Various ArtistsThe 50 Most Famous Operas
1.
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act II: "Voi che sapete"
2.
The Barber of Seville, Act I: "Largo al factotum"
Czech Symphony Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic Choir, Steven Page, Julian Bigg
3.
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act II, Scene 2: Ballo. Andante "Dance of the Blessed Spirits"
4.
Carmen, WD 31, Act I: Habanera. "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle"
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, John Landor, Mary Hughes
5.
La traviata, Act I: "Libiamo ne'lieti" (Brindisi)
Czech Symphony Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic Choir, Susan McCulloch, John Oakman, Julian Bigg
6.
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act II: "Der Hölle Rache"
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, John Landor, Rachel Rosales
7.
Madama Butterfly, Act I: Finale. Duet, "Vogliatemi bene"
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra, Maria Spacagna, Richard di Renzi, Charles Rosekrans
8.
Tristan und Isolde, Act III: Liebestod. "Mild und leise, wie er lächelt"
Géza Oberfrank, Sylvia Sass, Magyar Szimfonikus Zenekar Budapest
9.
William Tell: Overture
10.
Norma, Act I: "Casta diva"
Rome Lyric Opera Orchestra, Rome Lyric Opera Chorus, Alberico Vitalini, Maria Luisa Barducci
11.
La Bohème, Act I: "Che gelida manina"
Stadium Symphony Orchestra of New York, Wilfred Pelletier, Charles K. L. Davis
12.
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: When I Am Laid in Earth (Dido's Lament)
13.
Serse, HWV 40, Act I: "Ombra mai fu"
14.
L' Orfeo, SV 318: Toccata
15.
Turandot, Act III: Aria. "Nessun dorma"
János B. Nagy, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra, Adam Medvecky, Hungarian State Opera Chorus
16.
Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act II: "Il mio tesoro"
17.
Die lustige Witwe: Lippen schweigen
WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln, Jana Scharkowskaja, Thomas Dewald, Helmuth Froschauer
18.
Die Walküre, WWV 86b, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries
19.
Der Freischütz, Op. 77: Overture
20.
Rigoletto, Act I: "Caro nome"
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, John Landor, Rachel Rosales
21.
I Pagliacci, Act I: "Vesti la giubba"
22.
Aida, Act I: Chorus of the Priests "Possenthe Fthà"
Georgi Robev, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Bulgarian National Choir
23.
Das Rheingold, WWV 86A, Scene 4: Entry of the Gods into Valhalla
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vassil Kazandjiev
24.
Gianni Schicchi, Act I: "O mio babbino caro"
25.
The Bartered Bride, JB 1:100, Acts II & III: Furiant - Entry of the Comedians
26.
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Prelude to Act I
27.
Fidelio, Op. 72, Act I: "O welche Lust" (Prisoners' Chorus)
Georgi Robev, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Bulgarian National Choir
28.
L'elisir d'amore: Act II - "Una furtiva lagrima"
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, John Landor, Patrick Marques
29.
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Prelude to Act III
30.
Eugen Onegin, Op. 24, Act II: Aria. "Kuda, kuda, kuda vi udalilis"
31.
The Tales of Hoffmann, Act II: Barcarole
32.
Tannhäuser, WWV 70, Act III: Pilgrims' Chorus
Choir of the Badische Staatskapelle Karlsruhe, Badische Staatskapelle Karlsruhe, Curt Cremer
33.
Lucia di Lammermoor, Act III: "Fra poco a me ricovero"
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra, János Ferencsik, Dénes Gulyás
34.
Rigoletto, Act III: "La donna e mobile"
35.
Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59, Act III: Waltz
36.
Siegfried, Act I: Schmiedelied. "Hoho! Hoho! Hohei! Schmiede mein Hammer"
Staatskapelle Berlin, Siegfried Kurz, Reiner Goldberg, Günter Kurth
37.
Rinaldo, HWV 7, Act II: "Laschia ch'io pianga
38.
Don Carlo, Act II: "Ascolta"
39.
Parsifal, WWV 111, Act I: "Nehmet hin meinen Leib" (Grail Scene)
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Georgi Robev, Bulgarian National Choir, Bulgarian National Chorus
40.
Tosca, Act III: "E lucevan le stelle"
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, John Landor, Patrick Marques
41.
Salome, Op. 54: Dance of the Seven Veils
42.
Idomeneo: Overture
43.
Götterdämmerung, Act III: Siegfrieds Tod und Trauermarsch
44.
Manon, Act II: "En ferment les yeux" (Le Rêve)
Stadium Symphony Orchestra of New York, Wilfred Pelletier, Charles K. L. Davis
45.
Boris Godunov: Finale. Death of the Tsar
46.
Lakmé, Act I: "Dome epais" (Flower Duet)
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, John Landor, Christine Moore, Rachel Rosales
47.
L'Incoronazione di Poppea, SV 308, Act III: Scene VIII "Pur ti miro
Santini Chamber Orchestra Münster, Rudolf Ewerhart, Ursula Buckel, Hans-Ulrich Mielsch
48.
Les Troyens, H. 133: Royal Hunt and Storm
49.
Porgy and Bess: Symphonic Suite (From "Porgy and Bess")
50.
Otello, Act II: "Credo in un dio crudel"
