The Very Best of Victoria de Los Angeles is a superior representation of the soprano's career. The two-disc set begins with a well-rounded selection of arias, from Mozart to Gounod to Wagner to Puccini, followed by examples of her concert and recital repertoire. The recording dates also cover her full career, from the Wagner and Mozart arias recorded in 1950 to her memorable Songs of the Auvergne recording from 1975. The fact that some of these are mono recordings really isn't as noticeable as you might expect, thanks to ...
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The Very Best of Victoria de Los Angeles is a superior representation of the soprano's career. The two-disc set begins with a well-rounded selection of arias, from Mozart to Gounod to Wagner to Puccini, followed by examples of her concert and recital repertoire. The recording dates also cover her full career, from the Wagner and Mozart arias recorded in 1950 to her memorable Songs of the Auvergne recording from 1975. The fact that some of these are mono recordings really isn't as noticeable as you might expect, thanks to the magic of digital remastering. The arias are some of the most familiar, but the true highlight of the opera selections is her vocal skills. Listen to "Ebben? Ne andrò lontana" from La Wally or "Una voce poco fa" from The Barber of Seville to hear the way she moves from the top to the bottom of her range with little trouble at all and the way she performs fast scales or ornaments without blurring notes together. In addition to these skills, her interpretations are affecting,...
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Alfredo Catalani; Charles Gounod; Edvard Grieg; Felix Mendelssohn; Franz Schubert; George Frederick Handel; Georges Bizet;... Very Good. In very good packaging. Very Best of Victoria de los Angeles.
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