VICTORIA DE LOS ANGELES: The Warner Edition - Complete HMV Recordings (59 CDS)

A singer who inspired the greatest admiration and affection, Victoria de los Ángeles was, in the words of Opera magazine, "one of the supreme vocal artists of the 20th century". In the opera house, the recital hall and on recordings, she captured her audience's heart with a voice of beauty and warmth and interpretations of grace and sincerity. This 59CD box unites all the recordings in her Warner Classics catalogue, made between 1948 and 1977, and encompasses complete operas, collections of arias and a rich treasury of song, above all from the soprano's native Spain. "Communication should be the most important motivation for a singer," she said, "My only goal is to 'talk' to people through my singing so we can all enjoy the music together."

1–2    Various–    The 78-rpm Era: Opera Arias & Songs
3    Traditional • Turina*–    Traditional Songs Of Spain • Canto A Sevilla
4    Various–    Five Centuries Of Spanish Song (1300–1800) • Spanish Songs Of The Renaissance
5    Villa-Lobos* • Handel*, Mozart*–    Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 • Rarities
6    Various–    The Fabulous Victoria de Los Angeles
7    Fischer-Dieskau*–    Duets With Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
8    Various–    20th Century Spanish Songs
9    Various–    Cantos de España
10    Ravel*, Duparc*, Debussy*–    A French Recital
11    Various–    In Concert At The Royal Festival Hall [1st Release On CD]
12    Various–    A World Of Song
13    Debussy*, Ravel*, Hahn* & Fauré*–    Mélodies de ...
14    Moore*–    Homage to Gerald Moore • A Tribute to Gerald Moore
15    Various–    Songs Of Andalusia • Songs Of Catalonia
16    Ernest Chausson • Joseph Canteloube–    Poème de l'Amour et de la Mer • Chants d'Auvergne
17    Various–    Spanish & Sephardic Songs
18    Various–    Live At Hunter College
19    Various–    Pastorale: Chants d'Auvergne
20–21    Rossini*–    Il Barbiere di Sivilgia (1952)
22    Leoncavallo*–    Pagliacci
23–25    Gounod*–    Faust (1953)
26–27    Puccini*–    Madama Butterfly (1954)
28–29    Massenet*–    Manon
30–31    Puccini*–    La Bohème
32–33    Debussy*–    Pelléas Et Mélisande
34    Various–    Italian Opera Arias
35    Puccini*–    Suor Angelica
36–37    Verdi*–    Simon Boccanegra
38–40    Bizet*–    Carmen
41    Puccini*–    Gianni Schicchi
42–44    Gounod*–    Faust (1958)
45–46    Verdi*–    La Traviata
47–48    Puccini*–    Madama Butterfly (1959)
49    Mascagni*–    Cavalleria Rusticana
50–51    Rossini*–    Il Barbiere di Sivilgia (1962)
52    Offenbach* • Berlioz*–    Les Contes D'Hoffmann (Act 4) • L'Enfance Du Christ (excerpts)
53    Purcell*–    Dido And Aeneas
54    Falla* • Granados*–    Vida Breve • Colección de Tonadillas
55    Various–    Zarzuela Arias
56–57    Massenet*–    Werther
58–59    Vivaldi*–    Orlando Furioso