Great Operatic Arias, Vol. 6 - John Tomlinson

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (1685-1759)

1

Polyphemus' Recitative and Air from Acis and Galatea

4:43

'I rage, I rage, I rage, I melt, I burn!' -

'O ruddier than the cherry'

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)

2

Osmin's Song from The Abduction from the Seraglio, Act 1

2:57

'When a maiden takes your fancy'

(Wer ein Liebchen hat gefunden)

3

Osmin and Blonde's Duet from The Abduction from the Seraglio, Act II

3:46

'I am going, but take my advice'

(Ich gehe, doch rate ich dir)

with Helen Williams soprano

4

Pedrillo and Osmin's Duet from The Abduction from the Seraglio, Act II

2:20

'Vivat Bacchus! Long live Bacchus!'

(Vivat Bacchus! Bacchus lebe!)

with Barry Banks tenor

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL

5

Harapha's Air from Samson, Act II

6:29

'Honour and arms scorn such a foe'

GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813-1901)

6

Fiesco's Aria from Simon Boccanegra, Prologue

6:19

'A last farewell I bid you'

(A te l'estremo addio) -

'My soul is torn with suffering'

(Il lacerato spirito)

with Geoffrey Mitchell Choir

MODEST PETROVICH MUSSORGSKY (1839-1881)

7

Mephistophele's Song of the Flea from Goethe's 'Faust'

3:37

'There lived a king of old'

(Zhil bil korol kogdato)

ALEXANDER PORFIRYEVICH BORODIN (1833-1887)

8

Prince Igor's Aria from Prince Igor, Act II

8:00

'No rest, no slumber'

(Ni sna, ni otdikha)

9

Galitsky's Aria from Prince Igor, Act I

4:07

'The Prince has drunk his fill?' -

'The sober life'

(Greshno tait)

with Geoffrey Mitchell Choir

10

Khan Konchak's Aria from Prince Igor, Act II

5:42

'Igor, listen'

(Zdorov, li Knaz?)

ALEXANDER SERGEYEVICH DARGOMYZHSKY (1813-1869)

11

Miler's Song from Russalka, Act I

4:06

'Like every maiden in the whole of Russia'

(Okh, toto vse vi devky molodiye)

GIUSEPPE VERDI

12

Silva's Scena and Cavatina from Ernani, Act I

7:09

'Can I believe it?'

(Che mai vegg'io!) -

'Vain illusion! When I believed her'

(Infelice! . . . e tu credevi)

with Geoffrey Mitchell Choir

LIZA LEHMANN (1862-1918)

13

Myself when young from In a Persian Garden

3:43

'Myself when young did eagerly frequent'

ARTHUR SULLIVAN (1842-1900)

14

The Mikado's Song from The Mikado, Act II

4:30

'A more humane Mikado'

with Geoffrey Mitchell Choir

JACQUES OFFENBACH (1819-1880)

15

Gendarmes' Duet from Geneviève de Brabant

2:45

'We're public guardians bold yet wary'

with Andrew Shore baritone

ARTHUR SULLIVAN

16

Policeman's Song from The Pirates of Penzance, Act II

2:37

'When a felon's not engaged in his employment'

with Geoffrey Mitchell Choir

Bonus track

MODEST PETROVICH MUSSORGSKY

17

Boris's Prayer from Boris Godunov, Prologue, Scene 2 (The Coronation Scene)

3:59

'My soul is sad'

(Skorbit dusha!)

Chorus of Opera North

Choristers of Leeds Parish Church

English Northern Philharmonia

Paul Daniel

(from CHAN 3007)

John Tomlinson bass

David Parry

15-19 October 1999