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Chester Schmitz : Chester Plays Opera
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Gorgeous opera arias, which you have loved -- "sung" on this wonderful instrument, the tuba. A fresh listening experience for you. I think you will really enjoy this!
Genre: Classical: Arias
Release Date: 2009
Chester Plays Opera Record Label: Chester Schmitz
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Preview Song Name Time Format Price Select
O Mio Babbino Caro 2:04 Album Only
Mi Chiamano Mimi 4:06 Album Only
Quando M'en Vo 2:16 Album Only
Che Gelida Manina 4:41 Album Only
Questa O Quella Per Me Pari Sono 1:40 Album Only
Mon Coeur S'ouvre A Ta Voix 6:42 Album Only
O Mimi, Tu Pie Non Torni 2:44 Album Only
Recondita Armonia 2:17 Album Only
Signore, Ascolta! 2:06 Album Only
Ah! Je Veuz Vivre 3:15 Album Only
E Lucevan Le Stelle 2:35 Album Only
Un Bel Di 3:39 Album Only
Three Little Euphs (Maids) 1:27 Album Only
Caro Nome 5:50 Album Only
Una Furtiva Lagrima 3:36 Album Only
Nessun Dorma 3:00 Album Only
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Album Notes

A long career with the Boston Pops and Boston Symphony was enjoyed by Chester Schmitz, performing the great orchestral repertoire. In 1971, he was the first Pops member to solo in the Evening at Pops TV series, as he became Tubby the Tuba, with Julia Childs narrating and Arthur Fiedler conducting.
From his very first concert as Boston Pops conductor, composer John Williams wrote special solos for Chester and featured him in the TV taping of Carnival of Venice. He dedicated to him his Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra, premiered in 1985, during the Boston Pops 100th Anniversary season.
In the Boston Symphony and the Pops, in addition to performing on bass tuba, he also played all of the euphonium/tenor tuba parts in the orchestral repertoire. Leonard Bernstein wrote a euphonium solo for him in his Divertimento for Orchestra, composed in 1980 for the Boston Symphony's hundredth anniversary season.

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