Sancta Maria (song)

Sancta Maria is a Latin-language soprano aria arranged by Steven Mercurio based on the Intermezzo from the opera Cavalleria Rusticana,^[1] composed by Pietro Mascagni.^[2] It uses some of the same lyrics as Ave Maria and has become a popular concert piece. It also has been recorded by several singers, like Sissel Kyrkjebø,^[3] Charlotte Church, Katherine Jenkins and the tenors Andrea Bocelli^[4] and Friar Alessandro.

Text

Recordings

• Sancta Maria by Andrea Bocelli, on the album Sacred Arias (1999)
• Sancta Maria by Charlotte Church, on the album Prelude: The Best of Charlotte Church (2002)
• Sancta Maria by Keedie Babb, on the album I Believe My Heart (2004)
• Sancta Maria by Sissel Kyrkjebø, on the album Into Paradise (2006)
• Sancta Maria by All Angels, on the album All Angels (2006)
• Sancta Maria by Katherine Jenkins, on the album Rejoice (2007)
• Sancta Maria by Blake, on the album And So It Goes (2008)
• Sancta Maria by Patricia Janečková, on the album Patricia Janečková (2011)
• Sancta Maria by Friar Alessandro, on the album Voice from Assisi (2012)
• Sancta Maria (different version) by Enya, on the album Dark Sky Island (2015)
• Sancta Maria by Tarja Turunen, on the album Ave Maria – En Plein Air (2015)
• Sancta Maria by Amira Willighagen, on the album Merry Christmas (2015)

References

External links

• Sissel Kyrkjebø - Sancta Maria
• Andrea Bocelli - Sancta Maria
• Charlotte Church - Sancta Maria
• Katherine Jenkins - Sancta Maria

This page was last edited on 17 June 2023, at 21:07