Renée Fleming, soprano ; Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone ; rhythm section ; Orchestra of Welsh National Opera ; Paul Gemignani, conductor
Excerpts from musicals (solos and duets).
Recorded 2002 August 7-12 Brangwyn Hall, Swansea.
Sung primarily in English, and partly in French.
Sweeney Todd. Not while I'm around / Stephen Sondheim (4:11) -- Drood. Moonfall / Rupert Holmes (3:45) -- The happy time. I don't remember you / John Kander (4:45) -- The beautiful game. All the love I have / Andrew Lloyd Webber (3:40) -- Passion. I wish I could forget you / Stephen Sondheim (7:18) -- Les miserables. Stars / Claude-Michel Schoenberg (2:54) -- The phantom of the opera. All I ask of you / Andrew Lloyd Webber (5:13) -- The king and I. Hello, young lovers / Richard Rodgers (4:33) -- Sweeney Todd. Pretty woman / Stephen Sondheim (3:30) -- Romeo and Juliet. Aimer / Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (3:38) -- Parade. All the wasted time / Jason Brown (5:21) -- The music man. Seventy-six trombones / Meredith (3:03) -- The secret garden. How could I ever know? / Lucy Simon (4:56) -- Kiss me Kate. So in love / Cole Porter (4:43) -- Ragtime. Wheels of a dream / Stephen Flaherty (4:06)