Gran Concerto Lirico di Various Artists - Musica

1 Les toréadors [Carmen Suite (Excerpts From Suites Nos. 1 & 2)]

02:05 Orchestre de l'Opéra Bastille, Myung Whun Chung

Production Coordinator: Dr. Peter Czornyj - Orchestra: Orchestre de l'Opéra Bastille - Recording Producer: Lennart Dehn - Conductor: Myung Whun Chung - Balance Engineer: Michael Bergek - Recording Engineer: Joel Simon - Recording Engineer: Didier (opera Bastille, Paris) Panier - Editor: Michael Bergek - Composer: Georges Bizet

2 No.2 Cavatina: "Largo al factotum" [Il barbiere di Siviglia / Act 1]

04:43 Hermann Prey, London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado

Baritone: Hermann Prey - Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra - Conductor: Claudio Abbado - Producer: Karl Faust - Recording Producer: Rainer Brock - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Recording Engineer: Joachim Niss - Recording Engineer: Volker Martin - Editor: Christa Conrad - Editor: Wolfgang Werner - Editor: Gernot Westhaeuser - Editor: Klaus Behrens - Editor: Volker Martin - Composer: Gioacchino Rossini

3 "Una furtiva lagrima"

04:38 Plácido Domingo, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Carlo Maria Giulini

Recording Producer: Hans Weber - Tenor: Plácido Domingo - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic - Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini - Recording Engineer: Klaus Behrens - Editor: Hans Weber - Composer: Gaetano Donizetti

4 Coro: Introduzione - "Va pensiero, sull'ali dorate" [Nabucco / Act 3]

04:58 Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin

Producer: Dr. Hans Hirsch - Orchestra: Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin - Conductor: Giuseppe Sinopoli - Recording Producer: Wolfgang Stengel - Chorus: Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin - Production Coordinator: Renate Kupfer - Production Coordinator: Hanno Rinke - Balance Engineer: Klaus Hiemann - Recording Engineer: Christopher Alder - Recording Engineer: Jürgen Bulgrin - Editor: Christopher Alder - Chorus Master: Walter Hagen-Groll - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

5 Ebben? Ne andrò lontana

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

6 "Là ci darem la mano" [Don Giovanni, ossia Il dissoluto punito, K.527 / Act 1]

03:29 Kathleen Battle, Samuel Ramey, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

Producer: Guenther Breest - Soprano: Kathleen Battle - Recording Producer: Michel Glotz - Bass: Samuel Ramey - Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker - Recording Producer: Werner Mayer - Balance Engineer: Günter Hermanns - Conductor: Herbert von Karajan - Recording Engineer: Rainer Hoepfner - Recording Engineer: Volker Martin - Recording Engineer: Gregor Zielinsky - Production Coordinator: Claudia Hamann - Editor: Reinhild Schmidt - Recording Engineer: Rainer Höpfner - Editor: Reinhild Schmidt - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

7 Casta Diva [Norma / Act 1] (Excerpt)

06:20 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 - Choir: Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - Conductor: Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - Composer: Vincenzo Bellini - Producer: James Walker - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Producer: Michael Bremner - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull - Recording Engineer: Peter Attwood

8 "Donna non vidi mai"

02:37 Luciano Pavarotti, The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Oliviero de Fabritiis

Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Orchestra: The National Philharmonic Orchestra - Recording Engineer: John Pellowe - Conductor: Oliviero de Fabritiis - Composer: Giacomo Puccini

9 Nemico della Patria? ... Traditore! ... La coscienza [Andrea Chénier / Act 3]

04:25 Robert Merrill, New Symphony Orchestra, Edward Downes

Baritone: Robert Merrill - Orchestra: New Symphony Orchestra - Conductor: Edward Downes - Recording Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Recording Engineer: Michael Mailes - Composer: Umberto Giordano

10 "Lascia ch'io pianga" [Rinaldo / Act 2]

04:12 Kiri Te Kanawa, The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood

Producer: Job Maarse - Soprano: Kiri Te Kanawa - Producer: Wilhelm Hellweg - Orchestra: The Academy of Ancient Music - Conductor: Christopher Hogwood - Composer: George Frideric Handel

11 "Questa o quella"

01:55 Plácido Domingo, Wiener Philharmoniker, Carlo Maria Giulini

Tenor: Plácido Domingo - Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker - Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini - Producer: Guenther Breest - Recording Producer: Hans Weber - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Recording Engineer: Jobst Eberhardt - Recording Engineer: Hans-Rudolf Müller - Editor: Hans-Rudolf Müller - Editor: Klaus Behrens - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

12 "Voi che sapete" [Le nozze di Figaro, K.492 / Act 2]

03:03 Tatiana Troyanos, Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Karl Böhm

Mezzo-Soprano: Tatiana Troyanos - Recording Producer: Wolfgang Lohse - Balance Engineer: Günter Hermanns - Orchestra: Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin - Editor: Joachim Niss - Conductor: Karl Böhm - Editor: Wolfgang Werner - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

13 "E lucevan le stelle" [Tosca / Act 3]

04:27 José Carreras, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

Executive Producer: Guenther Breest - Tenor: José Carreras - Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker - Recording Producer: Michel Glotz - Balance Engineer: Günter Hermanns - Conductor: Herbert von Karajan - Recording Engineer: Jobst Eberhardt - Recording Engineer: Volker Martin - Composer: Giacomo Puccini

14 Ave Maria, piena di grazia [Otello / Act 4]

06:01 Mirella Freni, Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli

Soprano: Mirella Freni - Executive Producer: Wolfgang Stengel - Co-Producer: Claudia Hamann - Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra - Conductor: Giuseppe Sinopoli - Recording Producer: Wolfgang Stengel - Balance Engineer: Klaus Hiemann - Recording Engineer: Klaus Behrens - Recording Engineer: Volker Martin - Recording Engineer: Hans-Rudolf Müller - Editor: Reinhard Karwatky - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

15 Un bel dì vedremo [Madama Butterfly / Act 2]

05:01 Mirella Freni, Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli

Producer: Guenther Breest - Soprano: Mirella Freni - Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra - Recording Producer: Wolfgang Stengel - Conductor: Giuseppe Sinopoli - Balance Engineer: Klaus Hiemann - Recording Engineer: Rainer Hoepfner - Recording Engineer: Volker Martin - Recording Engineer: Hans-Rudolf Müller - Editor: Wolf-Dieter Karwatky - Editor: Reinhild Schmidt - Editor: Andrew Wedman - Composer: Giacomo Puccini

16 "Recitar!" - "Vesti la giubba" ("Recitar!" - "Vesti la giubba" (From Tre uomini e una gamba))

04:03 Carlo Bergonzi, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Herbert von Karajan

Tenor: Carlo Bergonzi - Recording Producer: Hans Weber - Balance Engineer: Günter Hermanns - Orchestra: Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano - Conductor: Herbert von Karajan - Editor: Rolf Peter Schroeder - Editor: Joachim Niss - Composer/Author: Ruggiero Leoncavallo

17 "Se quel guerrier io fossi!" - "Celeste Aida"

04:58 Plácido Domingo, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Carlo Maria Giulini

Tenor: Plácido Domingo - Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic - Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini - Producer: Guenther Breest - Recording Producer: Hans Weber - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Recording Engineer: Klaus Behrens - Editor: Hans Weber - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

18 Nessun dorma!

02:57 Luciano Pavarotti, The John Alldis Choir, Wandsworth School Boys Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta

Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti - Chorus: The 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 - Composer: Giacomo Puccini

1 "Gloria all'Egitto" [Aida / Act 2]

05:10 Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin

Producer: Guenther Breest - Orchestra: Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin - Conductor: Giuseppe Sinopoli - Recording Producer: Wolfgang Stengel - Chorus: Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin - Balance Engineer: Klaus Hiemann - Recording Engineer: Jobst Eberhardt - Editor: Jürgen Bulgrin - Chorus Master: Walter Hagen-Groll - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

2 "Recondita armonia" [Tosca / Act 1]

02:57 José Carreras, Fernando Corena, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

Tenor: José Carreras - Bass: Fernando Corena - Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker - Conductor: Herbert von Karajan - Executive Producer: Guenther Breest - Recording Producer: Michel Glotz - Balance Engineer: Günter Hermanns - Recording Engineer: Jobst Eberhardt - Recording Engineer: Volker Martin - Composer: Giacomo Puccini

3 "Gualtier Maldè ... Caro nome..." / "Miratela"

06:18 Ileana Cotrubas, Walter Gullino, Dirk Sagemüller, Luigi De Corato, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker, Carlo Maria Giulini

Producer: Guenther Breest - Soprano: Ileana Cotrubas - Recording Producer: Hans Weber - Tenor: Walter Gullino - Baritone: Dirk Sagemüller - Recording Engineer: Jobst Eberhardt - Recording Engineer: Hans-Rudolf Müller - Baritone: Luigi De Corato - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Choir: Wiener Staatsopernchor - Editor: Hans-Rudolf Müller - Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker - Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini - Editor: Klaus Behrens - Chorus Master: Roberto Benaglio - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

4 "È la solita storia" (Il lamento di Federico) [L'Arlesiana / Act 2]

03:52 Alfredo Kraus, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Carlo Rizzi

Tenor: Alfredo Kraus - Producer: Anthony Freud - Producer: Erik Smith - Orchestra: Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera - Conductor: Carlo Rizzi - Composer: Francesco Cilèa

5 "Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì" [La Bohème / Act 1]

05:18 Mirella Freni, Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli

Soprano: Mirella Freni - Executive Producer: Wolfgang Stengel - Co-Producer: Claudia Hamann - Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra - Conductor: Giuseppe Sinopoli - Recording Producer: Wolfgang Stengel - Balance Engineer: Klaus Hiemann - Recording Engineer: Klaus Behrens - Recording Engineer: Volker Martin - Recording Engineer: Hans-Rudolf Müller - Editor: Reinhard Karwatky - Composer: Giacomo Puccini

6 "Je crois entendre encore"

03:41 Plácido Domingo, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Carlo Maria Giulini

Tenor: Plácido Domingo - Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic - Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini - Producer: Guenther Breest - Recording Producer: Hans Weber - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Recording Engineer: Klaus Behrens - Editor: Hans Weber - Composer: Georges Bizet

7 "O Carlo, ascolta" [Don Carlo / Act 4]

03:40 Robert Merrill, New Symphony Orchestra, Edward Downes

Baritone: Robert Merrill - Orchestra: New Symphony Orchestra - Conductor: Edward Downes - Recording Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Recording Engineer: Michael Mailes - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

8 "Ah mes amis - Pour mon âme" [La fille du régiment / Act 1]

03:55 Alfredo Kraus, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Carlo Rizzi

Tenor: Alfredo Kraus - Producer: Anthony Freud - Producer: Erik Smith - Orchestra: Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera - Conductor: Carlo Rizzi - Composer: Gaetano Donizetti

9 The Ride of the Valkyres [Die Walküre]

03:03 Wiener Philharmoniker, Georg Solti

Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Composer/Author: Richard Wagner - Balance Engineer: James Lock - Balance Engineer: Gordon Parry

10 "M'appari"

03:31 Luciano Pavarotti, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Richard Bonynge

Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti - Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra - Conductor: Richard Bonynge - Composer: Friedrich von Flotow

11 Ascolta..se mai prescelto..Oh de'verd'anni miei [Ernani / Part 3]

05:14 Leo Nucci, The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Armstrong

Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Baritone: Leo Nucci - Orchestra: The National Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Richard Armstrong - Recording Engineer: Stanley Goodall - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

12 Spirto gentil, de'sogni miei [La Favorita - Italian version / Act 4]

03:29 Gianni Poggi, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Alberto Erede

Tenor: Gianni Poggi - Producer: Peter Andry - Producer: Victor Olof - Orchestra: Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Conductor: Alberto Erede - Composer: Gaetano Donizetti - Balance Engineer: James Brown

13 "O figli, O figli miei!" - "Ah, la paterna mano"

03:43 Plácido Domingo, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Claudio Abbado

Production Coordinator: Gian Franco Rebulla - Tenor: Plácido Domingo - Orchestra: Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano - Recording Producer: Rainer Brock - Conductor: Claudio Abbado - Balance Engineer: Günter Hermanns - Recording Engineer: Volker Martin - Editor: Joachim Niss - Producer: Rainer Brock - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

14 La mamma morta [Andrea Chénier / Act 3]

05:28 Montserrat Caballé, The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly

Soprano: Montserrat Caballé - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull - Assistant Producer: Peter Wadland - Orchestra: The National Philharmonic Orchestra - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Conductor: Riccardo Chailly - Recording Engineer: Stanley Goodall - Composer: Umberto Giordano

15 "Mercè, dilette amiche" [I vespri siciliani / Act 5]

03:31 Joan Sutherland, Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Nello Santi

Soprano: Dame Joan Sutherland - Orchestra: Paris Conservatoire Orchestra - Conductor: Nello Santi - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi - Producer: Ray Minshull - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Producer: Michael Williamson - Recording Engineer: James Timms

16 "Cielo e mar" [La Gioconda / Act 2]

04:21 Giuseppe di Stefano, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Bruno Bartoletti

Tenor: Giuseppe di Stefano - Recording Producer: Hans Weber - Balance Engineer: Heinz Wildhagen - Orchestra: Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Conductor: Bruno Bartoletti - Editor: Guenther Dieckmann - Composer: Amilcare Ponchielli

17 "Madamina, il catalogo è questo" [Don Giovanni, ossia Il dissoluto punito, K.527 - Prague Version 1787 / Act 1]

05:35 Bryn Terfel, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine

Bass-Baritone: Bryn Terfel - Producer: John Fisher - Orchestra: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra - Producer: Roger Wright - Recording Producer: Arend Prohmann - Conductor: James Levine - Balance Engineer: Gregor Zielinsky - Recording Engineer: Wolf-Dieter Karwatky - Recording Engineer: Jobst Eberhardt - Editor: Mark Buecker - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

18 "Di quella pira" [Il Trovatore / Act 3]

02:14 Plácido Domingo, Walter Gullino, Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Carlo Maria Giulini

Chorus Master: Norbert Balatsch - Tenor: Plácido Domingo - Tenor: Walter Gullino - Chorus: Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia - Orchestra: Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia - Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

1 "Che gelida manina" [La Bohème / Act 1]

04:49 Luciano Pavarotti, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Leone Magiera

Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti - Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra - Conductor: Leone Magiera - Recording Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: John Dunkerley - Composer: Giacomo Puccini

2 "La fleur que tu m'avais jetée"

03:58 Plácido Domingo, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Carlo Maria Giulini

Tenor: Plácido Domingo - Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic - Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini - Producer: Guenther Breest - Recording Producer: Hans Weber - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Recording Engineer: Klaus Behrens - Editor: Hans Weber - Composer: Georges Bizet

3 "Vedi! le fosche notturne spoglie" (Anvil Chorus) [Il Trovatore / Act 2]

02:43 Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin

Producer: Guenther Breest - Orchestra: Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin - Conductor: Giuseppe Sinopoli - Recording Producer: Wolfgang Stengel - Choir: Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin - Balance Engineer: Klaus Hiemann - Recording Engineer: Jobst Eberhardt - Editor: Jürgen Bulgrin - Chorus Master: Walter Hagen-Groll - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

4 "Pays Merveilleux ... O Paradis"

03:33 Plácido Domingo, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Carlo Maria Giulini

Tenor: Plácido Domingo - Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic - Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini - Producer: Guenther Breest - Recording Producer: Hans Weber - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Recording Engineer: Klaus Behrens - Editor: Hans Weber - Composer: Giacomo Meyerbeer

5 "Di Provenza il mar, il suol" [La traviata / Act 2]

04:05 Sherrill Milnes, Bavarian State Orchestra, Carlos Kleiber

Producer: Dr. Hans Hirsch - Baritone: Sherrill Milnes - Orchestra: Bavarian State Orchestra - Production Coordinator: Helen Kuzaj - Conductor: Carlos Kleiber - Recording Producer: Hans Weber - Recording Engineer: Klaus Behrens - Recording Engineer: Wolf-Dieter Karwatky - Balance Engineer: Klaus Scheibe - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

6 Intermezzo sinfonico [Cavalleria rusticana]

03:27 Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Herbert von Karajan

Recording Producer: Hans Weber - Orchestra: Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano - Balance Engineer: Günter Hermanns - Conductor: Herbert von Karajan - Editor: Rolf Peter Schroeder - Editor: Joachim Niss - Composer: Pietro Mascagni

7 "Son vergin vezzosa" [I Puritani / Act 1]

04:08 Joan Sutherland, Margreta Elkins, Pierre Duval, Ezio Flagello, Giovanni Foiani, Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Richard Bonynge

Soprano: Dame Joan Sutherland - Mezzo-Soprano: Margreta Elkins - Tenor: Pierre Duval - Bass: Ezio Flagello - Bass: Giovanni Foiani - Chorus: Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Orchestra: Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Conductor: Richard Bonynge - Composer: Vincenzo Bellini

8 Il segreto per esser felici [Lucrezia Borgia / Act 2]

03:19 Marilyn Horne, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge

Mezzo-Soprano: Marilyn Horne - Chorus: London Symphony Chorus - Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra - Conductor: Richard Bonynge - Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Recording Engineer: Arthur Lilley - Composer: Gaetano Donizetti

9 "Tacea la notte placida" -"Di tale amor" [Il Trovatore / Act 1]

08:20 Susan Dunn, Nicoletta Curiel, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Riccardo Chailly

Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Soprano: Susan Dunn - Mezzo-Soprano: Nicoletta Curiel - Orchestra: Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna - Conductor: Riccardo Chailly - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi - Balance Engineer: James Lock

10 "Voi lo sapete, o mamma" [Cavalleria rusticana]

03:59 Mirella Freni, Orchestra Del Gran Teatro La Fenice, Roberto Abbado

Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Soprano: Mirella Freni - Orchestra: Orchestra Del Gran Teatro La Fenice - Conductor: Roberto Abbado - Composer: Pietro Mascagni - Balance Engineer: James Lock

11 "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

12 "Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore" [Tosca / Act 2]

03:20 Kiri Te Kanawa, The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti

Recording Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Soprano: Kiri Te Kanawa - Assistant Producer: Andrew Cornall - Orchestra: The National Philharmonic Orchestra - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Recording Engineer: John Dunkerley - Recording Engineer: John Pellowe - Composer: Giacomo Puccini

13 Pace, pace, mio Dio! [La forza del destino / Act 4]

05:34 Susan Dunn, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Riccardo Chailly

Soprano: Susan Dunn - Orchestra: Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna - Conductor: Riccardo Chailly - Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi - Balance Engineer: James Lock

14 "Non più andrai" [Le nozze di Figaro, K.492 / Act 1]

03:42 Hermann Prey, Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Karl Böhm

Baritone: Hermann Prey - Orchestra: Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin - Conductor: Karl Böhm - Recording Producer: Wolfgang Lohse - Balance Engineer: Günter Hermanns - Editor: Joachim Niss - Editor: Wolfgang Werner - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

15 2. Ingemisco [Messa da Requiem]

04:13 Jussi Björling, Wiener Philharmoniker, Fritz Reiner

Tenor: Jussi Björling - Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker - Conductor: Fritz Reiner - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

16 Una voce poco fa [Il barbiere di Siviglia / Act 1]

05:31 Teresa Berganza, London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado

Producer: Karl Faust - Mezzo-Soprano: Teresa Berganza - Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra - Recording Producer: Rainer Brock - Conductor: Claudio Abbado - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Recording Engineer: Joachim Niss - Recording Engineer: Volker Martin - Editor: Christa Conrad - Editor: Wolfgang Werner - Editor: Gernot Westhaeuser - Editor: Klaus Behrens - Editor: Volker Martin - Composer: Gioacchino Rossini

17 Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus) [Madama Butterfly / Act 2]

03:03 Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Ambrosian Opera Chorus

Producer: Guenther Breest - Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra - Conductor: Giuseppe Sinopoli - Recording Producer: Wolfgang Stengel - Choir: Ambrosian Opera Chorus - Balance Engineer: Klaus Hiemann - Recording Engineer: Rainer Hoepfner - Recording Engineer: Volker Martin - Recording Engineer: Hans-Rudolf Müller - Editor: Wolf-Dieter Karwatky - Editor: Reinhild Schmidt - Editor: Andrew Wedman - Chorus Master: John McCarthy - Composer: Giacomo Puccini

18 Suicidio! [La Gioconda / Act 4]

04:38 Maria Callas, Orchestra Sinfonica Della Rai Di Torino, Antonino Votto

Soprano: Maria Callas - Orchestra: Orchestra Sinfonica Della Rai Di Torino - Conductor: Antonino Votto - Composer: Amilcare Ponchielli

1 "Fin ch'han dal vino" [Don Giovanni, ossia Il dissoluto punito, K.527 / Act 1]

01:22 Samuel Ramey, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

Bass: Samuel Ramey - Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker - Conductor: Herbert von Karajan - Producer: Guenther Breest - Recording Producer: Michel Glotz - Recording Producer: Werner Mayer - Balance Engineer: Günter Hermanns - Recording Engineer: Rainer Höpfner - Recording Engineer: Volker Martin - Recording Engineer: Gregor Zielinsky - Editor: Reinhild Schmidt - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

2 "Lunge da lei" - "De' miei bollenti spiriti" [La traviata / Act 2]

03:41 Gianni Raimondi, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Antonino Votto

Tenor: Gianni Raimondi - Orchestra: Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano - Conductor: Antonino Votto - Executive Producer: Elsa Schiller - Recording Producer: Hans Weber - Balance Engineer: Günter Hermanns - Editor: Rolf Peter Schroeder - Editor: Volker Martin - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

3 "La dolcissima effigie sorridente" [Adriana Lecouvreur / Act 1]

02:20 Luciano Pavarotti, The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Oliviero de Fabritiis

Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Orchestra: The National Philharmonic Orchestra - Recording Engineer: John Pellowe - Conductor: Oliviero de Fabritiis - Composer: Francesco Cilèa

4 Ritorna vincitor! [Aida / Act 1]

07:08 Mirella Freni, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Philharmonia Orchestra

Soprano: Mirella Freni - Executive Producer: Wolfgang Stengel - Co-Producer: Claudia Hamann - Conductor: Giuseppe Sinopoli - Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra - Recording Producer: Wolfgang Stengel - Balance Engineer: Klaus Hiemann - Recording Engineer: Klaus Behrens - Recording Engineer: Volker Martin - Recording Engineer: Hans-Rudolf Müller - Editor: Reinhard Karwatky - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

5 Come un bel dì di maggio [Andrea Chénier / Act 4]

02:59 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

6 "Treulich geführt ziehet dahin" [Lohengrin / Act 3]

05:25 Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker, Georg Solti

Choir: Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor - Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Assistant Producer: Michael Haas - Engineer: James Lock - Engineer: John Pellowe - Composer/Author: Richard Wagner

7 Oh, tu che in seno [La forza del destino / Act 3]

02:46 José Carreras, Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli

Tenor: José Carreras - Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra - Conductor: Giuseppe Sinopoli - Producer: Guenther Breest - Recording Producer: Wolfgang Stengel - Production Coordinator: Claudia Hamann - Balance Engineer: Klaus Hiemann - Recording Engineer: Hans-Rudolf Müller - Recording Engineer: Wolf-Dieter Karwatky - Recording Engineer: Gregor Zielinsky - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

8 "Fra poco a me ricovero" [Lucia di Lammermoor / Act 3]

03:25 Plácido Domingo, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Carlo Maria Giulini

Tenor: Plácido Domingo - Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic - Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini - Composer: Gaetano Donizetti - Producer: Hans Weber - Balance Engineer: Los Angeles Philharmonic - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Executive Producer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Executive Producer: Hans Weber

9 "Depuis le jour" [Louise / Act 3]

06:09 Montserrat Caballé, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Reynald Giovaninetti

Executive Producer: Karl Faust - Soprano: Montserrat Caballé - Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra - Recording Producer: Werner Mayer - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Conductor: Reynald Giovaninetti - Recording Engineer: Jobst Eberhardt - Editor: Wolfgang Werner - Composer: Gustave Charpentier

10 "Cortigiani, vil razza dannata" [Rigoletto / Act 2]

04:23 Leo Nucci, The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Armstrong

Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Baritone: Leo Nucci - Orchestra: The National Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Richard Armstrong - Recording Engineer: Stanley Goodall - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

11 No.12 "Salut! Demeure chaste et pure" [Faust / Act 3]

05:25 Francisco Araiza, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Colin Davis

Tenor: Francisco Araiza - Orchestra: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Conductor: Sir Colin Davis - Recording Producer: Michael Bremner - Composer: Charles Gounod

12 "Oh! mio babbino caro" [Gianni Schicchi]

02:28 Mirella Freni, Orchestra Del Gran Teatro La Fenice, Roberto Abbado

Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Soprano: Mirella Freni - Orchestra: Orchestra Del Gran Teatro La Fenice - Conductor: Roberto Abbado - Composer: Giacomo Puccini - Balance Engineer: James Lock

13 "Nacqui all'affanno e al pianto" - "Non più mesta" [La Cenerentola / Act 2]

07:31 Marilyn Horne, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Henry Lewis

Recording Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Mezzo-Soprano: Marilyn Horne - Balance Engineer: Michael Mailes - Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - Conductor: Henry Lewis - Composer: Gioacchino Rossini

14 "Il balen del suo sorriso" [Il Trovatore / Act 2] (Excerpt)

03:34 Giorgio Zancanaro, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Carlo Maria Giulini

Baritone: Giorgio Zancanaro - Orchestra: Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia - Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini - Producer: Guenther Breest - Recording Producer: Hans Weber - Balance Engineer: Klaus Scheibe - Recording Engineer: Klaus Behrens - Recording Engineer: Jobst Eberhardt - Editor: Klaus Behrens - Production Coordinator: Claudia Hamann - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

15 Tu che di gel sei imponenti [Turandot / Act 3]

02:48 Mirella Freni, Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli

Soprano: Mirella Freni - Executive Producer: Wolfgang Stengel - Co-Producer: Claudia Hamann - Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra - Conductor: Giuseppe Sinopoli - Recording Producer: Wolfgang Stengel - Balance Engineer: Klaus Hiemann - Recording Engineer: Klaus Behrens - Recording Engineer: Volker Martin - Recording Engineer: Hans-Rudolf Müller - Editor: Reinhard Karwatky - Composer: Giacomo Puccini

16 "O don fatale" [Don Carlo / Act 4]

04:55 Grace Bumbry, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Georg Solti

Mezzo-Soprano: Grace Bumbry - Producer: John Culshaw - Balance Engineer: Gordon Parry - Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

17 "Amor ti vieta" [Fedora / Act 2]

01:45 Giuseppe di Stefano, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Bruno Bartoletti

Tenor: Giuseppe di Stefano - Recording Producer: Hans Weber - Balance Engineer: Heinz Wildhagen - Orchestra: Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Conductor: Bruno Bartoletti - Editor: Guenther Dieckmann - Composer: Umberto Giordano

18 Coro: "O signore, dal tetto natio" [I Lombardi / Act 4]

05:01 Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin

Producer: Guenther Breest - Orchestra: Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin - Conductor: Giuseppe Sinopoli - Recording Producer: Wolfgang Stengel - Choir: Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin - Balance Engineer: Klaus Hiemann - Recording Engineer: Jobst Eberhardt - Editor: Jürgen Bulgrin - Chorus Master: Walter Hagen-Groll - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

1 Prelude [La traviata / Act 1]

03:34 Bavarian State Orchestra, Carlos Kleiber

Orchestra: Bavarian State Orchestra - Producer: Dr. Hans Hirsch - Conductor: Carlos Kleiber - Production Coordinator: Helen Kuzaj - Recording Producer: Hans Weber - Recording Engineer: Klaus Behrens - Recording Engineer: Wolf-Dieter Karwatky - Balance Engineer: Klaus Scheibe - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

2 "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Havanaise) [Carmen / Act 1]

04:22 Teresa Berganza, The Ambrosian Singers, London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado

Producer: Rainer Brock - Mezzo-Soprano: Teresa Berganza - Recording Producer: Rainer Brock - Chorus: The Ambrosian Singers - Balance Engineer: Karl-August Naegler - Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra - Conductor: Claudio Abbado - Recording Engineer: Joachim Niss - Recording Engineer: Gernot Westhaeuser - Recording Engineer: Wolf-Dieter Karwatky - Editor: Joachim Niss - Chorus Master: John McCarthy - Composer: Georges Bizet

3 Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen (Königin der Nacht) [Die Zauberflöte, K.620 / Act 2]

02:56 Roberta Peters, Berliner Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm

Producer: Otto Gerdes - Soprano: Roberta Peters - Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker - Recording Producer: Wolfgang Lohse - Balance Engineer: Günter Hermanns - Conductor: Karl Böhm - Editor: Guenther Dieckmann - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

4 "Ella giammai m'amò!" [Don Carlo / Act 4]

09:22 Paata Burchuladze, English Concert Orchestra, Edward Downes

Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Bass: Paata Burchuladze - Orchestra: English Concert Orchestra - Conductor: Edward Downes - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi - Balance Engineer: James Lock

5 "Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix" [Samson et Dalila / Act 2]

05:37 Regina Resnik, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Edward Downes

Mezzo-Soprano: Regina Resnik - Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - Conductor: Edward Downes - Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull

6 "Ardon gl'incensi" [Lucia di Lammermoor / Act 3]

04:02 Montserrat Caballé, Vincenzo Bello, Samuel Ramey, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Jesús López-Cobos

Soprano: Montserrat Caballé - Tenor: Vincenzo Bello - Bass: Samuel Ramey - Chorus: Ambrosian Opera Chorus - Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra - Conductor: Jesús López-Cobos - Composer: Gaetano Donizetti

7 Quando le sere al placido chiaror d'un ciel stellato [Luisa Miller / Act 2]

03:38 Plácido Domingo, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Lorin Maazel

Executive Producer: Guenther Breest - Tenor: Plácido Domingo - Executive Producer: Michael Horwath - Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - Conductor: Lorin Maazel - Recording Producer: Rainer Brock - Balance Engineer: Heinz Wildhagen - Recording Engineer: Joachim Niss - Recording Engineer: Joerg Iwaschuta - Editor: Joachim Niss - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

8 Signore, ascolta

02:40 Montserrat Caballé, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta

Soprano: Montserrat Caballé - Producer: Ray Minshull - Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra - Additional Producer: Michael Woolcock - Balance Engineer: James Lock - Conductor: Zubin Mehta - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Composer: Giacomo Puccini

9 Ah! Il suo nome...Flammen, perdonami [Lodoletta - Opera in 3 Acts / Act 3]

04:29 Renata Tebaldi, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Alberto Erede

Soprano: Renata Tebaldi - Orchestra: Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia - Conductor: Alberto Erede - Recording Producer: Victor Olof - Recording Producer: James Walker - Recording Engineer: Gil Went - Recording Engineer: James Brown - Composer: Pietro Mascagni

10 "Udite, udite, o rustici" - "Così chiaro"

07:08 Fernando Corena, Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli

Bass: Fernando Corena - Chorus: Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Orchestra: Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Conductor: Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - Recording Producer: Peter Andry - Recording Engineer: Gil Went - Recording Engineer: James Brown - Composer: Gaetano Donizetti

11 Di tanti palpiti [Tancredi / Act 1]

02:57 Marilyn Horne, L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Henry Lewis

Mezzo-Soprano: Marilyn Horne - Orchestra: L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande - Conductor: Henry Lewis - Recording Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Balance Engineer: James Lock - Recording Engineer: Colin Moorfoot - Composer: Gioacchino Rossini

12 Aria: "Che farò senza Euridice?" [Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Eurydice) / Act 3]

03:46 Grace Bumbry, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Janos Kulka

Mezzo-Soprano: Grace Bumbry - Orchestra: Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin - Conductor: Janos Kulka - Composer: Christoph Willibald von Gluck - Producer: Hans Weber - Balance Engineer: Günter Hermanns - Executive Producer: Rolf Peter Schroeder

13 Non piangere Liù [Turandot / Act 1]

02:17 Luciano Pavarotti, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta

Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti - Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Zubin Mehta - Composer: Giacomo Puccini

14 "Quel guardo il cavaliere" [Don Pasquale / Act 1]

05:45 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: Gaetano Donizetti

15 Ch'ella mi creda libero e lontano [La Fanciulla del West / Act 3]

02:03 Mario del Monaco, Cornell MacNeil, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Franco Capuana

Tenor: Mario del Monaco - Baritone: Cornell MacNeil - Orchestra: Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia - Conductor: Franco Capuana - Recording Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Recording Producer: James Walker - Balance Engineer: Roy Wallace - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Composer: Giacomo Puccini

16 "Ah sì ben mio" [Il Trovatore / Act 3]

03:42 Plácido Domingo, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Carlo Maria Giulini

Tenor: Plácido Domingo - Orchestra: Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia - Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini - Producer: Guenther Breest - Recording Producer: Hans Weber - Balance Engineer: Klaus Scheibe - Recording Engineer: Klaus Behrens - Recording Engineer: Jobst Eberhardt - Editor: Klaus Behrens - Production Coordinator: Claudia Hamann - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

17 Toute mon âme est là...Pourquoi me réveiller? [Massenet - Werther / Act 3]

02:52 Francisco Araiza, Alberto Zedda, English Chamber Orchestra

Artist: Francisco Araiza - Conductor: Alberto Zedda - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Composer: Jules Massenet

18 Libiamo ne'lieti calici

02:56 Ileana Cotrubas, Plácido Domingo, Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper München, Bavarian State Orchestra, Carlos Kleiber

Producer: Dr. Hans Hirsch - Soprano: Ileana Cotrubas - Production Coordinator: Helen Kuzaj - Tenor: Plácido Domingo - Chorus: Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper München - Recording Producer: Hans Weber - Orchestra: Bavarian State Orchestra - Recording Engineer: Klaus Behrens - Conductor: Carlos Kleiber - Recording Engineer: Wolf-Dieter Karwatky - Balance Engineer: Klaus Scheibe - Chorus Master: Wolfgang Baumgart - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi