The Soprano Voice

The Soprano Voice

Apple Music Classical

The vocal purity, natural charm and virtuosity of the sopranos contributed to their status as the leading singers (or “prima donnas”) of 19th-century opera houses. The bright colours and agility of the female voice’s highest register, combined with a singer’s ability to convey emotions from bliss to rage, have made it a favourite of composers of opera and song. Different types of soprano voices include coloratura (with an extended and agile upper range), lyric and dramatic.

Addio del passato

Montserrat Caballé, RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra, Georges Prêtre

5:58

Ebben? ... Ne Andrò Lontana

Munich Radio Orchestra, Pinchas Steinberg, Eva Marton

3:48

Der Hölle Rache

Louis Langrée, Natalie Dessay, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

3:05

Komm, süsser Tod, BWV 478 (Arr. B. Britten for Voice & Piano)

Ruby Hughes, Huw Watkins

3:07

Empfängniss

Barbara Hannigan, Reinbert de Leeuw

3:00

Ombra mai fu, "Largo"

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Harry Bicket, Renée Fleming

3:04

Casta diva (Norma, Chorus)

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

5:40

Le jour sous le soleil béni

François-Xavier Roth, Les Siècles, Sabine Devieilhe

4:09

Habanera. L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Carmen, Chœur)

Angela Gheorghiu, Ensemble Les Éléments, Michel Plasson, Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse

4:31

Laudate Dominum

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner, Barbara Hendricks

5:26

Ah! tardai troppo – O luce di quest'anima

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Kathleen Battle, John Constable, Bruno Campanella

5:42

3 Aria (largo)

Les Chambristes de Ville-Marie

7:07

I. Aatini Al Naya Wa Ghanni

5:05

One By One

Christian Reif, Julia Bullock

2:39

O mio babbino caro

Staatsorchester Stuttgart, Simon Hewett, Pumeza Matshikiza

2:22

Après Un Rêve Opus 7/1

Susan Manoff, Sandrine Piau

2:07

"Bester Jüngling"

Vienna Philharmonic, John Pritchard, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa

3:11

No. 1, Wiegenlied

Esa-Pekka Salonen, Philharmonia Orchestra, Lise Davidsen

4:12

C’est un rêve qui s’achève à l’instant (Elisabeth)

Pierre Bleuse, Jodie Devos, Brussels Philharmonic

3:39

"Donde lieta usci"

Sonya Yoncheva, Frédéric Chaslin, Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana

3:11

II. September

Kurt Masur, Jessye Norman, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

5:32

"Ah! Belinda. I Am Prest With Torment"

Christopher Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music, Catherine Bott

4:13

"Lascia ch'io pianga"

Andrea Marcon, Patricia Petibon, Venice Baroque Orchestra

5:37

Si. Mi chiamano Mimi

Jonas Kaufmann, Frédéric Chaslin, Orchestra dell'Opera Carlo Felice Genova, Rachel Willis-Sørensen

5:19

Sempre libera

Nadine Sierra, Riccardo Frizza, Paolo Fanale, Orchestra Sinfonica della Rai

4:00

I. Deh vieni, non tardar

Vienna Symphony, Hera Hyesang Park, Bertrand de Billy

2:54

"Les grands seigneurs ... Ah! Je ris de me voir si belle" (Marguerite)

Elsa Dreisig, Michael Schønwandt, Opéra Orchestre national de Montpellier Occitanie

6:24

No. 2, La flûte enchantée

Yoan Héreau, Raquel Camarinha

3:02

Warum willst du andre fragen?

Golda Schultz, Jonathan Ware

2:16

Roméo Et Juliette - Ah! Je Veux Vivre

Joan Sutherland

3:32

Solveig's Song

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Barbara Bonney, Neeme Järvi

4:57

Spargi d'amaro pianto

Pretty Yende, Giacomo Sagripanti, Carlo Lepore, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Coro Sinfonico di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Mattia Olivieri

4:14

Aria Dove sono i bei momenti (Version for Cavalieri - Ed. Beriso)

Balthasar-Neumann-Orchestra, Julie Fuchs, Thomas Hengelbrock

3:52

So anch'io la virtù magica (Norina)

Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra, Mirella Freni

3:57

Nè men con l'ombre d'infedeltà" (Romilda)

Franck-Emmanuel Comte, Sophie Junker, Le Concert de l'Hostel Dieu

2:57

Amor, amor (Arr. for Soprano and Chamber Ensemble by Wolfgang Renz)

CHAARTS Chamber Artists, Regula Mühlemann

4:13

J'avois crû qu'en vous (aymant)

Les Kapsber'girls

3:16

Sans frayeur dans ce bois, H. 467

Sofie Vanden Eynde, Deborah Cachet

2:32

Chanson Triste

12 Ensemble, Mary Bevan

3:52

I. Frühling

Fabio Luisi, Staatskapelle Dresden, Anja Harteros

3:12

Vissi d'arte

Frédéric Chaslin, Morphing Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Aleksandra Kurzak

3:11

Che farò senza Euridice?

Sir Alexander Gibson, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Teresa Berganza

3:55

"Qui la voce sua soave" (Elvira)

Diana Damrau, Gianandrea Noseda, Orchestra Teatro Regio Torino

2:58

Il Mar De Le Mie Pene (from the opera “Telemaco”)

Le Musiche Nove, Simone Kermes

3:04

"Ah! spietato! e non ti move" (Melissa)

Emöke Baráth, Philippe Jaroussky, Ensemble Artaserse

4:25

Par les larmes dont votre fille

La Cetra, Andrea Marcon, Mojca Erdmann

2:36

Ich ging mit Lust (acc. G. Mahler on Welte-Mignon Piano Rolls)

Gustav Mahler, Christiane Karg

3:13

No. 2, Tears

Simon Lepper, Elizabeth Llewellyn

2:23

IV. Aria "Compatitemi, sono infermo"

L'Astrée, Giorgio Tabacco, Stéphanie Varnerin

2:02

"Thy Hand, Belinda...When I Am Laid in Earth"

Anna Prohaska, Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini

4:37