這張專輯是澳洲國寶女高音Yvonne Kenny挑選出她演唱生涯最擅長,也最鍾愛的曲目,錄製成整張精彩的詠嘆調專輯.從片中多首著名的詠嘆調,我們可以欣賞到Yvonne Kenny三十年來歌劇演唱生涯的精華.曲曲都是打動人心的深刻演唱,見證一位大師級女高音璀璨生涯的一張專輯!

來自雪梨的女高音Yvonne Kenny是當今澳大利亞的頂尖女高音,1975年在倫敦,她於演出前四天才被告知的情況下,代打上陣演唱董尼采第歌劇,沒想到唱出令全場永生難忘的美好歌聲而一炮而紅.隨即邀約不斷,成為當代一線的歌劇女神,也是澳洲之光.2000雪梨奧運閉幕典禮時,便是由她獻唱奧林匹克頌詞.更顯其在澳洲人民心中的地位!

曲目:
Alfredo Catalani: La Wally: "Ebben?... Ne andro lontana" (Well then?... I shall go far away)
George Frideric Handel: Rinaldo: "Lascia ch’io pianga" (Let me weep)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni: "Vedrai, carino"
Michael William Balfe: The Bohemian Girl: "I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls"
Franz Lehar: Giuditta (Judith): "Meine Lippen, sie kussen so heiss" (My lips kiss with such heat)
Johann Sebastian Bach: Bist du bei mir (With you at my side) BWV508 (Arr. Walter Bergmann)
George Frideric Handel: Messiah: "Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion"
Franz Schubert: Ave Maria (Hail Mary) D839 (Arr. Michael Hurst)
Edvard Grieg: I Love Thee Op. 5 No. 3 (Arr. Max Reger)
Richard Strauss: Morgen (Tomorrow) Op. 27 No. 4
Joseph Canteloube: Songs of the Auvergne: Brezairola
Johannes Brahms: Wiegenlied Op. 49 No. 4 (Arr. Lee)
Carl Orff: Carmina Burana: "In trutina"
Joaquin Rodrigo: "De los alamos vengo, madre" (I’ve just been among the poplars, mother)
Franz Lehar: The Merry Widow: Vilia
Ivor Novello: Waltz of My Heart
Noel Coward: I’ll Follow My Secret Heart (Arr. Irving Berlin)
Alan Murray: I’ll Walk Beside You (Arr. Julian Lee)
William Henry Monk: Abide With Me (Arr. Julian Lee)

Traditional:
Down by the Sally Gardens (Arr. Julian Lee)
Down by the Sally Gardens (Arr. Julian Lee)
Traditional: Greensleeves (Arr. Julian Lee)
Greensleeves (Arr. Julian Lee)

Aaron Copland: Old American Songs, Set I: Long Time Ago
Richard Rodgers: The King and I: Something Wonderful

Yvonne Kenny (soprano)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Kamirski