ITALIAN OPERA ARIAS - Mariinsky Theatre Soloists CD

VINCENZO BELLINI (1801-1835)
1. “Norma”. Norma’s cavatina from 1st act
Galina Kovaleva, soprano

GIOACCHINO ROSSINI (1792-1868)
2. “Il barbiere di Siviglia”. Rosina’s cavatina
Evgenia Gorokhovskaya, mezzo-soprano

GAETANO DONIZETTI (1791-1848)
3. “La favorita”. Fernando’s cavatina from 4th act
Konstantin Pluzhnikov, tenor
4. “La favorita”. Leonora’s aria from 3rd act
Irina Bogacheva, mezzo-soprano

GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813-1901)
5. “Don Carlos”. King Philipp’s aria
Nicolai Okhotnikov, bass
6. “Il Trovatore”. Scene from 2nd act
Matvei Gavrilkin, tenor
Irina Bogacheva, mezzo-soprano
7. “Rigoletto”. Duke’s song from 3rd act
Konstantin Pluzhnikov, tenor
8. “Othello”. Othello’s monologue from 3rd act
Alexei Steblyanko, tenor

GIACOMO PUCCINI (1858-1924)
9. “Manon Lescaut”. Chavalier des Grieux’s aria
Yuri Marusin, tenor

GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813-1901)
10. “Othello”. Othello’s and Desdemona’s duet from 1st act
Hendrik Krumm, tenor
Galina Kovaleva, soprano

GIACOMO PUCCINI (1858-1924)
11. “Tosca”. Cavaradossi’s aria from 3rd act
Yuri Marusin, tenor

Academic Symphony Orchestra of St. Petersburg Philharmony
Conductor Eduard Grikurov (1, 6, 10)
Conductor Alexander Dmitriev (2, 3, 4, 7, 9)
Symphony Orchestra of Mariinsky Theatre
Conductor Victor Fedotov (5, 8)
Symphony Orchestra of St. Petersburg TV and Radio Company
Conductor Stanislav Gorkovenko (11)

Total time 59.51