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Maria (Deluxe Hardback Edition)

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by: Cecilia Bartoli Orchestra La Scintilla Adam Fischer

Release Date November 12, 2007
The concept of this album is good - to collect songs and arias connected to the legendary, short-lived diva Maria Malibran, and the more deluxe the edition of this you get, the more info provided.

Yet the implication that Decca and Bartoli are unique in their exploration of rare opera is most unfair. The independant record company OPERA RARA have been doing this for years, and not just recitals, but whole operas with fabulous singers like Nelly Miricioiu, Renee Fleming, Jennifer Larmore and co. They don't get all the hype and marketing that Bartoli gets. But their recordings (also presented in a "deluxe" way) have rather more artistic integrity and tell us more about Pacini, Bellini etc than Bartoli does.

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Maria (Standard Edition)

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by: Cecilia Bartoli Orchestra La Scintilla Adam Fischer

Release Date November 12, 2007
This is yet another superb disc from Cecilia Bartoli. Her singing is unbelievable her voice is so pure. I never though anyone could beat Sutherland or Caballe singing the aria Casta Diva from the opera Norma but Cecilia Bartoli has done it. I do highly recommend this CD. I promise you wont be disappointed.

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Maria (CD+DVD+Book)

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by: Cecilia Bartoli

Release Date November 12, 2007
I am a big fan of Cecila Bartoli, This collection of Maria will just simply melt you. Cecila is certainly gifted and this cd collection is something not to pass up. I can not wait for the next cd and to see her perform live!

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101 Greatest Classics

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by: Various Artists

Release Date September 24, 2001
I am a big fan of Cecila Bartoli, This collection of Maria will just simply melt you. Cecila is certainly gifted and this cd collection is something not to pass up. I can not wait for the next cd and to see her perform live!

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Great Arias and Ensembles from Your Favourite Operas, Volume 2

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by: Various Composers

Release Date September 10, 2001
I am a big fan of Cecila Bartoli, This collection of Maria will just simply melt you. Cecila is certainly gifted and this cd collection is something not to pass up. I can not wait for the next cd and to see her perform live!

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E4237172

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by: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Release Date October 01, 1999
I am a big fan of Cecila Bartoli, This collection of Maria will just simply melt you. Cecila is certainly gifted and this cd collection is something not to pass up. I can not wait for the next cd and to see her perform live!

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1903 Columbia Grand Opera Series

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by: Orchestra

Release Date November 01, 1996
I've had this CD set since it first came out several years ago. Only recently have I really listened to it. The 1903 acoustic recordings have aged well, and sound surprisingly good for 105 year old primitive recording technology. Male voices record surprisingly well; female voices somewhat less so. Whay really impressed me, however, are the trills sung by Madame Schumann-Heink! Normally, I don't like that sound in opera, but I love the way she sings them. I've just ordered two double CDs of her Victor recordings.

I also enjoy the rest of the CDs. They are great as a sampler of early opera singers who were the first to record in America. They may start you on a musical voyage that may get you hooked on early classical singers. Highly recommended!

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Complete Sun Singles, Vol. 4

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by: Various Artists

Release Date April 22, 1997
I've had this CD set since it first came out several years ago. Only recently have I really listened to it. The 1903 acoustic recordings have aged well, and sound surprisingly good for 105 year old primitive recording technology. Male voices record surprisingly well; female voices somewhat less so. Whay really impressed me, however, are the trills sung by Madame Schumann-Heink! Normally, I don't like that sound in opera, but I love the way she sings them. I've just ordered two double CDs of her Victor recordings.

I also enjoy the rest of the CDs. They are great as a sampler of early opera singers who were the first to record in America. They may start you on a musical voyage that may get you hooked on early classical singers. Highly recommended!

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Lone Star Ridaz [CASSETTE]

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by: Lone Star Ridaz

Release Date November 09, 1999
I've had this CD set since it first came out several years ago. Only recently have I really listened to it. The 1903 acoustic recordings have aged well, and sound surprisingly good for 105 year old primitive recording technology. Male voices record surprisingly well; female voices somewhat less so. Whay really impressed me, however, are the trills sung by Madame Schumann-Heink! Normally, I don't like that sound in opera, but I love the way she sings them. I've just ordered two double CDs of her Victor recordings.

I also enjoy the rest of the CDs. They are great as a sampler of early opera singers who were the first to record in America. They may start you on a musical voyage that may get you hooked on early classical singers. Highly recommended!