Verdi
1 Nabucco
Chorus of Hebrew Slaves & Zaccaria's Prophecy
with Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
Rossini
2 Zelmira Polidoro's Cavatina
'Ah! One whole day has passed'
Rossini
3 Mahomet Mahomet II's Aria
'Brave soldiers, arise and join me'
with Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
Rossini
4 Moses in Egypt Prayer: Quartet
'Look down on us from Heaven'
with Sandra Ford, soprano
PMF Scholars: Antonia Sotgiu, mezzo-soprano & Barry Banks, tenor
& Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
Verdi
5 Luisa Miller Scena & Walter & Wurm's Duet
'He will not listen' with Clive Bayley, bass (PMF Scholar)
Verdi
6 The Lombards at the First Crusade
Scena, Pagano's Aria & Chorus
'Lord, grant us peace, we beg Thee'
with Clive Bayley, bass (PMF Scholar)
Gomes
7 Salvator Rosa The Duke of Arcos's Recitative & Aria
'And must I really sign?'
Bellini
8 Norma Chorus of Druids & Oroveso's Aria
'Grant her the gift of prophecy'- 'Here where the ancient oak tree grows'
with Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
Rossini
9 Moses in Egypt Invocation & Quintet 'Supreme judge and ruler'
with Sandra Ford, soprano, PMF Scholars: Barry Banks, tenor & Clive Bayley, bass,
& Dominic Natoli, tenor & Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
Verdi
10 The Sicilian Vespers Procida's Recitative & Aria 'My homeland, beloved homeland' - 'Oh, my Palermo.'
Bellini
11 The Puritans Giorgio & Riccardo's Duet 'Save his life...' with Garry Magee, baritone
Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by David Parry
Recorded in The Colosseum, Watford, 31 May-3 June 1999
Producer - Brian Couzens, Sound engineer - Ralph Couzens, Assistant engineer - Richard Smoker
