''Café del Mar Aria'' is a CD compilation series that combines

chill-out music Chill-out (shortened as chill; also typeset as chillout or chill out) is a loosely defined form of popular music characterized by slow tempos and relaxed moods. The definition of "chill-out music" has evolved throughout the decades, and generally ...

with

opera Opera is a form of History of theatre#European theatre, Western theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by Singing, singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically ...

aria In music, an aria (, ; : , ; ''arias'' in common usage; diminutive form: arietta, ; : ariette; in English simply air (music), air) is a self-contained piece for one voice, with or without instrument (music), instrumental or orchestral accompan ...

s, thereby expanding the existing ''

Café del Mar A coffeehouse, coffee shop, or café (), is an establishment that serves various types of coffee, espresso, latte, americano and cappuccino, among other hot beverages. Many coffeehouses in West Asia offer ''shisha'' (actually called ''nargile ...

'' series. The ''Café del Mar'' concept originated from the "sunset bar" with the same name in

Sant Antoni de Portmany Sant Antoni de Portmany (; ), or simply Sant Antoni (), is a town on the western coast of Ibiza, the second-largest town and municipality on the island. It is situated on Sant Antoni Bay on the west coast of the island, part of the Spain autono ...

on the Mediterranean island of

Ibiza Ibiza (; ; ; #Names and pronunciation, see below) or Iviza is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea off the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula. It is 150 kilometres (93 miles) from the city of Valencia. It is the third largest of th ...

. ''Café del Mar Aria'' is produced by Paul Schwartz.

Aria Volume 1, 1997

# "Willow" (from

Verdi's Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi ( ; ; 9 or 10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian composer best known for his operas. He was born near Busseto, a small town in the province of Parma, to a family of moderate means, receiv ...

Otello ''Otello'' () is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Arrigo Boito, based on William Shakespeare, Shakespeare's play ''Othello''. It was Verdi's penultimate opera, first performed at the La Scala, Teatro alla Scala, M ...

'') # "Un Bel Di" (from Puccini's ''

Madama Butterfly ''Madama Butterfly'' (; ''Madame Butterfly'') is an opera in three acts (originally two) by Giacomo Puccini, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It is based on the short story " Madame Butterfly" (1898) by John Lu ...

'') # " Secret Tear" (from Donizetti's ''

L'elisir d'amore ''L'elisir d'amore'' (; ''The Elixir of Love'') is a (comic melodrama, opera buffa) in two acts by the Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti. Felice Romani wrote the Italian libretto, after Eugène Scribe's libretto for Daniel Auber's (1831). ...

'') # "Dido" (from Purcell's ''

Dido and Aeneas ''Dido and Aeneas'' (Z. 626) is an opera in a prologue and three acts, written by the English Baroque music, Baroque composer Henry Purcell with a libretto by Nahum Tate. The dates of the composition and first performance of the opera are uncer ...

'') # "Pace Pace" (from Verdi's '' La forza del destino'') # "Pamina Blue" (from Mozart's ''

The Magic Flute ''The Magic Flute'' (, ), K. 620, is an opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. It is a ''Singspiel'', a popular form that included both singing and spoken dialogue. The work premiered on ...

'') # " Habanera" (from Bizet's ''

Carmen ''Carmen'' () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first performed by the O ...

'') # "Home" (from Verdi's ''

Nabucco ''Nabucco'' (; short for ''Nabucodonosor'' , i.e. "Nebuchadnezzar II, Nebuchadnezzar") is an Italian-language opera in four acts composed in 1841 by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Temistocle Solera. The libretto is based on the biblic ...

'')

Aria Volume 2, 1999 – ''New Horizon''

# "Arianna" (from Monteverdi's ''L'Arianna'') # "Ebben" (from Catalani's ''

La Wally ''La Wally'' is an opera in four acts by composer Alfredo Catalani, to a libretto by Luigi Illica, first performed at La Scala, Milan, on 20 January 1892. It was Catalani's last opera. The libretto is based on a hugely successful ' by Wilhelmin ...

'') # "Addio" (from Verdi's '' La traviata'') # "Horizon" (Paul Schwartz) # "Barcarolle" (from Offenbach's ''

The Tales of Hoffmann ''The Tales of Hoffmann'' (French: ) is an by Jacques Offenbach. The French libretto was written by Jules Barbier, based on three short stories by E. T. A. Hoffmann, who is the protagonist of the story. It was Offenbach's final work; he died in ...

'') # "Cantilena" (Paul Schwartz) # "Sviraj (Lullabye)" (Clair Marlo, Paul Schwartz) # "Interlude" (Paul Schwartz) # "Pavane" ( Fauré) # "Ave Maria" ( Caccini's "

Ave Maria The Hail Mary or Ave Maria (from its first words in Latin), also known as the Angelic or Angelical Salutation, is a traditional Catholic prayer addressing Mary, mother of Jesus, Mary, the mother of Jesus. The prayer is based on two biblical pa ...

") # "Leiermann" (from Schubert's ''

Winterreise ''Winterreise'' (, ''Winter Journey'') is a song cycle for voice and piano by Franz Schubert (Schubert Thematic Catalogue, D. 911, published as Opus number, Op. 89 in 1828), a setting of 24 Poetry, poems by German poet Wilhelm Müller. It is the ...

'') # "Lullabye (Sviraj)" (Clair Marlo, Paul Schwartz)

Aria Volume 3, 2004 – ''Metamorphosis''

# "

Ombra mai fu "" ("Never was a shade…"), also known as "Largo from ''Xerxes''" or "Handel's Largo", is the opening aria from the opera '' Serse'' (1738) by George Frideric Handel. Context The opera was a commercial failure, lasting only five performances ...

" (from Handel's ''

Serse ''Serse'' (; English title: ''Xerxes''; HWV 40) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. It was first performed in London on 15 April 1738. The Italian libretto was adapted by an unknown hand from that by Silvio Stampiglia (16 ...

'') # "Furioso" (Sarabande by Handel) # "Sogno" (from Puccini's ''

La rondine ''La rondine'' (''The Swallow'') is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Giuseppe Adami, based on a libretto by Alfred Maria Willner and . It was first performed at the Grand Théâtre de Monte Carlo (or the Thé� ...

'') # "Metamorphosis 2 – Danae" (Paul Schwartz) # "Ballo" (from Verdi's '' Un ballo in maschera'') # "Interlude" (Paul Schwartz) # "Amami" (from Verdi's ''La traviata'') # " Lascia" (from Handel's '' Rinaldo'') # "Farewell" (from Puccini's ''

'') # "Metamorphosis 3 – Cyane" (Paul Schwartz) # "Ascension" (from Monteverdi's ''

L'incoronazione di Poppea ''L'incoronazione di Poppea'' (Stattkus-Verzeichnis, SV 308, ''The Coronation of Poppaea'') is an Italian List of operas by Claudio Monteverdi, opera by Claudio Monteverdi. It was Monteverdi's last opera, with a libretto by Giovanni Francesco Buse ...

'') # "Metamorphosis 1 – Arachne" (Paul Schwartz) # "Furioso (Instrumental Mix)" (Sarabande by Handel) # "Ombra (Chilled Mix)" (from Handel's ''Serse'')

References

External links

Café del Mar official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cafe del Mar Aria Ambient albums Compilation album series branded by bars and cafés 1997 compilation albums 1999 compilation albums 2005 compilation albums Astor Place (label) albums