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1Carmen: Prélude
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
recording of:
Carmen : Prélude
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen (Italian lyrics)
part of:
Carmen (German translation, Julius Hopp)
part of:
Carmen (english lyrics, David Parry)
part of:
Carmen, WD 31 (opera by Georges Bizet)
Georges Bizet3:28
2Nabucco: Act III. "Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate" (Coro)
choir vocals:
Chœur de la Suisse Romande and Chœur Pro Arte de Lausanne
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
chorus master:
André Charlet
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro) (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1841)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte III. La profezia
Giuseppe Verdi3:14
3Rigoletto: Act I. "Questa o quella" (Rigoletto)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 1. N°2 Ballata “Questa o quella” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1850 until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (from 1850 until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi2:05
4La traviata: Act I. "Libiamo ne' lieti calici" (Alfredo, Violetta)Giuseppe Verdi3:08
5Aida: Act II. "Gloria all'Egitto" - "Marcia trionfale"Giuseppe Verdi6:32
6Turandot: Act III. "Nessun dorma" (Calaf)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA (Italian publisher)
part of:
Turandot: Atto III (Turandot: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini3:17
7Rigoletto: Act III. "La donna è mobile" (Rigoletto)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi2:50
8Lakmé: Act I. "Sous le dôme épais" (Lakmé, Mallika)Léo Delibes6:14
9La traviata: Preludio
recording of:
La traviata: Preludio
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
La traviata
part of:
La traviata (english lyrics)
part of:
La traviata (french lyrics)
part of:
La Traviata (aka Violetta, german lyrics)
part of:
Violetta (La traviata) (german lyrics)
Giuseppe Verdi3:34
10Tosca: Act I. "Dammi i colori! ... Recondita armonia" (Cavaradossi)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Recondita armonia” (Cavaradossi, Sagrestano) (“Dammi i colori”)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini2:35
11Tosca: Act III. "E lucevan le stelle" (Cavaradossi)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini3:10
12Carmen: Act I. Habanera "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Carmen)Georges Bizet4:35
13Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo sinfonico
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888)
publisher:
Ascherberg Hopwood & Crew
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana (German lyrics)
Pietro Mascagni4:08
14La Bohème: Act I. "Che gelida manina" (Rodolfo)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini4:29
15La Bohème: Act I. "Sì, mi chiamano Mimì" (Mimì)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 7. “Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì” (Mimì)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini4:43
16Il barbiere di Siviglia: Act I. "Largo al factotum della città!" (Figaro)Gioachino Rossini4:59
17La Gioconda: Act III. "Danza delle ore"
recording of:
La Gioconda: Atto III, scena 2. Danza delle ore
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli (composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
La Gioconda: Atto III. Cà d'Oro
Amilcare Ponchielli7:30
18Die Zauberflöte: Act II. "Papagena! - Papageno!" (Papageno, Papagena)
bass-baritone vocals:
Thomas Quasthoff (bass-baritone)
soprano vocals:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano)
orchestra:
SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern (SWR Radio Orchestra Kaiserslautern)
conductor:
José Collado (conductor)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. Duett „Pa-pa-gena!... Pa-pa-geno!” (Papageno, Papagena)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:42
19Le nozze di Figaro: Overture
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Sinfonia
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
part of:
Die Hochzeit des Figaro (German translation)
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 (The Marriage of Figaro, K 492)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:12
2CD
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1Il barbiere di Siviglia: Act I. "Una voce poco fa" (Rosina)Gioachino Rossini6:03
2La Fille du régiment: Act I. "Ah! mes amis" (Tonio)Gaetano Donizetti5:01
3Lakmé: Act II. "Où va la jeune Hindoue?" (Lakmé)Léo Delibes8:21
4Die Zauberflöte: Act II. "Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen" (Königin der Nacht)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:55
5Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Act II. "Martern aller Arten" (Konstanze)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart8:45
6Il barbiere di Siviglia: Act I. "Mi par d’esser con la testa" (Tutti)Gioachino Rossini4:23
7Così fan tutte: Act I. "La mia Dorabella capace non è" (Ferrando, Don Alfonso, Guglielmo)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
recording of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I. No. 1 Terzetto “La mia Dorabella capace non è” (Ferrando, Guglielmo, Don Alfonso)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:03
8Don Giovanni: Act II. "Deh, vieni alla finestra" (Don Giovanni)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1:52
9Le nozze di Figaro: Act II. "Voi che sapete che cosa è amor" (Cherubino)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II, Scena II. (no. 12) Canzona “Voi che sapete che cosa è amor” (Cherubino)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act II)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:50
10Norma: Act I. "Casta Diva" (Norma)
recording of:
Norma: Atto I, scena 1. Scena e cavatina “Casta diva, che inargenti” (Norma, coro)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (until 1831)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur) (until 1831)
part of:
Norma: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini6:40
11La Favorita: Act IV. "Favorita del re! ... Spirito gentil" (Fernando)Gaetano Donizetti4:53
12L'elisir d'amore: Act II. "Una furtiva lagrima" (Nemorino)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Romanza “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) (in 1832)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti5:00
13Rinaldo: Act II. "Lascia ch'io pianga" (Almirena)Georg Friedrich Händel4:32
14Turandot: Act I. "Signore, ascolta!" (Liù)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto I. “Signore, ascolta!” (Liù)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto I (Turandot: Act I)
Giacomo Puccini2:35
15La rondine: Act I. "Chi il bel sogno di Doretta" (Magda)Giacomo Puccini2:18
16Il trovatore: Act IV. "Timor di me? ... D'amor sull'ali rosee" (Leonora)Giuseppe Verdi5:17
17Die Zauberflöte: Act I. "Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja" (Papageno)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:52
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1Mefistofele: Act I. "Dai campi, dai prati" (Faust)
recording of:
Mefistofele: Atto I, Scena IIa. “Dai campi, dai prati” (Faust)
composer and librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Mefistofele: Atto I
Arrigo Boito2:25
2Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro" (Lauretta)Giacomo Puccini2:40
3Werther: Act III. "Pourquoi me réveiller?" (Werther)
recording of:
Werther : Acte III. « Toute mon âme est là ! » – « Pourquoi me réveiller ? » (Werther)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
librettist:
Édouard Blau (Librettist), Georges Hartmann (librettist) and Paul Milliet (Librettist)
part of:
Werther : Acte III (Charlotte et Werther)
Jules Massenet2:53
4Madama Butterfly: Act II. "Un bel di vedremo" (Butterfly)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (Madame Butterfly: Act II, also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini5:05
5Manon Lescaut: Intermezzo sinfonico
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto III. Intermezzo (Intermezzo between Acts II and III)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut
Giacomo Puccini5:33
6Tosca: Act II. "Vissi d'arte" (Tosca)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini3:15
7La Wally: Act I. "Ebben? Ne andrò lontana" (Wally)
recording of:
La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” (Wally)
composer:
Alfredo Catalani (composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica (in 1892)
publisher:
Lam Larghetto Music (from 1993 to present)
part of:
La Wally: Atto I
Alfredo Catalani4:02
8Пиковая дама: Act III. "Ax! истoмилacь я гopeм" (Лиза)
partial recording of:
Пиковая дама, op. 68 (The Queen of Spades, Pique Dame)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1890-01 until 1890-06)
librettist:
Модест Ильич Чайковский (Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky, librettist)
premiered at:
Мариинский театр (Mariinsky Theatre, Mariinsky Theatre) in Sankt-Peterburg (Saint Petersburg), Russia (on 1890-12-19)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 10), Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 10) and Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 68)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский3:28
9Madama Butterfly: Act II. "Coro a bocca chiusa"
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (Madame Butterfly: Act II, also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini3:12
10Les contes d'Hoffmann: Act IV. Barcarolle "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" (Giulietta, Nicklausse)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann : Acte IV. No. 17 Barcarolle « Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour » (Nicklausse, Giulietta, les invités)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Acte IV (Giulietta) (Offenbach order; critical Oeser edition)
Jacques Offenbach3:57
11Les pêcheurs de perle: Act I. "Au fond du temple saint" (Nadir, Zurga)
recording of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : «Au fond du temple saint » (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (from 1863-04 until 1863-08)
arrangement of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 2 Duo « Au fond du temple saint » (Zurga, Nadir)
Georges Bizet4:37
12Luisa Miller: Act II. "Quando le sere al placido" (Rodolfo)Giuseppe Verdi3:41
13Andrea Chénier: Act I. "Un dì all'azzurro spazio" (Chénier)Umberto Giordano4:32
14La fanciulla del West: Act III. "Ch'ella mi creda libero e lontano" (Johnson)Giacomo Puccini2:33
15Andrea Chénier: Act III. "La mamma morta" (Maddalena)
recording of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III. “La mamma morta” (Maddalena, Gérard)
composer:
Umberto Giordano (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica
publisher:
Edoardo Sonzogno Ltd. and MCPS (UK rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
part of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III
Umberto Giordano5:02
16Carmen: Act II. "La fleur que tu m'avais jetée" (Don José)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 17 Duo : « La Fleur que tu m’avais jetée » (Carmen, Don José) (Flower Song)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) (in 1875) and Henri Meilhac (in 1875)
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Georges Bizet4:22
17Aida: Act I. "Se quel guerrier io fossi! ... Celeste Aida" (Radamès)Giuseppe Verdi4:31
18Rigoletto: Act I. "Caro nome" (Gilda)Giuseppe Verdi7:07
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1Mefistofele: Prologo
recording of:
Mefistofele: Prologo
composer:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Mefistofele
Arrigo Boito6:25
2Medea: Act I. "Dei tuoi figli la madre" (Medea)Luigi Cherubini4:28
3Macbeth: Act III. BalloGiuseppe Verdi5:25
4Rigoletto: Act II. "Cortigiani, vil razza dannata" (Rigoletto)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II. Aria "Cortigiani, vil razza dannata" (Rigoletto)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi4:13
5La traviata: Act I. "Lunge da lei ... De' miei bollenti spiriti" (Alfredo)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto II, scena 1. “De’ miei bollenti spiriti” (Alfredo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto II (La traviata: Act II)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto II, scena 1. “Lunge da lei” (Alfredo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto II (La traviata: Act II)
Giuseppe Verdi3:27
6Aida: Act II. Ballabile
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Ballabile (orchestra)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Akt II
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi4:11
7Aida: Act II. "Danza dei piccoli schiavi mori"Giuseppe Verdi1:31
8Die Walküre: Act III. "Walkürenritt"
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt (The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854 until 1856)
publisher:
Schott Music International (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!"
Richard Wagner5:28
9La gazza ladra: Overture
recording of:
La gazza ladra: Ouverture (The Thieving Magpie: Overture)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer) (in 1817)
librettist:
Giovanni Gherardini
part of:
La gazza ladra
part of:
The Thieving Magpie (English version by Sams)
Gioachino Rossini9:28
10La traviata: Act I. "Sempre libera degg'io" (Violetta)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. “Sempre libera” (Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
Giuseppe Verdi3:44
11Il corsaro: Act I. "Non so le tetre immagini" (Medora)Giuseppe Verdi4:17
12Semiramide: Act I. "Alle più care immagini" (Semiramide, Arsace)Gioachino Rossini3:40
13Il trovatore: Act III. "Di quella pira" (Manrico)Giuseppe Verdi3:19
14Così fan tutte: Act I. "Soave sia il vento" (Fiordiligi, Dorabella, Don Alfonso)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
recording of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I. No. 10 Terzettino “Soave sia il vento” (Fiordligi, Dorabella, Don Alfonso)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:22
15Rigoletto: Act III. "Bella figlia dell'amore" (Duca, Maddalena, Gilda, Rigoletto)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. N°12 Quartetto "Bella figlia dell'amore" (Duca, Maddalena, Gilda, Rigoletto)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi3:50
16Falstaff: Act III. "Tutto nel mondo è burla" (Falstaff)Giuseppe Verdi3:01
17Pagliacci: Act I. "Recitar! ... Vesti la giubba" (Canio)
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” … “Vesti la giubba” (Canio)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer) (in 1892)
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I (Pagliacci: Act I)
Ruggero Leoncavallo3:37

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