Yvonne Kenny - Great Operatic Arias Vol 1

Tracks:

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
1 Lauretta's Solo from Gianni Schicchi 2:40
'Oh, my beloved father'

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
2 Ilia's Aria from Idomeneo, Act III 5:27
'Gentle zephyrs, soft caressing'
(Zeffiretti lusinghieri)

Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
3 Aerial Spirit's Solo from The Indian Queen, Act I 1:33
'I attempt from love's sickness'

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
4 Almirena's Aria from Rinaldo, Act II 4:18
'Hear thou my weeping'
(Lascia ch'io pianga)

Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
5 Linda and Carlo's Love Duet from Linda from Chamonix, Act I 6:42
'Linda! Linda!'
with Barry Banks tenor

Georges Bizet (1838-1875)
Leïla's Recitative and Aria from The Pearl Fishers, Act II 6:47
'I'm all alone here in the night'
(Me voilà seule dans la nuit) -
'As once before, with night to hide him'
(Comme autrefois dans la nuit sombre)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
7 Concert Aria 'Thanks be to you, O gracious patrons!, KV383 3:29
(Nehmt meinen Dank, ihr holden Gönner!)

Henry Purcell
8 Venus' Song from King Arthur, Act V 3:04
'Fairest isle'

George Frideric Handel
9 Achsah's Air from Joshua 2:40
'Oh! Had I Jubal's lyre'

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
10 Semiramis and Arsaces' Duet from Semiramide, Act II 4:57
'Dark day of dread!'
(Giorno d'orror!)
cadenza: Patric Schmid
with Della Jones mezzo-soprano

Alfredo Catalani (1854-1893)
11 Wally's Aria from La Wally, Act I 4:20
'I'll float into the distance'
(Ebben! Ne andrò lontana)

Gioachino Rossini
12 Mathilde's Romance from William Tell, Act II 4:59
'Dark, sombre wood'
(Sombre fôret)

Georges Bizet
13 Leïla and Nadir's Love Duet from The Pearl Fishers, Act II 7:31
'Leïla! Leïla!' 'Lord Brahma! He is here!'
('Léïla! Léïla!' 'Dieu puissant le voilà!') -
'Your heart was never tuned to mine'
(ton cœur n'a pas compris le mien)
with Barry Banks tenor

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
14 Anne's Lullaby from The Rake's Progress, Act III 3:43
'Gently, little boat'
with Geoffrey Mitchell Choir

Sir Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900)
15 Yum-Yum's Song from The Mikado, Act II 3:01
'The sun, whose rays'

Carl Zeller (1842-1898)
16 'When you're sent roses in this land' from The Bird Seller 3:02
(Schenkt man sich Rosen in Tirol)

Cole Porter (1891-1964)
17 Lilli Vanessi's Song: So in love from Kiss Me, Kate, Act I 4:20
'Strange, dear, but true, dear'

Rutland Boughton (1878-1960)
18 Midir's 'Faery Song' from The Immortal Hour, Act II 2:08
'How beautiful they are'