| Other author/creator | Edwards, Terry, 1939- conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Fleming, Renée, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Mackerras, Charles, 1925-2010, conductor. |
| Included Work | Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Trittico. Gianni Schicchi. O mio babbino caro. |
| Included Work | Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Madama Butterfly. Un bel dì, vedremo. |
| Included Work | Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Bohème. Quando me'n vo. |
| Included Work | Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Turandot. Signore, ascolta! |
| Included Work | Leoncavallo, Ruggiero, 1858-1919. Pagliacci. Hui! stridono lassù. |
| Included Work | Cilèa, Francesco, 1866-1950. Adriana Lecouvreur. Io son l'umile ancella. |
| Included Work | Catalani, Alfredo, 1854-1893. Wally. Ebben? Ne andrò lontana. |
| Included Work | Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912. Manon. Je suis encore tout étourdie. |
| Included Work | Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912. Manon. Adieu, notre petite table. |
| Included Work | Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875. Carmen. Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante. |
| Included Work | Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893. Roméo et Juliette. Je veux vivre dans le rêve. |
| Included Work | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Simon Boccanegra. Come in quest'ora bruna. |
| Included Work | Bellini, Vincenzo, 1801-1835. Norma. Casta diva. |
| Included Work | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Vêpres siciliennes. Merci jeunes amies. |
| Other author/creator | London Voices, performer. |
| Other author/creator | London Philharmonic Orchestra performer. |
| Contents |
Gianni Schicchi. O mio babbino caro / Puccini ; Forzano (2:51) -- Madama Butterfly. Un bel dì vedremo / Puccini ; Giacosa & Illica (4:51) -- La Bohème. Quando me n'vò / Puccini ; Giacosa & Illica (2:47) -- Turandot. Signore, ascolta! / Puccini ; compl. Alfano ; Adami & Simoni (2:54) -- Pagliacci. Qual fiamma! Stridono lassù / Leoncavallo (4:59) -- Adriana Lecouvreur. Ecco, respiro appena. Io son l'umile ancella / Cilea ; Colautti (3:53) -- La Wally. Ebben? Ne andrò lontana / Catalani ; Illica (5:01) -- Manon. Je suis encor[e] tout étourdie / Massenet ; Meilhac & Gille (3:55) -- Manon. Allons! il le faut! pour lui-même. Adieu, notre petite table / Massenet ; Meilhac & Gille (4:28) -- Carmen. C'est des contrebandiers le refuge ordinaire. Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante / Bizet ; Meilhac & Halévy (6:26) -- Romeo et Juliette. Ah! Je veux vivre / Gounod ; Barbier & Carré (3:39) -- Simon Boccanegra. Come in quest'ora bruna / Verdi ; Piave ; rev. Boito (6:12) -- Norma. Casta diva / Bellini ; Romani (7:33) -- Les vêpres siciliennes. Merci, jeunes amies / Verdi ; Scribe & Duveyrier (4:30). |
| Abstract |
The leading lady of opera in America performs beloved arias of the French (Massenet, Bizet, Gounod) and Italian (Puccini, Verdi, Bellini) repertoire. London Philharmonic Orchestra; Charles Mackerras. |
| General note | Opera excerpts. |
| General note | Compact disc. |
| General note | Biographical notes and texts with English translations (25 pages : illustrations) inserted in container. |
| Performer |
Renée Fleming, soprano ; London Voices (13th-14th works) Terry Edwards, chorus master ; London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded 1999 July 3-9, The Colosseum, Watford, England. |
| Language | Sung in Italian or French. |
| LCCN | 2001539311 |
| Publisher number | 289 467 049-2 Decca |