G. Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, SC 88
Darling Papa, I beg you (O mio babbino, caro) (Lauretta)
Mary Plazas, David Parry, English Northern Philharmonia
Puccini Passion - Opera Arias in English
Various Artists
See them! They're climbing the summit of the hill! (Goro, Sharpless, Madam Butterfly), "Butterfly's
Philharmonia Orchestra, Cheryl Barker, Gregory Yurisich, Yves Abel, Stuart Kale
The whole world over (Dovunque al mondo) (Pinkerton, Sharpless)
Paul Charles Clarke, Gregory Yurisich, Yves Abel, Philharmonia Orchestra
True love or fancy (Amore o grillo) (Pinkerton, Sharpless)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Gregory Yurisich, Yves Abel, Paul Charles Clarke
Our little house in the country (Non la sospiri la nostra casetta) (Tosca, Cavaradossi)
I've a house in fair Honan (Ho una casa nell'Honan) (Ping, Pong, Pang)
Peter Sidhom, Mark Le Brocq, Peter Wedd, David Parry, Philharmonia Orchestra
Don't cry for me, Liù (Non piangere Liù) (Calaf)
Shake the cherry tree (Madam Butterfly, Suzuki), "Flower Duet"
Philharmonia Orchestra, Cheryl Barker, Yves Abel, Jean Rigby
Your tiny hand is frozen (Che gelida manina) (Rodolfo)
Yes, I'm always called Mimì (Sì, mi chiamano Mimì) (Rodolfo, Mimì)
Lovely maid in the moonlight (O suave fanciulla) (Rodolfo, Mimì)
G. Puccini: La Rondine, SC 83, Act I
Fair Doretta (Ch'il bel sogno di Doretto) (Doretta)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Susan Patterson, David Parry
G. Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, SC 88
The city is a leafy tree in blossom (Firenze è come un albero fi orito) (Rinuccio)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Colin Lee, Gareth Hancock
Give me my palette (Recondita armonia) (Cavaradossi, Sacristan)
G. Puccini: Manon Lescaut, SC 64, Act II
in the soft silken curtains (In quelle trine morbide) (Manon)
Susan Patterson, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Child, from whose eyes the witchery is shining (Bimba, dagli occhi pieni di malia) (Pinkerton, Mada
Cheryl Barker, Philharmonia Orchestra, Jean Rigby, Paul Charles Clarke, Yves Abel
G. Puccini: Manon Lescaut, SC 64, Act IV
Empty, alone and so forsaken (Sola, perduta, abbandonata) (Manon)
David Parry, Susan Patterson, London Philharmonic Orchestra
G. Puccini: Edgar, SC 62, Act I
This love is shame (Questo amor, vergogna mia) (Frank)
Gareth Hancock, Philharmonia Orchestra, Robert Hayward
Oh Mimì, our love is over (O Mimì, tu più non torni) (Rodolfo, Marcello)
As thro' the street I wander (Quando me'n vo' soletta per la via) (Musetta, Marcello, Alcindoro, Mimì, R
G. Puccini: Il Tabarro, SC 85, Act I
Nothing! All silent! (Nulla! Silenzio!) (Michele)
Is the moon never rising?, "Moon Chorus"
Within this Palace a story lives forever (In questa reggia) (Princess Turandot, Calaf)
You who with ice are shrouded (Tu che di gel sei cinta) (Liù, Chorus)
David Parry, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Mary Plazas, Philharmonia Orchestra
G. Puccini: The Girl of the Golden West, SC 78, Act III
Let her believe (Ch'ella mi creda libero e lontano) (Dick Johnson)
That your mother should take you on her shoulder (Che tua madre dovrà prenderti in braccio)
Yves Abel, Gregory Yurisich, Cheryl Barker, Philharmonia Orchestra
Farewell, oh happy home (Addio, fi orito asil) (Pinkerton, Sharpless)
Paul Charles Clarke, Gregory Yurisich, Yves Abel, Philharmonia Orchestra
To the home that she left (D'onde lieta uscí) (Mimì)
Venerable garment, listen (Vecchia zimarra, senti) (Colline)
Life has taught me singing and loving (Vissi d'arte) (Tosca, Scarpia)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Gregory Yurisich, Jane Eaglen, David Parry
All the stars shone in heaven (E lucevan le stelle) (Cavaradossi)
Oh, hands of mercy (O dolci mani) (Cavaradossi, Tosca)
G. Puccini: Sister Angelica, SC 87
Production
- Brian CouzensProducer
- Christopher BrookeEditing Engineer, Assistant Engineer
- Ralph CouzensEngineer
- Ronald CorpMusic Director
- Christian SteinerPhotography
- Charles KilpatrickStage Director
- Stuart StratfordStage Director
- Julian BuddenLiner Notes
- Nicola MajocchiPhotography
- Kara ReedBooklet Editor
- Sean ColemanGraphic Design
- Bill CooperPhotography
- SIMONIPhotography