A quintessential collection of beloved arias confirms that the soprano, in all her variety, sits at the very heart of the operatic experience.
Portraying characters such as Rossini’s lovestruck heroines, and Verdi’s dramatic roles, the mezzo voice is valued for a tone that embodies richness and sensuality in all its operatic variety.
Tenor showpieces that take us from the dark emotional crises of Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci, to the seductive Rodolfo in Puccini’s La Bohème.
Larger-than-life characters for baritone and bass represent the grandeur of great music combined with powerful stories.
‘Opera takes the great moments of life and stretches them out for us so that we may feel them more vividly, with greater depth and power. Opera offers truths which are otherwise inexpressible.’
The Best Loved Opera Arias series feature many of the favourite arias for soprano, contralto, tenor, baritone and bass voices.
