1
"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
2
"Quando m'en vo"
02:45
Elizabeth Harwood, Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Gianni Maffeo, Michel Sénéchal, Rolando Panerai, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Soprano: Elizabeth Harwood - Producer: Ray Minshull - Producer: James Mallinson - Soprano: Mirella Freni - Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti - Bass (Vocal): Nicolai Ghiaurov - Baritone: Gianni Maffeo - Tenor: Michel Sénéchal - Baritone: Rolando Panerai - Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker - Conductor: Herbert von Karajan - Composer: Giacomo Puccini
3
"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
4
Voi che sapete (Marriage of Figaro)
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
5
"Largo al factotum" [Il barbiere di Siviglia / Act 1]
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
6
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
7
"Vedi! le fosche notturne spoglie" (Anvil Chorus)
02:50
The London Opera Chorus, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
Chorus: The London Opera Chorus - Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Richard Bonynge - Producer: Ray Minshull - Producer: Richard Beswick - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Balance Engineer: James Lock - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
8
Di quella pira! (Il Trovatore)
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
9
"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
10
"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
11
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
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
Marthe! - Dieu soit loué! C'est vous!...Déposons nos (Soldiers' Chorus) [Faust / Act 4]
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
14
"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
15
"Libiamo ne'lieti calici" (Brindisi) [La traviata / Act 1]
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
16
"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
17
Easter Hymn (Cavalleria Rusticana)
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
18
"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
19
"C'est toi...Au fond du temple saint"
08:50
Libero De Luca, Jean Borthayre, Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Alberto Erede
Recording Producer: John Culshaw - Tenor: Libero De Luca - Baritone: Jean Borthayre - Orchestra: Paris Conservatoire Orchestra - Conductor: Alberto Erede - Composer: Georges Bizet
20
"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
21
"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
22
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
23
"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
24
"Gualtier Maldè...Caro nome" [Rigoletto / Act 1]
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
25
Va, pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) [Nabucco / Act 3]
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
26
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
27
"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
28
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
29
"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
30
"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
31
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
32
Casta Diva [Norma / Act 1]
06:29
Dame Joan Sutherland, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Soprano: Dame Joan Sutherland - Balance Engineer: James Lock - Chorus: London Symphony Chorus - Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra - Conductor: Richard Bonynge - Composer: Vincenzo Bellini
33
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
34
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
35
Signore, ascolta
02:36
Maria Chiara, Wiener Volksopernorchester, Nello Santi
Soprano: Maria Chiara - Orchestra: Wiener Volksopernorchester - Conductor: Nello Santi - Recording Producer: Michael Woolcock - Recording Engineer: Gordon Parry - Composer: Giacomo Puccini
36
Una furtiva lagrima (L’Elisir d’amore)
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
37
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
38
Ebben? Ne andrò lontana
04:56
Renata Tebaldi, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo, Fausto Cleva
Producer: David Harvey - Soprano: Renata Tebaldi - Recording Producer: James Mallinson - Orchestra: Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo - Conductor: Fausto Cleva - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Composer: Alfredo Catalani
39
"Recitar!...Vesti la giubba"
03:35
Mario del Monaco, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
Recording Producer: Erik Smith - Tenor: Mario del Monaco - Orchestra: Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia - Recording Engineer: Roy Wallace - Conductor: Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - Composer/Author: Ruggiero Leoncavallo
40
"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
41
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
42
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
43
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
44
"Pourquoi me réveiller, ô souffle du printemps?"
03:02
Giuseppe Di Stefano, Tonhalle Orchester Zurich, Franco Patané
Tenor: Giuseppe Di Stefano - Recording Producer: James Walker - Recording Engineer: Roy Wallace - Orchestra: Tonhalle Orchester Zurich - Conductor: Franco Patané - Composer: Jules Massenet
45
"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
46
"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
47
"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
48
"Beglückt darf nun dich, o Heimat" (Pilgrims Chorus) [Tannhäuser - Paris version / Act 3]
04:56
Helga Dernesch, Victor Braun, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti
Soprano: Helga Dernesch - Baritone: Victor Braun - Choir: Wiener Staatsopernchor - 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
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
