The Passion And Power Of Puccini

~ Release by Giacomo Puccini (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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Bundled with limelight magazine December 2008

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Tracklist

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1'Nessun dorma' from Turandot
tenor vocals:
Roy Best (tenor)
orchestra:
The Queensland Orchestra (aka The Queensland Orchestra between 2001–2010)
conductor:
Andrew Greene (Australian pianist / conductor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA (Italian publisher)
part of:
Turandot: Atto III (Turandot: Act III)
2:40
2'Vissi d'arte' from Tosca
soprano vocals:
Rita Hunter (soprano)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Dobbs Franks (conductor)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
3:22
3Frank's Aria: 'Questo amor'
bass-baritone vocals [bass-baritone]:
Teddy Tahu Rhodes (baritone)
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
orchestrator:
Sinfonia Australis
3:26
4'Poichè tu vuoi saper' from Manon Lescaut
baritone vocals [baritone]:
Peter Coleman-Wright (Australian baritone)
soprano vocals [soprano]:
Cheryl Barker (soprano)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Martin André
3:14
5'Donna non vidi mai' from Manon Lescaut
tenor vocals [tenor]:
Kenneth Collins (tenor)
orchestra:
Queensland Symphony Orchestra (aka The Queensland Orchestra between 2001–2010)
conductor:
Vladimir Kamirski (conductor)
2:26
6Musetta's Waltz: 'Quando me'n vo' from La bohème
soprano vocals [Musetta]:
Shu-Cheen Yu (Chinese-Australian soprano)
conductor:
Brett Kelly (trombonist and conductor)
orchestrator:
The Queensland Orchestra (aka The Queensland Orchestra between 2001–2010)
2:26
7'O soave fanciulla' from La bohème
soprano vocals:
Antoinette Halloran (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Rosario La Spina (tenor)
orchestra:
The Queensland Orchestra (aka The Queensland Orchestra between 2001–2010)
conductor:
Stephen Mould (conductor)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 9. “O soave fanciulla” (Rodolfo, Marcello, Mimì)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa (in 1896)
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
3:40
8'E lucevan le stells' from Tosca
tenor vocals [tenor]:
Thomas Edmonds (tenor)
orchestra:
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
2:54
9Cristantemi (Chrysanthemums)
conductor:
Stephen Mould (conductor)
orchestrator:
The Queensland Orchestra (aka The Queensland Orchestra between 2001–2010)
7:11