Incomparable Alfredo Kraus

1. Les Contes d'Hoffmann, opera in 4 acts
Composed by Jacques Offenbach
Performed by Welsh National Opera Orchestra with Paul Gyton , Alfredo Kraus
Conducted by Gareth Jones , Carlo Rizzi , John Stein

2. L'Arlesiana, opera Act 2: E La Solita Storia (Lamento Di Federico)
Composed by Francesco Cilea
Performed by Welsh National Opera Orchestra with Alfredo Kraus
Conducted by Carlo Rizzi

3. Lucrezia Borgia, opera Partir Degg'io-T'amo Qual S'ama Un Angelo
Composed by Gaetano Donizetti
Performed by Welsh National Opera Orchestra with Alfredo Kraus
Conducted by Carlo Rizzi

4. La fille du régiment, opera Ah Mes Amis-Pour Mon Ame
Composed by Gaetano Donizetti
Performed by Welsh National Opera Orchestra with Alfredo Kraus
Conducted by Carlo Rizzi

5. Faust, opera Act 3: Salut! Demeure Chaste et Pure
Composed by Charles Gounod
Performed by Welsh National Opera Orchestra with Alfredo Kraus
Conducted by Carlo Rizzi

6. Dom Sébastien, roi du Portugal, opera
Composed by Gaetano Donizetti
Performed by Welsh National Opera Orchestra with Alfredo Kraus
Conducted by Carlo Rizzi

7. Le Roi d'Ys, opera in 3 acts Act 3: Vainement, Ma Bien-Aimée" (Aubade)
Composed by Edouard Lalo
Performed by Welsh National Opera Orchestra with Alfredo Kraus
Conducted by Carlo Rizzi

8. La favorita, opera La Maitresse Du Roi?-Ange Si Pur,
Composed by Gaetano Donizetti
Performed by Welsh National Opera Orchestra with Alfredo Kraus
Conducted by Carlo Rizzi

9. Il Crociato in Egitto, opera (heroic melodrama) in 2 acts Popli del l'Egitto
Composed by Giacomo Meyerbeer
Performed by Welsh National Opera Orchestra with Alfredo Kraus
Conducted by Carlo Rizzi

10. Lakmé, opera
Composed by Leo Delibes
Performed by Welsh National Opera Orchestra with Alfredo Kraus
Conducted by Carlo Rizzi

11. Der Rosenkavalier, opera, Op. 59 Di Rigori Armato Il Seno
Composed by Richard Strauss
Performed by Welsh National Opera Orchestra with Alfredo Kraus
Conducted by Carlo Rizzi

Tracks:

'Il Etait Une Fois A La Cour D'Eisnach'
'E La Solita Storia'/'Anch'io Vorrei Dormir Cosi'
'Partir Degg'io'/'T'amo Qual S'ama Un Angelo'
'Ah Mes Amis'/'Pour Mon Ame'
'Quel Trouble Inconnu Me Penetre?'/'Salut! Demeure Chaste Et Pure'
'Deserto In Terra'
'Puisqu'on Ne Peut Flechir Ces Jalouses Gardiennes'/'Vainement Ma Bien...
'La Maitress Du Roi?'/'Ange Si Pur'
'Popoli Dell'Egitto'
'Prendre Le Dessin D'un Bijou'/'Fantaisie Aux Divins Mensonges'
'Di Rigori Armato Il Seno'

Customer Reviews:

This cd shows why Kraus is the BEST tenor in last 50 years.......1998-09-29

This record was recorded in 1994, when Kraus was 67 years-old. Believe me, I've heard Kraus' records recorded in virtually any step in his career:singing Spanish popular songs, neapolitan songs, zarzuela arias, standard repertoire arias, etc.THE SPECIAL THING ABOUT THIS CD IS THAT HERE KRAUS PRESENTS THE BEST VOICE OF HIS ENTIRE LIFE!!! Singing Arias from the standard repertoire and rare arias,he choose too some of the most difficult arias. The record starts with the Kleinzach Legend aria from "Les Contes d'Hoffmann" in which Kraus shows his perfect pronunctiation and gives a shining high note at the end of the aria. He sings too the aria known as "Il Lamento di Federico" fron Cilea's L'Arlesiana, with the high optional high note at the end and with a perfect delivery of every phrase of this legendary aria. Between others,Kraus sings the famous "Aria di Tonio" from "La fille du régiment", which made Pavarotti famous by singing 9 repeated high C's, here Kraus gives them fully chested and without any effort.The aria that I found the most thrilling in this record is a rare aria from "Il crociato in Egitto" by Meyerbeer, called "Popoli dell'Egitto".It requires repeated high C's and D's with many up-and-down-the-scale fragments, as it is the initial heroic declamation, sweet belcanto singing in the middle,and heroic finish. The record presents the famous aria "Salut! Demeure chaste et pure" from Gounod's Faust and the italian-singer aria "Di rigori armato in seno" from Strauss' "Der Rosenkavalier".In most of them Kraus applies a personal touch with shining high notes that add vitality and meaning to the arias, as well as beatiful belcanto singing where required. The record also comes with a booklet that contains biographical info and contains the lirics and translations of the arias. This record is a real collectors piece. In each and every one of the arias Kraus shows the best voice os his life, of a career lasting more than 40 years. That's why he is the best tenor of the last 50 years: He has avoided the extremes that has ruined every tenors voice, and has kept intact one of the most beautiful and complete voices of history, with perfect pronuctiation, extraordinary range (specialy in the acute) and complete feeling of every phrase he sings. Long live the King-Kraus!

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