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100 Best Opera Classics

50 tracks
3hr 39min
March 20, 2007
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Le Nozze di Figaro K492 (1990 Digital Remaster), ACT 2: Voi che sapete (Cherubino)
English Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim, Teresa Berganza
02:49
2
Faust - opera in five acts (1989 Digital Remaster), Act II: Le veau d'or est toujours debout! (Méphistophélès/Choeur)
André Cluytens, Ernest Blanc, Choeurs et Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris, Victoria de los Ángeles, Nicolai Gedda, Victor Autran, Liliane Berton, Rita Gorr, Boris Christoff
02:03
3
Orfeo ed Euridice (Vienna version, 1762), Act III, Scene 1: Che farò senza Euridice? (Orfeo)
Agnes Baltsa, Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra
05:27
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Le Nozze di Figaro K492 (1990 Digital Remaster), ACT 2: Porgi, amor (Contessa)
Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim
04:15
5
Lakmé (2002 Digital Remaster), Act Two: Où va la jeune indoue (Lakmé)
Alain Lombard, Mady Mesplé, Orchestre Du Theatre National De L'Opera Comique
06:30
6
Die Zauberflöte - Singspiel in two acts K620 (1987 Digital Remaster), Act I: Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja (Papageno)
Bavarian State Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch
02:36
7
Don Giovanni K527, ATTO SECONDO, Scena prima: Serenata: Deh vieni all finestra (Don Giovanni)
Bernard Haitink, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Allen
02:02
8
Roméo et Juliette: L'amour! l'amour!...Ah! lève-toi, soleil! (Roméo)
Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse, Alfredo Kraus, Michel Plasson
04:19
9
Don Giovanni K527 (1991 Digital Remaster), ATTO PRIMO, Scena terza: Aria: Finch'han dal vino (Don Giovanni)
New Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer, Nicolai Ghiaurov
01:27
10
Don Giovanni K527, ATTO PRIMO, Scena quarta: Aria: Batti, batti, o bel Masetto (Zerlina)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Elizabeth Gale, Bernard Haitink
03:52
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Manon: Allons, il le faut ... Adieu, notre petite table (Act 2)
Ileana Cotrubas, Michel Plasson, Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse
03:51
12
Le Nozze di Figaro: E Susanna non vien! ...Dove sono i bei momenti (Contessa)
Barbara Hendricks, Jeffrey Tate, English Chamber Orchestra
06:27
13
Die Zauberflöte - Singspiel in two acts K620 (1987 Digital Remaster), Act II: Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen (Königin)
Bavarian State Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch
02:56
14
Werther (2003 Digital Remaster), Act III: Toute mon âme est là!...Pourquoi me réveiller (Charlotte/Werther)
Nicolai Gedda, Orchestre de Paris, Georges Prêtre
02:36
15
Fidelio (2000 Digital Remaster): Nr.9: Rezitativ: Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin? (Leonore)
Christa Ludwig, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
08:18
16
Die Zauberflöte, ZWEITER AUFZUG, Nr.10 Aria & Dialog: Aria con coro: O Isis und Osiris ... (Sarastro/Priester)
Andreas Schmidt, Jeremy Birchall, Olaf Bär, Catherine Denley, Catherine Pierard, Konrad Hünteler, Guy De Mey, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Cornelius Hauptmann, Dawn Upshaw, Schütz Choir of London, Richard Wistreich, Tessa Bonner, Eirian James, Beverly Hoch, London Classical Players, Sir Roger Norrington, Evelyn Tubb, Rufus Müller, Wolfgang Riedelbauch, Nancy Argenta, Caroline Trevor
03:12
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La Jolie fille de Perth, 'The Fair Maid of Perth': Quand la flamme de l'amour
Nouvel Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, José van Dam, Georges Prêtre
04:57
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Guillaume Tell, 'William Tell' (1995 Digital Remaster): Ne m'abandonne pas, espoir de la vengeance...Asile hereditaire
Lamberto Gardelli, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Nicolai Gedda
06:59
19
Recitative & Aria:Temerari....Come Scoglio (Cosi Fan Tutte, Act I)
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Karl Böhm, Philharmonia Orchestra
05:52
20
Carmen (2000 Digital Remaster): Récit & Habanera: Quand je vous aimerai?...L'amour est un oiseau rebelle
Sir Thomas Beecham, Victoria de los Ángeles, The Orchestra National De La Radiodiffusion Francaise
04:35
21
Il Barbiere di Siviglia (1997 Digital Remaster): La ran la le ra, la ran la la. Largo al factotum
Tito Gobbi, Philharmonia Orchestra, Alceo Galliera
04:43
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Il Barbiere di Siviglia (1996 Digital Remaster): La calunnia è un venticello (Basilio)
London Symphony Orchestra, James Levine, Ruggero Raimondi
04:54
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A cette voix...Je crois entendre encore (Les Pêcheurs de perles)
Georges Prêtre, Alain Vanzo, Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris
04:32
24
Don Carlo (2000 Digital Remaster): Ella giammai m'amò!
Ruggero Raimondi, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Carlo Maria Giulini
07:32
25
Don Carlo (2000 Digital Remaster): Nei giardin del bello (Eboli/Tebaldo/Dame)
Delia Wallis, Shirley Verrett, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, John McCarthy, Carlo Maria Giulini, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
04:56
26
La Damnation de Faust Op. 24 (1996 Digital Remaster): Une puce gentille
Orchestre de Paris, Gabriel Bacquier, Georges Prêtre
01:25
27
Rigoletto (1996 Digital Remaster), Act 3: La donna è mobile
Alfredo Kraus, Julius Rudel, Philharmonia Orchestra
02:15
28
Norma (1997 Digital Remaster), ACT 1, Scene 1: Casta diva (Norma/Coro)
Tullio Serafin, Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano, Maria Callas
05:33
29
Les Troyens: Je vais mourir ... Adieu, fière cité
Georges Prêtre, Régine Crespin, Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris
06:01
30
Il Trovatore (1990 Digital Remaster), ACT 3 Scene 2: Di quella pira, l'orrendo foco (Manrico, Ruiz, Soldiers)
Thomas Schippers, Coro Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma, Angelo Mercuriale, Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma, Franco Corelli, Gianni Lazzari
02:02
31
Aida - Act 1 (1989 Digital Remaster): Se quel guerrier io fossi!....Celeste Aida
Zubin Mehta, Franco Corelli, Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma
04:41
32
Samson et Dalila (2001 Digital Remaster), Act 2, Scene 3: Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix (Dalila/Samson)
Rita Gorr, Georges Prêtre, Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris, Jon Vickers
05:17
33
Otello Highlights (1994 Digital Remaster), Act 1: Esultate! (Otello/Ciprioti)
Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Sir John Barbirolli
02:25
34
La Traviata: Teneste la promessa...Addio del passato
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Aldo Ceccato, Beverly Sills
05:43
35
Tannhäuser · Romantische Oper in 3 Akten (Dresdner Fassung), Dritter Akt (Tal vor der Wartburg): Wie Todesahnung - Oh du mein holder Abendstern (Wolfram)
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Orchester Der Staatsoper Berlin, Franz Konwitschny
04:16
36
Otello: Dio! Mi potevi scagliar (Monologue)
Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano, Lorin Maazel, Plácido Domingo
04:40
37
Otello (1988 Digital Remaster), ATTO QUARTO, Terza e quarta scena: Niun mi tema (Otello/Cassio/Lodovico/Montano)
Aldo Bottion, Berliner Philharmoniker, José van Dam, Mario Machi, Herbert von Karajan, Jon Vickers
06:01
38
Der Fliegende Holländer (2000 Digital Remaster): Sentas Ballade: I. Johohoe!...Traft ihr das Schiff im Meere an (Senta)
Otto Klemperer, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Anja Silja
08:13
39
Tosca (1997 Digital Remaster), Act II: Vissi d'arte
Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, Georges Prêtre, Maria Callas
03:01
40
Madama Butterfly (2002 Digital Remaster), Act 2, First Part: Un bel di vedremo (Butterfly)
Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma, Sir John Barbirolli, Renata Scotto, Coro Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma
04:38
41
Lohengrin (2000 Digital Remaster): In fernem Land (Lohengrin/König/Chor)
Elisabeth Grümmer, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Otto Wiener, Wiener Philharmoniker, Vienna State Opera Chorus, Gottlob Frick, Rudolf Kempe, Jess Thomas, Christa Ludwig
04:43
42
Turandot: In questa reggia
Ghena Dimitrova, Munich Radio Orchestra, Lamberto Gardelli
05:58
43
Tosca - highlights (1997 Digital Remaster), Act 3: E lucevan la stelle (Cavaradossi)
Plácido Domingo, Philharmonia Orchestra, James Levine
02:53
44
Siegfried, DRITTER AUFZUG/ACT 3/TROISIEME ACTE, Dritte Szene/Scene 3/Troisième Scène: Heil dir, Sonne! (Brünnhilde/Siegfried)
Jadwige Rappe, Theo Adam, Kiri Te Kanawa, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Siegfried Jerusalem, Eva Marton, Peter Haage, Kurt Rydl, Bernard Haitink, James Morris
05:17
45
La Bohème (1991 Digital Remaster), Act I: Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì (Mimì/Rodolfo)
Nicolai Gedda, Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma, Mirella Freni, Thomas Schippers
04:53
46
Tristan und Isolde (1988 Digital Remaster), Act III, Scene III: Mild und leise wie er lächelt (Isoldes Liebestod)
Helga Dernesch, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
07:19
47
Manon Lescaut (1993 - Remaster), Act II: In quelle trine morbide (Manon)
New Philharmonia Orchestra, Montserrat Caballé, Bruno Bartoletti
02:16
48
Turandot: Signore, ascolta (Act I)
Kiri Te Kanawa, London Symphony Orchestra, Myung-Whun Chung
02:37
49
Pagliacci, Act 1 (1987 Digital Remaster): Recitar!....Vesti la giubba
Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra, José Carreras
03:44
50
Fedora: Amor ti vieta
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Roberto Alagna, Sir Mark Elder
01:45