Sutherland,Joan Art Of The Prima Donna CD

Sutherland's sensational debut recital album, long unavailable on it's own, reissued with photographs and rarely seen costume designs for the soprano's signature roles. When these recordings first appeared, Joan Sutherland was on the brink of a spectacular international career; just behind her was the sensation of her Royal Opera debut in Lucia di Lammermoor, early in 1959, by the end of which she had operatic London at her feet. Initially released as a pair of albums but soon enough compiled together, they were made in Kingsway Hall in the summer of 1959, and they caused a stir all of their own

1. THOMAS ARNE (1710û1778) - The soldier tirÆd of warÆs alarms (Artaxerxes) 2. GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (1685û1759) - Let the Bright Seraphim (Samson) 3. VINCENZO BELLINI (1801û1835) - Sediziose voci à Casta Diva à Ah! bello a me ritorna (Norma) 4. VINCENZO BELLINI (1801û1835) - Son vergin vezzosa (I puritani) 5. GIOACHINO ROSSINI (1792û1868) - Bel raggio lusinghier (Semiramide) 6. VINCENZO BELLINI (1801û1835) - O rendetemi la speme à Qui la voce à Vien, diletto (I puritani) 7. VINCENZO BELLINI (1801û1835) - Care compagne, e voi, tenere amici (La sonnambula) 8. CHARLES GOUNOD (1818û1893) - O Dieu ! que de bijoux à Ah ! je ris de me voir æJewel SongÆ (Faust) 9. CHARLES GOUNOD (1818û1893) - Ah ! Je veux vivre æWaltz SongÆ (Rom?o et Juliette) 10. GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813û1901) - Mia madre aveva una povera ancella à Piangea cantando æWillow SongÆ (Otello) 11. WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756û1791) - Martern aller Arten (Die Entf?hrung aus dem Serail) 12. GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813û1901) - EÆ strano! à Ah, forsÆ? lui à Sempre libera (La traviata) 13. AMBROISE THOMAS (1811û1896) - A vos jeux, mes amis, permettez-moi (Mad scene) (Hamlet) 14. L?O DELIBES (1836û1891) - Ah ! O? va la jeune Indoue ? (Bell Song) (Lakm?) 15. GIACOMO MEYERBEER (1791û1864) - O beau pays de la Touraine ! (Les Huguenots) 16. GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813û1901) - Gualtier Mald? à Caro nome (Rigoletto)