Great Operatic Arias, Vol. 16 - Sir Thomas Allen
CHARLES-FRANCOIS GOUNOD
(1818-1893)
1
Valentin's Aria
from
Faust
3:23
'Even the bravest heart may swell'
GIOACHINO ROSSINI
(1792-1868)
2
Figaro's Cavatina
from
The Barber of Seville
4:45
'I am the barber everyone wants, I am!'
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
(1756-1791)
3
Count Almaviva's Recitative and Aria
from
The Marriage of Figaro
4:42
'''You've won the case already''' -
'Must I be made to suffer'
RICHARD WAGNER
(1813-1883)
4
Wolfram's Aria
from
Tannhäuser
4:47
'With dark foreboding twilight casts her shadows'
PETER IL'YICH TCHAIKOVSKY
(1840-1893)
5
Yeletsky's Aria
from
The Queen of Spades
4:59
'You seem unhappy, my beloved'
AMBROISE THOMAS
(1811-1896)
6
Drinking Song
from
Hamlet
4:13
'Oh wine, deliver me from sadness'
with
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
GIUSEPPE VERDI
(1813-1901)
7
Miller's Scena and Aria
from
Luisa Miller
8:05
'Stop!' You shall listen' -
'Marriage is sacred' -
'I was right to be suspicious'
with
Brindley Sherratt
bass
RICHARD WAGNER
8
Wolfram's Aria
from
Tannhäuser
4:58
'Turning my gaze upon this proud assembly'
GEORGES BIZET
(1838-1875)
9
Zurga's Recitative and Aria
from
The Pearl Fishers
6:26
'The storm has died away'
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
(1913-1976)
10
Billy in the Darbies
from
Billy Budd
5:36
'Look! Through the port comes the moonshine astray'
JOHANN STRAUSS II
(1825-1899)
11
Watch Duet
from
Die Fledermaus (The Bat)
4:48
'Though I'm somewhat out of practice'
with
Janice Watson
soprano
FRANZ LEHAR
(1870-1899)
12
Cavalryman Duet
from
The Merry Widow
3:32
'Hello, here's a soldier bold'
with
Janice Watson
soprano
RICHARD RODGERS
(1902-1979)
13
Billy Bigelow's Soliloquy
from
Carousel
7:11
'I wonder what he'll think of me!'
ERICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD
(1897-1957)
14
Fritz's Song
from
Die Tode Stadt (The Dead City)
3:49
'In visions, illusions'
with
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
Thomas Allen baritone
David Parry
23-26 October 2003