1
"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
2
Casta Diva
08:17
Beverly Sills, Paul Plishka, John Alldis Choir, New Philharmonia Orchestra, James Levine
Soprano: Beverly Sills - Balance Engineer: Michael Gray - Producer: David Mottley - Bass: Paul Plishka - Choir: John Alldis Choir - Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra - Conductor: James Levine - Composer: Vincenzo Bellini
3
One Fine Day (Madama Butterfly)
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
4
"Mild und leise wie er lächelt" (Isoldes Liebestod)
07:16
Jessye Norman, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis
Soprano: Jessye Norman - Recording Producer: Vittorio Negri - Recording Engineer: Ko Witteveen - Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra - Conductor: Sir Colin Davis - Composer: Richard Wagner
5
Ombra mai fù [Serse, HWV 40 / Act 1]
02:59
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: George Frideric Handel
6
"Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì" (Aria) - "Ehi! Rodolfo!"
06:13
Renata Tebaldi, Carlo Bergonzi, Renato Cesari, Cesare Siepi, Ettore Bastianini, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Tullio Serafin
Producer: Erik Smith - Soprano: Renata Tebaldi - Tenor: Carlo Bergonzi - Producer: Ray Minshull - Balance Engineer: Peter Attwood - Bass: Renato Cesari - Bass: Cesare Siepi - Recording Engineer: Roy Wallace - Baritone: Ettore Bastianini - Orchestra: Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia - Conductor: Tullio Serafin - Composer: Giacomo Puccini
7
"Gualtier Maldè...Caro nome che il mio cor" - "È là"/"Miratela" [Rigoletto / Act 1]
07:30
Renata Scotto, Piero de Palma, Alfredo Giacomotti, Virgilio Carbonari, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Rafael Kubelík, Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
Recording Producer: Hans Weber - Soprano: Renata Scotto - Balance Engineer: Günter Hermanns - Tenor: Piero de Palma - Bass: Alfredo Giacomotti - Editor: Volker Martin - Chorus Master: Roberto Benaglio - Bass: Virgilio Carbonari - Orchestra: Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano - Conductor: Rafael Kubelík - Choir: Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
8
"Lascia ch'io pianga" [Rinaldo, HWV 7a / Act 2]
05:02
Danielle de Niese, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie
Soprano: Danielle de Niese - Orchestra: Les Arts Florissants - Conductor: William Christie - Recording Producer: Arend Prohmann - Balance Engineer: Philip Siney - Composer: George Frideric Handel
9
Mesicku na nebi hlubokém
05:47
Renée Fleming, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
Producer: Michael Haas - Soprano: Renée Fleming - Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras - Composer: Antonín Dvorák
10
Ritorna vincitor!
07:32
Leontyne Price, Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Sir Georg Solti
Soprano: Leontyne Price - Orchestra: Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Producer: Richard Mohr - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi - Balance Engineer: Lewis Layton
11
"Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore"
04:34
Mirella Freni, Sherrill Milnes, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Nicola Rescigno
Soprano: Mirella Freni - Baritone: Sherrill Milnes - Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Nicola Rescigno - Composer: Giacomo Puccini - Producer: James Mallinson - Balance Engineer: Colin Moorfoot - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson
12
"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
13
"Voi che sapete" [Le nozze di Figaro, K.492 / Act 2]
03:01
Anne Sofie von Otter, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine
Mezzo-Soprano: Anne Sofie von Otter - Orchestra: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra - Conductor: James Levine - Executive Producer: Cord Garben - Co-Producer: Claudia Hamann - Balance Engineer: Wolfgang Mitlehner - Recording Engineer: Jobst Eberhardt - Recording Engineer: Wolf-Dieter Karwatky - Editor: Oliver Rogalla Von Heyden - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
14
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
15
"Thy Hand, Belinda...When I Am Laid In Earth" [Dido and Aeneas / Act 3]
04:46
Barbara Bonney, The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood
Soprano: Barbara Bonney - Producer: Chris Sayers - Recording Engineer: Jonathan Stokes - Orchestra: The Academy of Ancient Music - Conductor: Christopher Hogwood - Composer: Henry Purcell
16
"Ach, ich fühl's"
04:04
Maria Stader, RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester, Ferenc Fricsay
Soprano: Maria Stader - Orchestra: RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester - Conductor: Ferenc Fricsay - Recording Producer: Wolfgang Lohse - Balance Engineer: Alfred Steinke - Editor: Helmut Elbl - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
17
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
18
"Summertime" [Porgy and Bess / Act 1]
08:46
Barbara Hendricks, James Vincent Pickens, Francois Clemmons, Arthur Thompson, Florence Quivar, Samuel Hagan, Christopher Deane, The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel
Soprano: Barbara Hendricks - Recording Producer: Michael Woolcock - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Tenor: James Vincent Pickens - Recording Engineer: Colin Moorfoot - Tenor: Francois Clemmons - Recording Engineer: Arthur Lilley - Baritone: Arthur Thompson - Contralto: Florence Quivar - Tenor: Samuel Hagan - Baritone: Christopher Deane - Choir: The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus - Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra - Conductor: Lorin Maazel - Composer: George Gershwin
19
"Follie! Delirio vano è questo!" - "Sempre libera" [La traviata / Act 1]
05:03
Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
Soprano: Dame Joan Sutherland - Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti - Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Richard Bonynge - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi - Assistant Producer: Andrew Cornall - Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Balance Engineer: James Lock - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: Colin Moorfoot - Asst. Recording Engineer: Peter Cooke
20
"Der Männer Sippe saß hier im Saal" [Die Walküre, WWV 86B / Act 1]
04:48
Kirsten Flagstad, Wiener Philharmoniker, Hans Knappertsbusch
Soprano: Kirsten Flagstad - Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker - Conductor: Hans Knappertsbusch - Composer/Author: Richard Wagner - Recording Producer: Peter Andry - Recording Producer: Victor Olof - Recording Engineer: James Brown - Recording Engineer: Gordon Parry
21
Ah perfido!, Op.65
13:47
Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard
Mezzo-Soprano: Janet Baker - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Raymond Leppard - Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
22
"Mais nous ne voyons pas la Carmencita" - "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" [Carmen / Act 1]
05:33
Tatiana Troyanos, John Alldis Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Producer: Richard Beswick - Mezzo-Soprano: Tatiana Troyanos - Choir: John Alldis Choir - Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Composer: Georges Bizet
23
"Batti, batti, o bel Masetto" [Don Giovanni, K.527 / Act 1]
03:43
Cecilia Bartoli, Franz Bartolomey, Wiener Kammerorchester, György Fischer
Mezzo-Soprano: Cecilia Bartoli - Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Cello Obbligato: Franz Bartolomey - Orchestra: Wiener Kammerorchester - Conductor: György Fischer - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Balance Engineer: Neil Hutchinson - Balance Engineer: James Lock
24
"Il dolce suono"
06:50
Montserrat Caballé, Ann Murray, José Carreras, Claes-Håkon Ahnsjö, Vincenzo Sardinero, Samuel Ramey, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Jesús López Cobos
Soprano: Montserrat Caballé - Mezzo-Soprano: Ann Murray - Tenor: José Carreras - Tenor: Claes-Håkon Ahnsjö - Baritone: Vincenzo Sardinero - Bass: Samuel Ramey - Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra - Conductor: Jesús López Cobos - Composer: Gaetano Donizetti
25
"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
26
Signore, ascolta [Turandot / Act 1]
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
27
"Dich, teure Halle, grüß ich wieder" [Tannhäuser / Act 2]
05:05
Birgit Nilsson, Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Otto Gerdes
Soprano: Birgit Nilsson - Orchestra: Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin - Conductor: Otto Gerdes - Producer: Dr. Hans Hirsch - Recording Producer: Hans Weber - Balance Engineer: Günter Hermanns - Recording Engineer: Volker Martin - Recording Engineer: Joachim Niss - Recording Engineer: Hans-Rudolf Müller - Editor: Joachim Niss - Editor: Volker Martin - Editor: Gernot Westhaeuser - Composer/Author: Richard Wagner
28
"How can I cherish my man in such days?" [A Child of our Time / Part 1]
03:47
Nicole Cabell, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis
Soprano: Nicole Cabell - Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis - Recording Producer: Martha de Francisco - Balance Engineer: Philip Siney - Recording Engineer: Ingmar Haas - Editor: Ingmar Haas - Composer: Michael Tippett
29
"In uomini, in soldati" [Così fan tutte, K.588 / Act 1]
02:36
Cecilia Bartoli, Wiener Kammerorchester, György Fischer
Mezzo-Soprano: Cecilia Bartoli - Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Orchestra: Wiener Kammerorchester - Conductor: György Fischer - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Balance Engineer: Neil Hutchinson - Balance Engineer: James Lock
30
"Ei parte...Per pietà" [Così fan tutte, K.588 / Act 2]
08:59
Cecilia Bartoli, Wiener Kammerorchester, György Fischer
Mezzo-Soprano: Cecilia Bartoli - Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Orchestra: Wiener Kammerorchester - Conductor: György Fischer - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Balance Engineer: Neil Hutchinson - Balance Engineer: James Lock
31
Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin? [Fidelio op.72 - Edited Helga Lühning & Robert Didio / Act 1]
07:23
Nina Stemme, Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Claudio Abbado
Soprano: Nina Stemme - Recording Producer: Sid McLauchlan - Recording Engineer: Jonathan Stokes - Orchestra: Lucerne Festival Orchestra - Orchestra: Mahler Chamber Orchestra - Asst. Recording Engineer: Neil Hutchinson - Conductor: Claudio Abbado
32
"Au bruit de la guerre" [La fille du régiment / Act 1]
07:13
Joan Sutherland, Spiro Malas, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
Soprano: Dame Joan Sutherland - Bass: Spiro Malas - 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
33
Speak Low [One Touch Of Venus]
03:59
Anne Sofie von Otter, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, John Eliot Gardiner
Mezzo-Soprano: Anne Sofie von Otter - Producer: Dr. Peter Czornyj - Orchestra: NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester - Producer: Pal Christian Moe - Recording Producer: Hans Bernhard Bätzing - Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner - Balance Engineer: Ulrich Vette - Recording Engineer: Oliver Rogalla Von Heyden - Recording Engineer: Jürgen Bulgrin - Editor: Rainer Hebborn - Editor: Ingmar Haas - Composer: Kurt Weill
34
"So muss allein ich bleiben" [Die Fledermaus / Act 1]
04:38
Kiri Te Kanawa, Edita Gruberova, Wolfgang Brendel, Wiener Philharmoniker, André Previn
Soprano: Kiri Te Kanawa - Soprano: Edita Gruberova - Baritone: Wolfgang Brendel - Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker - Conductor: André Previn - Recording Producer: Wilhelm Hellweg - Balance Engineer: Onno Scholze - Recording Engineer: Roger de Schot - Recording Engineer: Jan Wesselink - Recording Engineer: Pieter Boer - Composer: Johann Strauss II
35
"Ave Maria, piena di grazia"
04:52
Margaret Price, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti
Soprano: Margaret Price - Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi - Producer: Ray Minshull - Balance Engineer: Colin Moorfoot - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson
36
"Tornami a vagheggiar"
04:20
Emma Kirkby, The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood
Soprano: Emma Kirkby - Producer: Peter Wadland - Orchestra: The Academy of Ancient Music - Conductor: Christopher Hogwood - Composer: George Frideric Handel - Balance Engineer: Jonathan Stokes
37
"Stridono lassù" [Pagliacci / Act 1]
02:43
Joan Carlyle, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Herbert von Karajan
Recording Producer: Hans Weber - Soprano: Joan Carlyle - 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
38
Videt se s nim
11:41
Elisabeth Söderström, Jaroslav Soucek, Peter Dvorsky, Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Charles Mackerras
Soprano: Elisabeth Söderström - Producer: James Mallinson - Baritone: Jaroslav Soucek - Assistant Producer: Richard Beswick - Balance Engineer: Jack Law - Tenor: Peter Dvorsky - Balance Engineer: James Lock - Choir: Wiener Staatsopernchor - Balance Engineer: Colin Moorfoot - Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker - Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras - Composer/Author: Leos Janácek
39
"Al destin, che la minaccia" [Mitridate, re di Ponto, K.87 / Act 1]
06:32
Natalie Dessay, Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset
Producer: Chris Sayer - Soprano: Natalie Dessay - Ensemble: Les Talens Lyriques - Director: Christophe Rousset - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Balance Engineer: Jonathan Stokes
40
Aria "Ma che vuoi più da me" [Il Floridante, HWV 14 / Act 2]
04:28
Joyce DiDonato, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
Contralto: Joyce DiDonato - Orchestra: Il Complesso Barocco - Conductor: Alan Curtis - Executive Producer: Marita Prohmann - Recording Producer: Arend Prohmann - Balance Engineer: Andrew Wedman - Recording Engineer: Götz-Michael Rieth - Composer: George Frideric Handel
41
"Chiedi all'aura lusinghiera" [L'elisir d'amore / Act 1] (Excerpt)
06:38
Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Choeur de l'Opera National de Lyon, Orchestre de l'Opera National de Lyon, Evelino Pidò
Soprano: Angela Gheorghiu - Tenor: Roberto Alagna - Chorus: Choeur de l'Opera de Lyon - Orchestra: Orchestre de l'Opera National de Lyon - Conductor: Evelino Pidò - Composer: Gaetano Donizetti
42
"Ruhe sanft, mein holdes Leben" [Zaide, K.344 / Act 1]
05:27
Emma Kirkby, The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood
Soprano: Emma Kirkby - Recording Producer: Peter Wadland - Recording Engineer: Simon Eadon - Orchestra: The Academy of Ancient Music - Conductor: Christopher Hogwood - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
43
"Dieu! Quel frisson court dans mes veines" [Roméo et Juliette / Act 4]
06:05
Nicole Cabell, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis
Soprano: Nicole Cabell - Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis - Recording Producer: Martha de Francisco - Balance Engineer: Philip Siney - Recording Engineer: Ingmar Haas - Editor: Ingmar Haas - Composer: Charles Gounod
44
"Tacea la notte!" [Il Trovatore / Act 1]
05:30
Régine Crespin, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Edward Downes
Balance Engineer: Gordon Parry - Soprano: Régine Crespin - Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - Conductor: Sir Edward Downes - Recording Producer: Erik Smith - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
45
"Da geht er hin" [Der Rosenkavalier, Op.59 / Act 1]
05:01
Régine Crespin, Wiener Philharmoniker, Georg Solti
Soprano: Régine Crespin - Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Recording Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Balance Engineer: Jack Law - Balance Engineer: James Lock - Recording Engineer: Gordon Parry - Composer: Richard Strauss
46
"Bel raggio lusinghier" [Semiramide / Act 1]
07:25
Aleksandra Kurzak, Sinfonia Varsovia, Pier Giorgio Morandi
Soprano: Aleksandra Kurzak - Recording Producer: Christopher Alder - Recording Engineer: Philip Siney - Orchestra: Sinfonia Varsovia - Asst. Recording Engineer: Ewa Guziolek-Tubelewicz - Conductor: Pier Giorgio Morandi - Composer: Gioacchino Rossini
47
"S'allontanano alfin!....Selva opaca, deserta brughiera" [William Tell / Act 2]
08:34
Aleksandra Kurzak, Sinfonia Varsovia, Pier Giorgio Morandi
Soprano: Aleksandra Kurzak - Recording Producer: Christopher Alder - Recording Engineer: Philip Siney - Orchestra: Sinfonia Varsovia - Asst. Recording Engineer: Ewa Guziolek-Tubelewicz - Conductor: Pier Giorgio Morandi - Composer: Gioacchino Rossini
48
Ach! [The Cunning Little Vixen (Prihody Lisky Bystrousky) / Act 2]
03:56
Lucia Popp, Richard Novak, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker, Charles Mackerras
Soprano: Lucia Popp - Bass: Richard Novak - Choir: Wiener Staatsopernchor - Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker - Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras - Composer: Leos Janácek - Producer: James Mallinson - Balance Engineer: John Dunkerley - Balance Engineer: Simon Eadon
49
Scena e Cavatina: "Nel dì della vittoria io le incontrai" [Macbeth - Version 1865 For The Paris Opéra / Act 1]
02:10
Anna Netrebko, Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino, Gianandrea Noseda
Soprano: Anna Netrebko - Recording Producer: Christopher Alder - Orchestra: Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino - Recording Engineer: Rainer Maillard - Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda - Asst. Recording Engineer: Philip Krause - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
50
"Ah! lo vedi" (Duetto) [Cavalleria rusticana]
05:55
Agnes Baltsa, Plácido Domingo, Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli
Mezzo-Soprano: Agnes Baltsa - Executive Producer: Wolfgang Stengel - Tenor: Plácido Domingo - Recording Producer: Wolfgang Stengel - Balance Engineer: Klaus Hiemann - Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra - Conductor: Giuseppe Sinopoli - Recording Engineer: Volker Martin - Recording Engineer: Hans-Rudolf Müller - Recording Engineer: Gernot Von Schultzendorff - Editor: Reinhard Lagemann - Composer: Pietro Mascagni
