Great Operatic Arias, Vol. 6 - John Tomlinson

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL

(1685-1759)

Polyphemus' Recitative and Air from Acis and Galatea

4:43

'I rage, I rage, I rage, I melt, I burn!' -

'O ruddier than the cherry'

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

(1756-1791)

Osmin's Song from The Abduction from the Seraglio, Act 1

2:57

'When a maiden takes your fancy'

(Wer ein Liebchen hat gefunden)

Osmin and Blonde's Duet from The Abduction from the Seraglio, Act II

3:46

'I am going, but take my advice'

(Ich gehe, doch rate ich dir)

with Helen Williams soprano

Pedrillo and Osmin's Duet from The Abduction from the Seraglio, Act II

2:20

'Vivat Bacchus! Long live Bacchus!'

(Vivat Bacchus! Bacchus lebe!)

with Barry Banks tenor

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL

Harapha's Air from Samson, Act II

6:29

'Honour and arms scorn such a foe'

GIUSEPPE VERDI

(1813-1901)

Fiesco's Aria from Simon Boccanegra, Prologue

6:19

'A last farewell I bid you'

(A te l'estremo addio) -

'My soul is torn with suffering'

(Il lacerato spirito)

with Geoffrey Mitchell Choir

MODEST PETROVICH MUSSORGSKY

(1839-1881)

Mephistophele's Song of the Flea from Goethe's 'Faust'

3:37

'There lived a king of old'

(Zhil bil korol kogdato)

ALEXANDER PORFIRYEVICH BORODIN

(1833-1887)

Prince Igor's Aria from Prince Igor, Act II

8:00

'No rest, no slumber'

(Ni sna, ni otdikha)

Galitsky's Aria from Prince Igor, Act I

4:07

'The Prince has drunk his fill?' -

'The sober life'

(Greshno tait)

with Geoffrey Mitchell Choir

10.

Khan Konchak's Aria from Prince Igor, Act II

5:42

'Igor, listen'

(Zdorov, li Knaz?)

ALEXANDER SERGEYEVICH DARGOMYZHSKY

(1813-1869)

11.

Miler's Song from Russalka, Act I

4:06

'Like every maiden in the whole of Russia'

(Okh, toto vse vi devky molodiye)

GIUSEPPE VERDI

12.

Silva's Scena and Cavatina from Ernani, Act I

7:09

'Can I believe it?'

(Che mai vegg'io!) -

'Vain illusion! When I believed her'

(Infelice! . . . e tu credevi)

with Geoffrey Mitchell Choir

LIZA LEHMANN

(1862-1918)

13.

Myself when young from In a Persian Garden

3:43

'Myself when young did eagerly frequent'

SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN

(1842-1900)

14.

The Mikado's Song from The Mikado, Act II

4:30

'A more humane Mikado'

with Geoffrey Mitchell Choir

JACQUES OFFENBACH

(1819-1880)

15.

Gendarmes' Duet from Geneviève de Brabant

2:45

'We're public guardians bold yet wary'

with Andrew Shore baritone

SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN

16.

Policeman's Song from The Pirates of Penzance, Act II

2:37

'When a felon's not engaged in his employment'

with Geoffrey Mitchell Choir

Bonus track

MODEST PETROVICH MUSSORGSKY

17.

Boris's Prayer from Boris Godunov, Prologue, Scene 2 (The Coronation Scene)

3:59

'My soul is sad'

(Skorbit dusha!)

Chorus of Opera North

Choristers of Leeds Parish Church

English Northern Philharmonia

Paul Daniel

(from CHAN 3007)

77:42

Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra

Conductor: David Parry

15-19 October 1999

‘John Tomlinson… is undeniably authoritative and persuasive.’

American Record Guide on CHAN 3017(2) (Mary Stuart

‘John Tomlinson’s Ochs projects the text with enormous relish…’

The Telegraph on CHAN 3022 (Der Rosenkavalier (hig

John Tomlinson is one of the finest singing actors on the opera scene today. He is unsurpassed in Wagner, but here he displays his versatility and his exemplary diction in a highly eclectic programme of arias in English…

BBC Music Magazine

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Gramophone

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Classic CD on CHAN 3030(2) (Rigoletto)

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