Villains by necessity-- fools by heavenly compulsion, King Lear, Act 1 scene 2 : an Opera Rara highlights CD exclusive to readers of Opera.
| Other author | Opera Rara. |
| Format | Audio (CD) |
| Publication Info | [London] : Opera Rara : Opera, ©2005. |
| Description | 1 audio disc : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Armida. Come l'aurette placide (6:47) ; Bianca e Falliero. Pace alfin per l'Adria splende (5:21) / Gioachino Rossini -- Roberto Devereau. Bagnato il sen di lagrime (5:10) ; Emilia di Liverpool. Ah, qual mistero (7:34) / Gaetano Donizetti -- Dinorah. Un trésor / Giacomo Meyerbeer (3:51) -- Marino Faliero. Di mia patria o bel soggiorno / Gaetano Donizetti (6:16) -- Selmira. In estasi di gioia / Gioachino Rossini (7:30) -- Medea in Corinto. Io ti lasciai piangendo / Giovanni Simone Mayr (7:33) -- Il diavolo condannato nel mondo a preder moglie. Qual foco, che smania / Luigi Ricci (6:43) -- Soraida di Granata. Amarla tanto / Gaetano Donizetti (6:41) -- Orazi e Curiazi. La venerada schiera / Saverio Mercadante (7:41). |
| General note | Opera excerpts. |
| General note | "Opera"--Label. |
| General note | Compact disc. |
| General note | For program notes see p. 1294-1298 in Opera, vol. 56, no. 11 (Nov. 2005). |
| Performer | Willaim Matteuzzi, Paul Austin Kelly, Barry Banks, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, José Bros, Chris Merritt, Geoffrey Dolton, Sesto Bruscantini, Alexander Oliver, Christian du Plessis, Rockwell Blake, Antonino Siragusa, Marco Vinco, Raúl Giménez, Paul Nilon, John Rawnsley, Jonathan Veira, Ashley Thorburn, Bruce Ford, Marcus Haddock, Alastair Miles & Anthony Michaels-Moore, vocalists ; Geoffrey Mitchell Choir ; Philharmonia Orchestra ; London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields ; Scottish Chamber Orchestra ; Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Convent Garden ; David Parry, Maurizio Benini & James Judd, conductors. |
| Language | Sung in Italian and French. |
| Other title | Opera. |
| Publisher number | OR05 Opera Rara |