Puccini
1 Gianni Schicchi Lauretta's Solo 'Oh, my beloved father'
Mozart
2 Idomeneo Ilia's Aria Act III 'Gentle zephyrs...'
Purcell
3 The Indian Queen Aerial Spirit's Act I Solo 'I attempt from love's sickness'
Handel
4 Rinaldo Almirena's Act II Aria 'Hear thou...'
Donizetti
5 Linda from Chamonix Linda & Carlo's Act I Love Duet 'Linda!' with Barry Banks, tenor (PMF Scholar)
Bizet
6 The Pearl Fishers Leïla's Act II Recitative & Aria 'I'm all alone here in the night' 'As once before...'
Mozart
7 Concert Aria 'Thanks be to you...'
Purcell
8 King Arthur Venus' Song Act V 'Fairest isle'
Handel
9 Joshua Achsah's Air 'Oh! Had I Jubal's lyre'
Rossini
Semiramid
10 Semiramis & Arsaces'Act II Duet 'Dark day of dread!' (cadenza - Patric Schmid)
with Della Jones, mezzo-soprano
Catalani
11 La Wally Wally's Aria Act I 'I'll float...'
Rossini
12 William Tell Mathilde's Act II Romance 'Dark, sombre wood'
Bizet
13 The Pearl Fishers Léïla & Nadir's Act II Love Duet 'Léïla! Leïla!' 'Lord Brahma!' & 'Your heart was never tuned to mine' with Barry Banks, tenor (PMF Scholar)
Stravinsky
14 The Rake's Progress Anne's Lullaby Act III 'Gently, little boat' with Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
Sullivan
15 The Mikado Yum-Yum's Act II Song 'The sun, whose rays...'
Zeller
16 The Bird Seller 'When you're sent roses...'
Porter
17 Kiss Me, Kate Lilli Vanessi's Song: So in love
Boughton
18 The Immortal Hour Midir's 'Faery Song'

Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by David Parry

Recorded in Blackheath Halls, London - 15-19 October 1999
Producer - Brian Couzens . Sound engineer - Ralph Couzens . Assistant engineer - Richard Smoker