Luciano Pavarotti, tenor ; Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala ; Claudio Abbado, conductor
Substitute or additional arias to Verdi operas; 1st work, for orchestra, from the 1857 version of Simon Boccanegra; 4th work a fragment from an uncompleted opera; 8th work, for orchestra, was composed for the premiere of Aïda, but deleted before the first performance.
Compact disc.
Booklet with program notes in English, French and German and aria texts with English, French and German translations (19 p. : ill.) inserted in container.
Sung in Italian and French (7th work).
Simon Boccanegra. Prelude = Vorspiel (2:46) -- Ernani. Odi il voto (with Giuseppe Morresi, baritone and Alfredo Giacomotti, bass) (4:38) -- Attila. Oh dolore (3:36) -- Scene for two tenors and orchestra: Io la vidi (with Antonio Savastano, tenor) (7:04) -- I due Foscare. Dal più remoto esilio (with Antonio Savastano, tenor) (5:08) -- I due Foscari. Sì lo sento, iddio mi chiama (4:13) -- I Vespri siciliani. A toi que j'ai chérie (3:52) -- Aïda. Overture (11:04)