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Joan Sutherland - The Art of the Prima Donna (Big Papi) Classical Opera 1960 Decca Remaster torrent


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Source: 2-CD Set + fresh Cover Art Scan

Tags have been edited so Disc 1 and Disc 2 show up under 1 Disc in most players.

For 1960 analog tape to digital transfers this sounds amazing.

- Big Papi

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This is a true legendary recording, and as an opera singer for many years, I can't resist reviewing it. This cd contained some of the most difficult arias written for the coloratura soprano. Joan Sutherland the vocal Paganini, handling all the vocal challenges with the utmost ease. Her trill is an actual spinning of two notes so fast that it appeared to be a single note. The Prima Donna's fioritura singing is absolutely accurate and precise, and she meets all staccati and arpeggios with complete confidence and ease. The voice is quite large, a dramatic soprano, in reality. Thus we have the Brunhilde size top notes. But of course no Brunhilde had Sutherland's amazing range from bottom G to an easy high F three octives above. But most remarkable are how "open" her high notes are. They almost appeared "chest tone", that's how enormous they are. And lucky us for us, there are countless high D's E's and F's in this recording.

Dame Joan handles the extreme high tessitura of "The Soldier tir'd" and "Martern aller Arten" as if it were child's play. She interpolates high note after high note, making each aria a showpiece for her ample voice. Also remarkable is the beautiful tone quality of her soprano. Bight and clear, with no strain whatever. There's seemingly nothing that Sutherland couldn't do vocally. Another favorite here is the extremely embellished "Bel raggio lusinghier" with three high F's. Malibran would have been jealous... Also mind-boggling is the "O beau pays de la Touraine!", with colortura so dazzling that you really must hear it to believe it. The "Care compagne...come per me sereno..Sovra il sen" is a lesson in the art of bel canto singing, every aspect of the coloratura's art is shown there. Another highlight is the mad scene from Hamlet, with Sutherland singing with great beauty and stage presence, making you foget how impossibly difficult the vocal line is. Actually, they're all highlights in this cd.

This is my favorite recording in my collection of over 3,000 records and cds. I bought it in 1961, and have never heard anything like it, and don't expect to hear anything like it again in my lifetime, that's how special this is...a must have for every opera lover.

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Joan Sutherland - The Art of the Prima Donna

Artist...............: Joan Sutherland
Album................: The Art of the Prima Donna
Genre................: Classical
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1989
Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
Codec................: LAME 3.99
Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III
Quality..............: Insane, (avg. bitrate: 320kbps)
Channels.............: Joint Stereo / 44100 hz

Disc 1

1. Joan Sutherland - Arne: Artaxerxes: The soldier tir'd [04:04]
2. Joan Sutherland - Handel: Samson: Let the bright Seraphim[05:51]
3. Joan Sutherland - Bellini: Norma: Sediziose voce ... Casta diva...Ah! bello a me ritorna[12:44]
4. Joan Sutherland - Bellini: I puritani: Son vergin vezzosa[03:03]
5. Joan Sutherland - Rossini: Semiramide: Bel raggio lusinghier[06:35]
6. Joan Sutherland - Bellini: I puritani: O rendetemi la speme... Qui la voce sua soave... Vien, diletto[06:58]
7. Joan Sutherland - Bellini: La sonnambula: Care compagne... Come perme sereno... Sovra il sen[08:23]
8. Joan Sutherland - Bounod: Faust: O Dieu! que de bijoux... Ah! je res[04:36]

Playing Time.........: 52:18
Total Size...........: 121.22 MB


Disc 2

1. Joan Sutherland - Romeo et Juliette: Je veux vivre [03:28]
2. Joan Sutherland - Mia madre aveva una povera ancella... Piangia cantanco[08:03]
3. Joan Sutherland - Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail: Martern aller Arten[08:42]
4. Joan Sutherland - La Traviata: E'strano... Ah fors'e lui... Sempre libera[06:44]
5. Joan Sutherland - Hamlet: A vos jeux, mes amis [08:47]
6. Joan Sutherland - Lakme: Ah! Ou va la jeune Indoue [07:50]
7. Joan Sutherland - Les Huguenots: O beau pays de la Touraine![05:39]
8. Joan Sutherland - Rigoletto: Gualtier Malde... Caro nome[06:17]

Playing Time.........: 55:34
Total Size...........: 128.73 MB





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