100 Must-Have Opera Highlights

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1Carmen: Overture
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alfred Scholz (musical fraudster)
recording of:
Carmen : Prélude
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen (english lyrics, David Parry)
part of:
Carmen (italian lyrics)
part of:
Carmen (German translation, Julius Hopp)
part of:
Carmen, WD 31 (Opera by Georges Bizet)
Georges Bizet2:21
2Nabucco: Act III - Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves -
choir vocals:
Bulgarian National Choir, Bulgarian National Choir “Svetoslav Obretenov” and Chorus of the Munich State Opera
choir vocals [Coro]:
Bulgarian National Choir
orchestra:
Nürnberger Symphoniker (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Emil Tabakov (conductor), Georgi Robev (conductor) and Hanspeter Gmür (conductor (used as Alfred Scholz pseudonym))
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 Verdi5:19
3La Traviata: Act I - Brindisi -
instruments:
Adagio Trio
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Brindisi “Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici” (Alfredo, Coro, Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi3:08
4Gianni Schicchi:
recording of:
“O mio babbino caro” (from Gianni Schicchi) (catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giovacchino Forzano
arrangement of:
Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta)
Giacomo Puccini1:51
5Rigoletto: “La donna e mobile”
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Dénes Gulyás (tenor)
orchestra:
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra (Hungarian State Opera Orchestra)
conductor:
János Ferencsik (conductor)
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 Verdi2:14
6Cavalleria Rusticana: Easter Chorus -
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “Regina coeli laetare” (Coro) (Easter Hymn)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
librettist:
Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni8:06
7Wilhelm Tell: Soldier's Dance
orchestra:
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Janos Sandor and András Kórodi (conductor)
recording of:
Guillaume Tell : Acte III. No. 16 Divertissement: Pas de soldats: Allegro brillante - Allegro vivace (The Soldier's Dance)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Hippolyte Louis-Florent Bis (librettist) and Étienne de Jouy
part of:
Guillaume Tell : Acte III
Gioachino Rossini5:16
8Barcarolle, From "The Tales of Hoffman"
orchestra:
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
János Sándor and Norman Shetler (Austrian pianist, puppeteer, puppett constructor, piano professor with American origin)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III. “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Nicklausse, Giulietta, les invités, Hoffmann, Schlemil)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach
librettist:
Jules Barbier
part of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III (Giulietta) (alternate order)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Barcarolle (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach
arrangement of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III. “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Nicklausse, Giulietta, les invités, Hoffmann, Schlemil)
Jacques Offenbach3:33
9Ride of the Valkyries
orchestra:
Budapest Symphony Orchestra (a.k.a. Budapest Symphony)
conductor:
György Lehel (conductor)
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt
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 Wagner55:21
10The Merry Widows of Windsor, Act III: Moon Choir
recording of:
Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor: Akt III. Nr. 12. O süsser Mond
composer:
Otto Nicolai (composer and conductor)
librettist:
Salomon Hermann Mosenthal
part of:
Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor: Akt III
Otto Nicolai3:36
11Faust: Act II - Méphistophéles Rondo - "Le veau d'or"
bass vocals [Méphisto]:
Nicolaï Ghiaurov (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Bulgarian National Radio Choir
orchestra:
Симфоничен оркестър на Българското национално радио
conductor:
Ivan Marinov (conductor)
recording of:
Faust : Acte II. No. 7 « Le veau d’or est toujours debout » (Méphistophélès, Chœur)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
part of:
Faust : Acte II
Charles‐François Gounod2:07
12Thais: Act II - Méditation
recording of:
Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1894)
part of:
Thaïs: Acte II
Jules Massenet5:08
13Aida, Act II: Triumphal March and Chorus - "Gloria all'Egitto" (From "Revenge of the Nerds")
choir vocals:
Bulgarischer Nationalchor „Svetoslav Obretenov“ and Zbori RTV Slovenija (Pevski Zbori RTV Slovenija, Komorni zbor RTV Slovenija, Mladinski pevski zbor RTV Slovenija, Otroški pevski zbor RTVS. Choirs associated with Simfonični orkester RTV Slovenija.)
orchestra:
Philharmonisches Orchester Sofia and Radio Symphony Orchestra Ljubljana (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Georgi Robev (conductor) and Marko Munih (conductor)
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
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Gran Finale II “Gloria all’Egitto, ad Iside” (Popolo, Sacerdoti)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Marcia trionfale (orchestra) (Triumphal march, Triumphmarsch)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Akt II
recording of:
Aida: Gloria all’Egitto (Chor) (for undetermined recordings, could be either of two with this title in Act II)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1871)
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi12:52
14La Bohéme, Act. II: Musette Waltz (instrumental)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto II. no. 13. “Quando me’n vo soletta” (Musetta, Marcello, Alcindoro, Mimi, Schaunard, Colline) (Musetta’s Waltz)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto II. Al Quartiere Latino (Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini6:56
15The Magic Flute: Act II - Chorus of the Priests - "O Isis und Osiris"
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. No. 18 Chor der Priester „O Isis und Osiris, welche Wonne!” (Priester)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:09
16Tsar and Carpenter: Dance of the Clogs
recording of:
Zar und Zimmermann: Akt III. Nr. 16 Holzschuhtanz
composer and librettist:
Albert Lortzing (composer) (in 1837)
part of:
Zar und Zimmermann, LoWV 38: Akt III
Albert Lortzing3:38
17Eugen Onegin: Act I - Girls' Chorus
choir vocals:
Sofia National Opera Chorus
orchestra:
Sofia National Opera Orchestra
recording of:
Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие I, картина 2, no. 11. Хор девушек “Девицы, красавицы” (Chorus of Maidens “Devitsy, krasavitsy”)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие первое
Пётр Ильич Чайковский3:05
18Norma: Act I - Norma's Cavatina - "Casta Diva"
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 (until 1831)
part of:
Norma: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini7:06
19Pagliacci: I zampognari!
choir vocals:
Bulgarischer Nationalchor „Svetoslav Obretenov“
tenor vocals [Canio]:
Alexander Pankov (tenor, Alfred Scholz related)
orchestra:
Philharmonisches Orchester Sofia
conductor:
Georgi Robev (conductor)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “I zampognari!” … “Don, din don, … din don, suona vespero” (Ragazzi, Coro di contadini e contadine)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I
Ruggero Leoncavallo4:51
20The Marriage of Figaro: Overture (From "Zombieland")
orchestra:
Berlin Symphony Orchestra (use only if the correct orchestra is unknown - see annotation), Berlin Symphony Orchestra (almost certainly a Scholz fake artist), Hamburger Symphoniker, London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO), London Philharmonic Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Philharmonia Slovanica Orchester (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Pietro di la Corona (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Laurence Gordon Siegel (conductor, possibly another pseudonym Alfred Scholz created) and Alfred Scholz (musical fraudster)
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
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart44:18
21Xerxes: Act I - Largo - "Ombra mai fu"
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (“largo”; catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arrangement of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Recitativo “Frondi tenere” / Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
George Frideric Handel4:24
22Dardanus: Act II - Tambourin
orchestra:
Collegium Aureum
conductor:
Franzjosef Maier (German violinist and conductor) (from 1964-06-16 until 1964-06-21)
recording of:
Dardanus, Suite: Tambourin I et II (from 1964-06-16 until 1964-06-21)
composer:
Jean‐Philippe Rameau (French composer of the Baroque era)
part of:
Dardanus Suite (based on different releases (not compiled by Rameau))
Jean-Philippe Rameau2:30
23Fidelio: "O welche Lust" (Prisoners' Chorus)
choir vocals:
Bulgarian National Choir
orchestra:
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Georgi Robev (conductor)
recording of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Act I, Scene II, no. 10a. Prisoner’s Chorus “O welche Lust” (Chor, 1st Prisoner, 2nd Prisoner)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1805, in 1814)
librettist:
Jean-Nicolas Bouilly
translator:
Joseph Sonnleithner and Georg Friedrich Treitschke
part of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Akt I
Ludwig van Beethoven3:47
24Don Giovanni: Act I - Don Giovanni's Aria - "Finch han dal vino"
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I. No. 11 Aria “Fin ch’han dal vino” (Don Giovanni)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte (in 1787)
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1:33
25Orfeo Ed Euridice: Dance of the Blessed Spirits
recording of:
Orfeo ed Euridice: Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Melodie) (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
arrangement of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Ballet in D minor “Dance of the Blessed Spirits” (Italian version)
Christoph Willibald Gluck7:26
26The Abduction from the Seraglio: Act II - The Janissaries' Chorus
recording of:
Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384: Akt III, Szene IX. No. 21b Chor der Janitscharen "Bassa Selim lebe lange"
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
additional librettist:
Johann Gottlieb Stephanie ('The Younger')
librettist:
Christoph Friedrich Bretzner
part of:
Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384: Akt III
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1:49
27L'Incoronazione di Poppea: "Solitudine amata" (Seneca, Mercurio)
bass vocals:
Boris Christoff (Bulgarian bass)
tenor vocals:
Nikola Stanchev (tenor)
orchestra:
Bulgarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Ettore Gracis (conductor)
partial recording of:
L’incoronazione di Poppea, SV 308
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
librettist:
Giovanni Francesco Busenello
part of:
Stattkus-Verzeichnis (number: SV 308)
Claudio Monteverdi14:04
28Cosi fan tutte: Act I - Terzet Guglielmo - "Una bella serenata"
recording of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I. No. 3 Terzetto “Una bella serenata” (Ferrando, Guglielmo, Don Alfonso)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:39
29Rinaldo, HWV 7, Act III: Rinaldo's Aria - "Lascia ch'io Pianga"
tenor vocals:
Werner Hollweg (tenor)
orchestra:
The Vienna Symphony Orchestra (Alfred Scholz related)
recording of:
Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II, Scene IV, no. 22. Aria “Lascia ch’io pianga mia cruda sorte” (Almirena)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1711)
librettist:
Giacomo Rossi
part of:
Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II
George Frideric Handel3:50
30Idomeneo, K.366: Act III - Idomeneo Elettra's aria - "D'Oreste, d'Ajace"
recording of:
Idomeneo, rè di Creta, K. 366: Act III, Scene X. No. 29a Aria "D'Oreste, d'Aiace" (Elettra)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Giambattista Varesco
part of:
Idomeneo, rè di Creta, K. 366: Act III
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:05
31Iphigenie in Aulis: Agamemnon's Aria: Act I - "O Diana, Dea spieta"
partial recording of:
Iphigénie en Aulide, Wq. 40
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
librettist:
François Louis Gaud Lebland du Roullet
part of:
Catalogue thématique des œuvres de Chr. W. v. Gluck (number: Wq. 40)
Christoph Willibald Gluck5:37
32The Barber of Seville: Overture
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Sinfonia
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Der Barbier von Sevilla (german lyrics)
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia
part of:
Le Barbier de Séville (french lyrics)
part of:
The Barber of Seville (english lyrics)
Gioachino Rossini7:48
33Lucia di Lammermoor: Act II - Choir of the Guests - "Per te d'immenso giubilo"
recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto II, Scena 2. (No. 8) Coro e cavatina “Per te d’immenso giubilo… Per poco fra le tenebre” (Coro, Arturo)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti4:00
34I Puritani: Act II - Giorgio's Aria - "Cinta di fiori"
recording of:
I puritani: Atto II. N°14 Romanza "Cinta di fiori" (Giorgio, Coro)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
librettist:
Carlo Pepoli (Italian librettist, 19th c.)
part of:
I puritani: Atto II
Vincenzo Bellini5:22
35Il Trovatore: "Vedi! le fosche notturne" (Gypsies' Chorus)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto II, scena 1. “Vedi! Le fosche notturne” (zingari) (“Anvil Chorus”)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto II. La gitana
Giuseppe Verdi3:13
36Tosca, Act II: Cavaradossi's Aria - "E lucevan le stelle" (From "Heavenly Creatures")
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
Giacomo Puccini3:27
37The Thieving Magpie: Overture
orchestra:
Plovdid Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Rouslan Raychev (conductor)
recording of:
La gazza ladra: Ouverture
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer) (in 1817)
librettist:
Giovanni Gherardini
part of:
La gazza ladra
part of:
The Thieving Magpie (English version by Sams)
Gioachino Rossini10:44
38L'Elisir d'Amore, Act II: Nemorino's Aria - "Una furtiva lagrima"
tenor vocals:
Dénes Gulyás (tenor)
orchestra:
Magyar Állami Operaház zenekara (Hungarian State Opera Orchestra)
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Romanza “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) (in 1832)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti5:00
39Macbeth: Act I - Chorus of the Witches - "Che faceste?"
recording of:
Macbeth: Atto I. N°2a Coro d'introduzione “Che faceste? dite su!” (Streghe)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Macbeth: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi3:34
40La Forza del Destino: Act IV - Leonora's Aria - "Pace, pace, mio Dio"
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV, scena 2. “Pace, pace, mio Dio” (Leonora)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi5:45
41La Scala di Seta, Overture
orchestra:
Philharmonic Orchestra Plovdiv
conductor:
Rouslan Raychev (conductor)
recording of:
La scala di seta: Sinfonia
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Maria Foppa
part of:
La scala di seta
Gioachino Rossini6:30
42I Lombardi: Act II - Chorus - "Gerusalem! ...Gerusalem!"
recording of:
I Lombardi: Atto III. N°11 Processione "Gerusalem! ... la grande, la promessa città" (coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
I Lombardi: Atto III (La conversione)
Giuseppe Verdi5:13
43Manon Lescaut: Intermezzo
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 Puccini5:00
44Don Pasquale: Act III - Chorus of the Servants - "Che interminabile andirivieni"
choir vocals:
Bulgarian National Choir "Svetoslav Obretenov"
orchestra:
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Georgi Robev (conductor)
recording of:
Don Pasquale: Atto III. “Che interminabile andirivieni” (Coro di Servi)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) and Giovanni Ruffini (librettist)
part of:
Don Pasquale: Atto III
Gaetano Donizetti4:02
45La Wally, Act 1: Ebben, ne andro lontana
soprano vocals [Wally]:
Julia Winer-Chenishera (soprano)
orchestra:
Bulgarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Ivan Marinov (conductor)
recording of:
La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” (Wally)
composer:
Alfredo Catalani (composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica
part of:
La Wally: Atto I
Alfredo Catalani3:39
46Don Carlos: Act III - Chorus Finale - "Spuntato ecco il di d'esultanza"
choir vocals:
Bulgarian National Chorus
orchestra:
Philharmonisches Orchester Sofia
conductor:
Georgi Robev (conductor)
recording of:
Don Carlo: Atto II, scena 2. N°5 “Spuntato ecco il dì d’esultanza” (coro) (Autodafé scene)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1867)
librettist:
Camille du Locle and Joseph Méry
part of:
Don Carlo: Atto II (III)
Giuseppe Verdi8:28
47Tancredi: Overture
recording of:
Tancredi: Sinfonia
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Gaetano Rossi (librettist)
part of:
Tancredi
Gioachino Rossini7:50
48La Cenerentola: Act I - Magnifico's Aria - "Miei rampolli femminini"
recording of:
La Cenerentola: Atto I, scena 1. Cavatina “Miei rampolli femminini” (Magnifico)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Jacopo Ferretti
part of:
La Cenerentola: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini5:46
49Ernani: Act I - Chorus - "Evviva - beviam!"
recording of:
Ernani: Atto I. (no. 2) Coro d’Introduzione. “Evviva!… beviamo” (Ribelli e Banditi)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Ernani: Atto I (Il bandito)
Giuseppe Verdi3:52
50Otello: Mia madre aveva una povera ancella... Ave maria
recording of:
Otello: Atto IV. “Ave Maria” (Desdemona)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01, in 1887)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto IV
recording of:
Otello: Atto IV. “Mia madre aveva una povera ancella” (Desdemona)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi13:22
51L'Italiana in Algeri: Overture
recording of:
L’italiana in Algeri: Sinfonia
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
part of:
L’italiana in Algeri
Gioachino Rossini9:06
52Madama Butterfly: Act II - "Un bel di vedremo" (From "Fatal Attraction")
choir vocals:
Sofia National Opera Chorus (in 1987)
soprano vocals:
Anna Tomowa‐Sintow (soprano) (in 1987)
orchestra:
Sofia National Opera Orchestra (in 1987)
conductor:
Rouslan Raichev (conductor) (in 1987)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly) (in 1987)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini4:29
53Un Ballo in Maschera: Act III - Oscar's Song - "Saper vorreste"
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto III, scena 2. Nº 23b. Canzone “Saper vorreste di che si veste” (Oscar)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi2:00
54La Gioconda: Dance of the Hours
orchestra and performer:
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
András Kórodi (conductor)
recording of:
La Gioconda: Atto III, scena 2. Danza delle ore
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli (composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Fantasia (Disney soundtrack)
part of:
La Gioconda: Atto III. Cà d'Oro
Amilcare Ponchielli9:36
55Suor Angelica: Aria - "Senza Mamma"
recording of:
Suor Angelica: “Senza mamma, o bimbo, tu sei morto!” (Suor Angelica)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giovacchino Forzano
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A.
part of:
Suor Angelica
Giacomo Puccini4:42
56Semiramide: Overture
orchestra:
Plovdid Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Rouslan Raychev (conductor)
recording of:
Semiramide: Sinfonia (Overture)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Gaetano Rossi (librettist)
part of:
Semiramide
Gioachino Rossini13:08
57Mefistofele: Prologue - Coro - "Salve Regina!"
recording of:
Mefistofele: Prologo. Salmodia finale “Salve Regina!” (Coro)
composer and librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Mefistofele: Prologo
Arrigo Boito6:41
58The Sicilian Vespers: Overture
recording of:
I vespri siciliani: Sinfonia
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Charles Duveyrier and Eugène Scribe
translator:
Arnaldo Fusinato
part of:
I vespri siciliani
Giuseppe Verdi8:43
59Turandot: Nessun dorma
choir vocals:
Chor der ungarischen Staatsoper and Magyar Állami Operaház Énekkara (Hungarian State Opera Chorus)
tenor vocals:
János B. Nagy (tenor)
tenor vocals [Calaf]:
B. Nagy János (tenor)
vocals:
B. Nagy János (tenor) and Magyar Állami Operaház Énekkara (Hungarian State Opera Chorus)
orchestra:
Magyar Állami Operaház zenekara (Hungarian State Opera Orchestra)
conductor:
Adam Medvecky (conductor) and Medveczky Ádám (conductor)
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
part of:
Turandot: Atto III
Giacomo Puccini3:06
60The Bartered Bride: Overture
orchestra:
Philharmonia Slavonica (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Henry Adolph (conductor, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Prodaná nevěsta: Overture
composer:
Bedřich Smetana (composer) (from 1863 until 1866)
part of:
Prodaná nevěsta
Bedřich Smetana6:40
61Pique Dame: Duet Lisa - Paulina, Act 1 (The Night falls down)
recording of:
Пиковая дама, op. 68: Действие I, картина 2, no. 7. Дуэт "Уж вечер… Облаков померкнули края" (Duet "Uzh vecher… Oblakov pomerknuli kraya")
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer)
librettist:
Модест Ильич Чайковский (librettist)
part of:
Пиковая дама, op. 68: Действие I
Пётр Ильич Чайковский3:38
62The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Op.57: Flight of the Bumble-Bee
recording of:
Полёт шмеля (Flight of the Bumblebee; original for orchestra)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolaï Rimski‐Korsakov) (from 1899 until 1900)
part of:
The Tale of Tsar Saltan
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков1:36
63A Life for the Tsar: Act IV - Wanja's Aria
partial recording of:
A Life for the Tsar: Act IV
composer:
Михаил Иванович Глинка (Russian composer)
part of:
A Life for the Tsar
Михаил Иванович Глинка5:37
64Khovanshchina, Act IV.-Dance of the Persian Slaves
recording of:
Khovanshchina: Act IV, Scene I. Dance of the Persian Slave Girls
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (composer)
part of:
Хованщина: Действие 4
Модест Петрович Мусоргский7:05
65Sadko: Act II - Songs
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков3:24
66Boris Godunov: Act II - Boris' Monologue
recording of:
Boris Godunov: Act II. Monologue "I have Attained Supreme Power" (Boris)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (composer)
part of:
Борис Годунов: Act II (1872 version)
Модест Петрович Мусоргский3:22
67The Snow Maiden Suite, Act III.-IV. Dance of the Tumblers
recording of:
Suite from “The Snow Maiden”: IV. Dance of the Tumblers
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolaï Rimski‐Korsakov) (in 1895)
part of:
Suite from “The Snow Maiden”
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков3:43
68Ruslan and Ludmilla: Overture
recording of:
Руслан и Людмила: Увертюра
composer:
Mikhail Glinka (Russian composer) (from 1837 until 1842)
part of:
Руслан и Людмила
Михаил Иванович Глинка5:41
69Prince Igor: Polovitsian Dances
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин11:47
70Fra Diavolo: Overture
orchestra:
Budapest Symphony Orchestra (a.k.a. Budapest Symphony)
conductor:
Tamás Pál (conductor)
recording of:
Fra Diavolo: Overture
composer:
Daniel François Esprit Auber (composer)
part of:
Fra Diavolo
Daniel François Esprit Auber7:44
71Samson and Dalila, Act II: Dalila's Aria - "Mon coeur s'ouvre"
Camille Saint‐Saëns5:49
72Les Pecheurs de Perles: "Au fond du temple saint" (From "Gallipoli")
recording of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 2 Duo « Au fond du temple saint » (Zurga, Nadir)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer) (from 1863-04 until 1863-08)
librettist:
Michel Carré (librettist) and Eugène Cormon
part of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I
Georges Bizet4:57
73Romeo and Juliet: Sct I - Julia's Aria - "Je veux vivre"
recording of:
Roméo et Juliette : Acte I. No. 3 Ariette « Je veux vivre dans ce rêve » (Juliette)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer) (from 1865 until 1866)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
publisher:
Choudens
part of:
Roméo et Juliette : Acte I
Charles‐François Gounod3:53
74Le Prophéte: Act IV - Coronation March
recording of:
Le Prophète: Acte IV No. 24 Marche du sacre (La Marche du couronnement)
composer:
Giacomo Meyerbeer (composer) (until 1849-04-16)
part of:
Le Prophète: Acte IV
Giacomo Meyerbeer3:53
75Lakmé: Act II - Aria -"Ou va la jeune Indoue"
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte II. No. 10 Scène & légende de la fille du Paria (Air des clochettes) « Ah !… Par les dieux inspirée… Où va la jeune indoue » (Lakmé, Nilakantha)
composer:
Léo Delibes (composer)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
part of:
Lakmé : Acte II
Léo Delibes7:18
76Les Troyens: Act V - Dido's Aria - "Je vais mourir ... Adieu, fière cite"
recording of:
Les Troyens: Acte V, no. 48. Air: "Adieu, fière cité"
composer:
Hector Berlioz (composer) (from 1856 until 1858, in 1858)
part of:
Les Troyens: Acte V
Hector Berlioz5:55
77La Dame Blanche: Overture
orchestra:
Magyar Rádió Szimfonikus Zenekara (a.k.a. Budapest Symphony)
conductor:
Tamás Pál (conductor)
recording of:
La Dame blanche: Overture
composer:
Adolphe Adam (composer) and François‐Adrien Boïeldieu
part of:
La Dame blanche
François‐Adrien Boïeldieu7:56
78Werther: Act III - Letter Scene, Charlotte - "Qui m'aurait dit la place"
recording of:
Werther : Acte III. « Werther ! Qui m'aurait dit » (Charlotte)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
part of:
Werther : Acte III (Charlotte et Werther)
Jules Massenet7:52
79Manon: Manon's Aria, Act II - "Adieu, notre petite table"
recording of:
Manon : Acte II. « Adieu, notre petite table » (Manon)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Manon : Acte II
Jules Massenet4:07
80Zampa: Overture
recording of:
Zampa : Ouverture
composer:
Ferdinand Hérold (French opera and ballet composer) (in 1831)
part of:
Zampa
Ferdinand Hérold7:55
81Sapho: Act III - Sapho's Aria - "Où suis je?"
partial recording of:
Sapho
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
librettist:
Émile Augier
Charles‐François Gounod7:42
82Hänsel and Gretel: Overture
recording of:
Hänsel und Gretel: Vorspiel (Overture)
composer:
Engelbert Humperdinck (German composer) (from 1891 until 1892)
part of:
Hansel and Gretel (english version)
part of:
Hänsel und Gretel (original german lyrics)
Engelbert Humperdinck8:00
83Der Freischütz: Was gleicht wohl auf Erden "Huntsmen's Chorus"
choir vocals:
Национален филхармоничен хор „Светослав Обретенов“
vocals:
Bulgarian National Choir
orchestra:
Софийска Филхармония
conductor:
Georgi Robev (conductor)
performer:
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Der Freischütz: Akt III. Nr. 15. Jägerchor „Was gleicht wohl auf Erden dem Jägervergnügen?“ (Chor)
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
librettist:
Johann Friedrich Kind (German dramatist)
part of:
Der Freischütz: Akt III
Carl Maria von Weber2:49
84Der Wildschütz: Overture
recording of:
Der Wildschütz: Ouvertüre
lyricist and composer:
Albert Lortzing (composer)
part of:
Der Wildschütz
Albert Lortzing6:39
85A Night in Granada: Act II - Chorus - "Schon die Abendglocken klangen"
recording of:
Das Nachtlager in Granada, Act II: "Schon die Abendglocken klangen" (Chorus)
composer:
Conradin Kreutzer
part of:
Das Nachtlager in Granada
Conradin Kreutzer3:10
86The Barber of Bagdad: Overture
recording of:
Der Barbier von Bagdad: Ouvertüre
lyricist and composer:
Peter Cornelius (German composer, lived from 1824 to 1874)
part of:
Der Barbier von Bagdad
Peter Cornelius8:51
87Preziosa: Act I - Gypsy Choir - "Im Wald die Sonn erwacht"
partial recording of:
Preziosa, op. 78, J. 279
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
part of:
Works of Carl Maria von Weber by opus number (number: op. 78) and Carl Maria von Weber in seinen Werken. Chronologisch-thematisches Verzeichniss seiner sammtlichen Compositionen (number: J. 279)
Carl Maria von Weber3:14
88Martha: Overture
recording of:
Martha: Ouverture
composer:
Friedrich von Flotow (composer)
part of:
Martha
Friedrich von Flotow8:33
89Euryanthe: Act II - Huntsmen's Chorus - "Die Tale dampfen"
recording of:
Euryanthe: Akt III, Nr. 18. Jägerchor "Die Tale dampfen, die Hoehen glüh'n" (Männerchor)
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
part of:
Euryanthe: Akt III
Carl Maria von Weber1:38
90Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg: Overture
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker
conductor:
Yuri Ahronovitch (conductor)
recording of:
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Vorspiel
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1863 until 1867)
part of:
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96
Richard Wagner10:55
91Tannhäuser, WWV.70: Act II - Entrance of the Guests At Wartburg - "Freudig begrüßen wir die edle Halle"
recording of:
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Aufzug II, Scene IV. "Freudig begrüssen wir die edle Halle" (Einzug der Gäste)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1843 until 1845-04-13)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1842-06 until 1843-04)
part of:
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Aufzug II
Richard Wagner6:01
92Parsifal: Act III - Good Friday Spell
recording of:
Excerpt from Parsifal, WWV 111: III. Aufzug, 1. Szene: Karfreitagszauber
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Parsifal, WWV 111: III. Aufzug, 1. Szene
Richard Wagner11:30
93Lohengrin: Act III, Scene I: Bride Chorus (From "The Father of the Bride")
recording of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III, Scene I. “Treulich geführt ziehet dahin”
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1846 until 1848)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III
Richard Wagner9:22
94The Flying Dutchman: Overture
orchestra:
Budapest Symphony Orchestra (a.k.a. Budapest Symphony)
conductor:
György Lehel (conductor)
recording of:
Der fliegende Holländer, WWV 63: Ouvertüre
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1840 until 1841)
part of:
Der fliegende Holländer, WWV 63
Richard Wagner9:50
95The Rhinegold: Finale - Entry of the Gods At Walhall
orchestra:
Sofia Radio Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Vassil Kazandjiev
recording of:
Excerpt from Das Rheingold: Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1851 until 1854)
part of:
Das Rheingold: Scene IV
Richard Wagner7:36
96The Valkyrie: Act III - Wotans Farewell and Magic Fire Music
bass vocals:
Nicola Ghiuselev (operatic bass)
orchestra:
Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Rouslan Raichev (conductor)
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene III, Feuerzauber
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854-06-28 until 1856-03-23)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene III "War es so schmählich, was ich verbrach"
Richard Wagner16:55
97Siegfried: Act II - Waldweben
orchestra:
Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Rouslan Raichev (conductor)
recording of:
Siegfried: Forest Murmurs
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1856 until 1871)
is based on:
Siegfried, WWV 86C: Akt II
Richard Wagner8:50
98Twilight of the Gods: Siegfried's Death and Funeral March (From "Excalibur")
orchestra:
Sofia Radio Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Vassil Kazandjiev
recording of:
Excerpt from Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: Akt III, Scene II. Trauermusik beim Tode Siegfrieds (Funeral March)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1869 until 1874, from 1872-01-04 until 1874-11-21)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: Akt III, Scene II "Hoiho?" - "Hoiho!"
Richard Wagner6:54
99Tristan and Isolde: Act III - Isoldes Liebestod - "Mild und leise"
soprano vocals:
Sylvia Sass (Hungarian soprano)
orchestra:
Magyar Rádió Szimfonikus Zenekara (a.k.a. Budapest Symphony)
conductor:
Géza Oberfrank (conductor)
recording of:
Excerpt from Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. Liebestod. “Mild und leise wie er lächelt”
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. "Kurwenal! Hör'! Ein zweites Schiff"
Richard Wagner6:04
100Salome: Dance of the Seven Veils
orchestra:
Rundfunk‐Sinfonieorchester Berlin (East Berlin, 1923–)
conductor:
Hanns‐Martin Schneidt (harpsichordist, organist, conductor)
recording of:
Salome: Vierte Szene. Tanz der sieben Schleier
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (from 1903 until 1905)
part of:
Salome (op. 54; TrV 215)
Richard Strauss10:24