Anna Netrebko, soprano ; Wiener Philharmoniker ; Wiener Staatsopernchor (in the 4th and 6th works) ; Gianandrea Noseda, conductor ; Elina Garanca, mezzo-soprano (track 5)
Compact disc.
Also available on SACD format 474 640-2.
Program notes by Brian Kellow, biographical notes on the performers, and texts with English translations ([23] p. : col. ports.) inserted in container.
Recorded Mar. 2003, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Vienna.
Super audio CD. SACD surround sound requires multi-channel SACD player & compatible surround sound system ; SACD stereo requires SACD player ; CD audio can be played on standard CD players.
Sung in Italian, French, and Czech.
Idomeneo. Quando avran fine omai-- Padre, germani, addio! (7:23) ; Don Giovanni. Crudele? Ah, no, mio bene!-- Non mi dir (6:37) / Mozart -- Benvenuto Cellini. Les belles fleurs!-- Quand j'aurai votre âge / Berlioz (7:44) -- Manon. Suis-je gentille ainsi?-- Obéissons, quand leur voix appelle / Massenet (6:35) -- Lucia di Lammermoor. Ancor non giunse!-- Regnava nel silenzio / Donizetti (12:42) -- La sonnambula. Care compagne-- Come per me sereno / Bellini (7:44) -- Faust. Les grands seigneurs-- Ah! je ris de me voir : jewel song / Gounod (6:28) -- Rusalka. Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém = Song to the moon / Dvořák (5:07) -- La Bohème. Quando men vo : Musetta's waltz / Puccini (2:39)