Known by many as the legendary "Blue Album" this historical gem, originally released in 1961, presents Leontyne Price in some of her most shining moments from Italian opera, including her signature: the superlative "Un bel di."

This wonderfully crafted compilation has rendered a fine tribute, then and now, to both the artist and those who assiduously captured her voice for Living Stereo posterity.

When remastering the original recordings, John Newton and his engineering team used only three of the available six channels (or two when the original recording was two-track) on the SACD disc because that was the vision of the original producers.

Verdi & Puccini Arias was recorded in and remastered using three channels with the exception of Il Trovatore which was recorded in and remastered using two channels.

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(1) Verdi : Aida: Ritorna vincitorl
(2-3) verdi : Aida: Qui Radames verra! ... O patria mia
(4-6) Verdi : Il trovatore: Che piu t'arresti ... Tacea la notte ... Di tale amore
(7) Verdi : Il trovatore: Timor di me ... D'amor sull'ali rosee
(8) Puccini : Madama Butterfly: Un bel di vedremo
(9) Puccini : Madama Butterfly: Tu tu piccolo lddio!
(10) Puccini : La rondine: Chi il bel sogno di Doreetta
(11) Puccini : Tosca: Vissi d'arte
(12) Puccini : Turandot: Signore, ascolta!
(13) Puccini : Turandot: Tu che gel sei cinta

Leontyne Price, soprano