Great Operatic Arias
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Performer: Thomas AllenComposer: Charles Gounod
Composer: Gioachino Rossini
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Composer: Richard [Classical] Wagner
Composer: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Composer: Ambroise Thomas
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Composer: Georges Bizet
Composer: Benjamin Britten
Composer: Johann II [Junior] Strauss
Composer: Franz Lehar
Composer: Richard Rodgers
Composer: Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Conductor: David Parry
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Performer: Janice Watson
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2005-02-22
Music Label: Chandos
Soundtracks:
- 'Even Bravest Heart My Swell'
- 'I Am The Barber Everyone Wants, I Am!
- 'Must I Be Made To Suffer'
- 'Look Down, Oh Gentle Evening Star'
- 'You Have My Love And My Devotion
- 'Oh Wine, Deliver Me From Sadness' - Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
- 'Marriage Is Sacred' - I Was Right To Be So Suspicious'
- 'Turning My Gaze Upon This Proud Assembly'
- 'O Nadir, Best Of Friends'
- Billy In The Darbies
- 'Though I'm Somewhat Out Of Practice' - Janice Watson
- 'Hello, Here's A Soldier Bold' - Janice Watson
- 'I Wonder What He'll Think Of Me!'
- 'In Visions, Illusions'
Music reviews of Great Operatic Arias
Music Review: Passed the "Opera in English" test with flying colors.
Rating: 5 Stars
For me, the test here was Figaro's Cavatina, from Rossini's Barber of Seville - sung in English, as is this entire compilation of 14 operatic favorites, sung by baritone Sir Thomas Allen. Could he pull it off? Could Chandos pull it off? The answer is an unequivocal, unqualified yes! The secret in singing classics in English, that were written and scored in another language, is in three things: pacing, vocal agility and appreciation for "fit", and what greater test for tongue and timing than Figaro? When you listen to this one song, you will understand why Chandos and its benefactor, Sir Peter Moores have such a passion for their Opera in English series. Sir Allen's voice is a matured unmistakably settled baritone voice that contains a lifetime's worth of understanding of the music and words he imparts through his magnificent delivery. For example, when he sings, Tchaikovsky's "You have my love and devotion" from The Queen of Spades, he delivers a smooth and deeply emotional rendition that lacks nothing in translation. Wagner's "Turning my gaze upon this proud assembly", from Tannhäuser is another example of how fine, full orchestration behind a seasoned voice that waxes eloquent with every phrase, can create a mood of relaxed familiarity with word and music, that may be lacking when sung in another tongue. Great Operatic Arias, serves up a smorgasbord of tunes that are familiar, made more so by the care and attention given to creating a place for the Opera in English series in every home library. The mood here is romantic, relaxed and with few exceptions consistent throughout. If you haven't heard Opera in English, this might be a good way to start, given the fact that the listener gets to sample how different composers might sound in other than German, Italian or French. You might be surprised to discover that when done with care, as is obviously the case here, the sound is about as good as it gets. As an added bonus, the booklet that comes with the CD is full of pictures, libretto in English, and biography that gives us a good insight into history of the singer and his identifying rolls.
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