50 Essential Opera Arias

50 Essential Opera Arias

50 Essential Opera Arias

1 Nessun dorma!
02:57 Luciano Pavarotti, John Alldis Choir, Wandsworth School Boys Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta
Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti - Chorus: John Alldis Choir - Choir: Wandsworth School Boys Choir - Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Zubin Mehta - Producer: Ray Minshull - Assistant Producer: Michael Woolcock - Balance Engineer: James Lock - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull - Composer: Giacomo Puccini
2 "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Havanaise) [Carmen / Act 1]
04:10 Marilyn Horne, Wiener Opernchor, Wiener Opernorchester, Henry Lewis
Recording Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Mezzo-Soprano: Marilyn Horne - Balance Engineer: James Lock - Chorus: Wiener Opernchor - Orchestra: Wiener Opernorchester - Conductor: Henry Lewis - Composer: Georges Bizet
3 "Miserere d'un'alma"
04:56 Dame Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, The London Opera Chorus, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
Soprano: Dame Joan Sutherland - Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti - Chorus: The London Opera Chorus - Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Richard Bonynge - Producer: Ray Minshull - Producer: Richard Beswick - Balance Engineer: James Lock - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
4 "Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì" [La Bohème / Act 1]
05:15 Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Soprano: Mirella Freni - Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti - Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker - Conductor: Herbert von Karajan - Producer: Ray Minshull - Producer: James Mallinson - Recording Engineer: Gordon Parry - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Recording Engineer: Colin Moorfoot - Composer: Giacomo Puccini
5 "Amor ti vieta" [Fedora / Act 2]
01:55 Jussi Björling, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Alberto Erede
Tenor: Jussi Björling - Orchestra: Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Conductor: Alberto Erede - Composer: Umberto Giordano - Producer: James Walker - Balance Engineer: Cyril Windebank - Engineer: Roy Wallace
6 Marthe! - Dieu soit loué! C'est vous!...Déposons nos (Soldiers' Chorus)
06:24 Margreta Elkins, Monica Sinclair, Robert Massard, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
Mezzo-Soprano: Margreta Elkins - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Mezzo-Soprano: Monica Sinclair - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Baritone: Robert Massard - Chorus: Ambrosian Opera Chorus - Recording Engineer: Gordon Parry - Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra - Conductor: Richard Bonynge - Composer: Charles Gounod
7 "Gualtier Maldè...Caro nome"
06:19 Dame Joan Sutherland, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
Soprano: Dame Joan Sutherland - Producer: James Walker - Chorus: Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - Conductor: Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Producer: Michael Bremner - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull - Recording Engineer: Peter Attwood
8 Vogliatemi bene
08:01 Renata Tebaldi, Carlo Bergonzi, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Tullio Serafin
Soprano: Renata Tebaldi - Tenor: Carlo Bergonzi - Orchestra: Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia - Conductor: Tullio Serafin - Composer: Giacomo Puccini - Producer: James Walker - Balance Engineer: Roy Wallace - Recording Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson
9 "Voi che sapete" [Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 / Act 2]
02:42 Brigitte Fassbaender, Vienna Haydn Orchestra, István Kertész
Contralto: Brigitte Fassbaender - Orchestra: Vienna Haydn Orchestra - Conductor: István Kertész - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Recording Engineer: Gordon Parry
10 "Largo al factotum"
04:55 Sherrill Milnes, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Silvio Varviso
Recording Producer: Michael Woolcock - Baritone: Sherrill Milnes - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra - Recording Engineer: John Dunkerley - Conductor: Silvio Varviso - Composer: Gioacchino Rossini
11 "Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante" [Carmen / Act 3]
05:46 Kiri Te Kanawa, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Soprano: Kiri Te Kanawa - Producer: Richard Beswick - Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Composer: Georges Bizet
12 "Chi mi frena in tal momento"
03:42 Dame Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Huguette Tourangeau, Ryland Davies, Sherrill Milnes, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
Soprano: Dame Joan Sutherland - Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti - Mezzo-Soprano: Huguette Tourangeau - Tenor: Ryland Davies - Baritone: Sherrill Milnes - Bass-Baritone: Nicolai Ghiaurov - Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - Conductor: Richard Bonynge - Composer: Gaetano Donizetti - Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Balance Engineer: James Lock - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson
13 "Depuis le jour"
04:05 Dame Joan Sutherland, L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Richard Bonynge
Soprano: Dame Joan Sutherland - Orchestra: L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande - Conductor: Richard Bonynge - Composer: Gustave Charpentier - Producer: John Mordler - Balance Engineer: James Lock
14 "Lyubvi vsye vozrasti pokorni"
05:37 Nicolai Ghiaurov, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Georg Solti
Bass: Nicolai Ghiaurov - Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Composer/Author: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Producer: Ray Minshull - Balance Engineer: James Lock - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson
15 "Alerte, alerte!" [Faust - Version 1860/1869 / Act 5]
05:19 Dame Joan Sutherland, Franco Corelli, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
Soprano: Dame Joan Sutherland - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull - Tenor: Franco Corelli - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Bass: Nicolai Ghiaurov - Choir: Ambrosian Opera Chorus - Recording Engineer: Gordon Parry - Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra - Conductor: Richard Bonynge - Composer: Charles Gounod
16 "Oh! mio babbino caro"
02:07 Renata Tebaldi, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Lamberto Gardelli
Producer: Erik Smith - Soprano: Renata Tebaldi - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Orchestra: Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli - Composer: Giacomo Puccini
17 Va, pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
04:43 Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Lamberto Gardelli
Choir: Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor - Orchestra: Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper - Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli - Producer: Erik Smith - Recording Engineer: Gordon Parry - Recording Engineer: James Brown - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
18 Dove sei, amato bene? [Rodelinda / Act 1]
07:01 Marilyn Horne, Vienna Cantata Orchestra, Henry Lewis
Mezzo-Soprano: Marilyn Horne - Orchestra: Vienna Cantata Orchestra - Conductor: Henry Lewis - Recording Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Balance Engineer: James Lock - Composer: George Frideric Handel
19 "Una furtiva lagrima"
04:46 Giuseppe Di Stefano, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
Tenor: Giuseppe Di Stefano - Recording Producer: Victor Olof - Orchestra: Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Recording Producer: Peter Andry - Conductor: Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - Recording Engineer: Gil Went - Recording Engineer: James Brown - Composer: Gaetano Donizetti
20 Où va la jeune Indoue (Bell song)
07:50 Dame Joan Sutherland, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
Soprano: Dame Joan Sutherland - Producer: James Walker - Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - Conductor: Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - Composer: Léo Delibes - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Producer: Michael Bremner - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull - Recording Engineer: Peter Attwood
21 "E lucevan le stelle"
03:08 Franco Corelli, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Lorin Maazel
Tenor: Franco Corelli - Orchestra: Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia - Conductor: Lorin Maazel - Composer: Giacomo Puccini - Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson
22 "Regina coeli laetare"
05:24 Julia Varady, The London Opera Chorus, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Soprano: Julia Varady - Recording Producer: Michael Woolcock - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Choir: The London Opera Chorus - Recording Engineer: Colin Moorfoot - Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni - Composer: Pietro Mascagni
23 "Morgenlich leuchtend" [Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg / Act 3]
04:23 James King, Wiener Opernorchester, Dietfried Bernet
Tenor: James King - Orchestra: Wiener Opernorchester - Conductor: Dietfried Bernet - Recording Producer: Erik Smith - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull - Recording Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Balance Engineer: James Lock - Recording Engineer: Gordon Parry - Composer/Author: Richard Wagner
24 "Beglückt darf nun dich, o Heimat" (Pilgrims Chorus) [Tannhäuser - Paris version / Act 3]
04:56 Helga Dernesch, Victor Braun, Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti
Soprano: Helga Dernesch - Baritone: Victor Braun - Choir: Chor der Wiener Staatsoper - Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Recording Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Recording Producer: Michael Woolcock - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: Gordon Parry - Composer/Author: Richard Wagner
25 Mesicku na nebi hlubokém
06:10 Pilar Lorengar, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Giuseppe Patanè
Soprano: Pilar Lorengar - Orchestra: Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia - Conductor: Giuseppe Patanè - Composer: Antonín Dvorák - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Producer: John Mordler
26 Intermezzo sinfonico [Cavalleria rusticana]
03:55 Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Tullio Serafin
Recording Producer: James Walker - Orchestra: Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia - Recording Engineer: Roy Wallace - Conductor: Tullio Serafin - Composer: Pietro Mascagni
27 Spirto gentil
05:27 Luciano Pavarotti, Wiener Opernorchester, Sir Edward Downes
Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti - Orchestra: Wiener Opernorchester - Conductor: Sir Edward Downes - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Recording Engineer: James Brown - Composer: Gaetano Donizetti
28 "Che farò senza Euridice?"
03:49 Teresa Berganza, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Alexander Gibson
Mezzo-Soprano: Teresa Berganza - Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - Conductor: Sir Alexander Gibson - Recording Producer: Michael Bremner - Recording Engineer: Alan Abel - Recording Engineer: Cyril Windebank - Composer: Christoph Willibald von Gluck
29 "Recondita armonia"
02:47 Franco Corelli, Alfredo Mariotti, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Lorin Maazel
Recording Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Tenor: Franco Corelli - Baritone: Alfredo Mariotti - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Orchestra: Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia - Conductor: Lorin Maazel - Composer: Giacomo Puccini
30 "Bella figlia dell'amore"
05:31 Dame Joan Sutherland, Huguette Tourangeau, Luciano Pavarotti, Sherrill Milnes, Martti Talvela, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
Recording Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Soprano: Dame Joan Sutherland - Mezzo-Soprano: Huguette Tourangeau - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti - Baritone: Sherrill Milnes - Bass: Martti Talvela - Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra - Conductor: Richard Bonynge - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
31 Un bel dì vedremo
04:33 Mirella Freni, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Soprano: Mirella Freni - Producer: Michael Woolcock - Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker - Recording Engineer: Gordon Parry - Conductor: Herbert von Karajan - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Recording Engineer: Jack Law - Composer: Giacomo Puccini
32 "Se quel guerrier io fossi!...Celeste Aida"
04:27 Luciano Pavarotti, Wiener Volksopernorchester, Leone Magiera
Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti - Orchestra: Wiener Volksopernorchester - Conductor: Leone Magiera - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
33 Prelude
03:54 Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Sir John Pritchard
Orchestra: Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Conductor: Sir John Pritchard - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi - Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull
34 "Libiamo ne'lieti calici" (Brindisi)
02:57 Carlo Bergonzi, Dame Joan Sutherland, Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Sir John Pritchard
Tenor: Carlo Bergonzi - Soprano: Dame Joan Sutherland - Chorus: Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Orchestra: Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Conductor: Sir John Pritchard - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi - Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull
35 "Questa o quella"
01:47 Luciano Pavarotti, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
Recording Producer: David Harvey - Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti - Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra - Assistant Producer: Michael Woolcock - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Conductor: Richard Bonynge - Recording Engineer: Stanley Goodall - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
36 Chi il bel sogno di Doretta (Doretta's Dream Song)
02:49 Renata Tebaldi, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Oliviero de Fabritiis
Soprano: Renata Tebaldi - Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra - Conductor: Oliviero de Fabritiis - Composer: Giacomo Puccini - Producer: Erik Smith - Balance Engineer: James Lock - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson
37 O mio Fernando, della terra il trono
03:45 Fiorenza Cossotto, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Richard Bonynge
Recording Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Mezzo-Soprano: Fiorenza Cossotto - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Orchestra: Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna - Conductor: Richard Bonynge - Composer: Gaetano Donizetti
38 Ch'ella mi creda libero e lontano [La Fanciulla del West / Act 3]
02:25 Jussi Björling, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Alberto Erede
Tenor: Jussi Björling - Orchestra: Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Conductor: Alberto Erede - Composer: Giacomo Puccini - Producer: James Walker - Balance Engineer: Cyril Windebank - Engineer: Roy Wallace
39 Tu che di gel sei cinta
02:53 Felicia Weathers, Wiener Opernorchester, Argeo Quadri
Recording Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Soprano: Felicia Weathers - Recording Engineer: Gordon Parry - Orchestra: Wiener Opernorchester - Conductor: Argeo Quadri - Recording Engineer: James Brown - Composer: Giacomo Puccini
40 "Squilli, echeggi la tromba"
02:00 Nicolai Ghiaurov, The London Opera Chorus, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
Bass: Nicolai Ghiaurov - Producer: Ray Minshull - Assistant Producer: Richard Beswick - Chorus: The London Opera Chorus - Balance Engineer: James Lock - Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Conductor: Richard Bonynge - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
41 "Donna non vidi mai"
02:33 Carlo Bergonzi, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Tenor: Carlo Bergonzi - Orchestra: Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia - Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni - Recording Producer: James Walker - Recording Engineer: Gil Went - Recording Engineer: Roy Wallace - Composer: Giacomo Puccini
42 "Mercè, dilette amiche"
03:39 Maria Chiara, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Nello Santi
Soprano: Maria Chiara - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - Conductor: Nello Santi - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
43 "Le veau d'or" [Faust / Act 2]
02:08 Nicolai Ghiaurov, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Edward Downes
Bass: Nicolai Ghiaurov - Chorus: London Symphony Chorus - Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra - Conductor: Sir Edward Downes - Composer: Charles Gounod - Producer: John Culshaw - Balance Engineer: Gordon Parry
44 Colpito qui m'avete ... Un dì all'azzura spazio [Andrea Chénier / Act 1]
04:53 Mario del Monaco, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Tenor: Mario del Monaco - Orchestra: Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia - Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni - Recording Producer: James Walker - Recording Engineer: Roy Wallace - Recording Engineer: Gil Went
45 Fuoco di gioia!
02:44 Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Carlo Franci
Choir: Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia - Orchestra: Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia - Conductor: Carlo Franci - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Producer: Michael Bremner - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
46 E la solita storia
04:51 Jussi Björling, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Alberto Erede
Tenor: Jussi Björling - Orchestra: Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Conductor: Alberto Erede - Composer: Francesco Cilèa - Producer: James Walker - Balance Engineer: Cyril Windebank - Engineer: Roy Wallace
47 Qui Radames verrà!...O Patria mia
06:34 Anita Cerquetti, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Soprano: Anita Cerquetti - Orchestra: Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi - Producer: James Walker - Balance Engineer: Cyril Windebank - Engineer: Roy Wallace
48 "Di Provenza il mar, il suol"
04:33 Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Lorin Maazel
Baritone: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - Orchestra: Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin - Conductor: Lorin Maazel - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi - Producer: John Mordler - Producer: Erik Smith - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: Martin Fouqué
49 "Voi lo sapete, o mama" (Romanza)
03:50 Renata Tebaldi, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Oliviero de Fabritiis
Soprano: Renata Tebaldi - Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra - Conductor: Oliviero de Fabritiis - Composer: Pietro Mascagni - Producer: Erik Smith - Balance Engineer: James Lock - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson
50 "Di quella pira"
03:38 Mario del Monaco, Renata Tebaldi, Athos Cesarini, Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, L'Orchestre du Grand Théâtre de Genève, Alberto Erede
Tenor: Mario del Monaco - Soprano: Renata Tebaldi - Tenor: Athos Cesarini - Choir: Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Orchestra: L'Orchestre du Grand Théâtre de Genève - Conductor: Alberto Erede - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi - Balance Engineer: James Brown - Engineer: Gil Went - Recording Producer: James Walker
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