Giuseppe Di Stefano: Verdi Opera Arias

On this CD:

1. La Traviata, opera Lunge da lei...De' miei bollenti spiriti
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra with Giuseppe di Stefano
Conducted by Alberto Erede

2. Rigoletto, opera Questa o quella
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Nadine Conner, Giuseppe di Stefano, Giuseppe Valdengo
Conducted by Renato Cellini

3. Rigoletto, opera T'amo...É il sol dell'anima...Addio, addio
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Nadine Conner, Giuseppe di Stefano, Giuseppe Valdengo
Conducted by Renato Cellini

4. Rigoletto, opera Ella mi fu rapita...Parmi veder le lagrime
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Nadine Conner, Giuseppe di Stefano, Giuseppe Valdengo
Conducted by Renato Cellini

5. Rigoletto, opera 'La donna è mobile' con bis
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Nadine Conner, Giuseppe di Stefano, Giuseppe Valdengo
Conducted by Renato Cellini

6. Rigoletto, opera Un dì, se ben rammentomi
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Nadine Conner, Giuseppe di Stefano, Giuseppe Valdengo
Conducted by Renato Cellini

7. Rigoletto, opera Bella figlia dell'amore
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Nadine Conner, Giuseppe di Stefano, Giuseppe Valdengo
Conducted by Renato Cellini

8. Rigoletto, opera Egli è là, morto...La donna è mobile...V'ho ingannato
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Nadine Conner, Giuseppe di Stefano, Giuseppe Valdengo
Conducted by Renato Cellini

9. La Traviata, opera Libiamo nei lieti calici
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Nadine Conner, Giuseppe di Stefano
Conducted by Renato Cellini

10. La Traviata, opera Un dì, felice, eterea
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Nadine Conner, Giuseppe di Stefano
Conducted by Renato Cellini

11. La Traviata, opera Lunge da lei...De' miei bollenti spiriti
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Nadine Conner, Giuseppe di Stefano
Conducted by Renato Cellini

12. La Traviata, opera Invitato a qui seguirmi...Mi chiamaste...D'ogni suo aver
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Nadine Conner, Giuseppe di Stefano
Conducted by Renato Cellini

13. La Traviata, opera Signora...Parigi a cara
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Nadine Conner, Giuseppe di Stefano
Conducted by Renato Cellini

14. Rigoletto, opera Ella mi fu rapita...Parmi veder le lagrime
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Giuseppe di Stefano
Conducted by Gaetano Merola

Tracks:

La Boheme: Che gelida manina
Manon Lescaut: Donna non vidi mai
Carmen Bizet: La fleur que tu m'avais jetee (Flower Song)
Luisa Miller: O! fede negar potessi .. Quando le sere al placido
La Traviata: Lunge da lei ... De' miei bollenti spiriti
Martha: M'appari
Giordano: Amor ti vieta
L'Africaine: Mi batte il cuor .. O paradiso
La Favorita: Favorita del re . . . Spirto gentil
Werther: 'Pourquoi me reveiller'
Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: 'Morgenlich leuchtend in rosigem Schein'
Les Contes d'Hoffmann: O Dieu! De quelle ivresse
TOSCA: E lucevan le stelle
Pagliacci: Recitar! ... Vesti la giubba
Il Trovatore: Di quella pira
Aida: Se quel guerrier .. Celeste Aida
TOSCA: Recondita armonia
L'Elisir d'Amore: Una furtiva lagrima
La Gioconda: Cielo e mar!
Turandot: Nessun dorma

Customer Reviews:

The End of the Big Voice?.......2007-04-16

This CD, which is truly fine overall, reminds me of Marilyn Horne's lament that we have probably seen the end of the big voice and it makes me sad. I agree with the reviewer who refers to "microphonies". And more justice could be done to Bjorling's voice with a better transfer. But at some point, music becomes a matter of taste and I prefers singers who have the instrument and the support and the training, whether formal or not, to just let fly and take a chance on making a mistake. Domingo can be wonderful and so can his musicianship but he tends to be so stiff. I have to wonder at the virulence and asperity with which some people go after Pavarotti. It's true that late in his career he made some questionable recordings but the answer to that is simple: don't buy them. At his best, he belongs for all time in the top echelon of tenors. I love this CD and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys great (big) voices.

Fla Gator Lady.......2007-01-12

Highly recommend this CD with these beloved arias of the greatest tenors in opera. I have owned this CD for a couple of years and purchased another for a friend who always requests that I play it ... perfect for listening in the car, dinner, bridge games, relaxation ... just so perfect. You won't be disappointed in this one.

20 Great Tenor Arias.......2007-01-09

A great disc,combination of the greatest tenors of the 20th century and some of the most beautiful music ever written in any century,a must addition to any opera lovers collection.

Plesantly surprised..........2006-01-14

I don't remember how I found this CD the other day surfing through the "Amazon" such as it is, but I did. I listened to a few clips provided & on the strength of that, I purchased this CD.

First it is a great buy. A booklet with pictures of each tenor, a small bio, the year recorded and TRANSLATIONS of each aria are provided. This is really nice. It seems more & more that translations are being left out. Being a former opera singer, I may know most of the words, but sometimes it's just nice to read along (sometimes it's just nice to listen too).

Being on the Decca label, there is admittedly quite a few Pavarotti selections. Out of 20 selections, he has 6 of them. But I love Pavarotti, so this is no problem for me. These are all early recordings & his voice is magnificent! Being a singer, I still marvel at his ability to sing "All'armi!" on a high D and still say the 2nd syllable "mi" on such a note! WOW. There is also of course his very sweet, impassioned and lyrical turn as Rodolfo in "La Boheme" as well as the lesser known (although I still have it on casette) "La Favorita" which has a particularly high tessitura.

Also featured are a young Plácido Domingo singing a VERY nice "Flower song/ La fleur que tu m'avais jetée" from Carmen. He usually sounds too pushed for me on the top notes (as one might expect from a Pavarotti fan, I like free top notes) but in this recording he is pretty darn fabulous. He also sings an aria from "Tales of Hoffman/Les Contes d'Hoffman" and I have always felt that he, like Neil Schicoff, were well suited to this role.

Lamentably there are only one selection each from Carreras, Correlli, Monaco, Aragall & Kollo. Especial kudos to the young recording they feature for Aragall. He had a very free and nice high tenor well suited to Verdi. Of course as his career went forward with the natural darkening of his voice and the "heavier" roles, he did start to develop a wobble. But this recording is before that. His top, his phrasing are all beautifully done in his featured aria from "La Traviata."
Mario del Monaco's "E lucevan le stelle" is hauntingly beautiful and has such a wonderful pianissimo in it that it makes you just want to gasp for beauty's sake. I now know every tenor I've heard sing this aria was trying to emulate what he did.

This is a great CD because it does bring together on one CD some of the greatest singers of the 20th/21st century. Bergonzi, di Stefano, Björling, in addition to the previously mentioned artists is quite an impressive collection. I'm sure there's only one of each for Carreras, Aragall (I believe they are formerly EMI/Angel artists) and perhaps some of the others because they are "imported" from another label. There's so much Pavarotti on this CD because he IS a Decca artist.

A highly recommended CD, affordable, not the usually obscure and unpolished artists that are sometimes found on compilations. Plus acutal linear notes and translations. Nicely done, Decca!!!

Absolutely Agree About Corelli.......2005-05-27

Franco Corelli's "Nessun Dorma" is still the best of them all - clear, passionate, and exciting. (And those final two notes...! Gives me chills just to think of it.) I was fortunate enough to see him live in both "Turandot" and "Romeo and Juliet" a year before his retirement, and he was still a Calaf and a Romeo to die for... as, of course, Liu and Juliet did! As it is, I tend to buy compilations depending on how much Corelli they include - though Bjorling is a strong second, and I have happy memories of Domingo. Long live the Golden Age of Operatic Tenors!

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An awesome display of vocal fireworks
A Great singer, BUT...
Review...
Unequalled Neopolitan Songs
Not a Corelli fan and even less now after hearing these CDs.

Franco Corelli - Songs and Arias
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ASIN: B000002SF0
Release Date: 1996-11-26

Tracks:

Pieta, Signore (Aria Di Chiesa)
Ave Maria, D.839 (Inno Alla Vergine)
Serse - Ombra Mai Fu (Largo)
Ave Maria
(OrchMottl): L'Ange
Requiem - Ingemisco
Adeste Fideles
Ave Maria
Ave Verum Corpus, KV 618
Petite Masse Solennelle - Domine Deus
Agnus Dei
Panis Angelicus
Granada
Vaghissima Sembianza
Ti Voglio Tante Bene
Mon Ciel, c'est Toi
Il Canto Della Rinuncia
I Love Thee
Because
Carretiere
Tu Lo Sai
Pourquoi Fermer Ton Coeur?

Tracks:

Mammina Mia
Te Quiero
Core 'ngrato
Senza Nisciuno
Adda Turna
'O Paese d' 'o Sole
Pecche?
Fenesta Che Lucive
Piscatore 'e Pusilleco
Tu, Ca nun chiagne!!
I' te Vurria Vasa
Tora a Surriento
Dicitencello Vuje
Gaupparia
Silenzio Cantatore
Voce 'e Notte!
'O Maranariello
Passione
'O Sole Mio
'O Surdato 'Nnammerato
'AVucchella
Torna!
Addio, Mia Bella Napoli

Customer Reviews:

An awesome display of vocal fireworks.......2004-05-21

If it's a tenor voice you want to hear look no further. Franco Corelli is undisputedly one of (if not the) greatest tenors of the 20th century. His voice is capable of unbelievable power and exquisite pianissimo's. The broad range of religious arias, Italian songs and arias is enough to keep anyone's attention and have them panting for more. I recommend this wholeheartedly. Enjoy...

A Great singer, BUT..........2002-11-05

First of all: in my opinion I think it would be hard to find any other tenor with more thrilling sound than Franco Corellis.
But what goes wrong when it comes to his studiorecordings? It sounds too often that he wants to surpass oneself, like he wants to give us even more broadly tones all the way up( of cource his high c in "Granada" is good and the ending of "sole mio" is unbelievable) and it only will go at the expense of his overtones, because he uses too much muscles and is too heavy. The result of it: you get tired listening to him. And for Heavens sake: Whats the use for him to sound more manful?!!!!
Of course some songs here are good, but maybe only 10 out of 44, and thats not good enough for such a GREAT singer.
At last, why does he sing "off the voice" in Bach/Gounods Ave Maria? It`s so unnecessary, beacause he really had breath enough!
In my conclusion I will not recommend this recording, Because it`s such a disappointment.

Review..........2002-01-18

I own this C.D. and I have listened to it many, many times. Allthough I understand the feelings of the reviewer saying the songs are sang by the same fiery tone, I don't understand them fully. I would come to this conclusion if I would have listened to this the songs on a (too) soft volume.

If you really listen to it, not as backround music , but so you can hear it well and you aren't doing anything else, you will notice with how much passion a lot of the songs are sang by Corelli. Core 'ngrato is filled with passion, and I think Corelli is unsurpassed with that song. He didn't have lack of musicality either... Perhaps some more lessons would have done him good, but almost everyone could use some more. I even say that listening to some of Corelli's recordings is like having a singing lesson.

I would really recommend this C.D. if you are interested in his voice. the Core 'ngrato, Ave Maria and O sole Mio are great for instance. If you want to try full opera recordings try Il trovatore, Norma or Andrea Chenier

Unequalled Neopolitan Songs.......2001-05-16

Franco Corelli, who sang from 1951 to 1975, was the greatest tenore di forza of the postwar era. A powerful and exciting singer, never a subtle, elegant, or refined one, he had his detractors (who called him crude, vulgar, self-indulgent, and who lambasted his execrable French), but there can be no argument about the quality of his voice, a big, vibrant tenor with a thrilling timbre (often described as rich, dark, or baritonal) and a brilliant, secure top that must have been the envy and despair of other tenors. A nervous performer repeatedly subject to pre-performance jitters and anxiety attacks (a wag once said of him that Corelli could always think of more reasons not to sing than to sing), once onstage he was a generous singer who gave fully of himself and, like Caruso, poured out his magnificent voice unstintingly, never holding back.

The voice itself was one of the glories of the generously-endowed operatic scene of the Fifties and Sixties, and one of greatest tenor voices of the century. Herbert von Karajan said of Corelli, "A voice of heroic power, yet with great beauty of tone; darkly sensuous, mysteriously melancholic . . . but above all, a voice of thunder and lightning, fire and blood." Harold C. Schonberg, senior music of the New York Times, reviewing Corelli's Metropolitan debut in 1961, noted that his voice "has something of an exciting animal drive about it, and when Mr. Corelli lets loose, he can dominate an ensemble," and later described his voice as "a force of nature, an act of God, the vocal equivalent of an earthquake, volcano or hurricane." The distinguished musicologist Paul Henry Lang writing in the New York Herald-Tribune called Corelli "a latter-day Caruso." Alan Rich of the New York Herald-Tribune wrote of him, "There is no tenor in modern times, Italian or otherwise, whose voice rings out with greater vibrancy, whose every tone carries with it emotion at white heat. The sounds he makes, seemingly without effort, are dazzlingly bright, urgent, and communicative." Since Corelli's retirement we haven't heard anything remotely like him, and those of us who know his voice (and Bjorling's) can perhaps be pardoned for finding the "three tenors" so popular today somewhat anemic in comparison.

I have been an admirer of Corelli, a collector of his recordings, and a follower of his career since the late 1950s (when he had not yet sung in America, and his only recordings were Italian Cetra imports). I have just about everything he recorded. There is no tenor voice before the public today equal to this one, and I urge you not to miss it.

But the two-CD set under review here is not the place to start. If you are new to Corelli, I recommend the EMI single CD "Heroes" or the EMI two-CD set "Franco Corelli," with their heavy doses of his typical operatic fare, as ideal introductions to this rewarding singer. Corelli was above all a creature of the opera house, in his element singing Puccini, Verdi, and verismo Italian opera. The set under review here, misleadingly entitled "Songs and Arias," contains in fact only one aria, a very atypical one: Handel's "Ombra mai fu" from "Serse" (made famous by a Caruso recording). Indeed, some of the composers represented here-Handel, Schubert, Bach, Mozart, Rossini-are in fact stylistically very far from the kind of singing one associates with Corelli. A couple of the songs, "Because" and Grieg's "I Love Thee," are mildly comical in Corelli's overpoweringly Italianate and operatic renditions. But this is a set well worth owning for anyone who knows and likes Corelli. There is a first-rate Ingemisco from the Verdi Requiem, the traditional religious songs are all sung with seriousness and devotion, and most important, the bulk of the set comprises Neopolitan songs, which Corelli sings superbly. (I think he sings them better than anyone.) Of these my own favorite is "Core n'grato," a powerful song, and Corelli's recording of it is unequalled: there is a prodigious outpouring of bronzen tone here that must be heard to be believed. It's true that some of the orchestral arrangements are corny and dated, but with gloriously gutsy, full-blooded singing like this, from one of the greatest tenor voices of the century in its prime (all the recordings here are from 1961 to 1965), I can overlook the arrangements. These two CDs are very generously filled (22 songs,77 minutes for one and 23 songs, 78 minutes for the other), and include, I believe, everything Corelli recorded for EMI that wasn't opera.

If you like Corelli, if you like Neopolitan songs, you'll want this. But it's not the place to start in appreciating Franco Corelli.

Not a Corelli fan and even less now after hearing these CDs........2001-01-17

Corelli's voice was quite large,but I'm not very sure about it's beauty.He is much better in operas,but on these discs,I find his singing annoying.To the reviewer who wrote the Major Disappointment review and included Di Stefano in those not having a beautiful voice,I'd have to say that you obviously don't know what you're talking about.

Tracks:

Merce, Dilette Amiche
Gualtier Malde!... Caro Nome
Parla, Siam Soli... Tutte Le Feste Al Tempio
Ritorna Vincitor!
O Patria Mia
Pur Ti Riveggo, Mia Dolce Aida
Tacea La Notte Placida
Timor Di Me?... D'amor Sull'ali Rosee
Di Te, Di Te, Scordami Di Te
Mia Madre Aveva una Povera Ancella
Piangea Cantando
Ave Maria
Surta E La Notte... Ernani, Ernani, Involami

Tracks:

O Don Fatale
Tu Che Le Vanita
Libiamo Ne'lieti Calici
E Strano! E Strano!
Ah! Dite Alla Giovine
Addio Del Passato
Ecco L'orrido Campo Ove S'accoppia
Non Sai Tu Che Se L'anima Mia
Morro, Ma Prima In Grazia
Une Macchia E Qui Tuttora
Sono Giunta!... Madre, Pietosa Vergine
Pace, Pace Mio Dio

Opera Arias from Rigoletto, Il trovatore, La traviata

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Opera Arias from Rigoletto, Il trovatore, La traviata

Manufacturer: Andromeda
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008EOD1
Release Date: 1994-10-18

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Giuseppe Di Stefano: Verdi Opera Arias

Manufacturer: Enterprise
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005K9PX
Release Date: 2001-06-05

Tracks:

Il Traviata: 'Lunge De Lei...De' Miei Bollenti Spiriti' - LSO/Alberto Erede
Rigoletto: 'Questa O Quella' - Giuseppe Di Stefano/Giuseppe Valdengo/Nadine Conner/Renato Cellini/Chor 'Palacio De Bellas Artes'
Rigoletto: 'T'amo...E Il Sol Dell'anima...Addio, Addio' - Giuseppe Di Stefano/Giuseppe Valdengo/Nadine Conner/Renato Cellini/Chor 'Palacio De Bellas Artes'
Rigoletto: 'Ella Mi Fu Rapita...Parmi Veder Le Lagrime' - Giuseppe Di Stefano/Giuseppe Valdengo/Nadine Conner/Renato Cellini/Chor 'Palacio De Bellas Artes'
Rigoletto: 'La Donna E Mobile' Con Bis - Giuseppe Di Stefano/Giuseppe Valdengo/Nadine Conner/Renato Cellini/Chor 'Palacio De Bellas Artes'
Rigoletto: 'Un Di, Se Ben Rammentomi' - Giuseppe Di Stefano/Giuseppe Valdengo/Nadine Conner/Renato Cellini/Chor 'Palacio De Bellas Artes'
Rigoletto: 'Bella Figlia Dell'amore' - Giuseppe Di Stefano/Giuseppe Valdengo/Nadine Conner/Renato Cellini/Chor 'Palacio De Bellas Artes'
Rigoletto: 'Egli E La, Morto...La Donna E Mobile... V'ho Ingannato' - Giuseppe Di Stefano/Giuseppe Valdengo/Nadine Conner/Renato Cellini/Chor 'Palacio De Bellas Artes'
La Traviata: 'Libiamo Nei Lieti Calici' - Giuseppe Di Stefano/Nadine Conner/Renato Cellini/Chor 'Palacio De Bellas Artes'
La Traviata: 'Un Di, Felice, Eterea' - Giuseppe Di Stefano/Nadine Conner/Renato Cellini/Chor 'Palacio De Bellas Artes'
La Traviata: 'Lunge Da Lei...De' Miei Bollenti Spiriti' - Giuseppe Di Stefano/Nadine Conner/Renato Cellini/Chor 'Palacio De Bellas Artes'
La Traviata: 'Invitato A Qui Seguirmi...Mi Chiamaste...D'ogni Suo Aver' - Giuseppe Di Stefano/Nadine Conner/Renato Cellini/Chor 'Palacio De Bellas Artes'
La Traviata: 'Signora...Parigi O Cara' - Giuseppe Di Stefano/Nadine Conner/Renato Cellini/Chor 'Palacio De Bellas Artes'
Rigoletto: 'Ella Mi Fu Rapita...Parmi Veder Le Lagrime' - Giuseppe Di Stefano/Gaetano Merola

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Arias and Scenes

Manufacturer: Opera D'oro
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005RETT
Release Date: 2001-10-30

Tracks:

Giovanna D'Arco: Ben S'addice - Renata Tebaldi/RAI Sym Chor
Giovanna D'Arco: Pronta Sono! - Renata Tebaldi/Carlo Bergonzi/RAI Sym Chor
La Traviata: E Strano
La Forza Del Destino: Me Pellegrina Ed Orfana...Ah Per Sempre O Mio Bell'angelo - Renata Tebaldi/Mario Del Monaco
La Forza Del Destino: Son Giunta
La Forza Del Destino: La Vergine Degli Angeli
La Forza Del Destino: Pace, Pace Mio Dio
La Wally: Ebben? Ne Andro Lontana

Tracks:

Manon Lescaut: Sola, Perduta, Abbandonata...Fra Le Tue Braccia - Renata Tebaldi/Giuseppe Di Stefano
La Boheme: Si, Mi Chiamano Mimi
La Boheme: O Soave Fanciulla - Renata Tebaldi/Giuseppe Di Stefano
La Fanciulla Del West: Laggiu Nel Soledad
La Fanciulla Del West: Basta Uomo D'inferno! - Renata Tebaldi/Giangiacomo Guelfi
Andrea Chenier: La Mamma Morta
Andrea Chenier: Ecco L'altare...Eravate Possente - Renata Tebaldi/Franco Corelli