Italian Opera Arias Galina Gorchakova

• Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act by Mascagni, Pietro
• 1 Voi Io sapete, o mamma 04:05
• Tosca, opera by Puccini, Giacomo
• 2 Vissi d'arte 03:09
• Pagliacci, opera by Leoncavallo, Ruggero
• 3 Ballatella: Stridono lassu 01:54
• Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera by Puccini, Giacomo
• 4 Un bel di 04:36
• Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera by Puccini, Giacomo
• 5 Tu, tu, tu piccolo iddio 02:20
• Manon Lescaut, opera by Puccini, Giacomo
• 6 Manon Lescaut, Act II: In quelle trine morbide 02:27
• 7 La boheme, Act II: Quando me'n vo' 02:41
• 8 La Wally, Act I: Ebben, ne andro lontana 04:02
• 9 Tosca, Act III: Non la sospiri 02:55
• 10 Manon Lescaut, Act IV: Sola, perduta, abbandonata 05:20
• 11 Adriana Lecouvreur, Act I: Del sultano Amuratte m'arrendo all' imper ? Io son l'umile ancella 03:30
• 12 Aida, Act I: Ritorna vincitor! 07:03
• 13 La boheme, Act I: Si. Mi chiamo Mimi 05:06
• 14 Turandot, Act III: Tu, che di gel sei cinta 02:50
• 15 Gianni Schicchi, O mio babbino caro 02:55
• 16 La forza del destino, Act IV: Pace, pace mio Dio! 05:55
• Total Runtime 01:00:48

Info for Italian Opera Arias

Galina Gorchakova Debuts On Delos With Italian Opera Arias. Galina Gorchakova, endowed with what London's Sunday Times called 'one of the most important dramatic voices in the post-war era,' makes her debut on Delos with Italian Opera Arias, a collection of her signature roles that have earned her critical acclaim and an immense public following the world over. Gorchakova is accompanied by Constantine Orbelian and the Philharmonia of Russia, the Maestro's own assemblage of Russia's leading orchestral musicians resulting in la creme de la creme of Russian ensembles. 'There is no one else around to equal Gorchakova in this music -you have to go back 20 or 30 years, to Leontyne Price and Renata Tebaldi, to hear anything comparable,' wrote The Guardian.

On Italian Opera Arias, Gorchakova turns to the verismo style which benefits handsomely from her brand of full-bodied vocalism. Represented on this disc are roles that have always been an integral and vital part of her repertoire such as Butterfly, Santuzza and Aida, as well as such dramatic and tragic heroines as Liu, Leonora, Tosca and Manon Lescaut, which have earned her plaudits world-wide. Further, she juxtaposes the two females of La Boheme -the emotional Mimi and the flirtatious Musetta -as well as the twins of 'Cav-Pag' -a smoldering Santuzza with the carefree Nedda. Gorchakova burst on to the international scene 10 years ago with her thrilling portrayal as Renata in Prokofiev's Fiery Angel at the BBC Proms. She has since triumphed at Covent Garden, the Bastille, Bavarian State Opera, Cologne Opera, Teatro Comunale Florence, Houston Grand Opera, the Kirov, Vienna State Opera, the Metropolitan Opera and La Scala. More recently she scored a major success opposite Placida Domingo in Los Angeles Opera's new production of Queen of Spades, which the Los Angeles Times called 'a rare chance to bask in genuine Russian singing. Galina Gorchakova ...was a powerful, luminous Lisa.'

Mascagni Cavalleria Rusticana: Voi lo capete, o mamma Puccini Tosca: Vissi d'arte Madama Butterfly: Un bel di; Tu, tu, tu piccolo iddio Manon Lescaut: In quelle trine morbide La Boheme: Quando men vo Tosca: Non la sospiri La Boheme: Si, Mi chiamano Mimi Turandot: Tu, che di gel sei cinta Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro Manon Lescaut: Sola, perduta, abbandonata Leoncavallo I Pagliacci: Ballatella: Stridono lassu Catalani La Wally: Ebben, ne andro lontana Cilea Adriana Lecouvreur: Io son l'umile ancella Verdi Aida: Ritorna vincitor! La forza del destino: Pace, pace, mio Dio!

Galina Gorchakova, Soprano
Philharmonia of Russia
Constantine Orbelian, Conductor

Galina Gorchakova
is an outstanding interpreter of Italian and Russian repertoire. Major engagements in the West have included EUGENE ONEGIN at the Tanglewood Festival with Seiji Ozawa, at the Pacific Music Festival in Japan, at the Cologne Opera with James Conlon, at the Bastille Opera, the Teatro Comunale, Florence, the Vienna State Opera and at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; the title role in IOLANTA at the Royal Albert Hall; Prokofiev FIERY ANGEL at La Scala with Riccardo Chailly; Puccini MADAMA BUTTERFLY in Houston, Los Angeles, Vienna, the Metropolitan Opera, New York, at La Scala, Milan with Riccardo Chailly and in Tokyo with the Saito Kinen Orchestra and Seiji Ozawa; AIDA in St. Petersburg, at the Macau Festival, in Bilbao and at the Concertgebouw; TOSCA at Covent Garden, at the Teatro alla Scala, the Vienna State Opera, the Bavarian State Opera, Munich, at the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires and at the Bastille Opera (with Placido Domingo); CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA at the Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires; MANON LESCAUT at the Rotterdam Festival, with Valery Gergiev; RUSLAN AND LUDMILA, THE LEGEND OF THE INVISIBLE CITY OF KITEZH, THE ENCHANTRESS and SADKO with the Kirov Opera at the Edinburgh Festival; and LA FORZA DEL DESTINO with the Kirov Opera in Russia, Paris, Germany and also with the Bavarian State Opera, Munich.

Moscow Chamber Orchestra
The 'dynamic Moscow Chamber Orchestra' (New York Times) is one of the world's great ensembles. First called 'the greatest chamber orchestra in the world' by Dmitri Shostakovich, the Moscow Chamber Orchestra will celebrate its 50th Anniversary in 2006. The Orchestra's present Music Director, brilliant American pianist/conductor Constantine Orbelian, has brought the MCO into a new era of international activity and acclaim since his appointment in 1991. For his remarkable achievements with the MCO, Orbelian was awarded the title 'Honored Artist of Russia' by President Putin in 2004. Under Orbelian's leadership the Orchestra was accorded the honor of 'Academic' in its official Russian title (The State Academic Chamber Orchestra of Russia). Maestro Orbelian and the Moscow Chamber Orchestra play over 120 concerts a year to sold-out houses worldwide, and are engaged in a highly-praised recording series on the Delos label.

The New York Times wrote: 'What we heard was the peak of perfection...our expectations were so far exceeded that one was left open-mouthed in admiration.'

Constantine Orbelian, Conductor
The brilliant pianist and conductor Constantine Orbelian is the first American ever to become music director of an ensemble in Russia. His appointment in 1991 as Music Director of the celebrated Moscow Chamber Orchestra was a breakthrough event, and came in the midst of Orbelian's successful career as a concert pianist. In September, 2000, Orbelian was named Permanent Guest Conductor of the Moscow Philharmonic, putting him in a unique leadership position with not only Moscow's outstanding chamber orchestra but also its most illustrious symphony orchestra. In January, 2004 President Putin awarded Orbelian the coveted title 'Honored Artist of Russia,' a title never before bestowed on a non-Russian citizen.

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