FRANCESCO CILEA Italian (1866-1950)

1

Princess of Bouillon's aria from Adriana Lecouvreur

4:18

'The torment of desire, exquisite torture' -

'Star of the Evening'

(O vagabonda stella d'oriente)

GAETANO DONIZETTI (1797-1848)

2

Leonora's aria from La favorita (The Mistress)

8:02

'Can I believe it?' -

'Oh my beloved' -

'I submit to heav'nly powers!'

(O, mio Fernando)

GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813-1901)

3

Azucena's canzone from Il trovatore (The Troubadour)

2:54

'Fierce flames are raging'

(Stride la vampa)

AMILCARE PONCHIELLI (1834-1886)

4

Gioconda and Laura's duet from La Gioconda

3:43

'My curse upon you!' -

'Love like mine is the light of creation'

(L'amo come il fulgor del creato)

with Susan Patterson soprano

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)

5

Donna Elvira's recitative and aria from Don Giovanni

5:46

'To what atrocity' -

'That ungrateful man betrayed me'

(Mi tradì)

RICHARD WAGNER (1813-1883)

6

Adriano's scene from Rienzi

9:19

'Oh righteous God' -

'Where was I?'

(Wo war ich?)

GAETANO DONIZETTI

7

Leonora and Fernando's duet from La favorita

10:26

'You, most courteous maiden' -

'My beloved'

(Ah, mio bene)

with Colin Lee tenor and Fflur Wyn soprano

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (1685-1759)

8

Juno's area from Semele

3:40

'Hence, Iris hence away!'

GIOACHINO ROSSINI (1792-1868)

9

Tancredi's aria from Tancredi

2:56

'Tell me, my beating heart'

(di tanti palpiti)

VINCENZO BELLINI (1801-1835

10

Norma and Adalgisa's duet from Norma

10:49

'Take my children' -

'See, O Norma'

(Mira, O Norma)

with Susan Patterson soprano

GIUSEPPE VERDI

11

Princess Eboli's aria from Don Carlos

4:35

'O hated gift'

(O don fatale)

CHARLES-FRANCOIS GOUNOD (1818-1893)

12

Juliet's Waltz Song from Romeo and Juliet

3:44

(Je veux vivre)

Jennifer Larmore

David Parry

12-15 September 2006