“Romance at the Met”

Romance at the Met showcases the diverse faculties of the great Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, providing a master class in numerous blockbuster opera scenes. “Dammi I colori! … Recondita armonia” from Tosca is one standout, demonstrating the orchestra’s ability to ascend from the most delicate pizzicatos to roaring, thunderous climaxes with the utmost elegance. Don Pasquale’s “Tornami a dir che m’ami” is sincere and dignified, a romantic duet of the highest order.
Including a track from Verdi’s La Traviata at the MET in New York with Marina Rebeka as Violetta, as well as performances by Plácido Domingo, Sondra Radvanovsky, and Ramón Vargas and numerous first-rate conductors such as James Levine and Alan Gilbert, this exclusive release is a formidable classical and romantic opera primer.

Content:

1. Carmen, WD 31 ∙ Quand je vous aimerez (Rachvelishvili, Heras-Casado)
2. Don Giovanni, K. 527 ∙ Là ci darem la mano (Mattei, Lindsey, Gilbert)
3. La bohème ∙ O soave fanciulla (Vargas, Kovalevska, Chaslin)
4. Tosca ∙ Dammi i colori! … Recondita armonia (Alagna, Del Carlo, Frizza)
5. Così fan tutte, K. 588 ∙ Soave sia il vento (Phillips, Leonard, Muraro, Levine)
6. La bohème ∙ Quando me’n vo (Phillips, Kwiecien, Plishka, Kovalevska, Vargas)
7. Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 ∙ Bei Männern welche Liebe fühlen (Kleiter, Gunn, A. Fischer
8. Roméo et Juliette, CG 9 ∙ L’amour (Alagna, Domingo)
9. Tosca ∙ Vissi d’arte (Radvanovsky, Armiliato)
10. L’elisir d’amore ∙ Una furtiva lagrima (Polenzani, Benini)
11. La bohème ∙ Che gelida manina (Vargas, Luisotti)
12. Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 ∙ Giunse alfin il momento… deh, vieni, non tardar (Petersen, Levine)
13. Il barbiere di Siviglia ∙ Ecco, ridente in cielo (Brownlee, Mariotti)
14. Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 ∙ Voi lo sapete (Leonard, Levine)
15. Don Pasquale ∙ Tornami a dir che m’ami (Durkin, Polenzani, Colaneri)
16. Madama Butterfly ∙ Un bel dì vedremo (Zhang, Domingo)
17. Samson et Dalila, Op. 47 ∙ Mon coeur s’ouvre a ta voix (Borodina, Domingo, Levine)
18. La traviata ∙ Libiamo ne’ lieti calici (Costello, Rebeka, Armiliato)