Rita Hunter: Ritorna Vincitor!

On this CD:

1. Aida, opera Ritorna Vincitor!
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra with Rita Hunter
Conducted by Dobbs Franks

2. Macbeth, opera Perchè Mi Sfuggi
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra with Rita Hunter
Conducted by Dobbs Franks

3. La forza del destino, opera Pace, Pace, Mio Dio
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra with Rita Hunter
Conducted by Dobbs Franks

4. Un ballo in maschera, opera Prelude [Act II] (Ecco L'Orrido Campo
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra with Rita Hunter
Conducted by Dobbs Franks

5. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts Act 4: Suicidio!
Composed by Amilcare Ponchielli
Performed by Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra with Rita Hunter
Conducted by Dobbs Franks

6. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera Act 2: Un Bel Dì, Vedremo
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra with Rita Hunter
Conducted by Dobbs Franks

7. Tosca, opera Act 2: Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra with Rita Hunter
Conducted by Dobbs Franks

8. Fidelio, opera, Op. 72 Abscheulicher/Komm,Hoffnung
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra with Rita Hunter
Conducted by Dobbs Franks

9. Idomeneo, rè di Creta, opera, K. 366 Tutte Nel Cor
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra with Rita Hunter
Conducted by Dobbs Franks

10. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492 Porgi, Amor
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra with Rita Hunter
Conducted by Dobbs Franks

Tracks:

Aida: Ritorna vincitor
Cavalleria Rusticana: Voi lo sapete
King's Rhapsody: Some Day My Heart Will Awake
Dancing Years: Waltz Of My Heart
Gianni Schicchi: O My Beloved Daddy
Le nozze di Figaro: Porgi amor
Springtime: When April Sings
Smilin' Through
La Boheme: They Call Me Mimi
New Moon: One Kiss
Aida: O patria mia
A Brown Bird Singing
Bird Of Love Divine
Madama Butterfly: One Fine Day
Don Carlo: Tu che le vanita
Chocolate Soldier: My Hero
Goodbye

Customer Reviews:

Severely Missed, Always Cherished.......2005-02-11

Rita Hunter was a goddess of the opera, and the woman for whom Wagner wrote the part of Brunhilde in the Ring. Well, not really, but when you saw her you were in heaven. TALL POPPIES, the label, has put out some good albums, and this one is one of the best. Not only do you hear a bit of Wagner, but Rita Hunter could also sing Puccini and Bizet like an angel.

She was always good at encores and I remember her singing, "Waltzing Matilda" (not on this LP). You know what's on here that's great--the old chestnut from the Norma Shearer picture, "Smilin' Through" (by Victor Herbert). Oh, what a voice and range she had. It is a shame that the gods of heaven plucked her out of our lives in 2001 and brought her to Mount Olympus to sing for them there as she did for so many years here as one of the stars of the legendary ENO mounting of the Ring Cycle.