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Roberto Alagna, Aleksandra Kurzak

Puccini In Love

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Roberto Alagna and Aleksandra Kurzak on Carmen
1 Puccini: Tosca, Atto I: 'Mario!' - 'Son qui!'  
2 La Boheme Atto I: 'O soave fanciulla'  
3 Manon Lescaut, Atto I: 'Vedete Io son fedele'  
4 Il Tabarro: 'bel altro il mio sogno'  
5 Manon Lescaut, Atto II: 'Tu, tu, amore Tu'  
6 La Rondine, Atto II: 'Paulette!'  
7 La Fanciulla del West, Atto II: 'Minnie che dolce nome'  
8 Il Tabarro: 'Dimmi: perche gli hai chiesto'  
9 La Rondine, Atto III: 'Nella tua casa'  
10 Madama Butterfly, Atto I: 'Viene la sera'  
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Now star tenor Roberto Alagna and his wife, the Polish soprano Aleksandra Kurzak, have made the most poignant duets from Puccini's operas the focus of their first collaborative album, excerpts from Manon Lescaut, La Fanciulla del West, Madama Butterfly, Il tabarro, and of course La bohème – music brimming over with passion and powerful emotions, brilliantly composed for the voice, and subtly orchestrated for the orchestra. The new production features Riccardo Frizza conducting the Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra.

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