66 Most Beautiful Opera Arias

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1Rigoletto: “La donna è mobile”
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Charles K.L. Davis (Hawaiian tenor and baritone singer)
orchestra:
New York Stadium Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Wilfrid Pelletier (conductor)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi2:12
2Madama Butterfly: “Un bel dì vedremo”
soprano vocals [Butterfly]:
Maria Spacagna (US soprano)
orchestra:
Hungarian State Opera House Orchestra (Hungarian State Opera Orchestra, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra)
conductor:
Charles Rosekrans (conductor)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (Madame Butterfly: Act II, also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini4:05
3Turandot: “Nessun dorma”
tenor vocals [Calaf]:
Charles K.L. Davis (Hawaiian tenor and baritone singer)
orchestra:
New York Stadium Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Wilfrid Pelletier (conductor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA
part of:
Turandot: Atto III (Turandot: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini3:02
4Orfeo ed Euridice: “Che faro senza Euridice”
mezzo-soprano vocals [Orfeo]:
Graciela Araya (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Southwest German Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Wilhelm Keitel (conductor)
recording of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III. Aria “Che farò senza Euridice?” (Orfeo)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
librettist:
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
part of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III (Italian version)
Christoph Willibald Gluck4:16
5Samson et Dalilah, Op. 47 : « Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix »
mezzo-soprano vocals [Dalila]:
Anne-Marie Owens (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Czech Symphony Orchestra (Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Czech National Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Julian Bigg
recording of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II, scène 3. « Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix » (Dalila)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
part of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II
Camille Saint‐Saëns5:11
6Martha: Atto III. “M’appari tutt’amor”
tenor vocals [Lionel]:
Charles K.L. Davis (Hawaiian tenor and baritone singer)
orchestra:
New York Stadium Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Wilfrid Pelletier (conductor)
recording of:
Martha: Atto III. “M’apparì tutt’amor” (Lionel)
composer:
Friedrich von Flotow (composer) (in 1849)
librettist:
Friedrich Wilhelm Riese
translated version of:
Martha: Akt III. „Ach! so fromm, ach! so traut“ (Lyonel)
Friedrich von Flotow2:59
7Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Addio fiorito asil”
tenor vocals [Pinkerton]:
Richard di Renzi (tenor)
orchestra:
Hungarian State Opera House Orchestra (Hungarian State Opera Orchestra, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra)
conductor:
Charles Rosekrans (conductor)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto III. “Addio, fiorito asil” (Pinkerton, Sharpless) (Pinkerton’s Farewell)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto III (Madame Butterfly: Act III, also: Atto II, parte 2)
Giacomo Puccini1:53
8I Pagliacci: Atto I. “Vesti la giubba”
tenor vocals [Canio]:
John Oakman (tenor)
orchestra:
Czech Symphony Orchestra (The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Julian Bigg
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” … “Vesti la giubba” (Canio)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer) (in 1892)
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I (Pagliacci: Act I)
Ruggero Leoncavallo3:46
9The Barber of Seville: “Largo al factotum”
baritone vocals [Figaro]:
Steven Page (opera baritone)
choir vocals:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Choir (associated with The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, does not appear to be Pražský filharmonický sbor)
orchestra:
Czech Symphony Orchestra (The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Julian Bigg
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°2. Cavatina “Largo al factotum” (Figaro) (Arie des Figaro)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini4:57
10Rinaldo: Act II. “Lascia ch’io pianga”
mezzo-soprano vocals [Almirena]:
Madeleine Tsingopoulos (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Brewer Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Rudolph Palmer (conductor)
recording of:
Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II, Scene IV, no. 22. Aria “Lascia ch’io pianga mia cruda sorte” (Almirena)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1711)
librettist:
Giacomo Rossi
part of:
Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II
George Frideric Handel4:29
11Serse, HWV 40: “Ombra mai fu”
mezzo-soprano vocals [Serse]:
Jennifer Lane (operatic mezzo‐soprano)
orchestra:
Brewer Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Rudolph Palmer (conductor)
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1737-12-26 until 1738-01-09)
librettist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I
George Frideric Handel3:31
12Les Contes d’Hoffmann : Acte II. Barcarole
mezzo-soprano vocals [Nicklausse]:
Anne-Marie Owens (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Giulietta]:
Susan McCulloch (soprano)
orchestra:
Czech Symphony Orchestra (The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Julian Bigg
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III. “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Nicklausse, Giulietta)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
librettist:
Jules Barbier
part of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III (Giulietta) (alternate order)
Jacques Offenbach3:43
13Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt I. „Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja”
baritone vocals [Papageno]:
Edward Pleasant (US baritone)
orchestra:
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
John Landor (conductor)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt I. No. 2 Arie „Was hör’ ich?” … „Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja” (Papageno)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:43
14Norma: “Casta Diva”
soprano vocals [Norma]:
Maria Luisa Barducci (soprano)
orchestra:
Rome Lyric Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Alberico Vitalini (Italian composer and conductor)
recording of:
Norma: Atto I, scena 1. Scena e cavatina “Casta diva, che inargenti” (Norma, coro)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (until 1831)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur) (until 1831)
part of:
Norma: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini6:38
15La Sonnambula: Atto I. “Come per me sereno”
choir vocals:
Rome Lyric Opera Chorus
soprano vocals [Amina]:
Gabriella Novielli (Italian soprano)
orchestra:
Rome Lyric Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Edoardo Brizio (conductor)
recording of:
La sonnambula: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo e cavatina “Care compagne, teneri amici… Come per me sereno” (Amina, Tutti)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
La sonnambula: Atto I
part of:
La sonnambula: Atto I
part of:
La sonnambula: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini5:22
16Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt II. „Ach, ich fühls”
soprano vocals [Pamina]:
Rachel Rosales (soprano)
orchestra:
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
John Landor (conductor)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. No. 17 Arie „Ach, ich fühl's, es ist verschwunden“ (Pamina)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:28
17Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt I. „Dies Bildnis”
tenor vocals [Tamino]:
Patrick Marques (tenor)
orchestra:
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
John Landor (conductor)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt I. No. 3 Arie „Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön“ (Tamino)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:43
18Der Freischütz: Akt I. „Durch die Wälder, durch die Auen”
tenor vocals [Max]:
Bernd Aldenhoff (tenor)
orchestra:
Saxon State Orchestra & Chorus (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Rudolf Kempe (conductor)
recording of:
Der Freischütz: Akt I. Nr. 3. Walzer und Arie „Nein, länger trag' ich nicht die Qualen“, „Durch die Wälder, durch die Auen“ (Max)
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
librettist:
Johann Friedrich Kind (German dramatist)
part of:
Der Freischütz: Akt I
Carl Maria von Weber2:05
19Un ballo in maschera (“A Masked Ball”): Atto I. “Alla vita che t’arride”
baritone vocals [Renato]:
Giovanni Ciminelli (baritone)
orchestra:
Rome Lyric Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Edoardo Brizio (conductor)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 1. Nº 4b Cantabile “Alla vita che t'arride” (Renato)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi2:34
20Don Giovanni, K. 527, Atto II. “Il mio tesoro”
tenor vocals [Don Ottavio]:
Charles K.L. Davis (Hawaiian tenor and baritone singer)
orchestra:
New York Stadium Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Wilfrid Pelletier (conductor)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II. No. 21 Aria “Il mio tesoro intanto” (Don Ottavio)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:24
21L’elisir d’amore: Atto I. “Quanto è bella, quanto è cara”
tenor vocals [Nemorino]:
Manlio Rocchi (Italian tenor)
orchestra:
Rome Lyric Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Alberico Vitalini (Italian composer and conductor)
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto I. “Quanto è bella, quanto è cara” (Nemorino, Giannetta, Coro)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto I
Gaetano Donizetti2:38
22La Traviata: “Addio del passato”
soprano vocals [Violetta]:
Rachel Rosales (soprano)
orchestra:
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
John Landor (conductor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto III. “Addio, del passato bei sogni ridenti” (Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto III (La traviata: Act III)
Giuseppe Verdi5:31
23Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Akt II: “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen”
baritone vocals [Papageno]:
Edward Pleasant (US baritone)
orchestra:
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
John Landor (conductor)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. No. 20 Arie „Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen wünscht Papageno sich!” (Papageno)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:01
24Tristan und Isolde: Akt III. “Mild und leise” (Liebestod)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Mina Bolotine (Belgian operatic mezzosoprano)
orchestra:
Innsbruck Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Wagner (conductor)
recording of:
Excerpt from Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. Liebestod. “Mild und leise wie er lächelt”
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. "Kurwenal! Hör'! Ein zweites Schiff"
Richard Wagner6:16
25Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: „Der Hölle Rache”
soprano vocals [Königin der Nacht]:
Rachel Rosales (soprano)
orchestra:
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
John Landor (conductor)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. No. 14 Arie „Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen” (Die Königin der Nacht)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:55
26La Sonnambula: Atto I. “Vi ravviso, o luoghi ameni”
bass vocals:
Bernardo di Bagno (classical bass vocalist)
choir vocals:
Rome Lyric Opera Chorus
orchestra:
Rome Lyric Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Edoardo Brizio (conductor)
recording of:
La sonnambula: Atto I, scena 1. “Come noioso e lungo il cammin” … “Vi ravviso, o luoghi ameni” … “È gentil, leggiadra molto” (Rodolfo, Lisa, Tutti)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
La sonnambula: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini4:17
27Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I. “Se vuol ballare”
baritone vocals [Figaro]:
Peter Becker (bass-baritone)
orchestra:
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
John Landor (conductor)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I, Scena II. (no. 3) Cavatina “Se vuol ballare, signor Contino” (Figaro)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act I)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:25
28Don Giovanni, K. 527: Atto II. “Deh vieni alla finestra”
baritone vocals [Don Giovanni]:
Edward Pleasant (US baritone)
orchestra:
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
John Landor (conductor)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II. No. 16 Canzonetta “Deh vieni alla finestra” (Don Giovanni)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte (in 1787)
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1:44
29Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I. “Non so più”
soprano vocals [Cherubino]:
Heather Johnson (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
John Landor (conductor)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I, Scena V. (no. 6) Aria “Non so più cosa son, cosa faccio” (Cherubino)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act I)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:49
30L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. “Una furtiva lagrima”
tenor vocals [Nemorino]:
Charles K.L. Davis (Hawaiian tenor and baritone singer)
orchestra:
New York Stadium Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Wilfrid Pelletier (conductor)
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Romanza “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) (in 1832)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti3:58
31Carmen : Acte I. « Habanera »
mezzo-soprano vocals [Carmen]:
Anne-Marie Owens (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Czech Symphony Orchestra (The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Julian Bigg
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Habanera « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
is based on:
El arreglito
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
Georges Bizet3:49
32Carmen : Acte II. « Votre toast je peux vous le rendre » (Toreador’s Song)
baritone vocals [Escamillo]:
Steven Page (opera baritone)
orchestra:
Czech Symphony Orchestra (The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Julian Bigg
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 14 Couplets « Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre » … « Toréador, en garde ! » (Escamillo, Mercédès, Frasquita, Carmen, Moralès, Zuniga, Lillas Pastia, chœur d’hommes) (“Chanson du toréador”)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Georges Bizet4:39
33Don Giovanni, K. 527: “Fin ch’han dal vino”
baritone vocals [Don Giovanni]:
Edward Pleasant (US baritone)
orchestra:
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
John Landor (conductor)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I. No. 11 Aria “Fin ch’han dal vino” (Don Giovanni)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte (in 1787)
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1:31
34Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: “Voi che sapete”
soprano vocals [Cherubino]:
Heather Johnson (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
John Landor (conductor)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II, Scena II. (no. 12) Canzona “Voi che sapete che cosa è amor” (Cherubino)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act II)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:31
35L’elisir d’amore: Atto I. “Come Paride vezzoso”
baritone vocals:
Edward Pleasant (US baritone)
orchestra:
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
John Landor (conductor)
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto I. Cavatina “Come Paride vezzoso” (Belcore, Adina, Giannetta, Nemorino, Coro) (Cavatina)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto I
Gaetano Donizetti2:54
36La sonnambula: Atto I. “Prendi, l’anel ti dono”
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Sonia Fortunato (mezzo soprano)
tenor vocals:
Manlio Rocchi (Italian tenor)
orchestra:
Rome Lyric Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Edoardo Brizio (conductor)
recording of:
La sonnambula: Atto I, scena 1. “Prendi: l’anel ti dono” (Elvino)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
La sonnambula: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini4:47
37Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I. “Non più andrai”
baritone vocals [Figaro]:
Edward Pleasant (US baritone)
orchestra:
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
John Landor (conductor)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I, Scena VIII. (no. 10) Aria “Non più andrai, farfallone amoroso” (Figaro)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act I)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:51
38La traviata: Atto II. “Di Provenza il mar”
baritone vocals [Germont]:
Peter Becker (bass-baritone)
orchestra:
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
John Landor (conductor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto II, scena 1. “Di Provenza il mar, il suol” (Germont)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto II (La traviata: Act II)
Giuseppe Verdi3:39
39La traviata: Atto II. “Lunge da lei … de miei bollenti spiriti”
tenor vocals [Alfredo]:
Charles K.L. Davis (Hawaiian tenor and baritone singer)
orchestra:
New York Stadium Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Wilfrid Pelletier (conductor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto II, scena 1. “Lunge da lei” (Alfredo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto II (La traviata: Act II)
Giuseppe Verdi3:11
40Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt II. „In diesen heil’gen Hallen”
bass vocals [Sarastro]:
Peter Becker (bass-baritone)
orchestra:
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
John Landor (conductor)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. No. 15 Arie „In diesen heil'gen Hallen” (Sarastro)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:19
41Rigoletto: Atto I. “Caro nome”
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Rachel Rosales (soprano)
orchestra:
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
John Landor (conductor)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. N°6 Aria & scena “Gualtier Maldè! … Caro nome” (Gilda, Borsa, Ceprano, Marullo)
lyricist and librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:43
42La Sonnambula: Atto I. “Tutto è gioia”
soprano vocals:
Gabriella Novielli (Italian soprano)
orchestra:
Rome Lyric Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Edoardo Brizio (conductor)
recording of:
La sonnambula: Atto I, scena 1. Cavatina “Tutto è gioia” (Coro, Lisa, Alessio)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
La sonnambula: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini2:29
43Rigoletto: Atto I. “Questa o quella”
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Patrick Marques (tenor)
orchestra:
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
John Landor (conductor)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 1. N°2 Ballata “Questa o quella” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1850 until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (from 1850 until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi1:38
44Faust : Acte III. « Faites‐lui mes aveux » (Flower Song)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Siébel]:
Mary Kristine Hughes (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
John Landor (conductor)
recording of:
Faust : Acte III. Couplets « Faites-lui mes aveux » (Siébel)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
additional librettist:
Michel Carré (librettist)
librettist:
Jules Barbier
part of:
Faust : Acte III
Charles Gounod2:37
45Faust : Acte III. « Ah ! Je ris » (Jewel Song)
soprano vocals [Marguerite]:
Christine Moore (soprano)
orchestra:
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
John Landor (conductor)
recording of:
Faust : Acte III. « Un bouquet ! … Ô Dieu ! que de bijoux ! » … No. 14b « Ah ! Je ris ! » (Marguerite) (Air des bijoux / Jewel Song)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
part of:
Faust : Acte III
Charles Gounod4:42
46L’Africaine: Atto IV. “O Paradiso”
tenor vocals:
Charles K.L. Davis (Hawaiian tenor and baritone singer)
orchestra:
New York Stadium Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Wilfrid Pelletier (conductor)
recording of:
L’africana: Atto IV. “Mi batte il cor” … “O Paradiso”
composer:
Giacomo Meyerbeer (composer)
librettist:
Eugène Scribe
translated version of:
L'Africaine: Acte IV. "Pays merveilleux" ... "Ô Paradis"
Giacomo Meyerbeer3:14
47Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte”
soprano vocals [Tosca]:
Christine Moore (soprano)
orchestra:
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
John Landor (conductor)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini2:52
48Don Giovanni, K. 527: Atto I. “Or sai chi l’onore”
soprano vocals [Donna Anna]:
Rachel Rosales (soprano)
orchestra:
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
John Landor (conductor)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I. No. 10 Aria “Or sai chi l’onore” (Donna Anna)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:35
49Il Trovatore: Atto II. “Stride la vampa”
mezzo-soprano vocals [Azucena]:
Mary Kristine Hughes (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
John Landor (conductor)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto II, scena 1. “Stride la vampa!” (Azucena)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto II. La gitana
Giuseppe Verdi2:21
50Lakmé : Acte I. « Dôme épais » (Flower Duet)
soprano vocals:
Christine Moore (soprano) and Rachel Rosales (soprano)
orchestra:
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
John Landor (conductor)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte I. No. 2 Duetto « Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs » … « Dôme épais le jasmin » (Lakmé, Mallika)
composer:
Léo Delibes (composer)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
publisher:
Jenkinsongs Ltd.
part of:
Lakmé : Acte I
Léo Delibes4:51
51Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Donna non vidi mai”
tenor vocals [des Grieux]:
Charles K.L. Davis (Hawaiian tenor and baritone singer)
orchestra:
New York Stadium Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Wilfrid Pelletier (conductor)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Donna non vidi mai simile a questa!” (Des Grieux)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1893)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini2:24
52La Bohème: Atto I. “Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì”
soprano vocals [Mimí]:
Christine Moore (soprano)
orchestra:
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
John Landor (conductor)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 7. “Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì” (Mimì)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini4:13
53Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle”
tenor vocals [Cavaradossi]:
Patrick Marques (tenor)
orchestra:
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
John Landor (conductor)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini3:04
54Tosca: Atto I. “Recondita armonia”
tenor vocals [Cavaradossi]:
Charles K.L. Davis (Hawaiian tenor and baritone singer)
orchestra:
New York Stadium Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Wilfrid Pelletier (conductor)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Recondita armonia” (Cavaradossi, Sagrestano) (“Dammi i colori”)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini2:40
55Eugen Onegin: Act III. Prince Gremin’s Aria
bass vocals [Gremin]:
Peter Becker (bass-baritone)
orchestra:
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
John Landor (conductor)
recording of:
Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие III, картина 1, no. 20a. Ария князя Гремина “Любви все возрасты покорны” (Prince Gremin’s Aria “Lyubvi vse vozrasty pokorny”)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие третье (Eugene Onegin, op. 24: Act III)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky5:18
56La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana”
soprano vocals [Wally]:
Christine Moore (soprano)
orchestra:
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
John Landor (conductor)
recording of:
La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” (Wally)
composer:
Alfredo Catalani (composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica (in 1892)
publisher:
Lam Larghetto Music (from 1993 to present)
part of:
La Wally: Atto I
Alfredo Catalani3:55
57Rusalka, Op. 144: “Měsíčku” (Song to the Moon)
soprano vocals [Rusalka]:
Christine Moore (soprano)
orchestra:
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
John Landor (conductor)
recording of:
Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání. “Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém” (Rusalka) (Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: Act 1. "Song to the Moon", Song to the Moon)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1900-04-21 until 1900-11-27)
part of:
Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání
Antonín Dvořák5:59
58Cosí fan tutte, K. 588: Atto I. “Un’ aura amorosa”
tenor vocals [Ferrando]:
Patrick Marques (tenor)
orchestra:
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
John Landor (conductor)
recording of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I. No. 17. Aria “Un’aura amorosa” (Ferrando)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:42
59Les Pêcheurs de perles : « Au fond du temple saint »
baritone vocals [Zurga]:
Steven Page (opera baritone)
tenor vocals [Nadir]:
John Oakman (tenor)
orchestra:
Czech Symphony Orchestra (The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Julian Bigg
recording of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 2 Duo « Au fond du temple saint » (Zurga, Nadir)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer) (from 1863-04 until 1863-08)
librettist:
Michel Carré (librettist) and Eugène Cormon
part of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I
Georges Bizet4:59
60La traviata: Atto I. “Libiamo ne’ lieti calici” (Brindisi )
choir vocals:
Prague Philharmonic Chorus (Czech Philharmonic Chorus, Prague Philharmonic Choir)
soprano vocals [Violetta]:
Susan McCulloch (soprano)
tenor vocals [Alfredo]:
John Oakman (tenor)
orchestra:
Czech Symphony Orchestra (The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Julian Bigg
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Brindisi “Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici” (Alfredo, Coro, Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
Giuseppe Verdi3:13
61La Bohème: Atto I. “Che gelida manina”
tenor vocals [Rodolfo]:
Charles K.L. Davis (Hawaiian tenor and baritone singer)
orchestra:
New York Stadium Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Wilfrid Pelletier (conductor)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini4:42
62La Bohème: Atto II. “Quando m’en vo” (Musetta’s waltz song)
soprano vocals [Musetta]:
Susan McCulloch (soprano)
orchestra:
Czech Symphony Orchestra (The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Julian Bigg
recording of:
La bohème: Atto II. no. 13. “Quando me’n vo soletta” (Musetta, Marcello, Alcindoro, Mimi, Schaunard, Colline) (Musetta’s Waltz)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto II. Al Quartiere Latino (La bohème: Act II, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini2:39
63Gianni Schicci: “O mio babbino caro”
soprano vocals [Lauretta]:
Susan McCulloch (soprano)
orchestra:
Czech Symphony Orchestra (The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Julian Bigg
recording of:
Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giovacchino Forzano
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd.
part of:
Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini2:00
64Don Giovanni, K. 527: Atto I. “Madamina, il catalogo è questo”
baritone vocals [Leporello]:
Steven Page (opera baritone)
orchestra:
Czech Symphony Orchestra (The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Julian Bigg
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I. No. 4 Aria “Madamina, il catalogo è questo” (Leporello)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:29
65Lohengrin: Akt I. „Einsam in trüben Tagen” (Elsa’s Dream)
choir vocals:
Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper
orchestra:
Orchester der Hamburgischen Staatsoper (aka Philharmoniker Hamburg)
conductor:
Leopold Ludwig (conductor)
recording of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt I, Scene II. “Seht hin! Sie naht, die hart Beklagte!” (Elsas Traum „Einsam in trüben Tagen”)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1846 until 1848)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt I
Richard Wagner5:23
66Manon : Acte II. « En fermant les yeux » (Le Rêve)
tenor vocals [des Grieux]:
Charles K.L. Davis (Hawaiian tenor and baritone singer)
orchestra:
New York Stadium Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Wilfrid Pelletier (conductor)
recording of:
Manon : Acte II. « Instant charmant » … « En fermant les yeux » (des Grieux) (le rêve de Des Grieux)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1884)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Manon : Acte II
Jules Massenet3:05