Great Operatic Arias, Vol. 13 - Bruce Ford 2

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (1685-1759)

Recitative and Aria from Messiah

6:55

1

'Comfort ye my people' -

3:24

2

'Ev'ry valley shall be exalted'

3:31

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)

3

Ferrando's Aria from Così fan tutte

4:34

'Her beauty's a wonder'

4

Titus's Aria from The Clemency of Titus

4:57

'If this empire'

5

Ferrando's Recitative and Cavatina from Così fan tutte

3:51

'All my thoughts are in turmoil' -

'Betrayed me . . . Abused me . . .'

6

Titus's Aria from The Clemency of Titus

2:46

'The true sublime enjoyment'

GIOACHINO ROSSINI (1792-1868)

7

Trio of Rinaldo, Carlo and Ubaldo from Armida

3:21

'I lost the will to action'

with Barry Banks and Dennis O'Neill tenors

8

Count's Canzone from The Barber of Seville

2:47

'My poor heart is so full of emotion'

9

Aria from Petite Messe solennelle

5:21

'Lord God almighty'

10

Otello and Iago's Duet from Otello

7:19

'It is certain. She wrote this letter'

with Paul Nixon tenor

HECTOR BERLIOZ (1803-1869)

11

Cellini's Romance from Benvenuto Cellini

5:33

'One hour to wait now' -

'My life to art I dedicated'

GIOACHINO ROSSINI

12

Antenore's Aria from Zelmira

6:38

'What is this companions?'

with Toby Stafford-Allen baritone and Geoffrey Mitchell Choir

GIACOMO MEYERBEER (1791-1864)

13

Adrian's Prayer from The Crusader in Egypt

6:48

'Death's unrelenting call'

with Geoffrey Mitchell Choir

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL

14

Aria: 'Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion' from Messiah

4:13

RICHARD TAUBER (1891-1948)

15

'My heart and I' from Old Chelsea

3:53

'We are in love with you'

RICHARD RODGERS (1902-1979)

16

'Oh, what a beautiful mornin'' from Oklahoma!

2:43

Bruce Ford tenor

David Parry

3-6 March 2003