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The 50 Most Famous Operas

Ivanka Ninova (mezzo-soprano), Steven Page (baritone), Mary Hughes (mezzo-soprano), John Oakman (tenor), Susan McCulloch (soprano), Rachel Rosales (soprano), Maria Spacagna (soprano), Richard di Renzi (tenor), Sylvia Sass (soprano), Maria Luisa Barducci (soprano), Charles K. L. Davis (tenor), Werner...

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Contents

Mozart: Voi che sapete (from Le nozze di Figaro)

Work length3:00
$1.00
$1.30
  • Ivanka Ninova (mezzo-soprano)
  • Sofia Symphony Orchestra
  • Dimiter Dimitrov

Rossini: The Barber of Seville, Act I: "Largo al factotum"

Work length4:57
$1.00
$1.30
  • Steven Page (baritone)
  • Czech Symphony Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic Choir
  • Julian Bigg

Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act II, Scene 2: Ballo. Andante "Dance of the Blessed Spirits"

Work length2:33
$1.00
$1.30
  • Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim
  • Wilhelm Keitel

Bizet: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle 'Habanera' (from Carmen)

Work length3:49
$1.00
$1.30
  • Mary Hughes (mezzo-soprano)
  • Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • John Landor

Verdi: La traviata, Act I: "Libiamo ne'lieti" (Brindisi)

Work length3:12
$1.00
$1.30
  • John Oakman (tenor), Susan McCulloch (soprano)
  • Czech Symphony Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic Choir
  • Julian Bigg

Mozart: Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen (from Die Zauberflöte)

Work length2:55
$1.00
$1.30
  • Rachel Rosales (soprano)
  • Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • John Landor

Puccini: Madama Butterfly, Act I: Finale. Duet, "Vogliatemi bene"

Work length6:57
$1.00
$1.30
  • Maria Spacagna (soprano), Richard di Renzi (tenor)
  • Hungarian State Opera
  • Charles Rosekrans

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, Act III: Liebestod. "Mild und leise, wie er lächelt"

Work length6:03
$1.00
$1.30
  • Sylvia Sass (soprano)
  • Magyar Szimfonikus Zenekar Budapest
  • Géza Oberfrank

Rossini: Guillaume Tell Overture

Work length12:06
Album only
Album only
  • London Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Alfred Scholz

Bellini: Casta Diva (from Norma)

Work length6:37
$1.00
$1.30
  • Maria Luisa Barducci (soprano)
  • Rome Lyric Opera Chorus, Rome Lyric Opera Orchestra
  • Alberico Vitalini

Puccini: Che gelida manina (from La Bohème)

Work length4:41
$1.00
$1.30
  • Charles K. L. Davis (tenor)
  • Stadium Symphony Orchestra of New York
  • Wilfred Pelletier

Purcell: When I am laid in earth (from Dido and Aeneas)

Work length4:09
$1.00
$1.30
  • King's Consort
  • Robert King

Handel: Ombra mai fu (from Serse)

Work length4:30
$1.00
$1.30
  • Werner Hollweg (tenor)
  • Wiener Symphoniker
  • Helmuth Froschauer

Monteverdi: L' Orfeo, SV 318: Toccata

Work length0:45
$1.00
$1.30
  • Edward Carroll (trumpet), The New York Trumpet Ensemble (trumpet)
  • The New York Trumpet Ensemble

Puccini: Turandot, Act III: Aria. "Nessun dorma"

Work length3:06
$1.00
$1.30
  • János B. Nagy (tenor)
  • Hungarian State Opera
  • Adam Medvecky

Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act II: "Il mio tesoro"

Work length4:19
$1.00
$1.30
  • Munich Radio Orchestra
  • Kurt Eichhorn

Lehár: Die Lustige Witwe: Lippen schweigen

Work length3:02
$1.00
$1.30
  • Jana Scharkowskaja (soprano), Thomas Dewald (tenor)
  • WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln
  • Helmuth Froschauer

Wagner: Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries

Work length5:22
$1.00
$1.30
  • Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
  • György Lehel

Weber: Der Freischütz Overture

Work length9:14
$1.00
$1.30
  • Orchestre Symphonique du Festival
  • Loic Bertrand

Verdi: Rigoletto, Act I: "Caro nome"

Work length4:43
$1.00
$1.30
  • Rachel Rosales (soprano)
  • Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • John Landor

Leoncavallo: Vesti la giubba (from I Pagliacci)

Work length3:45
$1.00
$1.30
  • John Oakman (tenor)
  • Czech Symphony Orchestra
  • Julian Bigg

Verdi: Aida, Act I: Chorus of the Priests "Possenthe Fthà"

Work length5:34
$1.00
$1.30
  • Bulgarian National Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Georgi Robev

Wagner: Das Rheingold, WWV 86A, Scene 4: Entry of the Gods into Valhalla

Work length7:32
$1.00
$1.30
  • Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Vassil Kazandjiev

Puccini: O mio babbino caro (from Gianni Schicchi)

Work length2:00
$1.00
$1.30
  • Susan McCulloch (soprano)
  • Czech Symphony Orchestra
  • Julian Bigg

Smetana: The Bartered Bride, JB 1:100, Acts II & III: Furiant - Entry of the Comedians

Work length6:50
$1.00
$1.30
  • Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Libor Pešek

Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Overture

Work length9:48
$1.00
$1.30
  • Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Bystrik Rezucha

Beethoven: O welche Lust! In freier Luft den Atem leicht zu heben! (from Fidelio)

Work length3:46
$1.00
$1.30
  • Bulgarian National Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Georgi Robev

Donizetti: Una furtiva lagrima (from L'elisir d'amore)

Work length3:34
$1.00
$1.30
  • Patrick Marques (tenor)
  • Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • John Landor

Wagner: Lohengrin, WWV 75: Prelude to Act III

Work length3:39
$1.00
$1.30
  • Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Bystrik Rezucha

Tchaikovsky: Eugen Onegin, Op. 24, Act II: Aria. "Kuda, kuda, kuda vi udalilis"

Work length6:23
$1.00
$1.30
  • Lyubomir Dyakovski (tenor)
  • Sofia Symphony Orchestra
  • Boris Hinchev

Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffmann, Act II: Barcarole

Work length3:17
$1.00
$1.30
  • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Christian Rainer

Wagner: Tannhäuser, WWV 70, Act III: Pilgrims' Chorus

Work length4:16
$1.00
$1.30
  • Badische Staatskapelle Karlsruhe, Choir of the Badische Staatskapelle Karlsruhe
  • Curt Cremer

Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor, Act III: "Fra poco a me ricovero"

Work length6:51
$1.00
$1.30
  • Dénes Gulyás (tenor)
  • Hungarian State Opera
  • János Ferencsik

Verdi: La donna è mobile (from Rigoletto)

Work length2:11
$1.00
$1.30
  • John Oakman (tenor)
  • Czech Symphony Orchestra
  • Julian Bigg

Strauss, R: Der Rosenkavalier: Act III Waltz

Work length8:13
$1.00
$1.30
  • Stadium Symphony Orchestra of New York
  • Raoul Poliakin

Wagner: Siegfried, Act I: Schmiedelied. "Hoho! Hoho! Hohei! Schmiede mein Hammer"

Work length6:17
$1.00
$1.30
  • Günter Kurth (tenor), Reiner Goldberg (tenor)
  • Staatskapelle Berlin
  • Siegfried Kurz

Handel: Rinaldo, HWV 7, Act II: "Laschia ch'io pianga

Work length4:35
$1.00
$1.30
  • Heather Johnson (soprano)
  • London Musical Arts
  • John Landor

Verdi: Don Carlo, Act II: "Ascolta"

Work length4:59
$1.00
$1.30
  • Albert Miklos (tenor), Sándor Sólyom-Nagy (baritone)
  • Hungarian Radio Chorus, Hungarian State Opera
  • András Kórodi

Wagner: Parsifal, WWV 111, Act I: "Nehmet hin meinen Leib" (Grail Scene)

Work length14:58
Album only
Album only
  • Bulgarian National Choir, Bulgarian National Chorus, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Georgi Robev

Puccini: E lucevan le stelle (from Tosca)

Work length3:04
$1.00
$1.30
  • Patrick Marques (tenor)
  • Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • John Landor

Strauss, R: Salome: Dance of the Seven Veils

Work length9:09
$1.00
$1.30
  • Stadium Symphony Orchestra of New York
  • Leopold Stokowski

Mozart: Idomeneo, K366: Overture

Work length5:14
$1.00
$1.30
  • Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Manfred Peter

Wagner: Götterdämmerung, Act III: Siegfrieds Tod und Trauermarsch

Work length6:55
$1.00
$1.30
  • Bulgarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Vassil Kazandjiev

Massenet: Manon, Act II: "En ferment les yeux" (Le Rêve)

Work length3:05
$1.00
$1.30
  • Charles K. L. Davis (tenor)
  • Stadium Symphony Orchestra of New York
  • Wilfred Pelletier

Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov: Finale. Death of the Tsar

Work length8:35
$1.00
$1.30
  • Anatolji Kotscherga (bass)
  • Chorus of the Polish National Opera, Orchestra of the Polish National Opera
  • Robert Satanowski

Delibes: Lakmé, Act I: "Dome epais" (Flower Duet)

Work length4:50
$1.00
$1.30
  • Christine Moore (soprano), Rachel Rosales (soprano)
  • Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • John Landor

Monteverdi: L'Incoronazione di Poppea, SV 308, Act III: Scene VIII "Pur ti miro

Work length2:55
$1.00
$1.30
  • Hans-Ulrich Mielsch (tenor), Ursula Buckel (soprano)
  • Santini Chamber Orchestra Münster
  • Rudolf Ewerhart

Berlioz: Les Troyens, H. 133: Royal Hunt and Storm

Work length11:19
Album only
Album only
  • Philharmonia Hungarica
  • Richard Kapp

Gershwin: Porgy and Bess: Symphonic Suite (From "Porgy and Bess")

Work length13:09
Album only
Album only
  • Orlando Pops Orchestra
  • Andrew Lane

Verdi: Otello, Act II: "Credo in un dio crudel"

Work length4:50
$1.00
$1.30
  • Lajos Miller (baritone)
  • Hungarian State Opera
  • Ferenc Nagy