OPERA
2009
- Various
This
series
is very
hard
to disappoint,
as each
annual
double
disc
of amazing
modern
opera
voices
(alive
and
passed
on)
is loaded
with
timeless,
emotionally
charged
and
evocative
moments.
The
usual
male
suspects
include
Luciano
Pavarotti,
Placido
Domingo,
Jose
Carreras,
Franco
Corelli,
as well
as Jonathan
Lemalu,
Roberto
Alagna,
David
Daniels,
Ian
Bostridge,
and
Rolando
Villazon.
The
superstar
divas
selected
include
the
evergreen
Maria
Callas,
Montserrat
Caballe,
Sarah
Brightman,
Kiri
Te Kanawa,
and
Angela
Gheorghiu,
further
expanded
with
works
by Natalie
Dessay,
Deborah
Voigt,
Felicity
Lott,
Vivica
Genaux,
Elina
Garanca,
Barbara
Hendricks,
Birgit
Nilsson
and
many
more
(the
latter
not
to be
confused
with
Sylvester
Stallone's
ex-wife).
The
40 tracks
include
master
works
from
Puccini,
Gershwin,
Handel,
Mozart,
Verdi,
Wagner,
Vivaldi,
Massenet,
Berlioz,
Offenbach,
Stravinsky
and
several
others.
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