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The 50 Most Essential Opera Classics

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The tracklist for The 50 Most Essential Opera Classics.
1
Turandot, Act 3: Nessun DormaGiacomo Puccini / Zubin Mehta / Luciano Pavarotti & 2 more
2:58
2
Les pêcheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers), Act 1: Au fond du temple saintGeorges Bizet / David Hobson / Teddy Tahu Rhodes & 2 more
5:49
3
Nabucco: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (Va', pensiero, sull'ali dorate)Giuseppe Verdi / David Parry / London Philharmonic Orchestra & 1 more
4:59
4
La traviata: Prelude to Act IGiuseppe Verdi / Heribert Beissel / Bonn Classical Philharmonic
3:49
5
La traviata, Act 1: Libiamo, ne' lieti calici (Brindisi)Giuseppe Verdi / Dame Joan Sutherland / Luciano Pavarotti & 2 more
3:15
6
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act 3: Thy hand, Belinda... When I am laid in earth (Dido's lament)Henry Purcell / Fiona Campbell / Anthony Walker & 1 more
5:03
7
Lakmé, Act 1: Sous le dome épais (Flower duet)Léo Delibes / Glenys Fowles / Heather Begg & 2 more
5:21
8
Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caroGiacomo Puccini / Yvonne Kenny / Vladimir Kamirski & 1 more
2:26
9
Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620: OvertureWolfgang Amadeus Mozart / David Parry / London Philharmonic Orchestra
6:24
10
Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act 1: Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja (Birdcatcher's Aria)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Klaus Arp / Peter Edelmann & 1 more
3:02
11
Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act 2: Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen (Queen of the Night's Aria)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Klaus Arp / Maszella Holzapfel & 1 more
2:54
12
Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620: Act 2: Pa-pa-pa-papagenaWolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Klaus Arp / Peter Edelmann & 2 more
2:39
13
Samson and Delilah, Op. 47, Act 2: Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voixCamille Saint-Saëns / Geoffrey Arnold / Lauris Elms & 1 more
5:43
14
Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville): OvertureGioachino Rossini / David Parry / London Philharmonic Orchestra
6:58
15
Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), Act 1: Largo al factotumGioachino Rossini / José Carbó / Anthony Inglis & 1 more
5:16
16
Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), Act 1: Una voce (Rosina's Cavatina)Gioachino Rossini / Jansug Kakhidze / Eteri Lamoris & 1 more
7:23
17
Rinaldo, HWV 7: Lascia ch'io piangaGeorge Frideric Handel / Yvonne Kenny / Paul Dyer & 1 more
4:26
18
Madama Butterfly, Act 2: Un bel dì (One beautiful day)Giacomo Puccini / Cheryl Barker / Patrick Summers & 1 more
4:32
19
Madame Butterfly, Act 2: Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus)Giacomo Puccini / Vienna State Opera Chorus / Herbert von Karajan & 1 more
3:04
20
Rusalka, Act 1: Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém (Song to the Moon)Antonín Dvořák / Yvonne Kenny / Vladimir Kamirski & 1 more
6:28
21
Die Walkürie (The Valkyrie), Act 3: Ride of the ValkyriesRichard Wagner / David Parry / London Philharmonic Orchestra
5:11
22
Tristan and Isolde, Act 3: LiebestodRichard Wagner / Marilyn Richardson / Werner Andreas Albert & 1 more
6:29
23
Rigoletto, Act 3: Un dì, si ben rammentomi... Bella figlia dell'amore (Quartet)Giuseppe Verdi / Huguette Tourangeau / Dame Joan Sutherland & 4 more
5:38
24
Carmen, Act 1: Entrance and Habanera (L'amour est un oiseau rebelle)Georges Bizet / Hans Swarowsky / Rita Noel & 1 more
4:44
25
Carmen, Act 2: Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre (Toreador's Song)Georges Bizet / Alison Morgan / Jenny Duck-Chong & 5 more
5:10
26
Thaïs: MeditationJules Massenet / David Parry / Pieter Schoeman & 1 more
5:01
27
Norma, Act 1: Casta diva (Cavatina)Vincenzo Bellini / Dame Joan Sutherland / Richard Bonynge & 2 more
6:17
28
La bohème, Act 1: Che gelida maninaGiacomo Puccini / Marco Guidarini / David Hobson & 1 more
4:39
29
Xerxes, HWV 40: "Ombra mai fu": LargoGeorge Frideric Handel / Shigeo Genda / Yoshikazu Mera & 1 more
3:04
30
L'elisir d'amore (The Elixir of Love), Act 2: Una furtiva lagrimaGaetano Donizetti / David Hobson / Marco Guidarini & 1 more
4:15
31
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg), Act 3: Morgenlicht leuchtend in rosigem Schein (Walther's Prize Song)Richard Wagner / James King / Dietfried Bernet & 1 more
4:28
32
Götterdämmerung, Act 3: Brünnhilde's Immolation SceneRichard Wagner / Birgit Nilsson / Gottlob Frick & 2 more
20:30
33
Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann), Act 2: Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour (Barcarolle)Jacques Offenbach / Dame Joan Sutherland / Marilyn Horne & 2 more
3:58
34
La fille du régiment (The Daughter of the Regiment), Act 1: Ah! Mes amis... Pour mon âmeGaetano Donizetti / Eric Garrett / Luciano Pavarotti & 3 more
6:59
35
Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492: OvertureWolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Heribert Beissel / Bonn Classical Philharmonic
4:15
36
Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492, Act 2: Porgi, amorWolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Rita Hunter / Dobbs Franks & 1 more
3:33
37
Casanova: O Madonna, auf uns sieh (Nuns' Chorus)Johann Strauss II / Kiri Te Kanawa / Julius Rudel & 2 more
3:38
38
I puritani (The Puritans), Act 1: A te, o caraVincenzo Bellini / Gian Carlo Luccardi / Dame Joan Sutherland & 5 more
5:52
39
Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 2: Deh vieni alla finestra (Serenade)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Teddy Tahu Rhodes / Ola Rudner & 1 more
2:33
40
Hänsel und Gretel, Act 2: Abends, will ich schlafen gehn (Evening Benediction)... Dream PantomimeEngelbert Humperdinck / Elisabeth Grümmer / Elisabeth Schwarzkopf & 2 more
9:38
41
Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo sinfonicoPietro Mascagni / Heribert Beissel / Bonn Classical Philharmonic
3:21
42
Tannhäuser, Act 3: Beglückt darf nun dich, o Heimat, ich schauen (Pilgrims' Chorus)Richard Wagner / Helga Dernesch / Victor Braun & 3 more
4:56
43
Aida, Act 2: Gloria all'Egitto... Triumphal MarchGiuseppe Verdi / Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano / Lorin Maazel & 1 more
9:39
44
Porgy and Bess:, Act 1: SummertimeGeorge Gershwin / Leontyne Price / Unknown Orchestra
2:55
45
Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), Act 2: Vilja SongFranz Lehár / Yvonne Kenny / Vladimir Kamirski & 1 more
4:57
46
Fidelio, Op. 72, Act 1: O welche Lust (Prisoners' Chorus)Ludwig van Beethoven / Philip Kraus / Robert Johnson & 3 more
8:25
47
Tosca, Act 1: Recondita armoniaGiacomo Puccini / Stanislav Gorkovenko / Zurab Sotkilava & 1 more
2:47
48
Tosca, Act 2: Vissi d'arteGiacomo Puccini / Rita Hunter / Dobbs Franks & 1 more
3:23
49
Tosca, Act 3: E lucevan le stelleGiacomo Puccini / Lorin Maazel / Franco Corelli & 1 more
3:15
50
Orfeo ed Euridice, Act 2: Dance of the Blessed SpiritsChristoph Willibald Gluck / Melbourne Symphony Orchestra / Richard Divall
6:06

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Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group
2011 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group
2011 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group

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