Various Artists

The 99 Most Essential Opera Classics

Release date February 28, 2011

Tracklist

1
Turandot: “Nessun dorma”
2:59
2:59
2
Les Pêcheurs de perles, WD 13, Acte I : « Au fond du temple saint »
5:50
5:50
3
Je crois entendre encore (I Think I Hear It Still) From Les Pêcheurs de Perles (The Pearl Fishers)
3:45
3:45
4
Nabucco: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves "Va', pensiero, sull'ali dorate"
4:59
4:59
5
Rinaldo, Hwv 7: Lascia ch’io pianga
4:27
4:27
6
La Traviata: Prelude to Act I
3:49
3:49
7
La Traviata, Act 1: Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici (Brindisi)
3:16
3:16
8
La Traviata, Act 2: Madamigella Valéry?… Pura siccome un angelo… Dite alla giovine
17:28
17:28
9
La Traviata, Act 3: Parigi, o cara (Final Duet)
4:06
4:06
10
Pagliacci: Atto I. Aria “Recitar! ...Vesti la giubba"”(Canio)
4:00
4:00
11
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act 3: Thy Hand, Belinda… When I Am Laid in Earth (Dido’s Lament)
5:03
5:03
12
Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620: Overture
6:24
6:24
13
Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act 1: Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja (Birdcatcher’s Aria)
3:02
3:02
14
Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act 1: O zittre nicht, mein lieber Sohn
4:41
4:41
15
Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act 2: Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön
4:22
4:22
16
Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act 2: O Isis und Osiris
2:52
2:52
17
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act II: “Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen”
2:54
2:54
18
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Act II, Scene XXIX. "Papagena! Papagena!" (Papageno)
2:39
2:39
19
Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
2:27
2:27
20
Lakmé: Flower Duet: « Sous le dôme épais » (Under the Canopy Heavy with Jasmine and Rose)
5:21
5:21
21
Lakmé, Act 2: Par les dieux inspirée… Où va la jeune Indoue (Bell Song)
4:30
4:30
22
Samson and Delilah, op. 47, Act 2: Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix
5:43
5:43
23
The Barber of Seville: Overture
6:59
6:59
24
Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), Act 1: Largo al factotum
5:17
5:17
25
Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), Act 1: Una voce (Rosina’s Cavatina)
7:23
7:23
26
Xerxes, Hwv 40: “Ombra mai fu”: Largo
3:04
3:04
27
Madama Butterfly, Act 1: Quanto cielo quanto mar!… Ancora un passo or via (Entrance of Butterfly)
3:32
3:32
28
Madama Butterfly, Act 2: Un bel dì (One Beautiful Day)
4:33
4:33
29
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. Chorus “Coro a bocca chiusa” (Humming Chorus)
3:04
3:04
30
Madama Butterfly, Act 3: Tu, tu piccolo iddio (Death of Butterfly)
4:43
4:43
31
Rusalka, Act 1: Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém (Song to the Moon)
6:28
6:28
32
Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), Act 3: Ride of the Valkyries
5:11
5:11
33
Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), Act 3: Leb’ wohl (Wotan’s Farewell)
9:09
9:09
34
Liebestod (Tristan and Isolde)
6:30
6:30
35
Rigoletto, Act 3: Un dì, se ben rammentomi… Bella figlia dell’ amore (Quartet)
5:38
5:38
36
Carmen : “L’amour est un oiseau rebelle”
4:45
4:45
37
Carmen : Couplet (Air du toréador) « Votre toast … Je peux vous le rendre »
5:11
5:11
38
Carmen: Flower song « La fleur que tu m’avais jetée »
4:02
4:02
39
Thaïs: Méditation
5:01
5:01
40
Norma, Act 1: Casta diva (Cavatina)
6:17
6:17
41
Der Rosenkvalier, op. 59, Act 2: Mir ist die Ehre widerfahren
7:25
7:25
42
La Bohème, Act 1: Che gelida manina
4:39
4:39
43
La Bohème, Act 1: O soave fanciulla
4:13
4:13
44
La Bohème, Act 2: Quando m’en vo’soletta (Musetta’s Waltz)
2:27
2:27
45
La Bohème, Act 4: Sono andati? (Death of Mimì)
5:57
5:57
46
L’Elisir d’amore (The Elixir of Love), Act 2: Una furtiva lagrima
4:15
4:15
47
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg), Act 3: Morgenlicht leuchtend in rosigem Schein (Walther’s Prize Song)
4:28
4:28
48
Götterdämmerung, Act 3: Siegfried’s Funeral March
7:55
7:55
49
Götterdämmerung, Act 3: Brünnhilde’s Immolation Scene
20:31
20:31
50
Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 2: Chi mi frena in tal momento (Sextet)
4:07
4:07
51
Les Contes d’Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann), Act 2: Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour (Barcarolle)
3:59
3:59
52
La Fille du régiment : Ah mes amis - Pour mon âme
6:59
6:59
53
Le nozze di figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492: Overture
4:15
4:15
54
Le nozze di figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492, Act 2: Porgi, amor
3:34
3:34
55
Le nozze di figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492, Act 2: Voi che sapete
2:58
2:58
56
Le nozze di figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492, Act 3: Sull’aria (Letter Duet)
2:53
2:53
57
Le nozze di figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492, Act 3: Dove sono i bei momenti
4:40
4:40
58
I puritani: Atto I. “A te, o cara”
5:52
5:52
59
Casanova: Nuns' Chorus
3:38
3:38
60
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act 1: Soave sia il vento (Trio)
2:46
2:46
61
The Italian in Algier, Act 1: Cruda sorte
5:03
5:03
62
The Italian in Algiers: “Pensa a la patria”
6:49
6:49
63
Faust : Acte V. « Alerte, alerte »
5:26
5:26
64
La Wally: Atto I. "Ebben?… Ne andrò lontana"
4:09
4:09
65
Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 1: Madamina! Il catalogo è questo (Catalogue Aria)
5:59
5:59
66
Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 1: Là ci darem la mano
3:15
3:15
67
Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 2: Deh vieni alla finestra (Serenade)
2:33
2:33
68
Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 2: Don Giovanni, a cenar teco
6:17
6:17
69
Tannhäuser, Act 3: Beglückt darf nun Dich, o Heimat, ich schauen (Pilgrims’ Chorus)
4:57
4:57
70
Hänsel und Gretel, Act 2: Abends, will ich schlafen gehn (Evening Benediction)… Dream Pantomime
9:38
9:38
71
Beatrice di Tenda, Act 3: Angiol di pace
3:33
3:33
72
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo sinfonico
3:21
3:21
73
Cavalleria rusticana: “Regina coeli” (Easter Hymn)
5:25
5:25
74
Die tote Stadt, Act 1: Glück das mir verblieb (Marietta’s Song)
4:37
4:37
75
L’incoronazione di Poppea, Sv 308, Act 3: Pur ti miro, pur ti godo
4:36
4:36
76
Zaide, K. 344, Act 1: Ruhe sanft, mein holdes Leben
6:02
6:02
77
Aida, Act 2: Gloria all’Egitto… Triumphal March
9:39
9:39
78
Aida, Act 4: O terra, addio
4:55
4:55
79
Andrea Chénier, Act 3: La Mamma Morta
6:37
6:37
80
Porgy and Bess, Act 1: Summertime
2:55
2:55
81
Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), Act 2: Vilja Song
4:58
4:58
82
Fidelio, op. 72, Act 1: Mir ist so wunderbar (Quartet)
5:15
5:15
83
Fidelio, op. 72, Act 1: O welche Lust (Prisoners’ Chorus)
8:25
8:25
84
Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17: Act I, Scene IX. Aria: “Va tacito e nascosto”
6:51
6:51
85
Salome: Ah, ich habe Deinen Mund geküsst, Jochanaan (Final Scene)
4:41
4:41
86
The Trojans, Act 4: Nuit d’ivresse (Love Duet)
9:07
9:07
87
Tosca, Act 1: Recondita armonia
2:48
2:48
88
Tosca, Act 2: Vissi d’arte
3:24
3:24
89
Tosca: “E lucevan le stelle”
3:16
3:16
90
Jocelyn - Oh! Ne t'éveille pas encore (Berceuse)
4:46
4:46
91
Otello, Act 4: Piangea cantando nell'erma landa (Willow Song)… Ave Maria
12:20
12:20
92
La forza del destino (The Force of Destiny), Act 2: La vergine degli angeli (Hymn)
3:26
3:26
93
Eugene Onegin, op. 24, Act 1: Puskai pogibnu ya, no pryezhde (Letter Aria)
12:57
12:57
94
Eugene Onegin, op. 24, Act 2: Kuda, kuda vï udalilis
6:02
6:02
95
Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction From the Seraglio), K. 384, Act 3: O wie will ich triumphieren (Osmin’s Aria)
4:20
4:20
96
Parsifal: Prelude
12:38
12:38
97
Orfeo ed Euridice: Dance of the Blessed Spirits
6:06
6:06
98
Orfeo ed Euridice, Act 3: Che farò senza Euridice
4:00
4:00
99
The Bohemian Girl, Act 2: I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls
4:08
4:08

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