‎The 50 Greatest Opera Pieces by Various Artists

La donna e mobile

Franco Ferraris, Philharmonia Orchestra, Franco Corelli

2:30

Nessun dorma

José Carreras, Alain Lombard, Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Chœurs de l'Opéra du Rhin, Mirella Freni

3:07

O mio babbino caro

Sir Charles Mackerras, London Symphony Orchestra, Montserrat Caballé

2:45

Che gelida manina (Rodolfo)

Plácido Domingo, Philharmonia Orchestra, José Cura

4:46

Dance of the Blessed Spirits

Philharmonia Orchestra, Leslie Pearson, Riccardo Muti

2:15

Voi che sapete (Cherubino)

Ann Murray, Vienna Philharmonic, Riccardo Muti, Chorus of the Vienna State Opera

2:56

Ombra mai fù

Hallé, John Barbirolli, Richard Lewis

3:17

Largo al factotum (Figaro)

James Levine, Sherrill Milnes, London Symphony Orchestra

4:33

Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja (Papageno)

Bernard Haitink, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Wolfgang Brendel

2:48

Lascia ch'io pianga

Jane Gilchrist, Kirk Trevor, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

4:23

Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour (Barcarolle)

Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, André Cluytens, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Jeannine Collard, Chœurs René Duclos, Jean-Pierre Laffage

3:52

Coro a bocca chiusa (Chorus)

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Lamberto Gardelli, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Royal Opera House Chorus & Orchestra

3:09

Quando m'en vo' soletta

Philharmonia Orchestra, Anton Guadagno, Ghena Dimitrova

2:32

Sì. Mi chiamano Mimi (Mimi, Rodolfo)

Victoria de los Ángeles, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, Jussi Björling, William Nahr, Lucine Amara, The Columbus Boychoir, Thomas Martini, Robert Merrill, RCA Victor Chorus, Herbert Huffmann, George del Monte, John Reardon

5:08

Triumphal Chorus - Grand March "Gloria all'Egitto"

Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti

4:35

Chi il bel sogno di Doretta

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Montserrat Caballé

3:10

Ch'ella mi creda

Charles Craig, Michael Collins, Orchestra

2:18

Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen (Papageno)

Wolfgang Brendel, Bernard Haitink, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Tölzer Knabenchor

4:13

Donna non vidi mai

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Nicolai Gedda, Giuseppe Patanè

2:21

Ebben? ne andrò lontana

Philharmonia Orchestra, Maria Callas, Tullio Serafin

4:50

Overture

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner

6:31

Finch'han dal vino (Don Giovanni)

Sir Thomas Allen, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink

1:20

Batti, batti, o bel Masetto (Zerlina)

Bernard Haitink, Elizabeth Gale, London Philharmonic Orchestra

3:52

I. O Fortuna

Philharmonia Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti, Arleen Auger, Norbert Balatsch, Jonathan Summers

2:42

Ride of the Valkyries

Mariss Jansons, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

4:45

La Mamma Morta

Maria Callas, Philharmonia Orchestra, Tullio Serafin

4:54

'O sole mio

Giuseppe di Stefano, Orchestra, Dino Olivieri

3:40

Pa-pa-gena! ... Pa-pa-geno! (Papageno, Papagena)

Bernard Haitink, Brigitte Lindner, Wolfgang Brendel, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

2:36

Der Hölle Rache (Königin)

Edita Gruberová, Bernard Haitink, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Gustaf Sjökvist, András Adorján, Tölzer Knabenchor, Ortrun Wenkel, Heinz Zednik, Doris Soffel, Brigitte Lindner, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Marilyn Richardson, Wolfgang Brendel, Lucia Popp

2:49

V. Pie Jesu

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Eric Ericson, Barbara Hendricks, Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Ola Samnegard, Orphei Drängar

3:12

Un'aura amorosa (Ferrando)

Philharmonia Orchestra, Karl Böhm, Alfredo Kraus

4:45

II. En Aranjuez con tu amor

Michael Reed, The Angel Orchestra of London, José Carreras

4:01

Granada

London Studio Orchestra, José Carreras, Marcello Viotti

4:40

Un bel di (Butterfly)

Orchestre National de Lyon, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Kent Nagano

4:11

V. Panis angelicus

English Consort Singers, David Firman, José Carreras, The Angel Orchestra of London

4:13

Di quella pira

Thomas Schippers, Coro del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Franco Corelli

2:02

E lucevan le stelle

Georges Prêtre, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Carlo Bergonzi

2:59

Vissi d'arte

Sir Charles Mackerras, London Symphony Orchestra, Montserrat Caballé

3:33

Dammi i colori... Recondita armonia (Cavaradossi)

Zubin Mehta, Plácido Domingo, Coro di Roma della RAI, Orchestra Sinfonica

2:42

Ave Maria, D. 839

Eric Ericson, Barbara Hendricks, Stockholm Chamber Orchestra, Orphei Drängar

6:23

"De' miei bollenti spiriti"

Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Carlo Del Monte, Tullio Serafin, Victoria de los Ángeles, Silvia Bertona, Vico Polotto, Santa Chissari, Renato Ercolani, Mario Sereni, Silvio Maionica, Sergio Tedesco, Coro del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Bonaldo Giaiotti

1:53

Libiamo ne' lieti calici (Alfredo, Violetta)

Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti, Alfredo Kraus, Renata Scotto, The Ambrosian Singers, John McCarthy

2:54

Casta Diva

Tullio Serafin, Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Maria Callas, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano

5:36

O soave fanciulla (Rodolfo, Marcello, Mimì)

James Levine, Alfredo Kraus, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Renata Scotto, Paul Crook, Sherrill Milnes

4:36

No. 2, Flower Duet

Alain Lombard, Danielle Millet, Mady Mesplé, Orchestre du Theatre National de l'opera-comique

3:31

Non più andrai farfallone amoroso (Figaro)

Giuseppe Taddei, Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini, Renato Ercolani, Diana Gillingham, Fiorenza Cossotto, Anna Moffo, Dora Gatta, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Piero Cappuccilli, Elisabetta Fusco, Gillian Spencer, Eberhard Wächter

3:49

Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre

Robert Massard, Paris Opera Orchestra, Chœurs René Duclos, Georges Prêtre

4:52

L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Carmen, Chorus)

Bavarian State Orchestra, Jennifer Larmore, Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper München, Giuseppe Sinopoli

4:23

La ran la le ra la ran la la ... Largo al factotum (Figaro)

Sherrill Milnes, London Symphony Orchestra, James Levine

4:41

O welche Lust

Robert Heger, Bavarian State Orchestra

7:47

Philharmonia Orchestra

Orchestra
Franco Corelli

Tenor
José Carreras

Tenor
Alain Lombard

Conductor
Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg

Orchestra

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