Renée Fleming - Greatest Moments at the MET (2CD)

This first-ever, specially remastered collection compiles highlights chosen by Renée of her “most magical experiences”, captured live on stage in this pinnacle of opera houses. Produced by GRAMMY-winning David Frost, the collection features duets with Cecilia Bartoli, Susan Graham, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Samuel Ramey, Bryn Terfel & more. Since her 1991 debut when she stepped in for Felicity Lott, Renée has performed on the MET stage over 250 times and describes the MET as “my musical home, the theater where I feel welcome amongst friends – backstage, onstage, and in the audience.” 

TRACK LIST

CD 1
Mozart:  LE NOZZE DI FIGARO K.492
1. Act III: “E Susanna non vien …
2. Act III: … Dove sono i bei momenti”
3. Act III: “Cosa mi narri!”
4. Act III: “Sull’aria… Che soave zeffiretto”
RENÉE FLEMING Countess Almaviva · CECILIA BARTOLI (3–4) Susanna

Verdi: OTELLO
5. Act IV: “Era più calmo?” 
6. Act IV: “Piangea cantando” (Willow Song) 
7. Act IV: “Ave Maria, piena di grazia”
RENÉE FLEMING Desdemona · WENDY WHITE (5) Emilia

Strauss:  ARABELLA Op.79
8. Act III: “Das war sehr gut, Mandryka”
RENÉE FLEMING Arabella

Britten: PETER GRIMES Op.33
9. Act III: “Embroidery in childhood was a luxury of idleness”
RENÉE FLEMING Ellen Orford · ALAN OPIE Captain Balstrode

Charpentier:  LOUISE
10. Act III: “Depuis le jour”
RENÉE FLEMING Louise

Gounod: FAUST
11. Act IV: “Alerte! Alerte! ou vous êtes perdus!”
RENÉE FLEMING Marguerite · SAMUEL RAMEY Méphistophélès · RICHARD LEECH Faust

 Dvořák: RUSALKA Op.114
12. Act I: “Mĕsíčku na nebi hlubokém” (Song to the Moon
RENÉE FLEMING Rusalka

Massenet: MANON
13. Act III: “Obéissons quand leur voix appelle”
14. Act III: “Toi! Vous!”
15. Act III: “N’est-ce plus ma main que cette main presse”
RENÉE FLEMING Manon · MASSIMO GIORDANO (14–15) Des Grieux

CD 2
Floyd: SUSANNAH
1. Act I: “Ain’t it a pretty night!”
2. Act II: “That’s mighty pretty singin’, Susannah”
RENÉE FLEMING Susannah · SAMUEL RAMEY (2) Rev. Olin Blitch

Strauss: DER ROSENKAVALIER Op.59
3. Act III: “Marie Theres’!” 5.33
RENÉE FLEMING The Marschallin · SUSAN GRAHAM Octavian · HEIDI GRANT MURPHY Sophie

Mozart:  DON GIOVANNI K.527
4. Act II: “Crudele? Ah no, mio bene! … 
5. Act II: … Non mi dir, bell’idol mio”
RENÉE FLEMING Donna Anna

Bellini: IL PIRATA
6. Act II: “Col sorriso d’innocenza”
RENÉE FLEMING Imogene

Verdi: LA TRAVIATA
7. Act II: “Ah! Dite alla giovine”
8. Act II: “Imponete – Non amarlo ditegli”
RENÉE FLEMING Violetta · DMITRI HVOROSTOVSKY Germont

Handel: RODELINDA HWV 19
9. Act III: “Mio caro bene”
RENÉE FLEMING Rodelinda

Tchaikovsky: EUGENE ONEGIN
10. Act III: “O! Kak mnye tyazhelo!”
11. Act III: “Onegin! Ya togda molozhe”
RENÉE FLEMING Tatiana · DMITRI HVOROSTOVSKY Onegin

Massenet: THAÏS
12. Act II: “Ah je suis seule …
13. Act II: … Dis-moi que je suis belle”
RENÉE FLEMING Thaïs

Rossini: ARMIDA
14. Act III: “Dove son io? … Fuggi!”
15. Act III: “È ver… gode quest’anima”
RENÉE FLEMING Armida

Lehár: THE MERRY WIDOW
16. Act II: “Hello, here’s a soldier bold”
RENÉE FLEMING Hanna Glawari · NATHAN GUNN Count Danilovitch

Korngold: DIE TOTE STADT Op.12
17. Act I: “Glück, das mir verblieb” (Marietta’s Lied)
RENÉE FLEMING Marietta