Great Operatic Arias, Vol. 11 - Elizabeth Futral
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
(1685-1759)
1.
Morgana's Aria (Tornami a vagheggier) from Alcina
5:00
'Come take me in your arms'
GAETANO DONIZETTI
(1797-1848)
2.
Linda's Recitative and Cavatina (O luce di quest'anima) from Linda di Chamounix
6:17
'I should have hurried!'-
'My soul is filled with love for you'
GIOACHINO ROSSINI
(1792-1868)
3.
Zelmira and Emma's Duet (Perchè mi guardi, e piangi) from Zelmira
5:58
'What are these tears and sighs'
with Diana Montague mezzo-soprano - Lucy Wakeford harp - Jane Marshall cor anglais
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
(1756-1791)
4.
Constanza's Aria (Ach, ich liebte) from The Abduction from the Seraglio
5:47
'How I loved him!'
VINCENZO BELLINI
(1801-1835)
5.
Quartet for Elvira, Enrichetta, Arturo and Giorgio (Polonaise: Son vergin vezzosa) from I puritani
5:14
'A maiden adorning'
with Diana Montague mezzo-soprano - Peter Wedd tenor - Dean Robinson bass - Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
HECTOR BERLIOZ
(1803-1869)
6.
Hero's Aria (Je vais le voir!) from Beatrice and Benedict
9:21
'He has come back'
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
7.
Fiordiligi and Dorabella's Duet (Ah, guarda, sorella) from Così fa tutte
5:15
'See here, Dorabella'
with Diana Montague mezzo-soprano
CHARLES-FRANCOIS GOUNOD
(1818-1893)
8.
Juliet's Aria (Ah! Je veux vivre dans ce rêve) from Romeo and Juliet
3:58
'Ah! Let me live in this dream'
LÉO DELIBES
(1836-1891)
9.
Lakmé and Gerald's Duet (C'est le Dieu de la jeunesse) from Lakmé
8:49
'Reckless man! Are you mad?' -
'He's the god of youth and springtime'
with Barry Banks tenor
10.
Lakme's Bell Song: Scene and Legend of the Pariah's Daughter from Lakmé
8:46
'Ah!' -
'Listen all to my daughter' -
'The silver moon was shining'
with Dean Robinson bass - Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
CARLISLE FLOYD
(b. 1926)
11.
Susannah's Aria from Susannah
7:03
'Ain't it a pretty night!'
JACQUES OFFENBACH
(1819-1880)
12.
Edwige's Waltz-song (Conduisez-moi vers celui que j'adore) from Robinson Crusoe
4:08
'Take me away to the one I adore'
with Geoffrey Mitchel Choir
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
13.
Semele's Aria from Semele
3:37
'Oh sleep, why dost thou leave me?'
with Elizabeth Kenny theorbo - David Cohen cello
Solo: Elizabeth Futral soprano
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra
Conductor: Steven White