Rapture - Opera's Most Heavenly Moments (CD)

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• Release Date: October 8, 2002
• Label: DG Deutsche Grammophon (USA)
• UPC: 028947171720
• WAPI (Tower ID): 106522235
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Personnel: Montserrat Caball‚, Maria Chiara, Ren‚e Fleming, Mirella Freni, Reri Grist, Edita Gruberov , Gundula Janowitz, Edith Mathis, Lucia Popp, Joan Sutherland, Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano); Anna Murray, Jane Berbi‚, Grace Bumbry, Marilyn Horne, Tatiana Troyanos (mezzo soprano); G”sta Winbergh, Pl cido Domingo, Roberto Alagna, Hans Peter Blochwitz (tenor); Bryn Terfel (baritone); Manfred Jungwirth, Ferruccio Furlanetto (bass voice).

Rapture: Opera's Most Heavenly Moments collects two discs' worth of opera classics that have been featured in films and commercials, and features performances from such star singers as Bryn Terfel, Joan Sutherland, and Kiri TeKanawa. The collection offers a good sampling of works from many of opera's definitive composers, including Mozart, Verdi, Bizet, Purcell, and Wagner, and includes music from films such as Driving Miss Daisy, Babette's Feast, and The Shawshank Redemption. Highlights include Bellini's Casta Duva, as featured in The Bridges of Madison County, Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffman from Life Is Beautiful, and Puccini's Un Bel Di from Madame Butterfly and featured in Fatal Attraction. Delibes' Flower Duet from Lakm‚ and Mozart's Soave Sia il Vento from Cosi Fan Tutte are some of the other standout tracks in this collection, which may have a slightly glib premise but features quality music nevertheless. ~ Heather Phares

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