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The 50 Most Famous Operas

by Various Artists
50 SONGS
Jul 2021
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act II: "Voi che sapete"
Dimiter Dimitrov, Sofia Symphony Orchestra & Ivanka Ninova
The Barber of Seville, Act I: "Largo al factotum"
Czech Symphony Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic Choir, Steven Page & Julian Bigg
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act II, Scene 2: Ballo. Andante "Dance of the Blessed Spirits"
Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim & Wilhelm Keitel
Carmen, WD 31, Act I: Habanera. "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle"
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, John Landor & Mary Hughes
La traviata, Act I: "Libiamo ne'lieti" (Brindisi)
Czech Symphony Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic Choir, Susan McCulloch, John Oakman & Julian Bigg
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act II: "Der Hölle Rache"
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, John Landor & Rachel Rosales
Madama Butterfly, Act I: Finale. Duet, "Vogliatemi bene"
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra, Maria Spacagna, Richard di Renzi & Charles Rosekrans
Tristan und Isolde, Act III: Liebestod. "Mild und leise, wie er lächelt"
Géza Oberfrank, Sylvia Sass & Magyar Szimfonikus Zenekar Budapest
William Tell: Overture
London Philharmonia Orchestra & Alfred Scholz
Norma, Act I: "Casta diva"
Rome Lyric Opera Orchestra, Rome Lyric Opera Chorus, Alberico Vitalini & Maria Luisa Barducci
La Bohème, Act I: "Che gelida manina"
Stadium Symphony Orchestra of New York, Wilfred Pelletier & Charles K. L. Davis
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: When I Am Laid in Earth (Dido's Lament)
The King's Consort & Robert King
Serse, HWV 40, Act I: "Ombra mai fu"
Helmuth Froschauer, Wiener Symphoniker & Werner Hollweg
L' Orfeo, SV 318: Toccata
The New York Trumpet Ensemble, Edward Carroll
Turandot, Act III: Aria. "Nessun dorma"
János B. Nagy, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra, Adam Medvecky & Hungarian State Opera Chorus
Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act II: "Il mio tesoro"
Kurt Eichhorn & Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Die lustige Witwe: Lippen schweigen
WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln, Jana Scharkowskaja, Thomas Dewald & Helmuth Froschauer
Die Walküre, WWV 86b, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra & György Lehel
Der Freischütz, Op. 77: Overture
Orchestre Symphonique du Festival & Loic Bertrand
Rigoletto, Act I: "Caro nome"
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, John Landor & Rachel Rosales
I Pagliacci, Act I: "Vesti la giubba"
Czech Symphony Orchestra, John Oakman & Julian Bigg
Aida, Act I: Chorus of the Priests "Possenthe Fthà"
Georgi Robev, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Bulgarian National Choir
Das Rheingold, WWV 86A, Scene 4: Entry of the Gods into Valhalla
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra & Vassil Kazandjiev
Gianni Schicchi, Act I: "O mio babbino caro"
Czech Symphony Orchestra, Susan McCulloch & Julian Bigg
The Bartered Bride, JB 1:100, Acts II & III: Furiant - Entry of the Comedians
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra & Libor Pešek
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Prelude to Act I
Bystrik Rezucha & Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Fidelio, Op. 72, Act I: "O welche Lust" (Prisoners' Chorus)
Georgi Robev, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Bulgarian National Choir
L'elisir d'amore: Act II - "Una furtiva lagrima"
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, John Landor & Patrick Marques
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Prelude to Act III
Bystrik Rezucha & Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Eugen Onegin, Op. 24, Act II: Aria. "Kuda, kuda, kuda vi udalilis"
Sofia Symphony Orchestra, Boris Hinchev & Lyubomir Dyakovski
The Tales of Hoffmann, Act II: Barcarole
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Christian Rainer
Tannhäuser, WWV 70, Act III: Pilgrims' Chorus
Choir of the Badische Staatskapelle Karlsruhe, Badische Staatskapelle Karlsruhe & Curt Cremer
Lucia di Lammermoor, Act III: "Fra poco a me ricovero"
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra, János Ferencsik & Dénes Gulyás
Rigoletto, Act III: "La donna e mobile"
Czech Symphony Orchestra, John Oakman & Julian Bigg
Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59, Act III: Waltz
Stadium Symphony Orchestra of New York & Raoul Poliakin
Siegfried, Act I: Schmiedelied. "Hoho! Hoho! Hohei! Schmiede mein Hammer"
Staatskapelle Berlin, Siegfried Kurz, Reiner Goldberg & Günter Kurth
Rinaldo, HWV 7, Act II: "Laschia ch'io pianga
London Musical Arts, Heather Johnson & John Landor
Don Carlo, Act II: "Ascolta"
Hungarian Radio Chorus, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra, András Kórodi, Albert Miklos & Sándor Sólyom-Nagy
Parsifal, WWV 111, Act I: "Nehmet hin meinen Leib" (Grail Scene)
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Georgi Robev, Bulgarian National Choir & Bulgarian National Chorus
Tosca, Act III: "E lucevan le stelle"
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, John Landor & Patrick Marques
Salome, Op. 54: Dance of the Seven Veils
Stadium Symphony Orchestra of New York & Leopold Stokowski
Idomeneo: Overture
Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra & Manfred Peter
Götterdämmerung, Act III: Siegfrieds Tod und Trauermarsch
Bulgarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Vassil Kazandjiev
Manon, Act II: "En ferment les yeux" (Le Rêve)
Stadium Symphony Orchestra of New York, Wilfred Pelletier & Charles K. L. Davis
Boris Godunov: Finale. Death of the Tsar
Robert Satanowski, Anatolji Kotscherga, Chorus of the Polish National Opera & Orchestra of the Polish National Opera
Lakmé, Act I: "Dome epais" (Flower Duet)
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, John Landor, Christine Moore & Rachel Rosales
L'Incoronazione di Poppea, SV 308, Act III: Scene VIII "Pur ti miro
Santini Chamber Orchestra Münster, Rudolf Ewerhart, Ursula Buckel & Hans-Ulrich Mielsch
Les Troyens, H. 133: Royal Hunt and Storm
Philharmonia Hungarica & Richard Kapp
Porgy and Bess: Symphonic Suite (From "Porgy and Bess")
Orlando Pops Orchestra
Otello, Act II: "Credo in un dio crudel"
Ferenc Nagy & Lajos Miller & Hungarian State Opera Orchestra