ITALIAN OPERA ARIAS

Galina Gorchakova, soprano

Constantine Orbelian, conductor

PHILHARMONIA OF RUSSIA

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GREET GALINA!

Russian Supernova Soprano Galina Gorchakova's Delos Debut Recording features the fiery, passionate and poignant repertoire that has won her acclaim from east to west. Gorchakova's performances and recordings span the traditional Russian: Borodin, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov to the beloved herories of Verdi, Puccini and Leoncavallo to name but a few.

This program of Italian arias includes: Puccini: Tosca - Vissi d'arte; Non la sospiri / Madama Butterfly - Un bel di; Tu, tu, tu piccolo iddio / La Boheme - Si, Mi chiamano Mimi (Mimi's aria from Act I); Musetta's Waltz / Manon Lescaut - In quelle trine morbide; Sola, perduta, abbandonata / Gianni Schicchi - O mio babbino caro / Turandot - Tu, che di gel sei cinta (Liu's aria) / Catalani: La Wally - Ebben, n'andro lontana / Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur - Ecco, respiro appena / Mascagni: Cavallaria Rusticana - Voi Io sapete, o mamma (Santuzza's aria); Intermezzo (orchestral) / Leoncavallo: I Pagliacci - Ballatella: Stridono lassù (Nedda's aria) / Verdi: Aida - Ritorna Vincitor! / La forza del destino - Pace, Pace, mio Dio

With a performance roster including Vienna State Opera, the Concertgebow, Covent Garden, Los Angeles, Houston and La Scala and upcoming performance at the Metropolitian Opera, Galina is in orbit around an impressive collection of stars. Her colleagues have included Domingo, Gergiev, Haitink, Ozawa and now Maestro Constantine Orbelian and his splendid Philharmonia of Russia. This accessible new recording brings opera's greatest and most-beloved arias to the listener infused with the bright beauty of this operatic star.

Total Playing Time: 60:47