Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. All'erta! All'erta! L'alba appari - Renato Cazzaniga, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
2. O di Cromwell guerrieri - Renato Cazzaniga, Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Piero Cappuccilli, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
3. Or dove fuggo mai? - Piero Cappuccilli, Renato Cazzaniga, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
4. Ah! per sempre io ti perdei - Piero Cappuccilli, Renato Cazzaniga, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
5. O amato zio, o mio secondo padre! - Joan Sutherland, Nicolai Ghiaurov, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
6. Sai com'arde in petto mio - Joan Sutherland, Nicolai Ghiaurov, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
7. Ad Arturo onore - Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
8. A te, o cara - Luciano Pavarotti, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Gian Carlo Luccardi, Joan Sutherland, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
9. I rito augusto si compia senza me - Gian Carlo Luccardi, Anita Caminada, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Luciano Pavarotti, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
10. Son vergin vezzosa - Joan Sutherland, Anita Caminada, Luciano Pavarotti, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Gian Carlo Luccardi, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
11. Ferma! Invan, invan rapir pretendi! - Piero Cappuccilli, Luciano Pavarotti, Anita Caminada, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge

Disc 2:

1. Dov'è Arturo? - Joan Sutherland, Piero Cappuccilli, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Gian Carlo Luccardi, Renato Cazzaniga, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
2. Ma tu già mi fuggi? - Joan Sutherland, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
3. Ah dolor! Ah terror! - Nicolai Ghiaurov, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
4. Cinta di fiori - Nicolai Ghiaurov, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
5. E di morte lo stral non sarà lento - Piero Cappuccilli, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
6. O rendetemi la speme - Joan Sutherland, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Piero Cappuccilli, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
7. Vien, diletto, è in ciel la luna - Joan Sutherland, Piero Cappuccilli, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
8. Il rival salvar tu dei - Nicolai Ghiaurov, Piero Cappuccilli, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge

Disc 3:

1. Son salvo, alfin son salvo - Luciano Pavarotti, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
2. A una fonte afflitto e solo - Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
3. Fini...me lassa! - Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
4. Vieni, vieni fra questa braccia - Luciano Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
5. Ancor s'ascolta questa suon molesto - Luciano Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland, Piero Cappuccilli, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
6. Credeasi, misera! - Luciano Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Piero Cappuccilli, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
7. Suon d'araldi? - Luciano Pavarotti, Piero Cappuccilli, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Joan Sutherland, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #47378 in Music
• Released on: 1987-11-25
• Number of discs: 3
• Format: Box set
• Running time: 174 minutes

Customer Reviews

Pure joy
The last reviewer describes this set as "good value for money". It is far more than that. It is an astonishingly accomplished achievement all round. The sound is stunningly immediate and the direction by Bonynge a model of elegant and rhythmic elan. The singing is incomparable: Pavarotti has done nothing better on disc (and that is saying much), while Sutherland puts all competitors in the shade with a performance of ravishing tonal beauty and, of course, technical mastery. There are no voices like this today. Buy this set and be amazed. This is truly great singing.

Magical
Pavarotti and Sutherland are breathtaking in this set.
Pavarotti is in his utter prime and can muster up staggeringly good singing. Sutherland is magical, as in her second Lucia di Lammermoor she has a radiant tone perfect for Donizetti, and her diction sounds improved over her earlier recordings. The rest of the cast are strong with lots of character. Bonynge gives able direction and the sound is pristine stereo.
Although the price is high for a 1970's recording the talent of the singers is of such a level to make this good value for money.