Leontyne Price: Personal Choice

LEONTYNE PRICE: “possessor of one of the most glorious voices of our time, Price was one of the first black singers to scale the heights of international opera. The bulk of her great roles were captured on disc … Without doubt Leontyne’s glorious voice should be included in Gramophone’s Hall of Fame … one of the greatest vocal talents of the past 70 years. The fact that Karajan admired and engaged her is confirmation that she was special … her vocal gift is simply God-given; that, along with her impressive looks, make for a stunning artist.”

[1] Ritorna vincitor (Aida – Verdi) 6:56
[2] O patria (Aida – Verdi) 6:27
[3] Tacea la notte placida (Il Trovatore – Verdi) 5:55
[4] Timor di me – D’amor sull’ali rosee (Il Trovatore –Verdi) 5:14
[5] Chi il bel sogno di Doretta (La Rondine – Puccini) 2:44
[6] Vissi d’arte (Tosca – Puccini) 3:13
[7] Un bel di (Madama Butterfly – Puccini) 4:22
[8] Death of Butterfly (Madama Butterfly – Puccini) 3:36
[9] Signore, ascolta (Turandot – Puccini) 2:29
[10] Tu che di gel sei cinta (Turandot – Puccini) 2:34
[11] Summertime (Porgy and Bess – Gershwin) 2:27
[12] I Loves You Porgy (Porgy and Bess – Gershwin 2:24
[13] My Man’s Gone (Porgy and Bess – Gershwin) 4:07
[14] He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands (Trad.) 2:13
[15] Ride On (Trad.) 2:38
[16] Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (Trad.) 3:19
[17] Deep River (Trad.) 3:05
[18] Were You There ? (Trad.) 4:30
[19] Ave Maria (Schubert) 3:04
[20] O Holy Night (Adam) 4:26

[1,2] with Georg Solti / Rome Opera; [3-4] Arturo Basile & [5-10] Oliviero de Fabritiis/ (
both) Rome Opera; [11-13] Skitch Henderson / RCA Orchestra;
[14-18] [arr. & directed [Leonard de Paur; [19-20] Herbert von Karajan / V.P.O)