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Absolute Masterworks - Opera

by Various Artists
50 SONGS
Aug 2013
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Overture
Sir Colin Davis, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Julia Varady & Alan Titus
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Non più andrai
Sir Colin Davis, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Julia Varady & Alan Titus
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Dove sono i bei momenti
Sir Colin Davis, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Julia Varady & Alan Titus
Così fan tutte, K. 588: Act I Scene 6 - Soave sia il vento
Erich Leinsdorf, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Leontyne Price, Tatiana Troyanos & Ezio Flagello
Don Giovanni, K. 527: Là ci darem la mano
Teresa Berganza, Ruggero Raimondi, Lorin Maazel, José Van Dam, Kenneth Riegel, Kiri Te Kanawa, John Macurdy, Edda Moser & Malcolm King
Don Giovanni, K. 527: Deh vieni alla finestra
Ruggero Raimondi, Lorin Maazel, Chorus & Orchestra of the Théâtre National de l'Opera, Paris & Paris National Opera Orchestra
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Der Hölle Rache
James Levine, Zdislawa Donat & Christian Boesch
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen
James Levine, Christian Boesch, Ileana Cotrubas, Wiener Philharmoniker & Wiener Staatsopernchor
Fidelio, Op. 72: Overture
George Szell & The Cleveland Orchestra
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Act I: Scene 1: La ran la lera; Largo al factotum
Erich Leinsdorf, Robert Merrill & Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Una voce poco fa
Riccardo Chailly, Leo Nucci, Marilyn Horne, Samuel Ramey, Enzo Dara, Paolo Barbacini, Milan La Scala Chorus & Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala
Norma: Casta diva
Carlo Felice Cillario, Montserrat Caballé, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus & Ruggero Raimondi
L'elisir d'amore: Una furtiva lagrima
Plácido Domingo, Covent Garden Opera Chorus, Covent Garden Opera Orchestra & John Pritchard
Lucia di Lammermoor: "Chi mi frena in tal momento" - "Chi raffrena il mio furore" (Bruce Ford, Anthony Michaels-Moore, Andrea Rost, Alastair Miles, Paul C. Clarke, Louise Winter, Coro)
Sir Charles Mackerras, The Hanover Band, Andrea Rost, London Voices, Louise Winter, Bruce Ford, Paul Charles Clarke, Anthony Michaels-Moore & Alastair Miles
Ah, mes amis...Pour man âme (La Fille du Régiment)
Marcelo Alvarez & Mark Elder
Nabucco: Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
Renato Cellini, RCA Victor Orchestra & Robert Shaw Chorale
"Caro Nome che il mio cor" From Rigoletto
Ileana Cotrubas, Sir John Pritchard & The Philharmonia Orchestra
La traviata: Act I: E strano ... A fors è lui ... Follie! ... Sempre libera
Anna Moffo, Richard Tucker, Fernando Previtali, Rome Opera Orchestra & Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
La Traviata: Act II: Di Provenza
Sherrill Milnes, Georges Prêtre, RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra, Carlo Bergonzi & Nancy Stokes
Il Trovatore: Act III: Scene 2: Di quella pira
Zubin Mehta, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Leontyne Price, Plácido Domingo & Ryland Davies
La forza del destino: Act IV: Scene 2: Pace, pace, mio Dio
Leontyne Price, Thomas Schippers & RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra
Aida -- Act I: Ritorna Vincitor!
Plácido Domingo, Leontyne Price & Erich Leinsdorf
Otello: Act II: Sì, pel ciel
Plácido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes, James Levine & National Philharmonic Orchestra
Wie Todesahnung Dämmrung deckt die Lande...O du, mein holder Abendstern from Tannhäuser, Act 3 (Voice)
James Conlon, Bo Skovhus & English National Opera Orchestra
Lohengrin: Act III: Scene 3: In fernem Land, unnahbar euren Schritten
Sir Colin Davis, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks & Ben Heppner
Mild und Leise from Tristan und Isolde
Montserrat Caballé, New York Philharmonic Orchestra & Zubin Mehta
Die Walküre: Act III: Ride of the Valkyries
Leopold Stokowski & Martina Arroyo
Die Walküre, WWV 86 B: Wotans Scheidegruss und Feuerzauber
George London, Wiener Symphoniker & Rudolf Moralt
Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: Brunhilde's Immolation Scene (1991 Remastered Version)
Eileen Farrell & Charles Munch
"Vy tak pecal'ny, dorogaja...Ja vas ljublju" from Pique Dame, Act 2 (Voice)
James Conlon, Bo Skovhus & English National Opera Orchestra
Eugene Onegin (Act 1, Scene 2, continued): Letter scene
Sofia Festival Orchestra, Margarita Lilova, Stefka Popangelova, Rossita Troeva-Mircheva, Nicolai Gedda, Michel Lecocq, Yuri Mazurok, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Nicola Ghiuselev, Stoil Georgiev, Emil Tchakarov & Sofia National Opera Chorus
Les pecheurs de perles: Act I: Au fond du temple saint
Jussi Björling, Robert Merrill, Renato Cellini & RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Carmen, WD 31: Quand je vous aimerai? ... L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera)
Denyce Graves, Münchner Rundfunkorchester & Maurizio Barbacini
Carmen: Act II: Votre toast
Robert Merrill, Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Philharmoniker, Leontyne Price & Wiener Staatsopernchor
Flower Song (La fleur que tu m?avais jetée) from Carmen
Marcelo Alvarez, Marcello Viotti & Staatskapelle Dresden
Roméo et Juliette: "Ah! Je veux vivre dans le reve..." (Ariette)
Ruth Ann Swenson, Leonard Slatkin & Munich Radio Orchestra
La damnation de Faust: D'amour l'ardente flamme
Shirley Verrett, Georges Prêtre & RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra
Lakmé: Air des clochettes
Anna Moffo & Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Manon: Act III: Je suis seul!; Ah! fuyez, douce image
Plácido Domingo, London Symphony Orchestra & Nello Santi
Hérodiade - Opera in four acts and seven tableaux (Highlights): "Ah! Salomé! Dans ce palais" - "Il est doux, il est bon"
Kenneth Cox, Renée Fleming, Valery Gergiev, San Francisco Opera Orchestra, Plácido Domingo, Dolora Zajick, Juan Pons & San Francisco Opera Chorus
Cavalleria rusticana: Act I: Intermezzo sinfonico
James Levine & National Philharmonic Orchestra
I Pagliacci: Recitar! ... Vesti la giubba
Nello Santi, Plácido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes, Leo Goeke, Brian Etheridge, Peter Hall, Barry McDaniel & John Alldis
La bohème: Che gelida manina
Plácido Domingo & Georg Solti
La bohème: Mi chiamano Mimì
Montserrat Caballé, Plácido Domingo & Georg Solti
"Quando m'en vo' soletta (Musetta's Waltz)" from La bohème, Act II
Gianandrea Gavazzeni, London Symphony Orchestra & Renata Scotto
Tosca: Act III: E lucevan le stelle
Jussi Björling, Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma & Erich Leinsdorf
Madama Butterfly, Act II: "Un bel di vedremo"
Eileen Farrell, Max Rudolf & Columbia Symphony Orchestra
La rondine: Chi il bel sogno di Doretta
Kiri Te Kanawa, Sir John Pritchard, John Pritchard & London Philharmonic Orchestra
Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
Kiri Te Kanawa, Sir John Pritchard, John Pritchard & London Philharmonic Orchestra
Turandot: Nessun dorma
Luciano Pavarotti, Emerson Buckley, Symphony Orchestra Of Emilia Romagna "Arturo Toscanini" & Orchestra Sinfonica dell'Emilia-Romagna