Icon: Lucia Popp is a comprehensive collection celebrating the extraordinary career of the late soprano Lucia Popp, released on Warner Classics. This album spans a remarkable four hours and two minutes, showcasing her unparalleled vocal prowess and versatility across a diverse range of classical and operatic works.
The tracklist is a testament to Lucia Popp's extraordinary range, featuring iconic arias from Handel's operas such as "Rodelinda" and "Giulio Cesare in Egitto," as well as sacred works like "Der Messias." Her interpretations of Mozart's masterpieces, including excerpts from "Le nozze di Figaro," "Don Giovanni," and "Die Zauberflöte," demonstrate her ability to infuse each role with depth and nuance. The album also includes selections from lesser-known but equally captivating works by composers like Rossini, Strauss, and Wagner, highlighting Popp's fearless approach to repertoire.
Lucia Popp's voice is a beacon of clarity, agility, and emotional resonance. Her performances are marked by a technical precision that never overshadows the heart of the music. Whether she is delivering the soaring coloratura of Mozart's "Der Hölle Rache" or the tender lyricism of Strauss's "4 Letzte Lieder," Popp's artistry shines through. This album is not just a compilation of her greatest recordings but a celebration of her enduring legacy in the world of classical music.
Handel: Rodelinda, HWV 19, Act 1, Scene 7: Aria e recitativo. "Ombre piante, urne funeste!" (Rodelinda)George Frideric Handel, Lucia Popp, English Chamber Orchestra, György Fischer
Handel: Serse, HWV 40, Act 1, Scene 15: Aria. "Un cenno leggiadretto" (Atalanta)George Frideric Handel, Lucia Popp, English Chamber Orchestra, György Fischer
Handel: Rodelinda, HWV 19, Act 1, Scene 1: Aria. "Ho perduto il caro sposa" (Rodelinda)George Frideric Handel, Lucia Popp, English Chamber Orchestra, György Fischer
Handel: Ottone, re di Germania, HWV 15, Act 1: Aria. "Vinto è l'amor" (Matilda)George Frideric Handel, Lucia Popp, English Chamber Orchestra, György Fischer
Handel: Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17, Act 3, Scene 1: Recitativo. "E pur così in un giorno" - Aria. "Piangerò la sorte mia" (Cleopatra)George Frideric Handel, Lucia Popp, English Chamber Orchestra, György Fischer
Handel: Joshua, HWV 64, Act 3: Air. "Oh! had I Jubal's lyre" (Achsah)George Frideric Handel, Lucia Popp, English Chamber Orchestra, György Fischer
Handel: Der Messias, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Arie. "Wohlan, frohlocke, du Tochter Zion"George Frideric Handel, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Sir Neville Marriner, Lucia Popp
Handel: Der Messias, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Arie. "Wie lieblich ist der Boten Schritt"George Frideric Handel, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Sir Neville Marriner, Lucia Popp
Handel: Der Messias, HWV 56, Pt. 3: Arie. "Ich weiß, daß mein Erlöser lebet"George Frideric Handel, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Sir Neville Marriner, Lucia Popp
Handel: Der Messias, HWV 56, Pt. 3: Arie. "Ist Gott mit uns, wer sollte uns schaden?"George Frideric Handel, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Sir Neville Marriner, Lucia Popp
Exsultate, jubilate K165/158a (2008 Digital Remaster): Exsultate, jubilateWolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Lucia Popp, Georg Fischer, English Chamber Orchestra
Exsultate, jubilate K165/158a (2008 Digital Remaster): Fulget amicaWolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Lucia Popp, Georg Fischer, English Chamber Orchestra
Exsultate, jubilate K165/158a (2008 Digital Remaster): Tu virginum -Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Lucia Popp, Georg Fischer, English Chamber Orchestra
Mozart: Exsultate jubilate, K. 165: AlleluiaWolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Georg Fischer, Lucia Popp, English Chamber Orchestra
Vesperae solennes de confessore, K339 (2008 Digital Remaster): Laudate DominumWolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Lucia Popp, Georg Fischer, English Chamber Orchestra
Vesperae de Domenica K321 (2008 Digital Remaster): Laudate DominumWolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Lucia Popp, Georg Fischer, English Chamber Orchestra
Rossini: Petite messe solennelle: IX. CrucifixusGioachino Rossini, Stephen Cleobury, David Briggs, Katia Labèque, Lucia Popp, Marielle Labèque
Rossini: Petite messe solennelle: XIII. O salutaris hostiaGioachino Rossini, Stephen Cleobury, Brigitte Fassbaender, David Briggs, Katia Labèque, Marielle Labèque
Mozart: Il rè pastore, K. 208, Act 2: "L'amerò, sarò costante" (Aminta)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Lucia Popp, Munich Radio Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin
Mozart: Idomeneo, K. 366, Act 3: "Solitudini amiche" - "Zeffiretti lusinghieri" (Ilia)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Lucia Popp, Munich Radio Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin
Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail (1998 Digital Remaster): Durch Zärtlichkeit und ScmeichelnWolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Anneliese Rothenberger, Josef Krips, Wiener Philharmoniker
Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384, Act 2: "Welche Wonne, welche Lust!" (Blonde)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Josef Krips, Wiener Philharmoniker, Lucia Popp
Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384, Act 2: "Welcher Kummer" - "Traurigkeit ward mir zum Lose" (Konstanze)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Lucia Popp, Munich Radio Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act 3: "Porgi amor" (Contessa)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Lucia Popp, Munich Radio Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act 2: "Voi, che sapete" (Cherubino)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Lucia Popp, Munich Radio Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act 3: "Giunse alfin il momento" - "Deh vieni, non tardar" (Susanna)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Lucia Popp, Munich Radio Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin
Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 2: "In quali eccessi" - "Mi tradì quell' alma ingrata" (Donna Elvira)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Lucia Popp, Munich Radio Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin
Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 2: "Crudele?" - "Non mi dir bell' idol mio" (Donna Anna)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Lucia Popp, Munich Radio Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin
Mozart: Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act 1: "Come scoglio" (Fiordiligi)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Lucia Popp, Munich Radio Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin
Così fan tutte K588 (1991 Digital Remaster), ATTO SECONDO/ACT TWO/ZWEITER AKT/DEUXIÈME ACTE, Scena prima/Scene One/Erste Szene/Première Scène: No. 19 Aria: Una donna a quindici anni (Despina)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Lucia Popp, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act 1: Rezitativ und Arie. "O zittre nicht, mein lieber Sohn!" (Königin der Nacht)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Otto Klemperer, Lucia Popp, Philharmonia Orchestra
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act 2: Arie. "Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen" (Königin der Nacht)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Otto Klemperer, Lucia Popp, Philharmonia Orchestra
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act 2: "Ach, ich fühl's, es ist verschwunden!" (Pamina)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Lucia Popp, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
Non più di fiori vaghe catene (La Clemenza di Tito, KV 621)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Lucia Popp, Munich Radio Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin, Muenchner Rundfunkorchester
Tannhäuser, ZWEITER AUFZUG/ACT TWO/DEUXIÈME ACTE/ATTO SECONDO, Erste Szene/Scene One/Première Scène/Prima Scena: Dich teure Halle (Elisabeth's Greeting)Richard Wagner, Klaus König/Lucia Popp/Bernd Weikl/Waltraud Meier/Kurt Moll/Siegfried Jerusalem/Gabriele Sima/Donald Litaker/Rainer Scholze/Vier Tölzer Knaben/Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks/Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks/Bernard Haitink/Walto, Bernard Haitink, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Tannhäuser, DRITTER AUFZUG/ACT THREE/TROISIÈME ACTE/ATTO TERZO, Erste Szene/Scene One/Première Scène/Prima Scena, Wohl wüsst ich hier sie im Gebet zu finden: Allmächt'ge Jungfrau (Elisabeth's Prayer)Richard Wagner, Klaus König/Lucia Popp/Bernd Weikl/Waltraud Meier/Kurt Moll/Siegfried Jerusalem/Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks/Gabriele Sima/Donald Litaker/Rainer Scholze/Vier Tölzer Knaben/Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks/Bernard Haitink/Walto, Bernard Haitink, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Strauss, R: Daphne, Op. 82: "Leb wohl, du Tag!" (Shepherds, Daphne)Richard Strauss, Lucia Popp, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
Strauss, R: Daphne, Op. 82: "Was blendet so?" (Daphne, Leukippos)Richard Strauss, Lucia Popp, Peter Schreier, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
Strauss, R: Daphne, Op. 82: Daphnes Verwandlung. "Ich komme! Ich komme, grünende Brüder" (Daphne)Richard Strauss, Lucia Popp, Reiner Goldberg, Ortrun Wenkel, Kurt Moll, Peter Schreier, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Haitink, Bavarian Radio Chorus
Strauss, R: 4 Letzte Lieder: No. 1, FrühlingRichard Strauss, Lucia Popp, Klaus Tennstedt, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Strauss, R: 4 Letzte Lieder: No. 2, SeptemberRichard Strauss, Lucia Popp, Klaus Tennstedt, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Strauss, R: 4 Letzte Lieder: No. 3, Beim SchlafengehenRichard Strauss, Lucia Popp, Klaus Tennstedt, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Strauss, R: 4 Letzte Lieder: No. 4, Im AbendrotRichard Strauss, Lucia Popp, Klaus Tennstedt, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Strauss, R: 8 Gedichte aus Letzte Blätter, Op. 10: No. 1, ZueignungRichard Strauss, Lucia Popp, Wolfgang Sawallisch
Strauss, R: 8 Gedichte aus Letzte Blätter, Op. 10: No. 2, NichtsRichard Strauss, Lucia Popp, Wolfgang Sawallisch
Strauss, R: 8 Gedichte aus Letzte Blätter, Op. 10: No. 3, Die NachtRichard Strauss, Lucia Popp, Wolfgang Sawallisch
Strauss, R: 8 Gedichte aus Letzte Blätter, Op. 10: No. 4, Die GeorgineRichard Strauss, Lucia Popp, Wolfgang Sawallisch
Strauss, R: 8 Gedichte aus Letzte Blätter, Op. 10: No. 5, GeduldRichard Strauss, Lucia Popp, Wolfgang Sawallisch
Strauss, R: 8 Gedichte aus Letzte Blätter, Op. 10: No. 6, Die VerschwiegenenRichard Strauss, Lucia Popp, Wolfgang Sawallisch
Strauss, R: 8 Gedichte aus Letzte Blätter, Op. 10: No. 7, Die ZeitloseRichard Strauss, Lucia Popp, Wolfgang Sawallisch
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