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The 99 Most Essential Opera Classics

by Various Artists
99 SONGS
Oct 2024
Nabucco, Act III: Va pensiero, sull'ali dorate "Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves"
David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra & London Philharmonic Choir
La traviata: Prelude to Act I
Heribert Beissel & Bonn Classical Philharmonic
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Overture
David Parry & London Philharmonic Orchestra
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act I: Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja
Klaus Arp, Peter Edelmann & SWR Symphony Orchestra
Carmina Burana: I. O Fortuna
Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra, Kurt Prestel & Salzburg Mozarteum Chorus
La Sonnambula, Act I: Prendi, l'anel ti dono
Edoardo Brizio, Manlio Rocchi, Sonia Fortunato, Rome Lyric Opera Orchestra & Rome Lyric Opera Chorus
La Sonnambula, Act I: Vi ravviso, o loughi ameni
Rome Lyric Opera Orchestra, Rome Lyric Opera Chorus, Edoardo Brizio & Bernardo di Bagno
Madama Butterfly, Act III: Con onor muore...Tu? tu? piccolo Iddio!
Charles Rosekrans, Maria Spacagna & Hungarian National Philharmonic
Norma, Act I: Casta diva
Alberico Vitalini, Mana Luisa Barducci, Rome Lyric Opera Orchestra & Rome Lyric Opera Chorus
Madama Butterfly, Act III: Addio fiorito asil
Charles Rosekrans, Richard di Renzi & Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
La Bohème, Act I: O soave fanciulla (Rodolfo, Marcello, Mimì)
James Levine, Alfredo Kraus, Paul Crook, Renata Scotto & National Philharmonic Orchestra
Lakmé, Act I: No. 2, Flower Duet
Alain Lombard, Danielle Millet, Mady Mesplé & Orchestre du Théâtre National de L'Opéra-Comique
Carmen, WD 31, Act I: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Carmen, Chorus)
Giuseppe Sinopoli, Jennifer Larmore, Bavarian State Opera Orchestra & Bavarian State Opera Chorus
Carmen, WD 31, Act II: Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre
Robert Massard, Choeurs Rene Duclos, Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris & Georges Prêtre
Aida, Act II: Triumphal Chorus - Grand March "Gloria all'Egitto"
Riccardo Muti/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Ave Maria, D. 839
Barbara Hendricks/Stockholm Chamber Orchestra/Eric Ericson
Tosca, S. 69, Act I: Dammi i colori... Recondita armonia (Cavaradossi)
Zubin Mehta, Plácido Domingo, Orchestra Sinfonica & Coro di Roma della RAI
Tosca, S. 69, Act II: Vissi d'arte
Montserrat Caballé/Sir Charles Mackerras
Rusalka, Op. 114, Act I: Song to the Moon
Lucia Popp, Münchner Rundfunkorchester & Stefan Soltesz
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act I: Non più andrai farfallone amoroso (Figaro)
Carlo Maria Giulini, Giuseppe Taddei & Philharmonia Orchestra
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act II: Voi che sapete (Cherubino)
Riccardo Muti & Ann Murray
Concierto de Aranjuez: II. En Aranjuez con tu amor
Michael Reed, José Carreras & The Angel Orchestra of London
Messe à trois voix, Op. 12: V. Panis angelicus
David Firman, José Carreras, London Angel Orchestra & English Consort Singers
Manon Lescaut, Act I: Donna non vidi mai
Giuseppe Patanè, Nicolai Gedda & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Requiem: V. Pie Jesu
Eric Ericson, Barbara Hendricks, Ola Samnegård, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra & Eric Ericson Chamber Choir
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act III: No. 37, When I Am Laid in Earth "Dido's Lament"
Paul Daniel, Lesley Garrett & The London Session Orchestra
La Traviata, Act II: "De' miei bollenti spiriti"
Tullio Serafin, Carlo Del Monte, Sylvia Bertona & Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Madama Butterfly, Act II: Un bel di (Butterfly)
Kent Nagano, Kiri Te Kanawa & Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
La Rondine, Act I: Chi il bel sogno di Doretta
Montserrat Caballé, London Symphony Orchestra & Sir Charles Mackerras
'O sole mio
Dino Olivieri, Giuseppe Di Stefano & Orchestra
Turandot, Act I: Signore, ascolta
Anton Nanut, Anton Manov, Edda Moser, Rolf Polke & RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra
Turandot, Act III: Nessun dorma
Lorin Maazel, José Carreras, Wiener Staatsopernorchester & Wiener Staatsopernchor
Turandot, Act III: Tu che di gel sei cinta
Anton Nanut, Eva Marton & RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra
Turandot, Act III: Ending Chorus
Anton Nanut & RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra
Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
Konrad Leitner, Renata Scotto & Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Carmen Suite No. 2: II. Habanera
Gail Gilmore, Limburg Symphony Orchestra & Gerard Oskamp
Carmen, WD 31, Act II: La fleur que tu m'avais jetée
Georges Prêtre, Shirley Verret & Symphony Orchestra of italienischen Randfunks Rom
Nabucco, Act II: Rezitativ and Arie
Gail Gilmore, Limburg Symphony Orchestra & Gerard Oskamp
Don Pasquale, Act I: Quel guardo il cavaliere
Capella Istropolitana, Klaus-Peter Modest & Miki Sahashi
Samson et Dalila, Op. 47, Act II: Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix
Hans Swarowsky, Rita Noel & Nürnberger Symphoniker
Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384, Act II: Durch Zärtlichkeit und Schmeicheln
Capella Istropolitana, Klaus-Peter Modest & Miki Sahashi
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act IV: Giunse alfin il momento... Deh, vieni, non tardar
Capella Istropolitana, Klaus-Peter Modest & Miki Sahashi
Tannhäuser, WWV 70: Overture
Igor Gogol & National Symphony Orchestra of the Polish Radio
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act I: Bei Männern, welche liebe fühlen
Klaus Arp, Peter Edelmann & SWR Symphony Orchestra
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act II: March of the Priests
Klaus Arp & SWR Symphony Orchestra
Il trovatore, Act II: Condotta ell' era in ceppi
Hans Swarowsky, Rita Noel & Nürnberger Symphoniker
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: Ah guarda, sorella
Karl Böhm, Alfredo Kraus, Christa Ludwig, Elisabeth Schwartzkopf & Philharmonia Orchestra
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: Un'aura amorosa
Alfredo Kraus/Philharmonia Orchestra/Karl Böhm
Cosi fan tutte, K. 588, Act II: Una donna quindici anni
Capella Istropolitana, Klaus-Peter Modest & Miki Sahashi
Das Rheingold, WWV 86a: Prelude (Attacca)
Hans Swarowsky & Czech Philharmonic Orchestra