The Very Best of Kiri Te Kanawa

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Tracklist

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1Signore, ascolta (Turandot)
soprano vocals [Liù]:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Myung-Whun Chung (pianist and conductor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto I. “Signore, ascolta!” (Liù)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto I (Turandot: Act I)
Giacomo Puccini2:44
2Io son l’umile ancella (Adriana Lecouvreur)
soprano vocals and soprano vocals [Adriana]:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Myung-Whun Chung (pianist and conductor)
recording of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto I. Aria “Ecco: respiro appena” … “Io son l'umile ancella“ (Adriana)
composer:
Francesco Cilea (composer)
librettist:
Arturo Colautti
publisher:
Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew and MCPS (UK rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
part of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto I
Francesco Cilea3:22
3La mamma morta (Andrea Chénier)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III. “La mamma morta” (Maddalena, Gérard)
composer:
Umberto Giordano (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica
publisher:
Edoardo Sonzogno Ltd. and MCPS (UK rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
part of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III
Umberto Giordano5:39
4Addio del passato (La traviata)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto III. “Addio, del passato bei sogni ridenti” (Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto III (La traviata: Act III)
Giuseppe Verdi3:51
5Obéissons quand leur voix appelle (Manon)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
Manon: Acte III, Scène I. Gavotte “Obéissons quand leur voix appelle” (Manon, Brétigny, Chœur)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Manon: Acte III
Jules Massenet5:07
6Depuis le jour (Louise)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
Louise: Acte III, Scène I. “Depuis le jour” (Louise)
composer:
Gustave Charpentier (French composer)
part of:
Louise: Acte III, Scène I.
Gustave Charpentier5:07
7Elle a fui, la tourterelle! (Les Contes d’Hoffman)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte IV. “Elle a fui, la tourterelle” (Antonia, Crespel, Frantz)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Acte IV (Antonia) (alternate order)
Jacques Offenbach5:22
8Comme autrefois (Les Perchêurs de perles)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte II. No. 7 Récit et cavatine « Me voilà seule dans la nuit » (Leïla)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (from 1863-04 until 1863-08)
librettist:
Michel Carré (librettist) and Eugène Cormon
part of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte II
Georges Bizet6:47
9Ach, ich fühl’s (Die Zauberflöte)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. No. 17 Arie „Ach, ich fühl’s, es ist verschwunden“ (Pamina)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:08
10Dich, teure Halle (Tannhäuser)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Aufzug II, Einleitung und Szene I. "Dich, teure Halle, grüss ich wieder" (Elisabeth)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1843 until 1845-04-13)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1842-06 until 1843-04)
part of:
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Aufzug II
Richard Wagner3:30
11Leise, leise, fromme Weise! (Der Freischütz)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
Der Freischütz: Akt II. Nr. 8. Szene und Arie „Wie nahte mir der Schlummer“ … „Leise, leise …” (Agathe) (Agathes Gebet)
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
librettist:
Johann Friedrich Kind (German dramatist)
part of:
Der Freischütz: Akt II
Carl Maria von Weber7:38
12Da geht er hin (Der Rosenkavalier)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
recording of:
Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59: Akt I. “Da geht er hin, der aufgeblasene schlechte Kerl” (Marschallin, Octavian)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (from 1909 until 1910)
librettist:
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
part of:
Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59: Akt I
Richard Strauss5:34
13Glück, das mir verblieb (Die tote Stadt)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
Die tote Stadt: Akt I. „Glück, das mir verblieb” (Marietta's Lied)
composer and librettist:
Erich Wolfgang Korngold (Austrian composer and conductor)
part of:
Die tote Stadt, op. 12
Erich Wolfgang Korngold5:40
14La Flûte enchantée (Shéhérazade)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
Shéhérazade: II. La Flûte enchantée
lyricist:
Tristan Klingsor
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1903)
part of:
Schéhérazade: Trois poèmes pour chant et orchestre
Maurice Ravel2:49
15L’Invitation au voyage
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
L’Invitation au voyage (for voice and piano)
lyricist:
Charles Baudelaire
composer:
Henri Duparc (French composer)
Henri Duparc4:49
16Le Manoir de Rosemonde
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
Le Manoir de Rosemonde (for voice and piano)
lyricist:
Robert de Bonnières
composer:
Henri Duparc (French composer)
Henri Duparc2:40
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Release

manufactured in:EU (Europe)
printed in:EU (Europe)
liner notes and producer:Tony Locantro
liner notes translator:Gery Bramall (liner notes)
Michel Roubinet (translation English-French)
design:Jeremy Tilston (art director and designer)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2012)
ASIN:DE: B006LZN3HK [info]

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Wikidata:Q7772245 [info]