An evening with Nicolai Ghiaurov / Opera D'oro Audio CD 1999 / OPD-2000

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Nicolai Ghiaurov (or Nikolai Gjaurov, Nikolay Gyaurov, Bulgarian: Николай Гяуров) (September 13, 1929 – June 2, 2004) was a Bulgarian opera singer and one of the most famous basses of the postwar period. He was admired for his powerful, sumptuous voice, and was particularly associated with roles of Mussorgsky and Verdi. Ghiaurov married the Bulgarian pianist Zlatina Mishakova in 1956 and Italian soprano Mirella Freni in 1978, and the two singers frequently performed together. They lived in Modena until Ghiaurov's death in 2004 of a heart attack.

Tracklist:

MOZART: Don Giovanni, Public performance, 1969

1. “La ci darem la mano” with Mirella Freni    3:20

2. “Fin ch’han dal vino”   1:20

3. “Deh, vieni alla finestra”    2:05

4. “Gia la mensa e preparata”    15:00

ROSSINI: Mose, Public performance, 1968

5. “Dal tuo stellato soglio”   4:30

VERDI: Nabucco, Public performance, 1966

6. “Vieni o Levita...Tu sul labbro dei veggenti”   5:30

VERDI: Don Carlo, Public performance, 1969

7. “Ella giaammai m’amo”   5:50

8. “Dormird sol nel manto mio regal”   4:40

GOUNOD: Faust, Public performance, 1967

9. “Le veau d'or”   2:10

10. “Il était temps”   1:50

11. “Vous qui faites l'endormie”     2:50

MUSSORGSKY: Boris Godunov, Public performance, 1966

12. “Il have attained the highest power’   6:00

13. “Farewell my son, I am dying”   11:30