A 2011 concert performance by Italian mezzosoprano Sonia Ganassi singing French arias of Bizet, Gounod, Massenet, and others. Conductor Carla Delfrate leads the Orchestra Filarmonica Marchigiana. Recipient of the Italian Abbiati prize in 1999, Ms. Ganassi has appeared in many of the world's major opera houses, and is scheduled to appear with the Vienna State Opera as Jane Seymour in Donizetti's Anna Bolena during the 2013/14 season.

Tracklist:

Carmen: Carmen, Act II: Les Tringles Des Sistres Tintaient
La Favorite: La Favorite, Act III: L'ai-Je Bien Entendu? … O Mon Fernand!"
Mireille: Mireille: Overture
Mignon: Mignon, Act I: Connais-Tu Le Pays?
Sapho: Sapho, Act III: Ou Suis-Je … O Ma Lyre Immortelle
Le Cid: Le Cid, Act III: De Cet Affreux Combat … Pleurez Mes Yeux
Carmen Suite No. 1: I. Prelude
Carmen Suite No. 1: II. Aragonaise
Carmen Suite No. 1: III. Intermezzo
Carmen Suite No. 1: IV. Seguidilla
Carmen Suite No. 1: V. Les Dragons De Alcala
Carmen Suite No. 1: VI. Marche Du Toreador
Les Contes D'hoffmann (The Tales Of Hoffmann): Les Contes D'hoffmann (The Tales Of Hoffmann), Act II: Vois Sous L'ar
Samson Et Dalila, Op. 47: Samson Et Dalila, Op. 47, Act II: Mon Coeur S'ouvre A Ta Voix
Carmen: Carmen, Act I: Habanera: L'amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle

UPC: 8007068256426
Label: Bongiovanni
Release Date: 1.28.14
Format: CD

Sonia Ganassi - French Opera Arias (CD)