Great Operatic Arias, Vol. 14 - Dennis O'Neill 2
RUGGIERO LEONCAVALLO
(1857-1919)
1
Canio's Aria
from
Pagliacci (The Touring Company)
3:48
'Go on stage . . .' -
'Put on your costume'
from CHAN 3003
Pagliacci
AMILCARE PONCHIELLI
(1834-1886)
2
Enzo's Aria
from
La Gioconda
5:05
'Heaven and sea!'
GIUSEPPE VERDI
(1813-1901)
3
Radames' Recitative and Aria
from
Aida
4:40
'I pray that I be chosen' -
'Goddess Aida'
from CHAN 3074(2)
Aida
4
Aria and Cabaletta
from
Il trovatore (The Troubadour)
8:43
'When holy church has blessed our love' -
'That fierce inferno, her cruel sentence'
with
Sharon Sweet
soprano,
Marc Le Brocq
tenor and
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
from CHAN 3036(2)
Il trovatore
5
Trio of Odabella, Foresto and Ezio
from
Attila
3:09
'Foresto, my soul belongs to you'
with
Janice Watson
soprano and
Alan Opie
baritone
MATTEO SALVI
(Gaetano Donizetti)
6
Marcello's Recitative and Aria
from
The Duke of Alba
6:21
'Here, unobserved in this chapel' -
'Angel of love divine!'
UMBERTO GIORDANO
(1867-1948)
7
Chenier's Aria
from
Andrea Chenier
4:36
'One day, gazing at the splendour of Heav'n's b lue distance'
8
Chenier's Improvviso
from
Andrea Chenier
3:03
'Just like a day in May time'
GIUSEPPE VERDI
9
Otello and Iago's Duet
from
Otello
2:58
'Ah! Would that God had given him a thousand lives!' -
'Yes, I swear by skies of marble'
with
Alan Opoe
baritone
10
Otello's Death
from
Otello
5:34
GIACOMO PUCCINI
(1858-1924)
11
Cavaradossi's Recitative and Aria
from
Tosca
4:04
'Give me my palette!' -
'How strange a thing is beauty'
with
Andrew Shore
baritone
from CHAN 3000(2)
Tosca
GIUSEPPE VERDI
12
Johnson's Aria
from
The Girl of the Golden West
2:20
'Let her believe that I have gained my freedom'
PIETRO MASCAGNI
(1863-1945)
13
Turiddu's Drinking Song
from
Cavalleria rusticana (Rustic Chivalry)
2:56
'My friends, don't go away' -
'Neighbours, with a glass I meet you'
with
Diana Montague
mezzo-soprano and
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
14
Finale
from
Cavalleria rusticana
5:56
'Mamma, mamma, this new wine is really powerful'
with
Nelly Miricioiu
soprano,
Diana Montague
mezzo-soprano,
Elizabeth Bainbridge
contralto and
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
from CHAN 3004
Cavalleria rusticana
BONUS TRACKS
GIOACHINO ROSSINI
(1792-1868)
15
Trio of Ronaldo, Carlo and Ubaldo
from
Armida
3:23
'I lost the will to action'
with
Bruce Ford
tenor and
Barry Banks
tenor
from CHAN 3100
Great Operatic Arias: Bruce Ford 2
GIACOMO PUCCINI
16
Rodolfo's Aria
from
La boheme
4:46
'Your tiny hand is frozen'
from CHAN 3008(2)
La bohème
Dennis O'Neill
(tracks 1, 2, 4-10 & 12-15)
(tracks 3, 11 & 16)
David Parry
7-10 August 197 (track 1), 3-7 March 2003 (tracks 2, 5-10, 12 & 15), 23-28 April 2001 (track 3), 16-20 December 1999 (track 4), 25-27 & 29-30 August 1995 (track 11), 3-5 August 1997 (tracks 13 & 14) & 3-7 September 1997 (track 16)