‎The 50 Greatest Opera Pieces by Various Artists

La donna e mobile

Franco Corelli, Franco Ferraris, Philharmonia Orchestra

2:30

Nessun dorma

Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, José Carreras, Alain Lombard, 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, José Cura, Philharmonia Orchestra

4:46

Dance of the Blessed Spirits

Philharmonia Orchestra, Leslie Pearson, Riccardo Muti

2:15

Voi che sapete (Cherubino)

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

2:56

Ombra mai fù

Richard Lewis, Hallé, John Barbirolli

3:17

Largo al factotum (Figaro)

London Symphony Orchestra, James Levine, Sherrill Milnes

4:33

Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja (Papageno)

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Wolfgang Brendel, Bernard Haitink

2:48

Lascia ch'io pianga

Jane Gilchrist, Kirk Trevor, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

4:23

Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour (Barcarolle)

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

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, RCA Victor Chorus, Herbert Huffmann, Thomas Martini, Lucine Amara, The Columbus Boychoir, William Nahr, George del Monte, John Reardon, Robert Merrill

5:08

Triumphal Chorus - Grand March "Gloria all'Egitto"

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

4:35

Chi il bel sogno di Doretta

London Symphony Orchestra, Montserrat Caballé, Sir Charles Mackerras

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, Mitglieder Des Tölzer Knabenchors

4:13

Donna non vidi mai

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

2:21

Ebben? ne andrò lontana

Philharmonia Orchestra, Maria Callas, Tullio Serafin

4:50

Overture

Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

6:31

Finch'han dal vino (Don Giovanni)

Bernard Haitink, Sir Thomas Allen, 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, Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti, 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

Giuseppe di Stefano, Orchestra, Dino Olivieri

3:40

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

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

2:36

Der Hölle Rache (Königin)

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

2:49

V. Pie Jesu

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

3:12

Un'aura amorosa (Ferrando)

Philharmonia Orchestra, Alfredo Kraus, Karl Böhm

4:45

II. En Aranjuez con tu amor

The Angel Orchestra of London, Michael Reed, José Carreras

4:01

Granada

Marcello Viotti, London Studio Orchestra, José Carreras

4:40

Un bel di (Butterfly)

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

4:11

V. Panis angelicus

David Firman, José Carreras, English Consort Singers, 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, Montserrat Caballé, Sir Charles Mackerras

3:33

Dammi i colori... Recondita armonia (Cavaradossi)

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

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, Mario Sereni, Renato Ercolani, Silvio Maionica, Sergio Tedesco, Victoria de los Ángeles, Vico Polotto, Coro del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Silvia Bertona, Santa Chissari, Bonaldo Giaiotti

1:53

Libiamo ne' lieti calici (Alfredo, Violetta)

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

2:54

Casta Diva

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

5:36

O soave fanciulla (Rodolfo, Marcello, Mimì)

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

4:36

No. 2, Flower Duet

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

3:31

Non più andrai farfallone amoroso (Figaro)

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

3:49

Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre

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

4:52

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

Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper München, Jennifer Larmore, Giuseppe Sinopoli

4:23

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

James Levine, Sherrill Milnes, London Symphony Orchestra

4:41

O welche Lust

Orchester der Bayrischen Staatsoper, Bavarian State Orchestra, Robert Heger

7:47

Franco Corelli

Tenor
Philharmonia Orchestra

Orchestra
Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg

Orchestra
José Carreras

Tenor
Alain Lombard

Conductor

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