
Represented on this disc are roles that have always been an integral and vital part of her repertoire such as Butterfly, Santuzza and Aida, as well as such dramatic and tragic heroines as Liu, Leonora, Tosca and Manon Lescaut, which have earned her plaudits world-wide.

On Italian Opera Arias, Gorchakova turns to the verismo style which benefits handsomely from her brand of full-bodied vocalism. 'There is no one else around to equal Gorchakova in this music -you have to go back 20 or 30 years, to Leontyne Price and Renata Tebaldi, to hear anything comparable,' wrote The Guardian. Gorchakova is accompanied by Constantine Orbelian and the Philharmonia of Russia, the Maestro's own assemblage of Russia's leading orchestral musicians resulting in la creme de la creme of Russian ensembles. Galina Gorchakova, endowed with what London's Sunday Times called 'one of the most important dramatic voices in the post-war era,' makes her debut on Delos with Italian Opera Arias, a collection of her signature roles that have earned her critical acclaim and an immense public following the world over. Galina Gorchakova Debuts On Delos With Italian Opera Arias. 16 La forza del destino, Act IV: Pace, pace mio Dio! 05:55.La forza del destino, opera by Verdi, Giuseppe 15 Gianni Schicchi, O mio babbino caro 02:55.

Gianni Schicchi, opera by Puccini, Giacomo

7 La boheme, Act II: Quando me'n vo' 02:41.6 Manon Lescaut, Act II: In quelle trine morbide 02:27.Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera by Puccini, Giacomo Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act by Mascagni, Pietro
