Zara Dolukhanova - Arias

Advantages: Great Opera with Techno
Disadvantages: Miss the orchestra

...I was recently in a local music outlet here in the Los Angeles,CA area where I heard the sounds of angelic angels playing through their speaker system. When I asked about the music I was told it was an accompliation called ARIA. I asked if they had another copy of this unusual accompliation. I was told, they had 2 more copies left. I then purchased the CD. I was surprised to find out the CD was produced by a company in West Hollywood, CA in conjunction with a British recording studio. The CD has 14 tracks, 3 tracks in english, 3 tracks in french, 3 tracks in german, 3 tracks in latin, and 2 tracks in italian. The whole CD are Aria's from the major Verdi Operetta's, but the twist is that the production company has the opera's set to new age and techno music, a far cry from the orchestral music we all love to here. The 2 women on the CD... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: All good strong performances with some absolutely glorious
Disadvantages: Some of the arias do not show the singers at their best

...TRACKLIST AND REVIEW FOR "THE MOST FAMOUS OPERA ARIAS" Rigoletto, opera Caro nome Composed by Giuseppe Verdi Performed by London Philharmonia Orchestra with Anna Moffo Conducted by Sir Colin Davis >This is a dreamy, beautiful performance of this famous aria with Anna Moffo's beautiful soft high notes really capturing the vulnerability and love Gilda feels at this stage of the opera. Arguably the aria is performed a little slow in places but it is one of the best recorded versions. Rigoletto, opera La donna é mobile Composed by Giuseppe Verdi Performed by London Philharmonia Orchestra with Alfredo Kraus Conducted by Julius Rudel >Kraus was a classy tenor with lots of style. Initially you may find his voice a little bit nasal or even worn compared to say Domingo and Pavarotti but Kraus is very good in this opera... Read review

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Advantages: Beautiful music and vocals, classic tracks,
Disadvantages: Specialised taste.

...Hubby and I both have very eclectic taste when it comes to music. Our music collection has rag-time Jazz, post war Blues, early Dylan, Franz Ferdinand, Meatloaf, Pavarotti, Bob Marley, Santana and much, much more. You get the picture, the whole range collected over forty odd years. Although we have always had some classical music, this liking is something which has developed more with age. At one time, Hubby in particular, could not stand, and I quote 'one of those screeching females', namely a soprano. So I was somewhat amazed when he brought home 'O Mio Babbino Caro' which is a collection of famous soprano arias from Italian Operas. I was even more surprised when he admitted that the title track could just about reduce him to tears, although I can see how it could. O Mio Babbino Caro.(My dear Father) This, the title track, is... Read review

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