Opera Stars - live in Barcelona DVD 2003 Alfredo Kraus, Renata Scotto, Melanie Holliday, Gail Gilmore / IMC Music / Six international opera stars sing well-loved arias of Great composers with the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Konrad Leitner

UPC 8712177045532

REGION 0 NTSC DVD 

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AUDIO: Dolby Stereo 2.0

Total Runtime: 55 minutes

Alfredo Kraus, Renata Scotto, Gail Gilmore, Melanie Holliday, Paolo Boni, and RamOn Vargas ase some of the greatest opera singers of our time se get beautiful support from the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, with Konrad Leitner conducting. Each singer is featured as a soloistmerforming music appropriate to his or her own gifts and skills. And the finale features all six in a charming ensemble from La Traviata.

Giuseppe Verdi is the featured composer awhile some of Verdi's besanown works are heard ("La donna e mobile" from Rigoletto, "Libiamo cad" from Traviata), less well-known but no less moving arias get unusual attention from these powerful singers. High-qualify video production, meanwhile, brings singers, conductors, orchestra, and appreciative audience to brilliant life.

Music selections:
- GIUSEPPE VERDI LINDA DI CHAMOUNIX: "0 luce di quest'anima" MELANIE HOLLIDAY, soprano
- RUGGIERO LEONCAVALLO "Mattinata" ALFREDO KRAUS, tenor
- GIUSEPPE VERDI MACBETH: "Pieta, rispetto, amore" PAOLO CO M, baritone
- FRANCESCO PAOLI TOSTI "L'alba separa dalla Luce l'ombra" ALFREDO KRAUS
- GIUSEPPE VERDI DON CARLO: "0 don fatale" GAIL GILMORE, mezzo-soprano
- SALVATORE CARDILLO "Core Ingrato" ALFREDO KRAUS
- GAETANO DONIZETTI L'ELISIR D'AMORE: "Una furtiva lacrima" RAMON VARGAS, tenor
- RODOLFO FALVO "Dicitencello vuie" ALFREDO KRAUS
- FRANZ LEHAR THE MERRY WIDOW: "Vitja-Lied" RENATA SCOTTO, soprano
- GIOACCHINO ROSSINI "La Danza" (tarantella napoletana) RAMON VARGAS
- GIUSEPPE VERDI RIGOLETTO: "La donna e mobile" ALFREDO KRAUS
- GIUSEPPE VERDI LA TRAVIATA: "Libiamo ne'lieti calici" (Brindisi) ALFREDO KRAUS, RENATA SCOTTO, MELANIE HOLLIDAY, GAIL GILMORE, PAOLO CONI, RAMON VARGAS

With the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Konrad Leitner