Belisario, opera: Part 1. Corri amica, voliam sulla sponda
Belisario, opera: Part 1. Plauso! Voci di gioia!
Belisario, opera: Part 1. Sin la tomba è a me negata!
Belisario, opera: Part 1. Ti conforta
Belisario, opera: Part 1. O desio della vendetta
Belisario, opera: Part 1. O nume degli eserciti
Belisario, opera: Part 1. Cesare, hai vinto
Belisario, opera: Part 1. Quando di sangue tinto
Belisario, opera: Part 1. Sui campi della gloria
Belisario, opera: Part 1. Padre!... Irene, m'abbraccia
Belisario, opera: Part 1. Che mai sarà!
Belisario, opera: Part 1. Sostegni del mio trono
Belisario, opera: Part 1. Ah, da chi son io tradito!
Belisario, opera: Part 1. Madre tu fosti, e moglie
Belisario, opera: Part 1. Ah, pera l'empio che offese natura
Track Listings (21) - Disc #2
Belisario, opera: Part 2. Oh, duce!
Belisario, opera: Part 2. Belisario! A sì tremendo annunzio
Belisario, opera: Part 2. Vian la figlia!
Belisario, opera: Part 2. Trema Bisanzio! Sterminatrice
Belisario, opera: Part 2. Amici, è forza separarci
Belisario, opera: Part 2. Se vederla a me non lice
Belisario, opera: Part 2. Ah, se potessi piangere
Belisario, opera: Part 2. Ma tu, seguendo un povero
Belisario, opera: Part 3. Introduction
Belisario, opera: Part 3. Qui siedi, o padre
Belisario, opera: Part 3. Diffondasi terribile grido di guerra
Belisario, opera: Part 3. Di', su qual riva il barbaro t'invenne?
Belisario, opera: Part 3. Se il fratel stringere
Belisario, opera: Part 3. Figli, figli, partiam
Belisario, opera: Part 3. Itene al campo
Belisario, opera: Part 3. Da quel dì che l'innocente
Belisario, opera: Part 3. Vittoria! Vittoria!
Belisario, opera: Part 3. Di pianto, di gemiti
Belisario, opera: Part 3. Ricopriti, o cielo, d'un lugubre vel
Belisario, opera: Part 3. Egli è spento
Belisario, opera: Part 3. Abborrita dal mortali
When Leyla Gencer died at age 79 in 2008, the obituary in The Guardian (UK) called her "the greatest Turkish opera singer of the 20th century and a singing actor of formidable power and individuality." Beloved of her fans,... more » who called her "the greatest living prima donna," Gencer made no studio recordings. Only live recordings like this from 1969 preserve her electrifying artistry, in a Donizetti rarity that is actually one of his finest operas. Newly translated Italian-English libretto included.« less
When Leyla Gencer died at age 79 in 2008, the obituary in The Guardian (UK) called her "the greatest Turkish opera singer of the 20th century and a singing actor of formidable power and individuality." Beloved of her fans, who called her "the greatest living prima donna," Gencer made no studio recordings. Only live recordings like this from 1969 preserve her electrifying artistry, in a Donizetti rarity that is actually one of his finest operas. Newly translated Italian-English libretto included.