This 5CD set features Opera's 15 Greatest Arias in fully sung and orchestral backing versions for practice by Tenors (or would-be Tenors).
CD1 features 15 tracks such as "La donna mobile" (Verdi - Rigoletto), "Che gelida manina" (Puccini - La Bohme), "Vesti la giubba" (Leoncavallo - I Pagliacci), "Una Furtiva Lagrima (Donizetti - L'Elisir d'Amore", "Ave Maria" (Schubert) and of course "Nessun Dorma" (Puccini - Turandot". CD2 features the orchestral backing tracks with no vocals. CD3 & CD4 feature the orchestral version followed immediately by the complete fully sung version for instant comparison.
CD5 is a Multimedia CD-ROM, playable on PC, MAC & MIDI with the full tenor score & lyrics for each aria, Full MIDI file for each aria, Description of breathing techniques and voice amplification and a guide to each opera. Complete English text.
The Tenor on this valuable teaching tool is Paolo Antognetti (Coro Teatro alla Scala di Milano & Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino).