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  • Manuel de Falla, La vida breve
    • "Vivan los que rien"
  • Giacomo Meyerbeer, Les Huguenots
    • II: "Oh beau pays de la Touraine"
  • Giacomo Puccini, La Bohème
    • I: "Che gelida manina" (Rodolfo)
    • I: "O soave fanciulla"
  • Giuseppe Verdi, Aida
    • III: "O patria mia"
  • Modest Mussorgsky, Boris Godunov
    • IV: "Proschay, moy syn"
  • Giacomo Puccini, Tosca
    • II: "Vissi d'arte" (Tosca)
    • III: Amaro sol per te
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Die Zauberflöte, K. 620
    • I, 1: "Dies Bildnis ist bezauberndt schön"
  • Ludwig van Beethoven, Fidelio, Op. 72
    • II : "Gott! Welch Dunkel hier! - In des Lebens Frühlingstagen"
  • Giacomo Puccini, Turandot
    • I: "Non piangere, Liù!"
  • Ruggero Leoncavallo, Pagliacci
    • I: "Recitar!" - "Vesti la giubba"
  • Giuseppe Verdi, La Traviata
    • III: "Addio, del passato"
  • Giacomo Puccini, Tosca
    • II: "Vissi d'arte" (Tosca)

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documentary the Art of Singing II/II Golden Voices of the Century

Golden Voices of the Century

the Art of Singing II/II Golden Voices of the Century

About

The Art of Singing, a treasure trove of priceless archival footage narrated by actor Christopher Lee, takes you on a whirlwind tour to meet the greatest singers of the last century—through their golden voices in opera’s most beloved masterpieces, and through their lively personalities off stage. Marvel at the arias you love by Handel, Rossini, Donizetti, and Wagner in the voices of legendary opera stars, who also open up in front of the camera, sharing reflections on their art and memories of their storied careers.

This second of two volumes opens on an aria from Spanish composer De Falla's La vida breve in the heavenly tones of Victoria de los Ángeles, and the hits never stop coming—from the crystalline coloratura of Joan Sutherland, who navigates the highest runs with spellbinding ease in Meyerbeer's Les Huguenots, to the smooth legato of Fritz Wunderlich in his impeccable rendition of Tamino's aria, "Dies Bildnis," from The Magic Flute, as well as La Divina herself, Maria Callas, dazzling on stage in the title role of Puccini's Tosca.

Cast

  • Christopher Lee | Narrator
  • Victoria de los Ángeles | Soprano
  • Schuyler Chapin | General Manager
  • Kirk Browning | Movie director
  • Joan Sutherland | Soprano
  • Charles Laughton | Actor
  • Jussi Björling | Tenor
  • Renata Tebaldi | Soprano
  • Leontyne Price | Soprano
  • Jon Vickers | Tenor
  • José Ferrer | Actor
  • Boris Christoff | Bass
  • Magda Olivero | Soprano
  • Alvinio Misciano | Tenor
  • Thomas Hampson | Baritone
  • Fritz Wunderlich | Tenor
  • Franco Corelli | Tenor
  • Giuseppe Di Stefano | Tenor
  • Nicola Rescigno | Conductor
  • Alfredo Kraus | Tenor
  • Tito Gobbi | Baritone

Program

  • Manuel de Falla, La vida breve
    • "Vivan los que rien"
  • Giacomo Meyerbeer, Les Huguenots
    • II: "Oh beau pays de la Touraine"
  • Giacomo Puccini, La Bohème
    • I: "Che gelida manina" (Rodolfo)
    • I: "O soave fanciulla"
  • Giuseppe Verdi, Aida
    • III: "O patria mia"
  • Modest Mussorgsky, Boris Godunov
    • IV: "Proschay, moy syn"
  • Giacomo Puccini, Tosca
    • II: "Vissi d'arte" (Tosca)
    • III: Amaro sol per te
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Die Zauberflöte, K. 620
    • I, 1: "Dies Bildnis ist bezauberndt schön"
  • Ludwig van Beethoven, Fidelio, Op. 72
    • II : "Gott! Welch Dunkel hier! - In des Lebens Frühlingstagen"
  • Giacomo Puccini, Turandot
    • I: "Non piangere, Liù!"
  • Ruggero Leoncavallo, Pagliacci
    • I: "Recitar!" - "Vesti la giubba"
  • Giuseppe Verdi, La Traviata
    • III: "Addio, del passato"
  • Giacomo Puccini, Tosca
    • II: "Vissi d'arte" (Tosca)

Details

  • Directed by:
    • Donald Sturrock
  • Production date: 1996
  • Duration: 55 min
  • Production: © IMG Artists / Idéale Audience
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