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Angela Gheorghiu’s rise to international stardom began with her debut at London’s Royal Opera House in 1992, when she sang Mimì in La bohème. It was two years later, also at Covent Garden, that she made her decisive breakthrough with a new production of La traviata. Her shimmering tonal beauty and intense, but refined artistry have made her one of the defining sopranos of our time. These qualities – and her sheer charm and charisma – are abundantly in evidence throughout the seven recital discs in this box set.
CD 1
Duets & Arias with Roberto Alagna
from Mascagni: L'amico Fritz, Massenet: Manon, Donizetti: Anna Bolena, Don Pasquale, Offenbach: La Belle Hélène, Bernstein: West Side Story, Gounod: Faust, Charpentier: Louise, Berlioz: Les Troyens, Puccini: La Bohème.
CD 2
Verdi Per Due with Roberto Alagna
from Don Carlos, I lombardi, Simon Boccanegra, Otello, I vespri siciliani, Rigoletto, Aida, I masnadieri, Il trovatore, La traviata
CD 3
Casta Diva bel canto scenes
from Bellini: Norma, I Puritani, La Sonnambula / Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia, Gugliemo Tell, L'assedio di Corinto, Donizetti: Anna Bolena / Lucia di Lammermoor
CD 4
Live from Covent Garden recital of arias
from Handel: Rinaldo, Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro, Massenet: Manon, Charpentier: Louise, Puccini: Turandot / Gianni Schicchi / Madama Butterfly, Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur, Bellini: Norma, Brediceanu: Le Seceris, Lerner & Loewe: My Fair Lady
CD 5
Puccini arias
Madam Butterfly, Edgar, La Rondine, La Bohéme, La Fanciulla del West, Manon Lescaut, Gianni Schicchi, Le Villi, Turandot, Suor Angelica
CD 6
Live from La Scala recital of Italian, French and Romanian songs
by Martini, Scarlatti, Parisotti, Gluck, Bellini, Donizetti, Verdi, Gounod, Bizet, Massenet, Alessandrescu, Gheciu, Brediceanu, Dendrino, Tosti
CD 7
Homage to Maria Callas favourite opera arias
from Puccini: La Bohème, Gounod: Faust, Bellini: Il Pirata, Leoncavallo: I Pagliacci,Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila,Catalani: La Wally, Bizen: Carmen, Giordano: Andrea Chénier, Cherubini: Medea, Massenet: Le Cid, Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur, Verdi: La Traviata
Angela Gheorghiu (soprano)
With Roberto Alagna, Sara Mingardo, Rodney Gibson, Brian Parsons, James Valenti,Richard Armstrong, Claudio Abbado, Evelino Pidò, Ion Marin, Anton Coppola, Jeff Cohen, Marco Armiliato, Terry Edwards, Karen Jones, Sarah Brooke,Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, London Voices, Berliner Philharmoniker, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano
Running Time: 437:88
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