French Songs and Arias

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French Songs and Arias
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Released8 May 1997
Label EMI
Kiri Te Kanawa chronology
French Songs and Arias
(1997)
Maori Songs
(1999)

French Songs and Arias is a 1997 compilation album released by New Zealand opera diva Kiri Te Kanawa. [1] [2]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Phidyle" Henri Duparc 05:14
2."L'invitation Au Voyage" Henri Duparc 04:47
3."La Vie Anterieure" Henri Duparc 04:08
4."Le Manoir De Rosemonde" Henri Duparc 02:43
5."Testament" Henri Duparc 03:40
6."Au Pays Ou Se Fait La Guerre" Henri Duparc 05:28
7."Chanson Triste" Henri Duparc 03:18
8."Sheherazade: I. Asie" Maurice Ravel 09:26
9."Sheherazade: II. La Flute Enchantee" Maurice Ravel 02:46
10."Sheherazade: III. I'indifferent" Maurice Ravel 03:27
11."Louise: Depuis Le Jour" Gustave Charpentier 05:08
12."L'enfant Prodigue: L'aannee En Vain Chasse/I'annee...Azael! Azael!" Claude Debussy 05:15
13."La Damnation De Faust: D'amour I'ardente Flamme" Hector Berlioz 08:19
Total length:01:03:44

Personnel

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References

  1. Te Kanawa, Kiri; Orchestre symphonique de l'Opéra national (Belgium), Jeffrey; Royal Opera House (London, England), Henri; Duparc, Henri; Duparc, Henri; Duparc, Henri; Duparc, Henri; Duparc, Henri; Duparc, Henri (2005), French songs and arias, New York: EMI Classics, retrieved 20 May 2022
  2. "Kiri Te Kanawa: French Songs and Arias, Kiri Te Kanawa | CD (album) | Muziek | bol.com". Bol (in Dutch). Bol.com.