VARIOUS ARTISTS

Opera - Världens vackraste arior / The Most Beautiful Arias in the World

VARIOUS ARTISTS

38 SONGS • 2 HOURS AND 29 MINUTES • MAR 15 2013

1
Carmen: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera)
Barbara Hendricks & Paavo Järvi
04:14
2
Carmen, Act 2: "Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre" (Escamillo, Chorus)
Thomas Beecham
04:55
3
Carmen, WD 31, Act 2 Scene 5: No. 17, Cantabile, "La fleur que tu m'avais jetée" (Don José)
Nicolai Gedda, Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française & Sir Thomas Beecham
04:46
4
Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro" (Lauretta)
Montserrat Caballé
02:49
5
Die Zauberflöte, K.620, Act I: Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja
Lucia Popp, Doris Soffel, Ortrun Wenkel, Peter Hofmann, Aage Haugland, Heinz Zednik, Brigitte Lindner, Waldemar Kmentt, André Von Mattoni, Norman Bailey, Erich Kunz, Roland Bracht, Wolfgang Brendel, Siegfried Jerusalem, Bernard Haitink & Edita Gruberová
02:47
6
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act 2: "Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen" (Königin)
Bernard Haitink
02:51
7
Don Pasquale, Act I Terza Scena: Sogno soave e casto (Ernesto/Pasquale)
Gösta Winbergh, Sesto Bruscantini, Philharmonia Orchestra & Riccardo Muti
02:30
8
Don Pasquale, Act 3: "Com' è gentil"
Rolando Villazón, Münchner Rundfunkorchester & Michel Plasson
03:32
9
Pagliacci, Act 1 Scene 4: "Recitar! Mentre preso dal delirio … Vesti la giubba" (Canio)
Jussi Björling, Victoria De Los Ángeles, Robert Shaw Chorale, Paul Franke, RCA Victor Orchestra, Leonard Warren, Renato Cellini & Robert Merrill
03:51
10
Hänsel und Gretel, Act 1: Tanzduett. "Brüderchen, komm tanz' mit mir" (Gretel, Hänsel)
Herbert von Karajan feat. Elisabeth Grümmer & Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
03:39
11
Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59, Act II: "Ganz zu Befehl, Herr Kavalier" (Ochs, Annina)
Otto Edelmann, Kerstin Meyer, Philharmonia Orchestra & Herbert von Karajan
03:06
12
Il barbiere di Siviglia, Act 1: "La ran la le ra ... Largo al factotum della città" (Figaro)
Gianluigi Gelmetti feat. Thomas Hampson
04:20
13
Il barbiere di Siviglia, Act 1 Scene 5: No. 9, Cavatina, "Una voce poco fa" (Rosina)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Maria Callas & Tullio Serafin
06:57
14
Il trovatore, Act 4 Scene 1: "D'amor sull'ali rosee" (Leonora)
Maria Callas
04:08
15
La Bohème, Act 1: "Che gelida manina" (Rodolfo)
Jussi Björling, RCA Victor Orchestra & Sir Thomas Beecham
05:11
16
La Bohème (2002 Remastered Version): Si, mi chiamano Mimi
London Symphony Orchestra, Montserrat Caballé & Sir Charles Mackerras
05:18
17
La Bohème: Quando men vo (Musetta's Waltz Song) (Act II)
Ghena Dimitrova, Philharmonia Orchestra & Anton Guadagno
02:35
18
La Wally, Act 1: "Ebben? ... Ne andrò lontana" (Wally)
Maria Callas
04:50
19
La Traviata, Act 1: "Libiamo ne' lieti calici" (Alfredo, Tutti, Violetta)
Aldo Ceccato feat. Beverly Sills, Delia Wallis, Keith Erwen, Mario Carlin, Mirella Fiorentini, Nicolai Gedda, Richard van Allan, Robert Lloyd, Rolando Panerai, Terence Sharpe & William Elvin
03:03
20
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act 1: "Non più andrai" (Figaro)
Riccardo Muti feat. Thomas Allen
03:41
21
Le nozze di Figaro, Act II: Aria: Porgi amor
Lucia Popp, Münchner Rundfunkorchester & Leonard Slatkin
03:50
22
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act 3: "Sull'aria ... Che soave zefiretto" (Countess, Susanna)
Riccardo Muti feat. Kathleen Battle & Margaret Price
02:28
23
Les Pêcheurs de perles - Opera in three acts (edition based on the original 1863 version; orchestration of restored material by Arthur Hammond) (1990 Remastered Version), Act I: Au fond du temple saint (Temple Duet) (Nadir, Zurga)
Alain Vanzo, Guillermo Sarabia, Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris & Georges Prêtre
03:27
24
Madama Butterfly, Act 2: "Un bel dì vedremo" (Butterfly)
Sir John Barbirolli feat. Renata Scotto
04:44
25
Martha, Act 3: "Ach, so fromm, ach, so traut"
Rolando Villazón, Münchner Rundfunkorchester & Michel Plasson
03:00
26
Gualtier Maldè!... Caro Nome, Gildas Aria, Ur Rigoletto, Akt I
Margareta Hallin, Symfoniorkestern Norrköping & Ulf Björlin
04:22
27
Rigoletto, Act III: "La donna è mobile"
Giuseppe di Stefano
02:39
28
Rigoletto, Act III: Bella figlia dell'amore (Duca/Maddalena/Gilda/Rigoletto)
Giuseppe di Stefano, Adriana Lazzarini, Maria Callas, Tito Gobbi, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano & Tullio Serafin
04:49
29
Rusalka, Op. 114, B. 203, Act 1: "Mesicku na nebi hlubokém" (Rusalka)
Lucia Popp
05:56
30
Louise, Act 3 Scene 1: "Depuis le jour où je me suis donnée" (Louise)
Angela Gheorghiu, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Sir Richard Armstrong
04:49
31
Tosca, Act 2 Scene 5: "Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore" (Tosca)
Maria Callas, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano & Victor De Sabata
03:17
32
Tosca, Act III: E lucevan le stelle (Cavaradossi)
Plácido Domingo
03:14
33
Die tote Stadt, Op. 12, Act I: Lied. "Glück, das mir verblied" (Marietta)
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Philharmonia Orchestra & Julius Rudel
05:38
34
Les Contes d'Hoffmann (1989 Remastered Version), Act III: Entr'acte et Barcarolle: Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour (Une voix/Giulietta/Choeurs)
Nicolai Gedda, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Victoria De Los Ángeles, Gianna D'Angelo, Christiane Gayraud, Jacques Pruvost, Robert Geay, George London, Michel Sénéchal, Jean-Christophe Benoît, Jean-Pierre Laffage, Nicola Ghiuselev, André Mallabrera, Ernest Blanc & Renée Faure
03:49
35
L'Elisir d'amore, Act 2: Una furtiva lagrima
Philharmonia Orchestra
03:56
36
La Gioconda (2000 Remastered Version): Cielo e mar! (Act II)
Nicolai Gedda, Philharmonia Orchestra & Alceo Galliera
04:33
37
Turandot, Act 1: "Signore, ascolta" (Liù)
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, London Symphony Orchestra & Myung-Whun Chung
02:37
38
Nessun Dorma (1989 Remastered Version)
José Carreras, Alain Lombard & Choeurs de l'Opéra du Rhin
03:02
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