





Joan Sutherland – The Art Of The Prima Donna, Vol.1&2 (2LP, Test Pressing)
Test pressing - Rarity - Unsealed
Soprano Vocals – Joan Sutherland
Trumpet – Harry Dilley (A1, A2)
Conductor – Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
Chorus – Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Orchestra – Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Composed by Thomas Arne (A1), George Frederic Handel (A2), Vincenzo Bellini (A3, A4, B2, B3), Gioachino Rossini (B1), Charles Gounod (B4, C1), Giuseppe Verdi (C2, C4, D4), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (C3), Ambroise Thomas (D1), Léo Delibes (D2)
2LPs, Test pressing sleeve
Limited Edition (Test Pressing only 30 records pressed)
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Pallas
Label : Speakers Corner
Original Label : Decca
Recorded in July and August 1960 in Kingswa Hall, London, by Kenneth Wilkinson
Remastered by Tony Hawkins & Ray Staff
Originally released in 1960
Reissued in 2013
Tracks :
Side A :
- Artaxerxes: "The Soldier Tir'd"
- Samson: "Let The Bright Seraphim"
- Norma: Recit. And Aria, "Casta Diva" (And Cabaletta)
- I Puritani: Polonaise, "Son Vergin Vezzosa"
Side B :
- Semiramide: "Bel Raggio"
- I Puritani: "Qui La Voce"
- La Sonnambula: Recit. And Aria, "Come Per Me Sereno" (And Cabaletta)
- Faust: "The Jewel Song"
Side C :
- Roméo Et Juliette: "The Waltz Song"
- Otello: "The Willow Song"
- Die Entfübrung Aus Dem Serail: "Marten Aller Arten"
- La Traviata: "Ah, Fors'è Lui" And "Sempre Libera"
Side D:
- Hamlet: "The Mad Scene"
- Lakmé: "The Bell Song"
- Les Huguenots: "O Beau Pays"
- Rigoletto: Recit. And Aria, "Caro Nome"
Ratings :
Discogs : 4.63 /5