‎The 50 Greatest Opera Pieces by Various Artists

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Philharmonia Orchestra, Franco Ferraris, Franco Corelli

2:30

Nessun dorma

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

3:07

O mio babbino caro

Montserrat Caballé, Sir Charles Mackerras, London Symphony Orchestra

2:45

Che gelida manina (Rodolfo)

Plácido Domingo, José Cura, Philharmonia Orchestra

4:46

Dance of the Blessed Spirits

Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra, Leslie Pearson

2:15

Voi che sapete (Cherubino)

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

2:56

Ombra mai fù

Hallé, Richard Lewis, John Barbirolli

3:17

Largo al factotum (Figaro)

James Levine, Sherrill Milnes, London Symphony Orchestra

4:33

Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja (Papageno)

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Wolfgang Brendel, Bernard Haitink

2:48

Lascia ch'io pianga

Kirk Trevor, Jane Gilchrist, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

4:23

Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour (Barcarolle)

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

3:52

Coro a bocca chiusa (Chorus)

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

3:09

Quando m'en vo' soletta

Ghena Dimitrova, Anton Guadagno, Philharmonia Orchestra

2:32

Sì. Mi chiamano Mimi (Mimi, Rodolfo)

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

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

Montserrat Caballé, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras

3:10

Ch'ella mi creda

Michael Collins, Charles Craig, Orchestra

2:18

Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen (Papageno)

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

4:13

Donna non vidi mai

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

2:21

Ebben? ne andrò lontana

Maria Callas, Philharmonia Orchestra, Tullio Serafin

4:50

Overture

Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

6:31

Finch'han dal vino (Don Giovanni)

Sir Thomas Allen, Bernard Haitink, London Philharmonic Orchestra

1:20

Batti, batti, o bel Masetto (Zerlina)

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Elizabeth Gale, Bernard Haitink

3:52

I. O Fortuna

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

2:42

Ride of the Valkyries

Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons

4:45

La Mamma Morta

Maria Callas, Philharmonia Orchestra, Tullio Serafin

4:54

'O sole mio

Dino Olivieri, Giuseppe di Stefano, Orchestra

3:40

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

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

2:36

Der Hölle Rache (Königin)

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

2:49

V. Pie Jesu

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

3:12

Un'aura amorosa (Ferrando)

Karl Böhm, Alfredo Kraus, Philharmonia Orchestra

4:45

II. En Aranjuez con tu amor

José Carreras, Michael Reed, The Angel Orchestra of London

4:01

Granada

José Carreras, Marcello Viotti, London Studio Orchestra

4:40

Un bel di (Butterfly)

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

4:11

V. Panis angelicus

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

4:13

Di quella pira

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

2:02

E lucevan le stelle

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

2:59

Vissi d'arte

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Montserrat Caballé

3:33

Dammi i colori... Recondita armonia (Cavaradossi)

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

2:42

Ave Maria, D. 839

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

6:23

"De' miei bollenti spiriti"

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

1:53

Libiamo ne' lieti calici (Alfredo, Violetta)

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

2:54

Casta Diva

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

5:36

O soave fanciulla (Rodolfo, Marcello, Mimì)

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

4:36

No. 2, Flower Duet

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

3:31

Non più andrai farfallone amoroso (Figaro)

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

3:49

Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre

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

4:52

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

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

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

Bavarian State Orchestra, Robert Heger

7:47

Philharmonia Orchestra

Orchestra
Franco Corelli

Tenor
Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg

Orchestra
Alain Lombard

Conductor
José Carreras

Tenor

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