{"product_id":"028948425174","title":"Kathleen Battle - Kathleen Battle Edition - Import 15 CD Box Set Limited Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKathleen Battle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCelebrating 75 Years.\" A 15-CD Box Set Combining the Artistry of the \"World's Greatest Lyric Soprano\" Kathleen Battle will celebrate her 75th birthday in 2023 with a 15-CD box set that brings together the artistry of this great American soprano. A limited edition, Battles captivated opera audiences in the 1980s and '90s. Here we hear a lyric soprano with a voice that could not be more beautiful, with a keen musical intelligence, combined with the words and gentle communication that drew listeners to both Strauss and Negro spirituals. Tutored by James Levine at the Metropolitan Opera, both Battles participated in the Salzburg Festival in 1984, where Deutsche Grammophon recorded their recitals as their solo debut album and introduced the world to a remarkable talent. A prodigy since the age of eight, Battle was named \"the world's greatest lyric coloratura soprano\" by Time magazine in 1985.His singing of Susanna, Despina, Pamina, and other lyric soprano roles in famous Mozart operas under Levine's direction at the Metropolitan Opera established Battle as one of the world's leading performers of these repertoire. His albums of arias recorded in these roles are unforgettable reminders of a brilliant and beautiful era. However, Battle had already recorded for several labels, so this box includes a special EMI-affiliated Angel label album along with the Deutsche Grammophon recitals. These are an imaginative program of guitar recitals with Christopher Parkening (CD 11) and excerpts from \"Messiah\" with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Sir Andrew Davis (CD 13). A new compilation of Handel arias (CD 13) includes excerpts from Levine's Deutsche Grammophon recordings of Mozart's Great Mass in C minor and Haydn's The Creation, as well as Poulenc's Gloria and \"Pie Jesu\" from Fauré's Requiem The album is available for purchase.Two more albums are excerpts from the complete recording album. One is a collection of Handel and Mozart arias including \"Semele\" recorded with John Nelson (CD 14), and the other is a collection of opera arias and concert arias including \"The Great Queen\" from \"Ariadne of Naxos\" and a moving song from Mendelssohn's \"A Summer Night's Dream\" recorded with Seiji Ozawa (CD 15). A collection of opera arias and concert arias (CD 15). In original jacket. Includes a new essay on Kathleen Battle and the background of her spectacular career. Universal Music\/IMS\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Australian Eloquence\/DG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46720948076833,"sku":"028948425174","price":205.0,"currency_code":"PEN","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/028948425174.jpg?v=1693777087","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/en-pe\/products\/028948425174","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}