Great Operatic Arias, Vol. 4 - Alastair Miles

GIUSEPPE VERDI

Chorus of Hebrew Slaves & Zaccaria's Prophecy from Nabucco (Nebuchadnezzar)

8:51

'Speed your journey'

(Va, pensiero) -

'Why lament ye?'

(Oh chi piane?0

with Geoffrey Mitchell Choir

GIOACHINO ROSSINI

Polidoro's Cavatina from Zelmira

3:31

'Ah! One whole day has passed'

('Aha! già trascorse il di)

Mahomet II's Aria from Mahomet

6:37

'Brave soldiers, arise and join me'

(Sorgete e in si bel giorno)

with Geoffrey Mitchell Choir

Prayer: Quartet from Moses in Egypt

3:32

'Look down on us from Heaven'

(Dal tuo stellato soglio)

with Sandra Ford soprano

Antonia Sotgiu mezzo-soprano

Barry Banks tenor

Geoffrey Mitchell Choir

GIUSEPPE VERDI

Scena and Walter and Wurm's Duet from Luisa Miller

7:43

'He will not listen'

(Egli delira) -

'It was for his sake and his alone'

(L'alto retaggio non ho bramato)

with Clive Bayley bass

Scena, Pagano's Aria and Chorus from The Lombards at the First Crusade

10:17

'Lord, grant us peace, we beg Thee'

(A te nell'ora infausta) -

'Wretched Woman! Did you imagine'

(Sciaguraa! hai tu creduto) -

'Only cowards would be frightened'

(Ni un periglio il nostro seno)

with Clive Bayley bass

Geoffrey Mitchell Choir

CARLOS GOMES

The Duke of Arcos's Recitative and Aria from Salvator Rosa

6:11

'And must I really sign?'

(E il foglio io segnerò?) -

'The pleasures of marriage'

(Di sposo . . . di padre . . .)

VINCENZO BELLINI

Chorus of Druids and Oroveso's Aria from Norma

2:38

'Grant her the gift of prophecy'

(Dell'aura tua profetica) -

'Here where the ancient oak tree grows'

(Si: parlerà terribile)

with Geoffrey Mitchell Choir

GIOACHINO ROSSINI

Invocation and Quintet from Moses in Egypt

6:50

'Supreme judge and ruler'

(Eterno! Immenso!) -

'O Thou who by Thy mercy'

(Celeste man placata!)

with Sandra Ford soprano

Barry Banks tenor

Dominic Natoli tenor

Clive Bayley bass

Geoffrey Mitchell Choir

GIUSEPPE VERDI

Procida's Recitative and Aria from The Sicilian Vespers

7:14

'My homeland, beloved homeland'

(O patria, o cara patria) -

'Oh, my Palermo'

(O tu Palermo)

VINCENZO BELLINI

Giorgio and Riccardo's Duet from The Puritans

12:36

'Save his life, though he's your rival'

(Il rival salvar tu dèi)

with Garry Magee baritone

Alastair Miles bass

David Parry

31 May-3 June 1999