1
Casta Diva [Norma / Act 1]
05:57
Dame Joan Sutherland, Samuel Ramey, Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Richard Bonynge
Soprano: Dame Joan Sutherland - Bass (Vocal): Samuel Ramey - Chorus: Welsh National Opera Chorus - Orchestra: Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera - Conductor: Richard Bonynge - Recording Producer: Andrew Cornall - Assistant Producer: Peter Wadland - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Recording Engineer: Stanley Goodall - Composer: Vincenzo Bellini
2
"Au fond du temple saint"
06:38
Luciano Pavarotti, Nicolai Ghiaurov, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Robin Stapleton
Recording Producer: James Mallinson - Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Bass (Vocal): Nicolai Ghiaurov - Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Robin Stapleton - Composer: Georges Bizet
3
"L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Havanaise) [Carmen, WD 31 / Act 1]
04:15
Tatiana Troyanos, John Alldis Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
Mezzo-Soprano: Tatiana Troyanos - Choir: John Alldis Choir - Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Recording Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Assistant Producer: Richard Beswick - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: Colin Moorfoot - Asst. Recording Engineer: John Dunkerley - Asst. Recording Engineer: Malcolm Hogg - Composer: Georges Bizet
4
"La fleur que tu m'avais jetée" [Carmen / Act 2]
03:51
Plácido Domingo, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
Tenor: Plácido Domingo - Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Recording Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Assistant Producer: Richard Beswick - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: Colin Moorfoot - Asst. Recording Engineer: John Dunkerley - Asst. Recording Engineer: Malcolm Hogg - Composer: Georges Bizet
5
Vivat! Vivat le torero!..Toreador Song: Votre toast [Carmen / Act 2]
06:58
José van Dam, John Alldis Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Baritone: José van Dam - Producer: Richard Beswick - Choir: John Alldis Choir - Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Composer: Georges Bizet
6
Ebben? Ne andrò lontana [La Wally / Act 1]
03:41
Angela Gheorghiu, Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino, John Mauceri
Soprano: Angela Gheorghiu - Producer: Michael Haas - Orchestra: Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino - Conductor: John Mauceri - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Composer: Alfredo Catalani
7
"Viens, Mallika, ... Dôme épais" (Flower Duet) [Lakmé / Act 1]
06:03
Dame Joan Sutherland, Jane Berbié, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo, Richard Bonynge
Soprano: Dame Joan Sutherland - Mezzo-Soprano: Jane Berbié - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: Michael Mailes - Orchestra: Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo - Conductor: Richard Bonynge - Producer: John Mordler - Composer: Léo Delibes
8
"Ah! mes amis, quel jour de fête!" [La fille du régiment / Act 1]
01:44
Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti - Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - Conductor: Richard Bonynge - Recording Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Recording Engineer: Gordon Parry - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Composer: Gaetano Donizetti
9
"Una furtiva lagrima" [L'elisir d'amore / Act 2]
04:12
Joseph Calleja, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Carlo Rizzi
Producer: Andrew Cornall - Tenor: Joseph Calleja - Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Balance Engineer: Philip Siney - Conductor: Carlo Rizzi - Editor: Ian Watson - Composer: Gaetano Donizetti
10
O Silver Moon (Rusalka)
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
11
Che faro (What is life?) (Orfeo ed 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
12
"Ah, je veux vivre"
03:29
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: Charles Gounod - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Producer: Michael Bremner - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull - Recording Engineer: Peter Attwood
13
"Déposons les armes" (Soldiers' Chorus) [Faust / Act 4]
03:14
Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
Choir: Ambrosian Opera Chorus - Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra - Conductor: Richard Bonynge - Composer: Charles Gounod - Producer: Ray Minshull - Balance Engineer: James Lock - Balance Engineer: Gordon Parry - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson
14
"Lascia ch'io pianga" [Rinaldo, HWV 7a / Act 2]
04:48
Bernadette Greevy, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Raymond Leppard
Contralto: Bernadette Greevy - Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Director: Raymond Leppard - Composer: George Frideric Handel - Producer: Michael Bremner - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Engineer: Stanley Goodall
15
"Ombra mai fù" [Serse, HWV 40 / Act 1]
02:59
Andreas Scholl, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Sir Roger Norrington
Counter-Tenor: Andreas Scholl - Producer: Chris Sayers - Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment - Conductor: Sir Roger Norrington - Composer: George Frideric Handel - Balance Engineer: Jonathan Stokes
16
"Vesti la giubba"
03:49
José Carreras, London Symphony Orchestra, Jesús López Cobos
Tenor: José Carreras - Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra - Conductor: Jesús López Cobos - Composer/Author: Ruggiero Leoncavallo
17
"Che soave zeffiretto"
02:41
Kiri Te Kanawa, Lucia Popp, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
Recording Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Soprano: Kiri Te Kanawa - Soprano: Lucia Popp - Additional Producer: Michael Haas - Recording Engineer: Colin Moorfoot - Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra - Recording Engineer: John Dunkerley - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
18
"Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herze"
03:01
Cheryl Studer, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Soprano: Cheryl Studer - Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
19
"Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja" [Die Zauberflöte, K.620 / Act 1]
02:37
Tom Krause, Vienna Haydn Orchestra, István Kertész
Baritone: Tom Krause - Orchestra: Vienna Haydn Orchestra - Conductor: István Kertész - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Recording Engineer: Gordon Parry
20
"Là ci darem la mano" [Don Giovanni, K.527 / Act 1]
03:23
Lucia Popp, Tom Krause, Vienna Haydn Orchestra, István Kertész
Soprano: Lucia Popp - Baritone: Tom Krause - Orchestra: Vienna Haydn Orchestra - Conductor: István Kertész - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Recording Engineer: Gordon Parry
21
"Non più andrai" [Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 / Act 1]
03:51
Tom Krause, Vienna Haydn Orchestra, István Kertész
Baritone: Tom Krause - Orchestra: Vienna Haydn Orchestra - Conductor: István Kertész - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Recording Engineer: Gordon Parry
22
"Porgi amor"
04:30
Kiri Te Kanawa, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Soprano: Kiri Te Kanawa - Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Recording Engineer: John Dunkerley - Recording Engineer: Colin Moorfoot - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
23
"Soave sia il vento" [Così fan tutte, K.588 / Act 1]
02:41
Lucia Popp, Brigitte Fassbaender, Tom Krause, Vienna Haydn Orchestra, István Kertész
Soprano: Lucia Popp - Contralto: Brigitte Fassbaender - Baritone: Tom Krause - Orchestra: Vienna Haydn Orchestra - Conductor: István Kertész - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Recording Engineer: Gordon Parry
24
"Voi che sapete" [Le nozze di Figaro, K.492 / Act 2]
02:53
Frederica von Stade, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Mezzo-Soprano: Frederica von Stade - Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Recording Engineer: John Dunkerley - Recording Engineer: Colin Moorfoot - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
25
Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour [Les Contes d'Hoffmann / Act 2]
04:08
Dame Joan Sutherland, Huguette Tourangeau, Chorus Pro Arte Lausanne du Brassus, Radio Suisse Romande Chorus, L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Richard Bonynge
Soprano: Dame Joan Sutherland - Producer: John Mordler - Producer: Michael Woolcock - Mezzo-Soprano: Huguette Tourangeau - Chorus: Chorus Pro Arte Lausanne Du Brassus - Chorus: Radio Suisse Romande Chorus - Orchestra: L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande - Conductor: Richard Bonynge - Composer: Jacques Offenbach
26
"Che gelida manina"
04:38
Luciano Pavarotti, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti - Producer: Ray Minshull - Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker - Producer: James Mallinson - Conductor: Herbert von Karajan - Recording Engineer: Gordon Parry - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Recording Engineer: Colin Moorfoot - Composer: Giacomo Puccini
27
Chi il bel sogno di Doretta (Doretta's Dream Song)
03:41
Renée Fleming, English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate
Producer: Michael Haas - Soprano: Renée Fleming - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Jeffrey Tate - Balance Engineer: James Lock - Composer: Giacomo Puccini
28
E lucevan le stelle (Tosca)
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
29
Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus) [Madama Butterfly / Act 2]
03:04
Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Producer: Michael Woolcock - Chorus: Wiener Staatsopernchor - Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker - Conductor: Herbert von Karajan - Recording Engineer: Gordon Parry - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Recording Engineer: Jack Law - Composer: Giacomo Puccini
30
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
31
"O mio babbino caro"
02:50
Renée Fleming, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
Producer: Michael Haas - Soprano: Renée Fleming - Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras - Balance Engineer: Jonathan Stokes - Balance Engineer: Philip Siney - Composer: Giacomo Puccini
32
"Quando men vo" [La Bohème / Act 2]
02:47
Renée Fleming, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
Producer: Michael Haas - Soprano: Renée Fleming - Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras - Balance Engineer: Jonathan Stokes - Balance Engineer: Philip Siney - Composer: Giacomo Puccini
33
Recondita armonia (Tosca)
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
34
They call me Mimi (La Boheme)
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
35
Un bel dì vedremo [Madama Butterfly / Act 2]
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
36
"Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore" [Tosca / Act 2]
03:20
Kiri Te Kanawa, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
Recording Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Soprano: Kiri Te Kanawa - Assistant Producer: Andrew Cornall - Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Recording Engineer: John Dunkerley - Recording Engineer: John Pellowe - Composer: Giacomo Puccini
37
Thy hand, Belinda...When I am laid in earth
05:11
Danielle de Niese, The English Concert, Harry Bicket
Recording Producer: Arend Prohmann - Soprano: Danielle de Niese - Recording Engineer: Philip Siney - Orchestra: The English Concert - Conductor: Harry Bicket - Composer: Henry Purcell
38
"Largo al factotum"
05:00
Leo Nucci, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Giuseppe Patanè
Baritone: Leo Nucci - Orchestra: Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna - Conductor: Giuseppe Patanè - Recording Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Assistant Producer: Michael Haas - Recording Engineer: John Pellowe - Recording Engineer: Simon Eadon - Composer: Gioacchino Rossini
39
Una voce poco fa
06:01
Teresa Berganza, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Alexander Gibson
Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Mezzo-Soprano: Teresa Berganza - Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra - Conductor: Sir Alexander Gibson - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Composer: Gioacchino Rossini
40
"Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix"
06:25
Marilyn Horne, Wiener Opernorchester, Henry Lewis
Mezzo-Soprano: Marilyn Horne - Orchestra: Wiener Opernorchester - Conductor: Henry Lewis - Recording Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Balance Engineer: James Lock - Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns
41
"Vedi! le fosche notturne spoglie" (Anvil Chorus) [Il Trovatore / Act 2]
02:44
Chicago Symphony Chorus, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
Chorus: Chicago Symphony Chorus - Producer: Michael Haas - Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi - Balance Engineer: James Lock
42
"Celeste Aida" [Aida / Act 1] (Shortened Version)
03:37
Luciano Pavarotti, Wiener Volksopernorchester, Leone Magiera
Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti - Orchestra: Wiener Volksopernorchester - Conductor: Leone Magiera - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
43
"Di quella pira"
01:57
José Carreras, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Colin Davis
Tenor: José Carreras - Chorus: Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - Conductor: Sir Colin Davis - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
44
"Follie! Delirio vano è questo!" - "Sempre libera" [La traviata / Act 1]
04:38
Kiri Te Kanawa, Alfredo Kraus, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta
Producer: Anna Barry - Soprano: Kiri Te Kanawa - Tenor: Alfredo Kraus - Orchestra: Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Conductor: Zubin Mehta - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
45
"La donna è mobile"
02:26
Luciano Pavarotti, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
Recording Producer: David Harvey - Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti - Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra - Assistant Producer: Michael Woolcock - Conductor: Richard Bonynge - Recording Engineer: Stan Goodall - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
46
Libiamo ne' lieti calici "Brindisi"
02:57
Luciano Pavarotti, Dame Joan Sutherland, The London Opera Chorus, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
Producer: James Mallinson - Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti - Soprano: Dame Joan Sutherland - Chorus: The London Opera Chorus - Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Richard Bonynge - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi - Balance Engineer: James Lock - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson
47
"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
48
"Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate" [Nabucco / Act 3]
04:05
Chor der Staatsoper Dresden, Staatskapelle Dresden, Silvio Varviso
Chorus: Chor der Staatsoper Dresden - Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden - Conductor: Silvio Varviso - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
49
Hojotoho! Hojotoho! (Ride Of The Valkyries) [Die Walküre / Act 3]
06:20
Birgit Nilsson, Berit Lindholm, Brigitte Fassbaender, Claudia Hellmann, Helen Watts, Helga Dernesch, Marilyn Tyler, Vera Schlosser, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti
Soprano: Birgit Nilsson - Soprano: Berit Lindholm - Contralto: Brigitte Fassbaender - Mezzo-Soprano: Claudia Hellmann - Contralto: Helen Watts - Soprano: Helga Dernesch - Soprano: Marilyn Tyler - Soprano: Vera Schlosser - Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Composer/Author: Richard Wagner - Balance Engineer: James Lock - Balance Engineer: Gordon Parry
50
"Mild und leise wie er lächelt" (Isoldes Liebestod) [Tristan und Isolde / Act 3]
07:08
Birgit Nilsson, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti
Soprano: Birgit Nilsson - Producer: John Culshaw - Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Recording Producer: Erik Smith - Recording Engineer: Gordon Parry - Recording Engineer: James Brown - Composer: Richard Wagner
