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Leonard Warren, Giuseppe Verdi, Morris Levine
Prima Voce: Leonard Warren
Genres: Folk, Special Interest, Pop, Classical

Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
1. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Alzati! là tuo figlio...Eri tu
2. Il Trovatore, opera: Il balen...Qual suono!...Per me ora fatale
3. Simon Boccanegra, opera: Dinne, perche in ques'eremo...Figlia! a tal nome palpito
4. Rigoletto, opera: Pari siamo
5. Rigoletto, opera: Povero Rigoletto...Cortigiani, vil razza dannata
6. La forza del destino, opera: Solenne in quest'ora
7. La forza del destino, opera: Morir! tremenda cosa...urna fatale
8. La forza del destino, opera: Invano, Alvaro...Ah! una suora mi lasciasti
9. Aida, opera: Ciel! mio padre...Rivedrai le forester imbalsamate
10. Otello, opera: Credo in un Dio crudel
11. Otello, opera: Era la notte
12. Falstaff, opera: È sogno? O realtà?
Track Listings (23) - Disc #2
1. Blow the Man Down, sea chantey
2. The Drummer and the Cook, sea chantey
3. Haul-A-Way, Joe
4. The Drunken Sailor
5. A-Rovin', sea shanty
6. Low Lands
7. Shenandoah
8. Rio Grande, sea chantey
9. On the Road To Mandalay for voice & piano (or orchestra)
10. Rolling Down to Rio for voice & piano (or orchestra)
11. Gunga Din
12. Recessional
13. Danny Deever for voice & piano, Op. 2
14. Boots, for voice & piano
15. Mother O' Mine for voice & piano (or orchestra)
16. Smugglers' Song
17. America the Beautiful (original title 'Materna')
18. Love's Old Sweet Song
19. Mother Machree (from 'Barry of Ballymore')
20. A Little Bit of Heaven (from 'The Heart of Paddy Whack')
21. Home on the Range for voice & piano (or orchestra)
22. Ol' Man River, song (from 'Show Boat')
23. The Battle Hymn of the Republic ('Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory,' words by Julia Ward Howe; music attributed to Steffe)

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CD Details

All Artists: Leonard Warren, Giuseppe Verdi, Morris Levine, English Anonymous, Stephen [1] Foster, English Traditional, Oley Speaks, Edward German, Charles Gilbert Spross, Reginald De Koven, Walter Damrosch, J. P. McCall, Frank Tours, Marshall Kernochan, Samuel A. Ward, James Lyman Molloy, Chauncey / Ball, Ernest Olcott, Ernest R. Ball, David Guion
Title: Prima Voce: Leonard Warren
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Nimbus Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/2007
Re-Release Date: 6/12/2007
Genres: Folk, Special Interest, Pop, Classical
Styles: Vocal Pop, Opera & Classical Vocal, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Sacred & Religious
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPCs: 0710357793929, 710357793929

Synopsis

Album Description

"Leonard Warren was the great Verdi baritone of our times." -- Tony RandallLeonard Warren (1911-1960) was the acknowledged Metropolitan Opera successor to the previous leading baritone, Lawrence Tibbett. He dominated the Met stage, especially in Verdi roles, from 1938 until his death. Warren had one of the most operatic deaths in Met history. He was appearing in 1960 in Verdi's La forza del destino and had just begun to sing the aria "Urna fatale" ("Fatal urn of my destiny") when he suffered a heart attack and died on stage in front of a packed hall of horrified spectators. This two-disc compilation is the definitive overview of this great artist's legacy.

CD Reviews

Great voice; good sound quality; complete with liner notes.

Joe Anthony (a.k.a. JAG 1) | Massachusetts, USA | 01/20/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"About 25 years ago, I went to a local record store that was owned by a nice elderly couple. They had been in the business since the 1920s and they still had some 78 rpm recordings that I bought out of curiousity. One such record was Leonard Warren singing "Blow the Man Down". I immediately became interested in Leonard Warren. However, for years could not find any other recordings on LP or later CDs, until I started ordering music on line.

This collection gives you over two hours of the great Leonard Warren, focusing in on his recordings of Verdi, but also includes more popular songs including "Blow the Man Down", "Battle Hymn of the Republic" and "America the Beautiful".

Despite the fact that these recordings were done during the 1940s and 50s, the sound quality is good (much better that my 78 recording). The CD comes with very informative and educational liner notes that gives the listener some basis to understanding an outstanding artist that can be considered relatively remote and obscure."