The Very Best Of Mirella Freni

Freni, Mirella

Bellini: O rendetemi la speme...Qui la voce sua soave...Vien, diletto (from I Puritani) Bizet: Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante (from Carmen) Me voilà seule…Comme autrefois (from Les Pêcheurs de Perles) Cilea: Io son l'umile ancella (from Adriana Lecouvreur) Poveri fiori (from Adriana Lecouvreur) Donizetti: Quel guardo il cavaliere (from Don Pasquale) Gounod: Ah! Je veux vivre dans ce rêve (from Roméo et Juliette) O nuit divine! (from Roméo et Juliette) Mascagni: Son pochi fiori (from L'Amico Fritz) Massenet: Adieu, notre petite table (from Manon) Mozart: Vedrai, carino (from Don Giovanni) Puccini: Si, mi chiamano Mimi (from La Bohème) Donde lieta usci (from La Bohème) Vissi d'arte (from Tosca) Un bel di vedremo (from Madama Butterfly) Chi il bel sogno di Doretta (from La Rondine) O mio babbino caro (from Gianni Schicchi) Senza mamma, o bimbo (from Suor Angelica) Tu che di gel sei cinta (from Turandot) Verdi: È strano! è strano!...Ah! fors è lui (from La traviata) Son giunta … Madre, pietosa Vergine (from La Forza del Destino) Pace, pace mio Dio! (from La forza del destino) Ritorna vincitor! (from Aida) Qui Radamès verrà!... O patria mia (from Aida) Mia madre aveva...Piangea cantando...Ave Maria (from Otello)

Mirella Freni was one of Herbert von Karajan’s favourite singers; indeed, he is known to have commented that if he could have any voice in the world, it would be hers. Combining a stunning voice with heartfelt acting, Freni is equally at home in the lighter roles, such as Mozart’s Susanna and Zerlina, as in the weightier roles of Puccini’s Manon Lescaut and Tosca. This collection brings together arias from throughout Freni’s illustrious career.