Yvonne Kenny - Discography

Internationally acclaimed soprano

An extraordinary contribution to music spanning four decades

Yvonne Kenny is internationally recognised for her recordings of French and Italian 'bel canto' repertoire for Opera Rara including the award-winning Emilia di Liverpool and was the voice of Dame Nellie Melba in the TV mini-series.

Internationally acclaimed soprano

An extraordinary contribution to music spanning four decades

Yvonne Kenny is internationally recognised for her recordings of French and Italian 'bel canto' repertoire for Opera Rara including the award-winning Emilia di Liverpool and was the voice of Dame Nellie Melba in the TV mini-series.

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Great Operatic Arias - Yvonne Kenny

Philharmonia Orchestra / David Parry
Cat No.: CHAN 3035

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
1 Lauretta's Solo from Gianni Schicchi 2:40 'Oh, my beloved father'
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
2 Ilia's Aria from Idomeneo, Act III 5:27 'Gentle zephyrs, soft caressing' (Zeffiretti lusinghieri)
Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
3 Aerial Spirit's Solo from The Indian Queen, Act I 1:33 'I attempt from love's sickness'
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
4 Almirena's Aria from Rinaldo, Act II 4:18 'Hear thou my weeping' (Lascia ch'io pianga)
Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
5 Linda and Carlo's Love Duet from Linda from Chamonix, Act I 6:42 'Linda! Linda!' with Barry Banks tenor
Georges Bizet (1838-1875)
6 Leïla's Recitative and Aria from The Pearl Fishers, Act II 6:47 'I'm all alone here in the night' (Me voilà seule dans la nuit) - 'As once before, with night to hide him' (Comme autrefois dans la nuit sombre)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
7 Concert Aria 'Thanks be to you, O gracious patrons!, KV383 3:29 (Nehmt meinen Dank, ihr holden Gönner!)
Henry Purcell
8 Venus' Song from King Arthur, Act V 3:04 'Fairest isle'
George Frideric Handel
9 Achsah's Air from Joshua 2:40 'Oh! Had I Jubal's lyre'
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
10 Semiramis and Arsaces' Duet from Semiramide, Act II 4:57 'Dark day of dread!' (Giorno d'orror!) cadenza: Patric Schmid with Della Jones mezzo-soprano
Alfredo Catalani (1854-1893)
11 Wally's Aria from La Wally, Act I 4:20 'I'll float into the distance' (Ebben! Ne andrò lontana)
Gioachino Rossini
12 Mathilde's Romance from William Tell, Act II 4:59 'Dark, sombre wood' (Sombre fôret)
Georges Bizet
13 Leïla and Nadir's Love Duet from The Pearl Fishers, Act II 7:31 'Leïla! Leïla!' 'Lord Brahma! He is here!' ('Léïla! Léïla!' 'Dieu puissant le voilà!') - 'Your heart was never tuned to mine' (ton cœur n'a pas compris le mien) with Barry Banks tenor
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
14 Anne's Lullaby from The Rake's Progress, Act III 3:43 'Gently, little boat' with Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
Sir Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900)
15 Yum-Yum's Song from The Mikado, Act II 3:01 'The sun, whose rays'
Carl Zeller (1842-1898)
16 'When you're sent roses in this land' from The Bird Seller 3:02 (Schenkt man sich Rosen in Tirol)
Cole Porter (1891-1964)
17 Lilli Vanessi's Song: So in love from Kiss Me, Kate, Act I 4:20 'Strange, dear, but true, dear'
Rutland Boughton (1878-1960)
18 Midir's 'Faery Song' from The Immortal Hour, Act II 2:08 'How beautiful they are'
75:46
Yvonne Kenny soprano
Philharmonia Orchestra
David Parry
Recorded in: Blackheath Halls, London
15-19 October 1999
Producer(s)
Brian Couzens
Sound Engineer(s)
Ralph Couzens
Richard Smoker (Assistant)

Great Operatic Arias - Yvonne Kenny 2

London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox
Cat No.: CHAN 3099

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
1 Armida's Aria from Rinaldo 5:22 'Ah! Cruel man' with Eligio Quinteiro theorbo and Catherine Edwards harpsichord
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
2 Letter Duet from The Marriage of Figaro 3:33 'Well, what did you tell him?' - 'How delightful 'tis to wander' with Rebecca Evans soprano
3 Fiordiligi's Recitative and Rondo from Così fan tutte 8:47
'He's left me . . .' - 'Ah, forgive, my love, forgive me'
Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
4 Arabella and Zdenka's Aria from Arabella 6:36 'He's not the one who is right for me' with Rebecca Evans soprano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
5 Fiordiligi and Ferrando's Duet from Così fan tutte 6:17 'By tomorrow we'll be together' with Bruce Ford tenor
Franz Lehár (1870-1948)
6 Vilia Song from The Merry Widow 5:32 'A Vilia who liv'd by a cool forest glade' with Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, James A. Ellis arranger/mandolin and Nigel Woodhouse mandolin
Emmerich Kálmán (1882-1953)
7 Sylva and Edwin's Duet from The Gypsy Princess 6:37 'Festive laughter, celebration' - 'Where are they now?'
Richard Strauss
8 Closing Scene from Capriccio 21:58 'Where is my brother?' with Rebecca Evans soprano, Roderick Williams baritone and Timothy Jones horn
George Gershwin (1898-1937)
9 'By Strauss' from The Show Is On 2:39 'Away with the music of Broadway!'
Ivor Novello (1893-1951)
10 Princess Cristiane's Song from King's Rhapsody 2:47 'Some day my heart will awake'
70:14
Yvonne Kenny soprano
London Symphony Orchestra
Richard Hickox
Recorded in: Blackheath Halls, London
23-26 November 2002

Producer(s)
Brian Couzens
Sound Engineer(s)
Ralph Couzens
Matthew Walker (Assistant)

Der Rosenkavalier - Strauss (Highlights)

London Philharmonic Orchestra / David Parry
Cat No.: CHAN 3022

Richard Strauss

Der Rosenkavalier Highlights 79:40
The Knight of the Rose
Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal
English version by Alfred Kalisch

Yvonne Kenny soprano - The Feldmarschallin
John Tomlinson bass - Baron Ochs of Lerchenau
Diana Montague mezzo-soprano - Octavian
Andrew Shore baritone - Herr von Faninal
Rosemary Joshua soprano - Sophie
Jennifer Rhys-Davies soprano - Marianne
Elizabeth Vaughan contralto - Annina
Eugene Ginty tenor - Major-Domo/Landlord
Gareth Roberts tenor - Valzacchi
Paul Parfitt bass-baritone - Boots
Peter Kay Children`s Choir
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
London Philharmonic Orchestra
David Parry

Recorded in: Blackheath Halls, London
14-16 & 18 December 1998

Producer(s)
Brian Couzens
Sound Engineer(s)
Ralph Couzens
Jonathan Cooper (16 December only)
Richard Smoker (Assistant)

The Marriage of Figaro - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart