartet)
Libiamo Ne'lieti Calici (Brindisi)
Parigi, O Cara, Noi Lasceremo
Va, Pensiero, Sull'ali Dorate (Chorus Of The Hebrew Slaves)
Come In Quest'Ora Bruna
Gloria All'Egitto (Grand March)
Se Quel Guerrier Io Fossi...Celeste Aida
Ritorna Vincitor!
Ernani! Ernani! Ernani!
Merce, Dilette Amiche (Bolero)
Squilli, Echeggi La Tromba
Di Quella Pira
Vedi! Le Fosche Notturne Spoglie (Anvil Chorus)
Dies Irae (Excerpt)

Average customer rating:

Opera Stoppers
Giacomo Puccini , Alfredo Catalani , Giuseppe Verdi , Umberto Giordano , Gioachino Rossini , Ruggero Leoncavallo , Vincenzo Bellini , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala , London Philharmonic Orchestra , Vienna State Opera Orchestra , Columbia Symphony Orchestra , New Philharmonia Orchestra , Emilie Romagna Symphony Orchestra , London Symphony Orchestra , National Philharmonic Orchestra , Paris Opera Orchestra , Emerson Buckley , Sir John Pritchard , Nello Santi , Fausto Cleva , Franz Allers , Riccardo Chailly , Gianandrea Gavazzeni , James Levine , Lorin Maazel , Luciano Pavarotti , Kiri Te Kanawa , Laurence Dale , Richard Tucker , Leo Nucci , Renata Scotto , Ruggero Raimondi , and Marilyn Horne
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Horne, Marilyn | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Scotto, Renata | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Te Kanawa, Kiri | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music

Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music
Similar Items:

The Most Famous Opera Duets
The Most Famous Opera Arias

ASIN: B0000027BK
Release Date: 1991-01-18

Tracks:

Turandot - Act III: Nessun Dorma
La Boheme - Act I: Che Gelida Manina
Pagliacci - Act I: Vesti La Giubba
Rigoletto - Act I: Questo O Quella Per Mi Pari Sono
Rigoletto - Act III: La Donna E Mobile
Fedora - Act II: Amor Ti Vieta
Gianni Schicchi: O Mio Babbino Caro
La Boheme - Act II: Quando Me'n Vo' Soletta
La rondine - Act I: Chi Il Bel Sogno Di Doretta
Tosca - Act II: Vissi D'Arte
La traviata - Act I: E Strano-Ah Fors'E Lui...Sempre Libera
Madama Butterfly - Act II: Un Bel Di Vedremo
Aida - Act I: Celeste Aida
Tosca - Act I: Recondita Armonia Di Bellezze Diverse
Tosca - Act III: Lucevan Le Stelle
Il trovatore - Act III: Di Quella Pira
Il barbiere di Siviglia - Act I: Largo Al Factorum
La Wally - Act I: Ebben? Ne Andro Lontana
Norma - Act I: Casta Diva
Don Giovanni - Act I: Finch' Han Dal VIno
Il barbiere di Siviglia - Act I: Il barbiere di Siviglia: Una Voce Poco Fa

La Traviata à Paris / Gvazava, Cura, Panerai; Mehta (2000 TV film)

Average customer rating:

A flop
good but not great
La Traviata a Paris a wonderful experience
Wonderful music, very well sung
angel music

La Traviata à Paris / Gvazava, Cura, Panerai; Mehta (2000 TV film)
Giuseppe Verdi , Zubin Mehta , José Cura , Eteri Gvazava , Rolando Panerai , Nicolas Rivenq , Magali Léger , Raphaelle Farman , Alain Gabriel , and Giorgio Gatti
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
Similar Items:

Verismo
Jose Cura - Puccini Arias / Domingo
Verdi Arias
Anhelo: Argentinian Songs
Artist Portrait Jose Cura

ASIN: B00004TT0K
Release Date: 2000-08-15

Tracks:

La Traviata A Paris: Preludio - Zubin Mehta
Atto Primo: 'Dell'invito Trascorsa E Gia L'ora' - Nicolas Rivenq
Atto Primo: Brindisi 'Libiamo, Libiamo Ne'lieti Calici' - Nicolas Rivenq
Atto Primo: 'Che E Cio?' - Nicolas Rivenq
Atto Primo: 'Oh! Qual Pallor!' - Jose Cura
Atto Primo: 'Un Di Felice' - Jose Cura
Atto Primo: 'Si Ridesta In Ciel L'aurora' - Nicolas Rivenq
Atto Primo: 'E Strano! E Strano!...Ah, Fors'e Lui' - Eteri Gvazava
Atto Primo: 'Follie! ... Sempre Libera' - Jose Cura
Atto Secondo: 'Lunge Da Lei' - Jose Cura
Atto Secondo: 'De'miei Bollenti Spiriti' - Jose Cura
Atto Secondo: 'Annina, Donde Vieni?' - Jose Cura
Atto Secondo: 'Oh Mio Rimorso!' - Jose Cura
Atto Secondo: 'Alfredo?' - Rolando Panerai
Atto Secondo: 'Pura Siccome Un Angelo' - Rolando Panerai
Atto Secondo: 'Dite Alla Giovine' - Rolando Panerai
Atto Secondo: 'Dammi Tu Forza, O Cielo' - Jose Cura
Atto Secondo: 'Ah, Vive Sol Quel Core' - Rolando Panerai
Atto Secondo: 'Di Provenza Il Mar' - Rolando Panerai

Tracks:

Atto Secondo: 'Avrem Lieta Di Maschere La Notte' - Raphaelle Farman
Atto Secondo: 'Noi Siamo Zingarelle' - Raphaelle Farman
Atto Secondo: 'Di Madride Noi Siam Matadori' - Raphaelle Farman
Atto Secondo: 'Alfredo! Voi!' - Nicolas Rivenq
Atto Secondo: 'Invitato A Qui Seguirmi' - Jose Cura
Atto Secondo: 'Ogni Suo Aver' - Nicolas Rivenq
Atto Secondo: 'Di Sprezzo Degno' - Nicolas Rivenq
Atto Terzo: Preludio - Zubin Mehta
Atto Terzo: 'Annina? - Commandate?' - Eteri Gvazava
Atto Terzo: 'Teneste La Promessa' - Eteri Gvazava
Atto Terzo: 'Addio, Del Passato Bei Sogni' - Eteri Gvazava
Atto Terzo: 'Largo Al Quadrupede Sir Della Festa' - Emanuela di Pietro
Atto Terzo: 'Signora... - Che T'accadde?' - Jose Cura
Atto Terzo: 'Parigi, O Cara, Noi Lasceremo' - Jose Cura
Atto Terzo: 'Ah! Gran Dio! Morir Si Giovane' - Jose Cura
Atto Terzo: 'Ah! Violetta! - Voi, Signor' - Rolando Panerai
Atto Terzo: 'Se Una Pudica Vergine' - Rolando Panerai

Amazon.com

This recording comes from the "real-time" Traviata presented on European television in June 2000. The idea was to heighten the drama by placing the opera in Parisian locations that still reflected the 1850s setting, and then having the soloists sing as plausibly as possible to a recorded soundtrack. The effect was somewhat bizarre--especially when it appeared that Violetta's cramped, little Act IV apartment had a mysteriously grand concert-hall acoustic. The recording, however, allows one to judge the performance on its musical--and not its televisual--merits, and on the whole it comes off rather well. Dreamboat tenor José Cura makes a passionate and convincing Alfredo, and Eteri Gvazava captures the pathos, if not the sparkle, of Violetta. She excels in the dramatic deathbed music of Act IV, but is less happy in the spinto (and fiendishly difficult) scales and leaps of "Sempre libera" in Act I. The warm orchestral accompaniment is sensitive to the singers, but just occasionally lacks power. All in all, this is a good introduction to the opera and a neat tie-in to the TV production. --Warwick Thompson

Customer Reviews:

A flop.......2004-02-03

A Violetta that sounds like a cheap imitation of Callas, Cura sounding crude and Panerai way over the hill. There are much better Traviatas out there than this one.

good but not great.......2003-06-29

I just had the opportunity to see a rebroadcast of the TV film, and completely disliked the visual performance, including the staging, the camera work, and the acting. Now, if you close your eyes, and listen to the music, you might actually enjoy it. Although it is a stretch to compare it with the classic recordings of the same, it does hold its own, at least it is not bad. The exception is the elder Germont. I never had the chance to listen to Rolando Panerai when he was younger, but here at 75, his voice is stiff, lacks emotion, and contains too many rough edges to my liking. While I agree with one of the reviewers who dismisses the critical comment about this performance by pleading ignorance to the academic finer points, and focusses instead on the enjoyment aspect of the show, I am also in agreement with the author of that critical comment, why bother with this one, if you can't completely enjoy it.

OK, some of you may want to find a different presentation of the old classic, in that sense, you probably won't be disappointed by the musical portion of it (if you can overlook the one role I mentioned above), but for those of you looking for the DVD, I would suggest to stop that search right now, not because it is not available in stores, but because of its less than pleasing visual presentation.

The raison d'etre of this sound recording is the made-for-television event of broadcasting from Paris, purportedly made by the same crew that made the Tosca from Rome. While Tosca from Rome was a live performance, a grand artistic tour de force, this TV film was made in such an amateurish fashion, that it looks like the entire crew had a lobotomy after the first success. The direction, the use of cameras (angles, movement, etc.), as well as the acting evoked from the performers are horrendous. The under-the-table scene in Act I is unnecessary, and looks to be a copy from Boheme; the use of Steadycam (it is mounted on the cameraman, and his going and stopping give the feeling of discontinuity) gimmick is not much of an improvement from Dave Letterman's Monkeycam years ago; and the camera angle and zoom is very curious, the director seems to like to place obstacles, like tree leaves, tall grass, furniture, and other things, between the camera and performers. I was so distracted by his constant obscuring of Germont and Violetta's faces in Act II that I kept thinking "ticks, ticks, ticks" when they walked into the overgrown tall grass, and "will she scream if she finds a worm" when they kept walking into the hanging willow leaves. 8-)

I may appear to be a little cynical, but my point is that if it fails to capture the attention of the audience, the director failed his job. This production's visual part is full of unsuccessful experiments, it is painful to watch. So if you have to get this performance, get the CD version, but stay away from the video (get the Zefferelli version instead to see how it's supposed to be done).

La Traviata a Paris a wonderful experience.......2002-04-13

The finest la Traviata I have ever heard. Bold orchestration and deep rich vocals. Wonderful listening experience. It's a great CD for fledgling opera buffs who want to start with the best execution of the best composers.

Wonderful music, very well sung.......2002-04-12

So what if they overdubbed to make a good TV show... the singing is just fine. Not perfect, but Gvazava and Cura put on a very good show.

Remember that this beautiful music and drama was created as entertainment. Let's not get in the way of enjoying this fine performance with pointless academic refernces to other people who may have done it better. Lighten up folks!

Having vented all of that,I'm looking forward a release of the DVD version of this performance. The CD just is fine, but watching it as a full performance is even better. Just saw it broadcast by the CBC while in Toronto. Get the DVD, listen - watch, enjoy.

angel music.......2001-08-24

level of recording and presentation beyond excellence. Couple Gura/Gvazava is a guarantee of full success. Please find me the DVD.

Average customer rating:

Great soundtrack for a sublime movie

Callas Forever
Vincenzo Bellini , Giuseppe Verdi , Tullio Serafin , Georges Pretre , Maria Callas , Milan Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala , National Theatre Orchestra of Paris Opera , Giacomo Puccini , Georges Bizet , and Carlo Maria Giulini
Manufacturer: Â© 2003 EMI Records Ltd.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music
Similar Items:

The Very Best Of Maria Callas
Callas Forever
Maria Callas, the Voice of the Century
Maria Callas - The Callas Conversations (EMI Classic Archive)
Puccini: Tosca (complete opera) with Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi, Victor de Sabata, Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan

ASIN: B00006C2CD
Release Date: 2003-02-11

Tracks:

Puccini: Un bel di vedremo (from Madama Butterfly)
Vlad: Callas Forever
Puccini: O mio babbino caro (from Gianni Schicchi)
Bizet: Carmen Prelude
Bizet: Carmen
Bizet: Carmen
Bizet: Habanera (from Carmen)
Bizet: Gypsy Song (from Carmen)
Bizet: Flower Song (from Carmen)
Bizet: March and Song (from Carmen)
Bizet: Carmen
Bizet: Finale (from Carmen)
Vlad: Picnic
Verdi: Brindisi (from La Traviata)
Vlad: Maria and Larry
Puccini: Vissi d'arte (frm Tosca)
Puccini: ACT II finale (from Tosca)
Puccini: Act II finale (from Tosca)
Bellini: Casta Diva (from Norma)

Customer Reviews:

Great soundtrack for a sublime movie.......2005-02-12

Zeffirelli's "Callas Forever" is an intimate portrait of the final years of the world's greatest soprano with an interesting twist. Maria is coaxed out of her retirement to act in operamovies (Being dubbed with her old recordings). She even finishes an entire movie (Carmen) before she realizes that this is against all her principles and resists further offers plus she asks for the Carmen-Film to be destroyed. So how is this soundtrack? It's a lovely mix of arias from Madama Butterfly and Carmen (of course) plus some very new music. Bittersweet and haunting it's a recording I wouldn't want to be without.

Opera Explained: Introduction to Verdi's La Traviata

Average customer rating:

Opera Explained: Introduction to Verdi's La Traviata
David Smillie , and David Timson
Manufacturer: Naxos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Instructional | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music

4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music

4-for-3 Opera & Vocal | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music
Similar Items:

Opera Explained: An Introduction to Rossini's "The Barber of Seville"
Opera explained: An Introduction to Verdi's "Aida"
Opera Explained - Verdi: Rigoletto
Opera Explained: La Boheme
Opera Explained: Carmen

ASIN: B0000682W2
Release Date: 2002-09-17

Average customer rating:

La Belle Époque

Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000005EB1
Release Date: 1993-09-07

Tracks:

La Belle Epoque: Theme Et Variations Sur Le 'Carnaval De Venise'
La Belle Epoque: Fantasie Brillante
La Belle Epoque: Goutte D'Eau
La Belle Epoque: La Traviata - Variations
La Belle Epoque: Fete Militaire
La Belle Epoque: Myrto Polka
La Belle Epoque: Madeleine
La Belle Epoque: Le Pays Du Sourire - Air du Prince Sou-Chong: 'Je t'ai donne mon coeur'
La Belle Epoque: Lakme - Scene Et Legende De La Fille Du Paria
La Belle Epoque: Les Pecheurs De Perles - Romance De Nadir

Music Track:

Music Track

music track

Recommended Music:

Choral Music from Scandinavia

Children's songs of the world

Music: All American Country

Maintenance

Celtic Dance

Cocktail Hour: Mario Lanza

Cantos De Espana / 6 Spanish Dances

Compositions for the Moons of Jupiter

Balance

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain: L.A.'s Desert Origins

Chitinous

Back With Sweet Passion

Who's on the Lord's Side

The Feeling of Jazz