1
Nessun dorma!
02:57
Luciano Pavarotti, John Alldis Choir, Wandsworth School Boys Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta
Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti - Chorus: John Alldis Choir - Choir: Wandsworth School Boys Choir - Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Zubin Mehta - Producer: Ray Minshull - Assistant Producer: Michael Woolcock - Balance Engineer: James Lock - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull - Composer: Giacomo Puccini
2
"Celeste Aida" [Aida / Act 1]
03:40
Jon Vickers, Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Sir Georg Solti
Tenor: Jon Vickers - Orchestra: Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
3
"Una furtiva lagrima"
04:47
Luciano Pavarotti, English Chamber Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Richard Bonynge - Recording Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Asst. Recording Engineer: Peter van Biene - Composer: Gaetano Donizetti
4
"Recondita armonia"
03:05
Giuseppe Di Stefano, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Franco Patané
Tenor: Giuseppe Di Stefano - Recording Producer: James Walker - Orchestra: Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia - Recording Engineer: Roy Wallace - Conductor: Franco Patané - Recording Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Recording Engineer: Gil Went - Composer: Giacomo Puccini
5
"Oh inferno" - "Sento avvampar" [Simon Boccanegra / Act 2]
05:23
Rolando Villazón, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Daniele Callegari
Tenor: Rolando Villazón - Orchestra: Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi - Conductor: Daniele Callegari - Producer: Valerie Gross - Producer: Ute Fesquet - Recording Producer: Daniel Zalay - Balance Engineer: Rainer Maillard - Recording Engineer: Jürgen Bulgrin - Editor: Daniel Zalay - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
6
"Morgenlich leuchtend" [Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96 / Act 3] (Live In Chicago / 1995)
05:15
Ben Heppner, José van Dam, René Pape, Karita Mattila, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
Tenor: Ben Heppner - Producer: Michael Woolcock - Producer: Morten Winding - Bass (Vocal): José van Dam - Bass (Vocal): René Pape - Soprano: Karita Mattila - Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Recording Engineer: John Pellowe - Recording Engineer: Neil Hutchinson - Composer/Author: Richard Wagner
7
"Un'aura amorosa" [Così fan tutte, K. 588, / Act 1]
04:46
Nicolai Gedda, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Colin Davis
Tenor: Nicolai Gedda - Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - Conductor: Sir Colin Davis - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
8
"Che gelida manina"
04:51
Carlo Bergonzi, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Tullio Serafin
Tenor: Carlo Bergonzi - Producer: Ray Minshull - Producer: Erik Smith - Orchestra: Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia - Balance Engineer: Peter Attwood - Conductor: Tullio Serafin - Engineer: Roy Wallace - Composer: Giacomo Puccini
9
"Here I stand" / "Since it is not by merit" (Tom) [The Rake's Progress / Act 1/Scene 1]
02:33
Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
Tenor: Ian Bostridge - Producer: Nicholas Parker - Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra - Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner - Producer: Karsten Witt - Recording Producer: Nicholas Parker - A&R: Isabella de Sabata - Balance Engineer: Rainer Maillard - Engineer: Jobst Eberhardt - Engineer: Stephan Flock - Editor: Stephan Flock - Composer: Igor Stravinsky
10
"E lucevan le stelle" [Tosca / Act 3]
04:20
Plácido Domingo, Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli
Tenor: Plácido Domingo - Recording Producer: Wolfgang Stengel - Co-Producer: Pal Christian Moe - Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra - Conductor: Giuseppe Sinopoli - Balance Engineer: Klaus Hiemann - Recording Engineer: Hans-Rudolf Müller - Recording Engineer: Reinhild Schmidt - Recording Engineer: Reinhard Lagemann - Recording Engineer: Klaus Behrens - Recording Engineer: Reinhild Schmidt - Recording Engineer: Wolf-Dieter Karwatky - Editor: Oliver Rogalla Von Heyden - Composer: Giacomo Puccini
11
Ritornello-Vi ricorda o bosch'ombrosi [L'Orfeo / Act 2]
02:51
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Mark Tucker, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
Tenor: Anthony Rolfe Johnson - Executive Producer: Dr. Andreas Holschneider - Executive Producer: Charlotte Kriesch - Tenor: Mark Tucker - Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists - Recording Producer: Karl-August Naegler - Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner - Balance Engineer: Karl-August Naegler - Recording Engineer: Gregor Zielinsky - Editor: Gregor Zielinsky - Composer: Claudio Monteverdi
12
"What Harbour Shelters Peace" [Peter Grimes, Op.33 / Act 1]
01:12
Peter Pears, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Benjamin Britten
Tenor: Peter Pears - Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - Conductor: Benjamin Britten - Recording Producer: Erik Smith - Recording Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Composer: Benjamin Britten
13
"Questa o quella"
01:56
Mario del Monaco, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Alberto Erede
Tenor: Mario del Monaco - Orchestra: Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia - Conductor: Alberto Erede - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi - Producer: Victor Olof - Engineer: Gil Went
14
"In des Lebens Frühlingstagen"
04:50
James McCracken, Wiener Philharmoniker, Lorin Maazel
Producer: Erik Smith - Tenor: James McCracken - Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker - Conductor: Lorin Maazel - Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven - Balance Engineer: Gordon Parry - Recording Producer: Christopher Raeburn
15
"Il mio tesoro intanto"
04:45
Gösta Winbergh, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Tenor: Gösta Winbergh - 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
16
"La fleur que tu m'avais jetée"
03:55
Plácido Domingo, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Tenor: Plácido Domingo - Producer: Richard Beswick - Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Composer: Georges Bizet
17
Cavatina: "Amici miei"
07:20
Juan Diego Flórez, Fernando Piqueras, Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana, Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Daniel Oren
Tenor: Juan Diego Flórez - Tenor: Fernando Piqueras - Chorus: Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana - Artist: Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana - Conductor: Daniel Oren - Recording Producer: Friedemann Engelbrecht - Recording Engineer: René Möller - Balance Engineer: Philip Siney - Composer: Gaetano Donizetti
18
Aria: "Che farò senza Euridice?" [Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Eurydice) - Sung in Italian/Vienna version (1762) / Act 3]
03:43
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: Christoph Willibald von Gluck - Balance Engineer: Jonathan Stokes
19
"Di rigori armato il seno" [Der Rosenkavalier, Op.59 / Act 1]
03:03
Luciano Pavarotti, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti
Recording Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti - Balance Engineer: Jack Law - Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker - Balance Engineer: James Lock - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Recording Engineer: Gordon Parry - Composer: Richard Strauss
20
O Dieu! De quelle ivresse
02:00
Plácido Domingo, L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Richard Bonynge
Producer: John Mordler - Producer: Michael Woolcock - Tenor: Plácido Domingo - Orchestra: L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande - Conductor: Richard Bonynge - Composer: Jacques Offenbach
21
"Oh! fede negar potessi" - "Quando le sere al placido" [Luisa Miller / Act 2]
05:01
Carlo Bergonzi, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Tenor: Carlo Bergonzi - Orchestra: Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia - Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni - Recording Producer: James Walker - Recording Engineer: Gil Went - Recording Engineer: Roy Wallace - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
22
Donna non vidi mai
02:12
José Carreras, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Riccardo Chailly
Producer: Chris Hazell - Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Tenor: José Carreras - Orchestra: Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna - Conductor: Riccardo Chailly - Composer: Giacomo Puccini - Balance Engineer: Simon Eadon - Balance Engineer: James Lock
23
"Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond" [Die Walküre, WWV 86B / Act 1]
02:56
Jon Vickers, London Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf
Tenor: Jon Vickers - Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra - Conductor: Erich Leinsdorf - Composer/Author: Richard Wagner - Producer: Erik Smith - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson
24
"Pourquoi me réveiller, ô souffle du printemps?" [Werther / Act 3]
02:37
José Carreras, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Colin Davis
Tenor: José Carreras - Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - Conductor: Sir Colin Davis - Composer: Jules Massenet
25
"Daß der mein Vater nicht ist...Du holdes Voglein!" [Siegfried / Zweiter Aufzug]
10:44
Jonas Kaufmann, Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Donald Runnicles
Recording Producer: David Groves - Tenor: Jonas Kaufmann - Orchestra: Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin - Recording Engineer: Philip Siney - Asst. Recording Engineer: Daniel Kemper - Conductor: Donald Runnicles - Asst. Recording Engineer: Tim Tautorat - Composer/Author: Richard Wagner
26
Ch’ella mi creda (Girl of the Golden West)
02:25
Jussi Björling, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Alberto Erede
Tenor: Jussi Björling - Orchestra: Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Conductor: Alberto Erede - Composer: Giacomo Puccini - Producer: James Walker - Balance Engineer: Cyril Windebank - Engineer: Roy Wallace
27
"Nein, länger trag' ich nicht die Qualen" - "Durch die Wälder, durch die Auen"
06:35
Peter Schreier, Staatskapelle Dresden, Carlos Kleiber
Tenor: Peter Schreier - Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden - Conductor: Carlos Kleiber - Producer: Dr. Ellen Hickmann - Recording Producer: Eberhard Geiger - Balance Engineer: Klaus Strüben - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Recording Engineer: Hartmut Koelbach - Recording Engineer: Werner Ebel - Recording Engineer: Gerald Junge - Editor: Rita Behrsing - Composer: Carl Maria von Weber
28
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
29
"Lunge da lei" - "De' miei bollenti spiriti" [La traviata / Act 2]
03:38
Giacomo Aragall, Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Lorin Maazel
Tenor: Giacomo Aragall - Orchestra: Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin - Conductor: Lorin Maazel - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
30
"Rachel, quand du Seigneur la grâce tutélaire" [La Juive / Act 4]
05:20
Léopold Simoneau, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Lee Schaenen
Tenor: Léopold Simoneau - Orchestra: Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin - Conductor: Lee Schaenen - Composer: Jacques Halévy - Producer: Wolfgang Lohse - Balance Engineer: Harro Hell Michna - Executive Producer: Helmut Najda
31
"Ah, lo veggio" [Così fan tutte, K. 588, / Act 2]
04:08
Nicolai Gedda, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Colin Davis
Tenor: Nicolai Gedda - Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - Conductor: Sir Colin Davis - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
32
Mi batte il cor...O Paradiso!
02:52
Carlo Bergonzi, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Tenor: Carlo Bergonzi - Orchestra: Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia - Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni - Recording Producer: James Walker - Recording Engineer: Gil Went - Recording Engineer: Roy Wallace - Composer: Giacomo Meyerbeer
33
"Gott! Welch' Dunkel hier!"
05:25
James McCracken, Wiener Philharmoniker, Lorin Maazel
Producer: Erik Smith - Tenor: James McCracken - Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker - Conductor: Lorin Maazel - Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven - Balance Engineer: Gordon Parry - Recording Producer: Christopher Raeburn
34
Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön (Tamino) [Die Zauberflöte, K.620 / Act 1]
04:36
Fritz Wunderlich, Berliner Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm
Tenor: Fritz Wunderlich - Producer: Otto Gerdes - Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker - Recording Producer: Wolfgang Lohse - Balance Engineer: Günter Hermanns - Conductor: Karl Böhm - Editor: Guenther Dieckmann - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
35
"Non piangere Liù"
02:18
Mario del Monaco, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Alberto Erede
Tenor: Mario del Monaco - Orchestra: Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia - Conductor: Alberto Erede - Composer: Giacomo Puccini - Producer: Victor Olof - Engineer: Gil Went
36
"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
37
"Inbrunst im Herzen"
11:09
Lauritz Melchior, Orchestra
Tenor: Lauritz Melchior - Orchestra: Orchestra - Composer/Author: Richard Wagner
38
"Prendi; per me sei libero"
06:48
Hilde Güden, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
Soprano: Hilde Güden - Tenor: Giuseppe Di Stefano - 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
39
Notung! Notung! Neidliches Schwert! [Siegfried / Erster Aufzug]
07:32
Ben Heppner, Staatskapelle Dresden, Peter Schneider
Tenor: Ben Heppner - Executive Producer: Valerie Gross - Recording Producer: Sid McLauchlan - Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden - Conductor: Peter Schneider - Balance Engineer: Ulrich Vette - Balance Engineer: Daniel Schleef - Recording Engineer: Jürgen Bulgrin - Recording Engineer: Daniel Schleef - Composer/Author: Richard Wagner
40
Quel trouble inconnu...Salut! Demeure chaste et pure [Faust - Version 1860/1869 / Act 3]
06:05
Franco Corelli, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
Tenor: Franco Corelli - Producer: Ray Minshull - Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra - Conductor: Richard Bonynge - Composer: Charles Gounod
41
"Allmächt'ger Vater, blick herab"
04:30
Lauritz Melchior, Orchestra
Tenor: Lauritz Melchior - Orchestra: Orchestra
42
"Se quel guerrier io fossi!" - "Celeste Aida" [Aida / Act 1]
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
43
"O Vaterland ... Da geh' ich zu Maxim" [The Merry Widow (Die lustige Witwe) / Act 1]
02:59
René Kollo, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Producer: Dr. Hans Hirsch - Tenor: René Kollo - Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker - Recording Producer: Hans Weber - Balance Engineer: Günter Hermanns - Conductor: Herbert von Karajan - Recording Engineer: Volker Martin - Editor: Christa Conrad - Editor: Jobst Eberhardt - Editor: Volker Martin - Composer: Franz Lehár
44
"Recitar!" - "Vesti la giubba"
03:34
Mario del Monaco, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
Tenor: Mario del Monaco - Orchestra: Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia - Conductor: Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull - Recording Producer: Erik Smith - Recording Engineer: Gil Went - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: Roy Wallace - Composer/Author: Ruggiero Leoncavallo
45
"Ah.. non mi lasciar, o speme di vendetta" - "O muto asil del pianto"
09:40
Luciano Pavarotti, Wiener Opernchor, Wiener Opernorchester, Nicola Rescigno
Recording Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Choir: Wiener Opernchor - Orchestra: Wiener Opernorchester - Conductor: Nicola Rescigno - Composer: Gioacchino Rossini
46
"Vois ma misère, hélas!" [Samson et Dalila / Act 3]
08:37
Plácido Domingo, Orchestre de Paris, Daniel Barenboim, Choeur de l'Orchestre de Paris, Arthur Oldham
Executive Producer: Guenther Breest - Tenor: Plácido Domingo - Executive Producer: Michael Horwath - Orchestra: Orchestre de Paris - Conductor: Daniel Barenboim - Recording Producer: Wolfgang Stengel - Choir: Choeur de l'Orchestre de Paris - Balance Engineer: Klaus Scheibe - Chorus Master: Arthur Oldham - Recording Engineer: Jobst Eberhardt - Recording Engineer: Hans-Rudolf Müller - Editor: Reinhild Schmidt - Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns
47
"Ein Schwert verhieß mir der Vater" [Die Walküre / Erster Aufzug]
06:27
Jonas Kaufmann, Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Donald Runnicles
Recording Producer: David Groves - Tenor: Jonas Kaufmann - Orchestra: Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin - Recording Engineer: Philip Siney - Asst. Recording Engineer: Daniel Kemper - Conductor: Donald Runnicles - Asst. Recording Engineer: Tim Tautorat - Composer/Author: Richard Wagner
48
"Ombra mai fù" [Serse / Act 1]
03:36
José Carreras, English Chamber Orchestra, Vjekoslav Šutej
Producer: Anna Barry - Producer: Erik Smith - Tenor: José Carreras - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Vjekoslav Šutej - Composer: George Frideric Handel
49
"Ciel che feci!... di qual sangue..." [Oberto, Conte di San Bonifacio / Act 2]
04:10
Rolando Villazón, Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino, Gianandrea Noseda
Recording Producer: David Groves - Tenor: Rolando Villazón - Orchestra: Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino - Recording Producer: Sid McLauchlan - Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda - Recording Engineer: Rainer Maillard - Asst. Recording Engineer: Philip Krause - Production Coordinator: Misha Aster - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
50
"La donna è mobile" - "E là il vostr'uomo" [Rigoletto / Act 3]
02:45
Luciano Pavarotti, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Riccardo Chailly
Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti - Producer: Morten Winding - Balance Engineer: James Lock - Bass (Vocal): Nicolai Ghiaurov - Balance Engineer: John Pellowe - Orchestra: Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna - Conductor: Riccardo Chailly - Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Producer: Chris Hazell - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
