Various Artists - Spectacular Soprano - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The soprano voice occupies the highest-sounding line of music (in Italian 'sopra' means 'over' or 'above') and it is subdivided into various types. The coloratura is the virtuoso, suited for rapid ornamentation such as in Mozart's Queen of the Night (Die Zauberflöte). Puccini's Mimì (La Bohème) is an example of the lyric soprano, full of drama and well-rounded sound. More powerful than the lyric but retaining her softer qualities is the spinto, exemplified by Madama Butterfly, while the dramatic soprano, with her huge reserves of stamina, can be heard in works by Wagner. This quintessential collection of best-loved arias confirms that the soprano, in all her variety, sits at the very heart of the operatic experience. Album Tracks 1. Les Filles de Cadix = the Girls of Cadix 2. Roméo Et Juliette Je Veux Vivre 3. Madama Butterfly Un Bel Di Vedremo 4. Le Contes D'hoffmann = the Tales of Hofmann Les Oiseaux Dans la Charmille 5. La Bohème Si, Mi Chiamano Mimi 6. Turandot Signore, Ascolta! 7. La Forza Del Destino = the Force of Destiny Pace, Pace, Mio Dia! 8. Die Zauberflöte = the Magic Flute Ach Ich FÜHL's, Es Ist Verschwunden 9. Le Nozze Di Figaro = the Marriage of Figaro Porgi, Amor 10. Gianni Schicchi O Mio Babbino Caro 11. Pique Dame = the Queen of Spades Uzh Polnoch Blizitsya (Lisa's Aria) 12. Die Zauberflöte = the Magic Flute Der Hölle Rache Kocht in Meinem Herzen 13. Lakmé Où Va la Jeune Indoue (Bell Song) 14. La Traviata Addio, Del Passato 15. La Traviata È Strano! È Strano!... Ah, Fors'è Lui 16. Dido and Aeneas When I Am Laid in Earth 17. Rusalka M SÍ Ku Na Nebi Hlubokém = Song to the Moon 18. La Wally Ebben? Ne Andrò Lontana