Known by connoisseurs as the legendary "Blue Album", this historic gem
released in 1961 was Leontyne Price's debut orchestral recording for RCA. It
offers some of her most shining moments from the composers whom she calls "her
best friends, operatically speaking."
Leontyne Price performing arias from Il Trovatore, Madama Butterfly, La Rondine, Tosca and Turandot.
These were original *two-track and three-track stereo recordings; in SACD surround mode, the music will be heard only from the front left and right channels (two-track) and front left, center and right channels (three-track).
Features:
• Super Audio CD
• SACD 3.0 Multi-Channel SACD Layer
• SACD Stereo SACD Layer
• This Hybrid SACD contains a 'Red Book' Stereo CD Layer which is playable on most conventional CD Players!
Musicians:
Leontyne Price, soprano
Rome Opera Orchestra
Oliviero de Fabritiis, conductor
Arturo Basile, conductor (4-7)
Selections:
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Aida
1. Ritorna vincitorl
2.-3. Qui Radames verral... O patria mia
Il trovatore
4.-6. Che piu t'arresti?... Tacea la notte... Di tale amor*
7. Timor di me?... D'amor sull'ali rosee
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
Madame Butterfly
8. Un bel di vedremo
9. Tu? Tu? piccolo Iddiol (Morte di Butterfly
La rondine
10. Chi il bel sogno di Doretta
Tosca
11. Vissi d'arte
Turandot
12. Signore, ascolta!
13. Tu che di gel sei cinta
Total Time: 46:18
Recorded 1959 and 1960
Leontyne Price performing arias from Il Trovatore, Madama Butterfly, La Rondine, Tosca and Turandot.
These were original *two-track and three-track stereo recordings; in SACD surround mode, the music will be heard only from the front left and right channels (two-track) and front left, center and right channels (three-track).
Features:
• Super Audio CD
• SACD 3.0 Multi-Channel SACD Layer
• SACD Stereo SACD Layer
• This Hybrid SACD contains a 'Red Book' Stereo CD Layer which is playable on most conventional CD Players!
Musicians:
Leontyne Price, soprano
Rome Opera Orchestra
Oliviero de Fabritiis, conductor
Arturo Basile, conductor (4-7)
Selections:
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Aida
1. Ritorna vincitorl
2.-3. Qui Radames verral... O patria mia
Il trovatore
4.-6. Che piu t'arresti?... Tacea la notte... Di tale amor*
7. Timor di me?... D'amor sull'ali rosee
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
Madame Butterfly
8. Un bel di vedremo
9. Tu? Tu? piccolo Iddiol (Morte di Butterfly
La rondine
10. Chi il bel sogno di Doretta
Tosca
11. Vissi d'arte
Turandot
12. Signore, ascolta!
13. Tu che di gel sei cinta
Total Time: 46:18
Recorded 1959 and 1960