Track Listing 1. Griselda: Per la gloria 2. In questa tomba oscura, WoO 133 3. L'honestà negli amori: Già il sole dal Gange 4. Dolente immagine di Fille mia 5. Malinconia, ninfa gentile 6. Vanne, o rosa fortunata 7. Bella Nice che d'amore 8. Ma rendi pur contento 9. Tosca: Recondita armonia 10. Tosca: E lucevan le stelle 11. La serenata 12. Romanze (2): no 2, Non t'amo più! 13. Canzoni-stornelli (3): no 3, Luna d'estate 14. Romanze (3): no 2, Malia 15. L'Elisir d'Amore: Una furtiva lagrima 16. Chanson de l'adieu 17. Canzoni-stornelli (3): no 2, L'ultima canzone 18. L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra 19. Canzoni napoletane (3): no 1, 'A vucchella 20. L'Arlesiana: E la solita storia...Anch'io vorrei "Lamento" 21. Soirées Musicales a l'Infrascata: Me voglio fa' na casa 22. Canzoni napoletane (3): no 3, Marechiare 23. Rigoletto: La donna è mobile
| Details | | Playing Time: | 68 min. | | Contributing Artists: | Leone Magiera | | Distributor: | Universal Distribution | | Recording Type: | Live | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | DDD |
Album Notes Selections recorded at Musikverein, Vienna, Austria on October 29, 1997; Opera House, Zurich, Switzerland on April 28, 1998; Teatro Real, Madrid, Spain on January 18, 1999; and Salle Pleyel, Paris, France on February 1, 1999. There are tenors, and there is Luciano Pavarotti, a legendary artist whose remarkable combination of vocal power, lyricism, and emotional expression has certainly secured him a place in the pantheon of the greatest operatic singers of all time. This celebration of the great maestro's 40-year performing anniversary, his first true recital album in over a decade, shows him flexing his musical muscles and sending a message to all aspiring divos that his days are far from numbered. With a program that largely eschews the crowd-pleasers and warhorses that have become the staples of his repertoire, Pavarotti offers a virtual master class in the Italianate vocal style. He soars through the bel canto stylings of Bellini and Donizetti, delivers emotionally powerful readings of arias by Puccini and Cilea, and demonstrates his innate mastery of Italian song with superlative accounts of nine works by Tosti. He gives an elegant, moving account of Beethoven's "In Questa Tomba Oscura" and even makes a brief sojourn into the Baroque repertory with works by Scarlatti and Bononcini. He caps off the proceedings in grand fashion with a rousing version of Verdi's "La Donna e Mobile."
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