TRACKLISTING

1 Donizetti: Allegro io so (from Rita)
2 Donizetti: Una furtiva lagrima (from L'Elisir d'amore)
3 Bellini: E serbato a questo acciaro (from I Capuleti e i Montecchi)
4 Donizetti: Povero Ernesto...cercherò lontano terra... (from Don Pasquale)
5 Donizetti: Com é gentil...tornami a dir (from Don Pasquale)
6 Bellini: Tutto é sciolto (from La Sonnambula)
7 Donizetti: Ah non sogno....disperato (from Elisabetta)
8 Bellini: A te, o cara... and Aria (from I Puritani)
9 Donizetti: A mes amis (from La fille du régiment)

RECORDING INFORMATION

Juan Diego's Flórez's second album follows the success of his Decca debut album Rossini Arias, and will feature works by the other two great Bel Canto composers Bellini and Donizetti.

While Rossini is loved largely for the virile acrobatics of his vocal writing, Bellini is popular for long, elegant melodies, and Donizetti for his use of Bel Canto style to achieve dramatic effect.

The new album includes well-loved Italian opera favourites, including the achingly beautiful title track Una furtiva lagrima from Donizetti's popular L'Elisir D'Amore, and the exuberant aria Ah!...Mes Amis... from Donizetti's La Fille Du Regiment with it's famous series of 9 top Cs. This aria played a significant role in the career of Luciano Pavarotti and is seen as an important bench-mark for any tenor. Juan Diego Flórez regularly sings this aria in concert to great acclaim (and includes the complete role of Tonio in his stage repertoire).

This album is also available in SACD hybrid, Catalogue Number 470 628-2 0 DSA.