Opera's Greatest Mothers
On this CD:
1. Lucrezia Borgia, opera Tranquillo ei posa...
Composed by Gaetano Donizetti
Performed by Vito Maria Brunetti, Montserrat Caballe
2. Lucrezia Borgia, opera ...Com' è bello! Quale incanto
Composed by Gaetano Donizetti
Performed by Giuseppe Baratti, Montserrat Caballe, Ezio Flagello
3. Lucrezia Borgia, opera Si voli il primo al cogliere
Composed by Gaetano Donizetti
Performed by RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra
with Montserrat Caballe
Conducted by Jonel Perlea
4. Il Trovatore, opera Condotta ell'era in ceppi
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by New Philharmonia Orchestra
with Fiorenza Cossotto, Placido Domingo
Conducted by Zubin Mehta
5. Suor Angelica, opera Senza mamma, o bimbo tu sei morto
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by Leontyne Price
Conducted by Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
6. Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), opera, K. 620 O zitt're nicht, mein lieber Sohn
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
with Zdislawa Donat
Conducted by James Levine
7. Norma, opera Dormono entrambi... Teneri, teneri figli
Composed by Vincenzo Bellini
Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra
with Montserrat Caballe
Conducted by Carlo Felice Cillario
8. Mefistofele, opera L'altra notte in fondo al mare
Composed by Arrigo Boito
Performed by RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra
with Leontyne Price
Conducted by Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
9. Andrea Chénier, opera Son la vecchia Madelon
Composed by Umberto Giordano
Performed by National Philharmonic Orchestra
with Gwendolyn Killebrew, Sherrill Milnes
Conducted by James Levine
10. Un ballo in maschera, opera A tal colpa è nulla il pianto
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Leontyne Price, Robert Merrill
11. Un ballo in maschera, opera Morrò, ma prima in grazia
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra
with Leontyne Price
Conducted by Erich Leinsdorf
12. Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), opera, K. 620 Der Hölle Rache
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
with Zdislawa Donat
Conducted by James Levine
13. Dialogues des Carmélites, opera, FP 159 Mes filles, voilà que s'achève
Composed by Francis Poulenc
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
with Leontyne Price
Conducted by Sir Edward Downes
14. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492 Il capro e la capretta
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
with Cornelia Kallisch
Conducted by Sir Colin Davis
15. Norma, opera Deh! non volerli vittime
Composed by Vincenzo Bellini
Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra
with Montserrat Caballe, Placido Domingo, Ruggero Raimondi
Conducted by Carlo Felice Cillario
16. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera Tu? Tu? Piccolo Iddio!
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by Leontyne Price
Conducted by Oliviero de Fabritiis
Opera's Greatest Mothers, Music, Robert Merrill, Sherrill Milnes, Ezio Flagello, Ruggero Raimondi, Vito Maria Brunetti, Vincenzo Bellini, Arrigo Boito, Gaetano Donizetti, Umberto Giordano, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Francis Poulenc, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Carlo Felice Cillario, Erich Leinsdorf, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, James Levine, Jonel Perlea, Oliviero de Fabritiis, Sir Colin Davis, Sir Edward Downes, Zubin Mehta, Cornelia Kallisch, Fiorenza Cossotto, Gwendolyn Killebrew, Bayerischen Rundfunks Sinfonie-orchester, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, National Philharmonic Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra, RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra, Rome Opera Orchestra, Wiener Philharmoniker, Leontyne Price, Montserrat Caballé, Zdislawa Donat, Giuseppe Baratti, Plácido Domingo, Classical, Classical Music, French 20th/21st Century Opera, German/Austrian Classical Period Opera, Italian Romantic Opera, Opera, Opera / Operetta / Oratorio
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ASIN: B0000064XX
Release Date: 1998-04-07 |
Tracks:
- Lucrezia Borgia: Tranquillo ei posa... - Montserrat Caballe/Vito Mari Brunetti
- Lucrezia Borgia: ...Come e bello! Quale incanto - Montserrat Caballe/Ezio Flagello/Giuseppe Baratti
- Lucrezia Borgia: Si voli il primo al cogliere - Montserrat Caballe
- Il trovatore: Condotta ell' era in ceppi - Fiorenza Cossotto/Placido Domingo
- Suor Angelica: Senza mamma, o bimbo, tu sei morto - Leontyne Price
- Die Zauberflote: O zitt're nicht, mein lieber Sohn - Zdislawa Donat
- Norma: Sormono entrambi...Teneri, teneri figli - Montserrat Caballe
- Mefistofele: L'altra notte in fondo al mare - Leontyne Price
- Andrea Chenier: Son la vecchia Madelon - Gwendolyn Killebrew/Sherrill Milnes
- Un ballo in maschera: A tal colpa e nulla il pianot... - Leontyne Price/Robert Merrill
- Un ballo in maschera: Morro, ma prima in grazia - Leontyne Price
- Die Zauberflote: Der Holle Rache - Zdislawa Donat
- Dialogues of the Carmelites: Mes filles, voila que s'acheve - Leontyne Price
- Le nozze di Figaro: Il capro e la capretta - Cornelia Kallisch
- Norma: Deh! non volerli vittime - Montserrat Caballe/Placido Domingo/Ruggero Raimondi/Ambrosian Opera Chorus/John McCarthy
- Madama Butterfly: Tu? Tu? Piccolo Iddio! - Leontyne Price
Customer Reviews:
Opera Moms.......2005-11-29
This is a creatively organized recording. The theme: mother figures in opera, both good and bad. It is a thoroughly enjoyable CD with great selections from full-length opera recordings. The first tracks feature the radiant soprano Montserrat Caballe singing Lucrezia Borgia's final scene. Her rich, full lyric voice contained a motherly, queenly tone and she most famously portrayed the big, bad Italian mama who as history had it, conspired against her own husband and son. Only in the Donizetti opera she is redeemed by her maternal insticts and love. On track four, we find mezzo soprano diva Fiorenza Cossotto and tenor Placido Domingo singing the mother/son duet from Verdi's Trovatore. Azucena is a Gypsy mother who is bent on revenge against the wicked Count Di Luna, though it costs her sons's life. Domingo and Cossotto sing with burning intensity. This is taken from the RCA recording with Leontyne Price and Sherill Milnes, dating from 1970. On track 5, diva Leontyne Price sings the aria Senza Mamma from Puccini's lesser known Suor Angelica, about a nun who also happens to be a mother (this must have turned heads!). Leontyne sings with great vigor and passionate lyrical beauty. Coloratura soprano Zdislawa Donat sings the two famous coloratura arias from the evil Queen of the Night from Mozart's Magic Flute. The High F's she throws at us are lazer-sharp, though feathery light when compared to the Queens of the Nights of Christian Deutekom and Edda Moser as some critic wrote. But Donat is supported well by Maestro Levine and the Vienna Philharmonic.
Arrigo Boito's Mefistofele is another rare opera today. It is another account of the Faust story, most famous as Gounod's opera. The role of Marguerite is normally sung by a lyric soprano and some great Marguerites from Mefistofele have included Renata Tebaldi (opposite George London) and Montserrat Caballe (in the Norman Treigle, Placido Domingo recording. Leontyne sings the motherly Marguerite with great bravura. She has had a son by Faust but is under dark enchantment and despairs in the infamous Church Scene. Leontyne is further showcased in arias from Andrea Chenier and Un Ballo In Maschera, the latter one which she mastered wonderfully on a studio recording opposite American baritone Robert Merrill. As Madame Butterfly, Leontyne Price sings with passionate bravado. Her Butterfly is one of a kind and she can be heard on a studio recording dating from '62 under Leinsdorf.
Mother's Day At The Opera.......2005-05-12
Opera is full of colorful and interesting mothers. This recording showcases great arias by great artists portraying operatic mothers. From the vile to the noble here they are: 1)Azucena from Verdi's Il Trovatore sung by Fiorenza Cossoto. This mezzo soprano character is a Gypsy who has a vendetta against the Count Di Luna and achieves it at the end, to her own son's demise. The Queen of the Night in Mozart's Magic Flute: The unknown artist does not make a fine interpretation, but then again I've been spoiled by such sopranos as Edda Moser and Christina Deutekom as the Queen of the Night. This powerful nocturnal queen, whose daughter Pamina becomes an initiate of the Brotherhood of Sarastro along with Prince Tamino, is a vengeful, destructive and proud villainess. Her two arias are challenging coloratura showpieces- Der Holle Rache being the most electrifying. The mother in Suor Angelica is a nun, who has a dilemma in her hands but who loves her product of sin daughter nonetheless. Lucrezia Borgia was the notorious Italian power figure who is said to have poisoned her own son. In this album we are treated to the great performance of the role by Montserrat Caballe, long hailed as the finest interpretor of the role. Her love for her son comes too late as she accidentally poisons him in the last act during a dinner/feast. The rest of the arias are all well-executed and you can't go wrong with names like tenor Robert Merrill, Placido Domingo and other. Leontyne Price as Amelia in Un Ballo is also a feast for the ears.
Music Track:
- Palestrina: Missa de Beata Virgine 1 (1567)
- Piano Concerto in D
- Pietro Allori: Sacred Polyphonic Works
- Response
- Rheinberger: Works for Organ, Vol.2
- Rossini: Ouvertures
- Schubert: Piano Works for Four Hands, Vol. 1
- Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9; Vienna Carnaval, Op. 26; Phantasiestücke, Op.111
- Schumann: Kreisleriana/Symphonic Etudes
- Sibelius: Tapiola/ En Saga/ The Bard/ Valse Triste
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