Great Operatic Arias, Vol. 3 - Dennis O'Neill
GIACOMO PUCCINI
1.
Turandot: Calaf's Aria (Nessun dorma)
3:44
'None may sleep!'
GIUSEPPE VERDI
2.
Luisa Miller: Rodolfo's Aria
4:19
'Oft in the quiet evening hour . . .'
(Quando le sere al placido)
3.
The Lombards at the First Crusade: Oronte's Cavatina
2:20
'My heart is full of happiness'
(La mia letizia infondere)
The Force of Destiny: Alvaro's Recitative and Romance
7:06
4.
'I am condemned to live in torment . . .' -
3:48
5.
'You who are among th'angelic host . . .'
3:18
(La vita è inferno)
A Masked Ball: Gustavus and Amelia's Duet
10:08
6.
'Take my hand . . .' -
1:31
7.
'Don't you know in my heart and my spirit . . .' -
4:52
8.
'The sweetest glowing fire of love . . .'
3:45
(Teco io sto - Non sai tu che se l'anima mia)
Susan Bullock - soprano
GAETANO DONIZETTI
Lucia di Lammermoor: Aria Finale
17:18
9.
'My ancestors lie here buried . . .' -
4:33
10.
'A lonely grave will shelter me . . .' -
3:36
11.
'Such misfortune! . . .' -
4:11
12.
'Rest in peace, for I shall follow . . .'
4:58
(Fra poco a me ricovero)
with Clive Bayley bass - Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (men's voices)
GIUSEPPE VERDI
The Force of Destiny: Don Carlos and Alvaro's Duet
6:23
13.
'Careful . . . Lay him here . . .' -
1:46
14.
'In death's awful shadow . . .'
4:37
(Piano . . . Qui posi . . . - Solenne in quest'ora)
with Anthony Michaels-Moore baritone - Clive Bayley bass
FRANCESCO CILÈA
15.
The Maid of Arles: Federico's Lament
5:24
'Surely the shepherd's story is a sad one . . .'
(E la solita storia del pastore)
JULES MASSENET
16.
Manon: Des Grieux's Dream Song
3:43
'Enchanting hour . . .' -
'When I close my eyes . . .'
(En fermant les yeux)
GIACOMO MEYERBEER
17.
The African Maid: Vasco's Recitative and Aria
3:32
'What a wondrous sight . . .' -
'Oh land of dreams . . .'
(O paradis sorti de l'onde)
GIACOMO PUCCINI
18.
Manon Lescaut: Des Grieux's Aria
3:01
'Never has any woman moved me so deeply . . .'
(Donna non vidi mai)
19.
Turandot: Calaf's Aria
3:00
'Don't cry for me Liù!'
(Non piangere, Liù)
UMBERTO GIORDANO
20.
Fedora: Count Loris Ipanov's Aria
1:52
'A love so pow'rful . . .'
(Amor ti vieta)
GEORGES BIZET
21.
The Pearl Fishers: Nadir and Zurga's Duet
6:00
'And from the holy shrine . . .'
(Au fond du temple saint)
with Anthony Michaels-Moore baritone
Solo: Dennis O'Neill tenor
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra
Conductor: David Parry
5-7 January 1998