The Glories Of Handel Opera

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Album Info

Release Date: 2000

Label: Decca

Release includes 28 page booklet with the following information:-
Page 1 - Front Cover
Pages 2, 7, 8, 11 & 17 - photographs of performers;
Pages 3 to 6 - detailed breakdown of tracks giving opera title, performers, conductors and recording formats & dates;
Pages 9 to 11 - Liner notes in English;
Pages 12 to 14 - Liner notes translated into French;
Pages 15 to 17 - Liner notes translated into German;
Pages 18 to 25 - Lyrics and opera transcript in original Italian and translated into English;
Pages 26 & 27 - Advertisements for other titles available on Opera Gala;
Page 28 - Rear Cover - Tracklist showing daetails of all 17 Tracks (track title, opera title, individual track timing, Total timing, giving indication which tracks are ADD and which are DDD)

Recording Dates:-
Track 1 - 1991, Tracks 2, 3 & 4 - 1990, Track 5 - 1995, Track 6 - 1963, Track 7 - 1963, Track 8 - 1985, Track 9 - 1966,
Track 10 - 1960, Track 11 - 1970, Track 12 - 1965, Track 13 - 1962, Track 14 - 1973, Track 15 - 1966, Track 16 - 1967, Track 17 - 1963

Main Artists Parts:-
Track 1 - Emma Kirkby sings the part of Alcina
Tracks 2, 3 & 4 - James Bowman sings the part of Orlando
Track 5 - Sara Mingardo sings the part of Riccardo
Track 6 - Luciano Pavarotti sings the part of Meleagro
Track 7 - Marilyn Horne sings the part of juno
Track 8 - Joan Sutherland sings the part of Rodelinda, Alicia Nafé sings the part of Bertarido
Track 9 - Forbes Robinson sings the part of Varo
Track 10 - Teresa Berganza sings the part of Cleopatra
Track 12 - Bernadette Greevy sings the part of Almirena
Track 13 - Teresa Berganza sings the part of Ruggiero
Track 14 - Renata Tebaldi sings the part of Serse
Track 15 - Geraint Evans sings the part of Demetrio
Track 16 - Marilyn Horne sings the part of Bertarido
Track 17 - Joan Sutherland sings the part of Cleopatra

Track Recording Formats:-
ADD - Tracks 6, 7 and 9 to 17 inclusive
DDD - Tracks 1 to 5 and 8

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