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A collection of the best-loved operas arias ever, sung by the greatest stars at an unbeatable price. At over 7 hours of pure listening enjoyment, this bargain 6CD set is an irresistible must for every opera lover. Featuring the greatest names in Opera from the past and present – Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, José Carreras, Maria Callas, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Victoria de los Angeles, Roberto Alagna and many more…. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Le nozze di Figaro, K 492: Voi che sapete che cosa è amor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Teresa Berganza (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Daniel Barenboim
Orchestra/Ensemble:
English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1786; Vienna, Austria
Length: 2 Minutes 50 Secs.
Language: Italian
2.
Le nozze di Figaro, K 492: Porgi, amor, qualche ristoro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Heather Harper (Soprano)
Conductor:
Daniel Barenboim
Orchestra/Ensemble:
English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1786; Vienna, Austria
Length: 4 Minutes 16 Secs.
Language: Italian
3.
Don Giovanni, K 527: Deh vieni alla finestra [Serenade] by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Thomas Allen (Baritone)
Conductor:
Bernard Haitink
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1787; Prague, Czech Republ
Length: 2 Minutes 3 Secs.
Language: Italian
4.
Don Giovanni, K 527: Batti, batti o bel Masetto by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Elisabeth Gale (Soprano)
Conductor:
Bernard Haitink
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1787; Prague, Czech Republ
Length: 3 Minutes 52 Secs.
Language: Italian
5.
Die Zauberflöte, K 620: Der Hölle Rache by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Edda Moser (Soprano)
Conductor:
Wolfgang Sawallisch
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria
Length: 2 Minutes 56 Secs.
Language: German
6.
Die Zauberflöte, K 620: O Isis und Osiris by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Cornelius Hauptmann (Bass)
Conductor:
Roger Norrington
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Heinrich Schütz Choir,
London Classical Players
Period: Classical
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria
Length: 3 Minutes 12 Secs.
Language: German
7.
Così fan tutte, K 588: Temerari!...Come scoglio by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Conductor:
Karl Böhm
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1790; Vienna, Austria
Length: 5 Minutes 51 Secs.
Language: Italian
8.
Don Carlos: Nel giardin del bello "Veil Song" by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Delia Wallis (Soprano),
Shirley Verrett (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra,
Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1867/1884; Italy
Length: 4 Minutes 56 Secs.
Language: Italian
9.
Norma: Casta diva by Vincenzo Bellini
Performer:
Maria Callas (Soprano)
Conductor:
Tullio Serafin
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra,
Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1831; Italy
Length: 5 Minutes 32 Secs.
Language: Italian
10.
Aida: Celeste Aida by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Franco Corelli (Tenor)
Conductor:
Zubin Mehta
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Rome Opera House Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1871; Italy
Length: 4 Minutes 41 Secs.
Language: Italian
Notes: This selection begins with "Se quel guerrier io fossi!..."
11.
La traviata: Addio del passato by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Beverly Sills (Soprano)
Conductor:
Aldo Ceccato
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1853; Italy
Length: 5 Minutes 43 Secs.
Language: Italian
Notes: This selection begins with the recitative "Teneste la promessa..."
12.
Otello: Niun mi tema (Death of Otello) by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Jon Vickers (Tenor)
Conductor:
Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1887; Italy
Length: 6 Minutes 1 Secs.
Language: Italian
13.
Madama Butterfly: Un bel dì vedremo by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
Renata Scotto (Soprano)
Conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Rome Opera House Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1904; Italy
Length: 4 Minutes 37 Secs.
Language: Italian
14.
Tosca: E lucevan le stelle by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
Placido Domingo (Tenor)
Conductor:
James Levine
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1900; Italy
Length: 2 Minutes 53 Secs.
Language: Italian
15.
La Bohème: Si, mi chiamano Mimì by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
Mirella Freni (Soprano)
Conductor:
Thomas Schippers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Rome Opera House Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1896; Italy
Length: 4 Minutes 52 Secs.
Language: Italian
16.
Manon Lescaut: In quelle trine morbide by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
Conductor:
Bruno Bartoletti
Orchestra/Ensemble:
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1893; Italy
Length: 2 Minutes 17 Secs.
Language: Italian
17.
Turandot: Signore, ascolta by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Conductor:
Myung-Whun Chung
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1926; Italy
Length: 2 Minutes 37 Secs.
Language: Italian
18.
I Pagliacci: Recitar!...Vesti la giubba by Ruggero Leoncavallo
Performer:
José Carreras (Tenor)
Conductor:
Riccardo Muti
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1892; Italy
Length: 3 Minutes 44 Secs.
Language: Italian
19.
Fedora: Amor ti vieta by Umberto Giordano
Performer:
Roberto Alagna (Tenor)
Conductor:
Mark Elder
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1898; Italy
Length: 1 Minutes 46 Secs.
Language: Italian
20.
Faust: Le veau d'or est toujours debout by Charles Gounod
Performer:
Boris Christoff (Bass)
Conductor:
André Cluytens
Orchestra/Ensemble:
National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris,
National Theater Opera Chorus of Paris
Period: Romantic
Written: 1859; France
Length: 2 Minutes 3 Secs.
Language: French
21.
Lakmé: Où va la jeune indoue? "Bell Song" by Léo Delibes
Performer:
Mady Mesplé (Soprano)
Conductor:
Alain Lombard
Orchestra/Ensemble:
National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris
Period: Romantic
Written: 1883; France
Length: 6 Minutes 29 Secs.
Language: French
22.
Roméo et Juliette: Ah! lève-toi, soleil by Charles Gounod
Performer:
Alfredo Kraus (Tenor)
Conductor:
Michel Plasson
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Toulouse Capitole Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1867; France
Length: 4 Minutes 18 Secs.
Language: French
Notes: This selection begins with "l'amour..."
23.
Manon: Adieu, notre petite table by Jules Massenet
Performer:
Ileana Cotrubas (Soprano)
Conductor:
Michel Plasson
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Toulouse Capitole Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1883-1884; France
Length: 3 Minutes 49 Secs.
Language: French
Notes: This selection begins "Allons! il le faut..."
24.
Werther: Pourquoi me réveiller? by Jules Massenet
Performer:
Nicolai Gedda (Tenor)
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestre de Paris
Period: Romantic
Written: 1892; France
Length: 2 Minutes 36 Secs.
Language: French
Notes: This selection begins with "Tout mon âme est là!..."
25.
La jolie fille de Perth: Quand la flamme de l'amour by Georges Bizet
Performer:
José Van Dam (Bass)
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
French Radio New Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1866; France
Length: 4 Minutes 57 Secs.
Language: French
26.
Carmen: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle "Habañera" by Georges Bizet
Performer:
Victoria de los Angeles (Soprano)
Conductor:
Sir Thomas Beecham
Orchestra/Ensemble:
French National Radio Orchestra,
French National Radio Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1873-1874; France
Length: 4 Minutes 35 Secs.
Language: French
Notes: Composition written: France (1873 - 1874).
27.
Les pêcheurs de perles: Je crois entendre encore by Georges Bizet
Performer:
Alain Vanzo (Tenor)
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris
Period: Romantic
Written: 1863; France
Length: 4 Minutes 32 Secs.
Language: French
Notes: This selection begins with "A cette voix quel trouble..."
28.
La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Une puce gentille by Hector Berlioz
Performer:
Gabriel Bacquier (Baritone)
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris,
National Theater Opera Chorus of Paris
Period: Romantic
Written: 1845-1846; France
Length: 1 Minutes 24 Secs.
Language: French
29.
Les troyens: Je vais mourir...Adieu, fière cité by Hector Berlioz
Performer:
Régine Crespin (Soprano)
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris
Period: Romantic
Written: 1856-1858; France
Length: 6 Minutes 0 Secs.
Language: French
30.
Samson et Dalila, Op. 47: Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:
Jon Vickers (Tenor),
Rita Gorr (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris
Period: Romantic
Written: 1877; France
Length: 5 Minutes 17 Secs.
Language: French
31.
Tannhäuser: O, du mein holder Abendstern by Richard Wagner
Performer:
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone)
Conductor:
Franz Konwitschny
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin State Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1845/1861; Germany
Length: 4 Minutes 15 Secs.
Language: German
Notes: This selection begins with recitative "Wie Todesahnung Dämmrung deckt die Lande."
32.
Der fliegende Holländer: Jo-ho-joe! Traft ihr das Schiff by Richard Wagner
Performer:
Anja Silja (Soprano)
Conductor:
Otto Klemperer
Orchestra/Ensemble:
New Philharmonia Orchestra,
BBC Symphony Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1841/1852; Germany
Length: 8 Minutes 12 Secs.
Language: German
33.
Lohengrin: In fernem Land by Richard Wagner
Performer:
Jess Thomas ()
Conductor:
Rudolf Kempe
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna State Opera Chorus,
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1846-1847; Germany
Length: 4 Minutes 42 Secs.
Language: German
34.
Siegfried: Heil dir, Sonne! by Richard Wagner
Performer:
Siegfried Jerusalem (Tenor),
Eva Martón (Soprano)
Conductor:
Bernard Haitink
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1871; Germany
Length: 5 Minutes 17 Secs.
Language: German
35.
Tristan und Isolde: Mild und leise "Liebestod" by Richard Wagner
Performer:
Helga Dernesch (Soprano)
Conductor:
Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1859; Germany
Length: 7 Minutes 19 Secs.
Language: German
36.
Orfeo ed Euridice: Che farò senza Euridice? by Christoph W. Gluck
Performer:
Agnes Baltsa (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Riccardo Muti
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1762/1774; Vienna, Austria
Length: 5 Minutes 26 Secs.
Language: Italian
37.
Die Zauberflöte, K 620: Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Walter Berry (Baritone)
Conductor:
Wolfgang Sawallisch
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Bavarian State Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria
Length: 2 Minutes 36 Secs.
Language: German
38.
Don Giovanni, K 527: Finch' han dal vino [Brindisi] by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Nicolai Ghiaurov (Bass)
Conductor:
Otto Klemperer
Orchestra/Ensemble:
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1787; Prague, Czech Republ
Length: 1 Minutes 27 Secs.
Language: Italian
39.
Le nozze di Figaro, K 492: E Susanna non vien...Dove sono by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Barbara Hendricks (Soprano)
Conductor:
Jeffrey Tate
Orchestra/Ensemble:
English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1786; Vienna, Austria
Length: 6 Minutes 27 Secs.
Language: Italian
40.
Fidelio, Op. 72: Abscheulicher!...Komm, Hoffnung by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:
Christa Ludwig (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Otto Klemperer
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: Vienna, Austria
Length: 8 Minutes 18 Secs.
Language: German
41.
Don Carlos: Ella giammai m'amò...Dormirò sol sul manto mio regal by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Ruggero Raimondi (Bass)
Conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1867/1884; Italy
Length: 7 Minutes 32 Secs.
Language: Italian
42.
Rigoletto: La donna è mobile by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Alfredo Kraus (Tenor)
Conductor:
Julius Rudel
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1851; Italy
Length: 2 Minutes 14 Secs.
Language: Italian
43.
Il trovatore: Di quella pira by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Franco Corelli (Tenor)
Conductor:
Thomas Schippers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Rome Opera House Orchestra,
Rome Opera House Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1853; Italy
Length: 2 Minutes 2 Secs.
Language: Italian
44.
Otello: Esultate! by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
James McCracken (Tenor)
Conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli
Orchestra/Ensemble:
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1887; Italy
Length: 2 Minutes 24 Secs.
Language: Italian
45.
Otello: Dio, mi potevi scagliar tutti i mali by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Placido Domingo (Tenor),
Justino Diaz (Baritone)
Conductor:
Lorin Maazel
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1887; Italy
Length: 4 Minutes 39 Secs.
Language: Italian
46.
Tosca: Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
Maria Callas (Soprano)
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris
Period: Romantic
Written: 1900; Italy
Length: 3 Minutes 0 Secs.
Language: Italian
47.
Turandot: In questa reggia by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
Ghena Dimitrova (Soprano)
Conductor:
Lamberto Gardelli
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1926; Italy
Length: 5 Minutes 58 Secs.
Language: Italian
48.
Turandot: Tanto amore segreto by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
Janine Micheau (Soprano)
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris
Period: Romantic
Written: 1926; Italy
Length: 2 Minutes 22 Secs.
Language: Italian
49.
Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
Conductor:
Sir Charles Mackerras
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1918; Italy
Length: 2 Minutes 40 Secs.
Language: Italian
50.
L'Amico Fritz: Ed anche Beppe amò...O amore, o bella luce by Pietro Mascagni
Performer:
Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor:
Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1891; Italy
Length: 3 Minutes 16 Secs.
Language: Italian
51.
Adriana Lecouvreur: Poveri fiori by Francesco Cilèa
Performer:
Maria Callas (Soprano)
Conductor:
Tullio Serafin
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1902; Italy
Length: 3 Minutes 10 Secs.
Language: Italian
52.
Andrea Chénier: Come un bel dì di maggio by Umberto Giordano
Performer:
Roberto Alagna (Tenor)
Conductor:
Mark Elder
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1896; Italy
Length: 3 Minutes 4 Secs.
Language: Italian
53.
Faust: Ah! je ris de me voir si belle "Jewel Song" by Charles Gounod
Performer:
Victoria de los Angeles (Soprano)
Conductor:
André Cluytens
Orchestra/Ensemble:
National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris
Period: Romantic
Written: 1859; France
Length: 5 Minutes 50 Secs.
Language: French
54.
Le jongleur de Notre-Dame: Marie avec l'enfant Jésus by Jules Massenet
Performer:
Jules Bastin (Bass)
Conductor:
Roger Boutry
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1902; France
Length: 5 Minutes 30 Secs.
Language: French
55.
Mireille: Heureux petit berger by Charles Gounod
Performer:
Janine Micheau (Soprano)
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris
Period: Romantic
Written: 1864; France
Length: 2 Minutes 5 Secs.
Language: French
56.
Mignon: Connais-tu le pays? by Ambroise Thomas
Performer:
Jane Rhodes (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Jean-Claude Hartemann
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Paris Opéra Comique Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1866; France
Length: 5 Minutes 39 Secs.
Language: French
57.
Mignon: Elle ne croyait pas by Ambroise Thomas
Performer:
Nicolai Gedda (Tenor)
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
French National Radio Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1866; France
Length: 3 Minutes 31 Secs.
Language: French
58.
Carmen: Votre toast je peu vous le rendre "Toreador Song" by Georges Bizet
Performer:
Ernest Blanc (Baritone),
Victoria de los Angeles (Soprano),
Denise Monteil (Soprano),
Monique Linval (Soprano)
Conductor:
Sir Thomas Beecham
Orchestra/Ensemble:
French National Radio Orchestra,
French National Radio Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1873-1874; France
Length: 4 Minutes 55 Secs.
Language: French
Notes: Composition written: France (1873 - 1874).
59.
Les contes d'Hoffmann: Les oiseaux dans la charmille by Jacques Offenbach
Performer:
Mady Mesplé (Soprano)
Conductor:
Jean-Pierre Marty
Orchestra/Ensemble:
National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris
Period: Romantic
Written: 1881; Paris, France
Length: 5 Minutes 47 Secs.
Language: French
60.
La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Devant la maison "Serenade" by Hector Berlioz
Performer:
Gérard Souzay (Baritone)
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris
Period: Romantic
Written: 1845-1846; France
Length: 2 Minutes 16 Secs.
Language: French
Notes: This selection begins with "Maintenant, chantons à cette belle..."
61.
Louise: Depuis le jour by Gustave Charpentier
Performer:
Beverly Sills (Soprano)
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris
Period: Romantic
Written: 1900; France
Length: 5 Minutes 34 Secs.
Language: French
62.
Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59: Da geht er hin, der aufgeblasene by Richard Strauss
Performer:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Conductor:
Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1909-1910; Germany
Length: 5 Minutes 22 Secs.
Language: German
63.
Lohengrin: Einsam in trüben Tagen "Elsa's dream" by Richard Wagner
Performer:
Régine Crespin (Soprano)
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
French National Radio Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1847; Germany
Length: 6 Minutes 2 Secs.
Language: German
64.
Tannhäuser: Dich, teure Halle by Richard Wagner
Performer:
Hildegard Behrens (Soprano)
Conductor:
Peter Schneider
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1845/1861; Germany
Length: 4 Minutes 44 Secs.
Language: German
65.
Die Walküre: Leb' wohl..."Farewell and Magic Fire music" by Richard Wagner
Performer:
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone)
Conductor:
Rafael Kubelik
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1856; Germany
Length: 15 Minutes 41 Secs.
Language: German
66.
Die Walküre: Ho-jo-to-ho! by Richard Wagner
Performer:
Ute Walther (Mezzo Soprano),
Margaretha Hintermeier (Mezzo Soprano),
Ursula Kunz (Mezzo Soprano),
Carolyn Watkinson (Mezzo Soprano),
Margarita Lilowa (Mezzo Soprano),
Ruth Falcon (Soprano),
Anita Soldh (Soprano)
Conductor:
Bernard Haitink
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1856; Germany
Length: 5 Minutes 56 Secs.
Language: German
67.
Le nozze di Figaro, K 492: Non più andrai farfallone amoroso by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Thomas Allen (Baritone)
Conductor:
Riccardo Muti
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1786; Vienna, Austria
Length: 3 Minutes 38 Secs.
Language: Italian
68.
Don Giovanni, K 527: Là ci darem la mano by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Graziella Sciutti (Soprano),
Eberhard Wächter (Baritone)
Conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1787
Length: 3 Minutes 14 Secs.
Language: Italian
69.
Die Zauberflöte, K 620: Pa-Pa-Pa-Papagena by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Catherine Pierard (Soprano),
Andreas Schmidt (Baritone)
Conductor:
Roger Norrington
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Classical Players
Period: Classical
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria
Length: 2 Minutes 22 Secs.
Language: German
70.
Così fan tutte, K 588: Soave sia il vento by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Delores Ziegler (Mezzo Soprano),
Carol Vaness (Soprano),
Claudio Desderi (Bass)
Conductor:
Bernard Haitink
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1790; Vienna, Austria
Length: 3 Minutes 2 Secs.
Language: Italian
71.
Norma: Mira, o Norma by Vincenzo Bellini
Performer:
Maria Callas (Soprano),
Christa Ludwig (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Tullio Serafin
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1831; Italy
Length: 7 Minutes 28 Secs.
Language: Italian
72.
Lucia di Lammermoor: Il dolce suono "Mad Scene" by Gaetano Donizetti
Performer:
Edita Gruberova (),
Bruno Lazzaretti (),
Robert Lloyd (),
Renato Bruson ()
Conductor:
Nicola Rescigno
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,
Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1835; Italy
Length: 16 Minutes 43 Secs.
Language: Italian
73.
Don Pasquale: Com' è gentil by Gaetano Donizetti
Performer:
Alfredo Kraus (Tenor)
Conductor:
Sarah Caldwell
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1843; Italy
Length: 3 Minutes 50 Secs.
Language: Italian
74.
La traviata: Libiamo ne' lieti calici "Brindisi" by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Alfredo Kraus (Tenor),
Renata Scotto (Soprano)
Conductor:
Riccardo Muti
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1853; Italy
Length: 2 Minutes 51 Secs.
Language: Italian
75.
Rigoletto: Caro nome by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Daniela Dessi (Soprano),
Ernesto Gavazzi (Tenor),
Lucio Gallo (Baritone),
Michele Pertusi (Bass)
Conductor:
Riccardo Muti
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra,
Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1851; Italy
Length: 6 Minutes 41 Secs.
Language: Italian
Notes: This selection begins with "Gualtier Malde!..."
76.
Aida: Ritorna vincitor! by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Birgit Nilsson (Soprano)
Conductor:
Zubin Mehta
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Rome Opera House Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1871; Italy
Length: 6 Minutes 24 Secs.
Language: Italian
77.
Otello: Ave Maria by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Katia Ricciarelli (Soprano)
Conductor:
Lorin Maazel
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1887; Italy
Length: 5 Minutes 11 Secs.
Notes: This selection is sung in Italian and Latin.
78.
Turandot: Nessun dorma! by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
Franco Corelli (Tenor)
Conductor:
Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Rome Opera House Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1926; Italy
Length: 2 Minutes 49 Secs.
Language: Italian
79.
La Bohème: Che gelida manina by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
Nicolai Gedda (Tenor)
Conductor:
Thomas Schippers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Rome Opera House Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1896; Italy
Length: 4 Minutes 27 Secs.
Language: Italian
80.
La Wally: Ebben?... Ne andrò lontana by Alfredo Catalani
Performer:
Barbara Hendricks (Soprano)
Conductor:
Paavo Järvi
Orchestra/Ensemble:
French Radio New Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1892; Italy
Length: 4 Minutes 20 Secs.
Language: Italian
81.
Le postillon de Lonjumeau: Mes amis, écoutez l'histoire by Adolphe Adam
Performer:
Nicolai Gedda (Tenor)
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
French National Radio Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: ?1836; France
Length: 3 Minutes 45 Secs.
Language: French
82.
La muette de Portici: Amour sacré de la patrie by Daniel-François Auber
Performer:
Alfredo Kraus (Tenor),
Jean-Philippe Lafont (Baritone)
Conductor:
Thomas Fulton
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1828; France
Length: 5 Minutes 46 Secs.
Language: French
83.
Roméo et Juliette: Je veux vivre dans le rêve "Waltz Song" by Charles Gounod
Performer:
Mady Mesplé (Soprano)
Conductor:
Jean-Pierre Marty
Orchestra/Ensemble:
National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris
Period: Romantic
Written: 1867; France
Length: 3 Minutes 50 Secs.
Language: French
84.
Le Roi d'Ys: Puisq'on ne peut fléchir by Edouard Lalo
Performer:
Henri Legay (Tenor)
Conductor:
André Cluytens
Orchestra/Ensemble:
French National Radio Orchestra,
French National Radio Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: France
Length: 3 Minutes 28 Secs.
Language: French
Notes: Composition written: France (1875 - 1888).
85.
Manon: Je marche sur tous chemins "Gavotte" by Jules Massenet
Performer:
June Anderson (Soprano)
Conductor:
Michel Plasson
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Toulouse Capitole Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1883-1884; France
Length: 3 Minutes 3 Secs.
Language: French
Notes: This selection begins with "Suis-je gentille ainsi?"
86.
Les contes d'Hoffmann: Belle nuit, o nuit d'amour by Jacques Offenbach
Performer:
Jessye Norman (Soprano),
Ann Murray (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Sylvain Cambreling
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Chorus,
Brussels National Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1881; Paris, France
Length: 4 Minutes 19 Secs.
Language: French
87.
Carmen: La fleur que tu m'avais jetée "Flower song" by Georges Bizet
Performer:
José Carreras (Tenor)
Conductor:
Jacques Delacôte
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1873-1874; France
Length: 4 Minutes 26 Secs.
Language: French
Notes: Composition written: France (1873 - 1874).
88.
Les pêcheurs de perles: Au fond du temple saint by Georges Bizet
Performer:
Gino Quilico (Baritone),
John Aler (Tenor)
Conductor:
Michel Plasson
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Toulouse Capitole Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1863; France
Length: 7 Minutes 27 Secs.
Language: French
Notes: This selection begins with "C'est toi, toi qu'enfin je revois..."
89.
Werther: Werther! Qui m'aurait dit...Des cris joyeux "Letter scene" by Jules Massenet
Performer:
Tatiana Troyanos (Soprano)
Conductor:
Michel Plasson
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1892; France
Length: 7 Minutes 27 Secs.
Language: French
90.
Lakmé: Viens, Mallikà...Sous le dôme épais "Flower Duet" by Léo Delibes
Performer:
Danielle Millet (Mezzo Soprano),
Mady Mesplé (Soprano)
Conductor:
Alain Lombard
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Paris Opéra Comique Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1883; France
Length: 5 Minutes 52 Secs.
Language: French
91.
Thaïs: Dis-moi que je suis belle by Jules Massenet
Performer:
Beverly Sills (Soprano)
Conductor:
Lorin Maazel
Orchestra/Ensemble:
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1894; France
Length: 6 Minutes 41 Secs.
Language: French
Notes: This selection begins "Ah! je suis seule..."
92.
Faust: Anges purs, anges radieux by Charles Gounod
Performer:
Nicolai Ghiaurov (Bass),
Mirella Freni (Soprano),
Placido Domingo (Tenor)
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris,
National Theater Opera Chorus of Paris
Period: Romantic
Written: 1859; France
Length: 2 Minutes 30 Secs.
Language: French
Notes: This selection begins with "Alerte, alerte..."
93.
Boris Godunov: Farewell, my son, I am dying "Death of Boris" by Modest Mussorgsky
Performer:
Boris Christoff (Bass)
Conductor:
André Cluytens
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris
Period: Romantic
Written: 1868-1873; Russia
Length: 5 Minutes 58 Secs.
Language: Russian
94.
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Selig wie die Sonne (Quintet) by Richard Wagner
Performer:
Theo Adam (Bass Baritone),
Ruth Hesse (Mezzo Soprano),
Helen Donath (Soprano),
René Kollo (Tenor),
Peter Schreier (Tenor)
Conductor:
Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Dresden Staatskapelle
Period: Romantic
Written: 1862-1867; Germany
Length: 5 Minutes 31 Secs.
Language: German
95.
Siegfried: Was am besten er kann by Richard Wagner
Performer:
Siegfried Jerusalem (Tenor),
Peter Haage (Tenor)
Conductor:
Bernard Haitink
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1871; Germany
Length: 5 Minutes 53 Secs.
Language: German
Notes: This selection continues through the end of the act, including "Nothung! Neidliches Schwert" ("Forging Song").
96.
Il barbiere di Siviglia: La calunnia è un venticello by Gioachino Rossini
Performer:
Ruggero Raimondi (Bass)
Conductor:
James Levine
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1816; Italy
Length: 4 Minutes 53 Secs.
Language: Italian
97.
Guillaume Tell: Asil héréditaire by Gioachino Rossini
Performer:
Nicolai Gedda (Tenor)
Conductor:
Lamberto Gardelli
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1829; Italy
Length: 6 Minutes 59 Secs.
Language: French
Notes: This selection begins with "Ne m'abandonne point."
98.
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Largo al factotum by Gioachino Rossini
Performer:
Tito Gobbi (Baritone)
Conductor:
Alceo Galliera
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1816; Italy
Length: 4 Minutes 42 Secs.
Language: Italian
99.
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Una voce poco fa...Io sono dolcile by Gioachino Rossini
Performer:
Maria Callas (Soprano)
Conductor:
Alceo Galliera
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1816; Italy
Length: 6 Minutes 18 Secs.
Language: Italian
100.
Oberon, J 306: Schreckenschwur! by Carl Maria von Weber
Performer:
Gary Lakes (Tenor)
Conductor:
James Conlon
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Cologne Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1825-1826; Dresden, Germany
Length: 2 Minutes 12 Secs.
Language: German
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