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100 Best Opera Classics

Denise Monteil
Robert Lloyd
Régine Crespin
Orchester der Bayerischen Staatsoper München
Claudio Desderi
The Orchestra National De La Radiodiffusion Francaise
Tatiana Troyanos
Bruno Bartoletti
Bruno Lazzaretti
June Anderson
Gino Quilico
Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin
Elizabeth Gale
Michele Pertusi
Jon Vickers
Graziella Sciutti
Orchestre National Radiodiffusion Française
Ruggero Raimondi
Denise Monteil + 17 more
50 tracks
3hr 40min
April 11, 2019
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Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act 2: "Voi che sapete" (Cherubino)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Daniel Barenboim, Teresa Berganza, English Chamber Orchestra
02:55
2
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act 2: "Porgi, amor" (Countess)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Daniel Barenboim, Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra
04:18
3
Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 2: "Deh vieni all finestra" (Don Giovanni)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Bernard Haitink, Thomas Allen, London Philharmonic Orchestra
02:02
4
Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 1: "Batti, batti, o bel Masetto" (Zerlina)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Bernard Haitink, Elizabeth Gale, London Philharmonic Orchestra
03:52
5
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act 2: "Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen" (Königin)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Edda Moser, Orchester der Bayerischen Staatsoper München
02:56
6
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act 2: "O Isis und Osiris" (Sarastro, Chorus)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Roger Norrington, Cornelius Hauptmann, London Classical Players, Schütz Choir of London
03:12
7
Mozart: Cosi fan tutte, K. 588, Act 1: "Temerari ... Come Scoglio" (Fiordiligi)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Karl Böhm, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Philharmonia Orchestra
05:52
8
Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia, Act 2: Aria. "La calunnia è un venticello" (Basilio)
Gioachino Rossini, James Levine, Ruggero Raimondi, London Symphony Orchestra
04:56
9
Verdi: Don Carlo, Act 2: "Nei giardin del bello ... Tessete i veli" (Eboli, Tebaldo, Chorus)
Giuseppe Verdi, Carlo Maria Giulini, Delia Wallis, Shirley Verrett, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
04:59
10
Bellini: Norma, Act 1: "Casta Diva" (Norma)
Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Tullio Serafin, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
05:36
11
Verdi: Aïda, Act 1: "Se quel guerrier io fossi! ... Celeste Aida" (Radamès)
Giuseppe Verdi, Zubin Mehta, Franco Corelli, Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma
04:41
12
Verdi: La traviata, Act 3: "Teneste la promessa ... Addio del passato" (Violetta)
Giuseppe Verdi, Aldo Ceccato, Beverley Sills, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
05:43
13
Verdi: Otello, Act 4: "Niun mi tema" (Otello)
Giuseppe Verdi, José Cura, Philharmonia Orchestra
05:18
14
Puccini: Madama Butterfly, Act 2: "Un bel dì vedremo" (Butterfly)
Giacomo Puccini, Sir John Barbirolli, Renata Scotto, Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma
04:44
15
Puccini: Tosca, Act 3: "E lucevan le stelle" (Cavaradossi)
Giacomo Puccini, James Levine, Plácido Domingo, Philharmonia Orchestra
02:53
16
Puccini: La bohème, Act 1: "Sì. Mi chiamano Mimi" (Mimì)
Giacomo Puccini, Thomas Schippers, Mirella Freni, Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma
04:57
17
Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 2: "In quelle trine morbide" (Manon)
Giacomo Puccini, Bruno Bartoletti, Montserrat Caballé, New Philharmonia Orchestra
02:22
18
Puccini: Turandot, Act 1: "Signore, ascolta" (Liù)
Giacomo Puccini, Kiri Te Kanawa, London Symphony Orchestra, Myung-Whun Chung
02:37
19
Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, Act 1: "Recitar! ... Vesti la giubba" (Canio)
Ruggero Leoncavallo, Riccardo Muti, José Carreras, Philharmonia Orchestra
03:56
20
Giordano: Fedora, Act 2: "Amor ti vieta di non amar" (Loris)
Umberto Giordano, Plácido Domingo, Nello Santi, Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin
02:12
21
Gounod: Faust, Act 2: "Le veau d'or est toujours debout" (Méphistophélès, Chorus)
Charles Gounod, André Cluytens, Boris Christoff, Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris
02:03
22
Delibes: Lakmé, Act 2: "Où va la jeune hindoue" (Lakmé)
Léo Delibes, Alain Lombard, Mady Mesplé, Orchestre du Theatre National de IOpera-Comique
06:30
23
Gounod: Roméo et Juliette, Act 2: "L'amour, l'amour !" - Cavatine. "Ah ! Lève-toi, soleil !" (Roméo)
Charles Gounod, Michel Plasson, Alfredo Kraus, Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse
04:19
24
Massenet: Manon, Act 2: "Allons, il le faut ... Adieu, notre petite table" (Manon)
Jules Massenet, Michel Plasson, Ileana Cotrubas, Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse
03:42
25
Massenet: Werther, Act 3: "Toute mon âme est là ! - "Pourquoi me réveiller" (Werther)
Jules Massenet, Georges Prêtre, Nicolai Gedda, Orchestre de Paris
02:35
26
Bizet: La Jolie fille de Perth, WD 15, Act 2: "Quand la flamme de l'amour" (Ralph)
Georges Bizet, Georges Prêtre, José van Dam, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
04:57
27
Bizet: Carmen, WD 31, Act 1: "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Carmen)
Georges Bizet, Sir Thomas Beecham, Victoria de los Ángeles, Orchestre National Radiodiffusion Française
04:36
28
Bizet: Les Pêcheurs de Perles, WD 13, Act 1: "A cette voix ... Je crois entendre encore" (Nadir)
Georges Bizet, Georges Prêtre, Alain Vanzo, Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris
03:11
29
Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Act 5: "Une puce gentille" (Mephisto)
Hector Berlioz, Georges Prêtre, Gabriel Bacquier, Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris
01:27
30
Berlioz: Les Troyens, H 133, Act V: Monologue. "Je vais mourir" - Air. "Adieu, fière cité" (Didon)
Hector Berlioz, Georges Prêtre, Régine Crespin, Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris
06:01
31
Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47, Act 2, Scene 3: Air. "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix" (Dalila, Samson)
Camille Saint-Saëns, Georges Prêtre, Jon Vickers, Rita Gorr, Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris
05:15
32
Wagner: Tannhäuser, Act 3: "Wie Todesahnung … O du, mein holder Abendstern" (Wolfram)
Richard Wagner, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Orchester Der Staatsoper Berlin, Franz Konwitschny, Staatsopernorchester Berlin
04:18
33
Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer, WWV 63, Act 2: "Johohoe! Traft ihr das Schiff im Meere an?" (Senta)
Richard Wagner, Otto Klemperer, Anja Silja, New Philharmonia Orchestra
08:13
34
Wagner: Lohengrin, WWV 75, Act 3: "In fernem Land" (Lohengrin)
Richard Wagner, Rudolf Kempe, Jess Thomas, Wiener Philharmoniker
06:21
35
Wagner: Siegfried, Act III, Scene 3: "Heil dir, Sonne!" (Brünnhilde, Siegfried)
Richard Wagner, Bernard Haitink, Siegfried Jerusalem, Eva Marton, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
05:17
36
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90, Act 3: "Mild und leise" (Isolde)
Richard Wagner, Christa Ludwig, Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra
06:55
37
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act 3: "Che farò senza Euridice?" (Orfeo)
Christoph Willibald Gluck, Riccardo Muti, Agnes Baltsa, Philharmonia Orchestra
05:27
38
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act 1: "Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja" (Papageno)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Walter Berry, Orchester der Bayerischen Staatsoper München
02:39
39
Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 1: "Finch'han dal vino" (Don Giovanni)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Otto Klemperer, Nicolai Ghiaurov, New Philharmonia Orchestra
01:28
40
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act 3: "E Susanna non vien! ... Dove sono" (Countess)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Barbara Hendricks, Jeffrey Tate, English Chamber Orchestra
06:27
41
Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72, Act 1: Rezitativ. "Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin?" (Leonore)
Ludwig van Beethoven, Otto Klemperer, Christa Ludwig, Philharmonia Orchestra
08:18
42
Rossini: Guillaume Tell, Act 4: "Ne m'abandonne pas, espoir de la vengeance ... Asile héréditaire" (Arnold)
Gioachino Rossini, Lamberto Gardelli, Nicolai Gedda, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
06:59
43
Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia, Act 1: "Largo al factotum" (Figaro)
Gioachino Rossini, Alceo Galliera, Tito Gobbi, Philharmonia Orchestra
04:43
44
Verdi: Don Carlo, Act 4: "Ella giammai m'amò" (Philip II)
Giuseppe Verdi, Carlo Maria Giulini, Ruggero Raimondi, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
07:32
45
Verdi: Rigoletto, Act 3: "La donna è mobile" (Duke)
Giuseppe Verdi, Julius Rudel, Alfredo Kraus, Philharmonia Orchestra
02:17
46
Verdi: Il trovatore, Act 3: Aria e coro. "Di quella pira" (Manrico, Ruiz, Leonora, Coro)
Giuseppe Verdi, Thomas Schippers, Angelo Mercuriali, Coro Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma, Franco Corelli, Gabriella Tucci, Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma
02:02
47
Verdi: Otello, Act 1: "Esultate!" (Otello, Chorus)
Giuseppe Verdi, Sir John Barbirolli, James McCracken, New Philharmonia Orchestra
02:25
48
Verdi: Otello, Act 3: "Dio! mi potevi scagliar" (Otello, Iago)
Giuseppe Verdi, Lorin Maazel, Justino Diaz, Plácido Domingo, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
04:40
49
Puccini: Tosca, Act 2: "Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore" (Tosca)
Giacomo Puccini, Maria Callas, Georges Prêtre, Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire
03:05
50
Puccini: Turandot, Act 2: "In questa reggia" (Turandot)
Giacomo Puccini, Lamberto Gardelli, Ghena Dimitrova, Sinfonieorchester des Münchner Rundfunks
05:58