Title : The Most Famous Opera Arias
Author : Verdi, Giuseppe
Release Date : 19940719
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $3.98
Amazon.com Price : $3.55
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Buyer Reviews : For the money, this is surely of the greatest bargains you'll ever see. Of course, some performers are featured 3-4 times, mezzos in particular, and there are NO baritones or bassos represented here (not even Toreador's song, which has got to be one of the 'most famous'). Dimitrova really stands out as a larger-than-life dramatic soprano, but casting her as Butterfly was a glaring mistake. Her Tosca is magnificent, however. Overall the disc has 72 minutes of great singing and the sound is ADD with a couple of early DDD's thrown in. A serious fan will have all of the selections here, but it may be a good start for the beginning opera listeners. I hope that after hearing Placido Domingo's 'Celeste Aida' they'll be tempted to purchase a complete recording.
