Rising superstar soprano Dinara Alieva – since 2010 a Bolshoi Opera mainstay – has been entrancing opera and concert audiences throughout Europe and elsewhere, appearing to consistentGrand Choir, “Masters of Choral Singing.” “She is a wonder…a singer who possesses the gift of heaven.” (Monserrat Caballé) acclaim in major roles at many of the world’s top houses. This live concert video – following her highly successful prior CD release on Delos, Pace mio Dio (DE 3462) – showcases not only her voluptuous voice, interpretive power and stylistic versatility ... but also (thanks to the visual element) her stunning glamour and charismatic stage presence. The varied and highly appealing program encompasses operatic favorites from such composers as Charpentier, Massenet and Cilea – as well as lighter fare from the Spanish Zarzuela and Viennese operetta traditions plus several beloved popular standards. Woven through the vocal program is a series of scintillating orchestral bonbons courtesy of conductor Constantine Orbelian (per Opera News, “...the singer’s dream collaborator) leading the superb Russian National Orchestra and the vaunte
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Arlen: Over the Rainbow
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Bernstein: West Side Story: Mambo
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Charpentier, G: Depuis le jour (from Louise)
•Cilea: Io son l'umile ancella (from Adriana Lecouvreur)
Falla: Danse Espagnole No. 1 (from La Vida Breve)
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Gershwin: Summertime (from Porgy and Bess)
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Giordano, U: Fedora: Intermezzo, Act 2
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Kalman: Tanzen Möcht' ich (from Die Csárdásfürstin)
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Lehár: Meine Lippen sie Kussen so heiss (from Giuditta)
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Loewe, F: I Could Have Danced All Night (My Fair Lady)
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Luna, P: El Niño Judío: De España vengo
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Massenet: Adieu, notre petite table (from Manon)
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Massenet: Obéissons quand leur voix appelle (from Manon)
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Offenbach: Orphée aux Enfers Overture
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Puccini: Manon Lescaut - Intermezzo
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Strauss, J, II: Frühlingsstimmen Walzer Op. 410