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Filmed at the Summer Festival of Lanaudière in Québec in 1988, Dame Gwyneth Jones’s resplendently ringing voice resounds through the beautiful Saint-Jacques de Montcalm Church in arias from Tannhäuser, Macbeth, La forza del destino, Turandot and The Merry Widow, with the popular song “Memory” from the musical Cats as an encore. 53 minutes, Color.
Filmed at the Summer Festival of Lanaudière in Québec in 1988, Dame Gwyneth Jones’s resplendently ringing voice resounds through the beautiful Saint-Jacques de Montcalm Church in arias from Tannhäuser, Macbeth, La forza del destino, Turandot and The Merry Widow, with the popular song “Memory” from the musical Cats as an encore. 53 minutes, Color. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Tannhäuser: Dich, teure Halle by Richard Wagner
Performer:
Dame Gwyneth Jones (Soprano)
Conductor:
Simon Streatfield
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Quebec Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1845/1861; Germany
2.
Macbeth: Vieni, t'affretta! by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Dame Gwyneth Jones (Soprano)
Conductor:
Simon Streatfield
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Quebec Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1847/1865; Italy
3.
La forza del destino: Pace, pace, mio Dio by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Dame Gwyneth Jones (Soprano)
Conductor:
Simon Streatfield
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Quebec Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1862/1869; Italy
4.
Tosca: Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
Dame Gwyneth Jones (Soprano)
Conductor:
Simon Streatfield
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Quebec Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1900; Italy
5.
Turandot: In questa reggia by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
Dame Gwyneth Jones (Soprano)
Conductor:
Simon Streatfield
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Quebec Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1926; Italy
6.
Die lustige Witwe: Es lebt eine Vilja...Vilja, o Vilja by Franz Lehár
Performer:
Dame Gwyneth Jones (Soprano)
Conductor:
Simon Streatfield
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Quebec Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1905; Vienna, Austria
7.
Cats: Memory by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Performer:
Dame Gwyneth Jones (Soprano)
Conductor:
Simon Streatfield
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Quebec Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1981; England
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