Prima Donna
Prima Donna (1993), CD, on Silva Screen Records. Music by George Frideric Handel, Giacomo Puccini, Carl Orff, Friedrich von Flotow, performed by Ivor Bolton, Philharmonia Orchestra, Lesley Garrett; 12 tracks.
Composers
Tracklist
Let The Bright Seraphim - Samson
George Frideric Handel - Samson, HWV 57: Act III. Air: Let the bright seraphim (Israelite woman)
Obeissons quand leur voix (gavotte), Manon
Jules Massenet - Manon: Acte III, Scène I. Gavotte “Obéissons quand leur voix appelle” (Manon, Brétigny, Chœur)
Si, mi chiamano Mimi (La boheme)
Giacomo Puccini - La bohème: Atto I, no. 7. “Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì” (Mimì)
The Laughing Song (Die Fledermaus)
Johann Strauss II - Die Fledermaus: „Mein Herr Marquis“ - Adele’s Laughing Song
George Frideric Handel - Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II, Scene IV, no. 22. Aria “Lascia ch’io pianga mia cruda sorte” (Almirena)
What Good Would the Moon Be?, Street Scene
Kurt Weill - What Good Would the Moon Be? (from "Street Scene")
Chi il bel songo di Doretta (Doretta's Dream), La Rondine
Giacomo Puccini - La rondine: Atto I. “Ch’il bel sogno di Doretta” (Prunier, Magda, Lisette, Suzy, Yvette, Bianca)
Nacqui all'affanno...Non piu mesta', La Cerentola
Gioachino Rossini - La Cenerentola: Atto II, scena 3. Finale II, coro e scena “Della Fortuna instabile” … “Nacqui all’affanno” … “Non più mesta” (Coro, Cenerentola, Ramiro, Dandini, Alidoro, Clorinda, Tisbe, Magnifico)