The 99 Most Essential Opera Classics
Album· 2011· 45 tracks
Tracklist
- 1Turandot: “Nessun dorma”2:59
- 5Rinaldo, Hwv 7: Lascia ch’io pianga4:21
- 7La Traviata, Act 1: Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici (Brindisi)3:16
- 9La Traviata, Act 3: Parigi, o cara (Final Duet)4:06
- 10Pagliacci: Atto I. Aria “Recitar! ...Vesti la giubba"”(Canio)3:58
- 12Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620: Overture6:24
- 19Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro"2:20
- 21Lakmé, Act 2: Par les dieux inspirée… Où va la jeune Indoue (Bell Song)4:30
- 23The Barber of Seville: Overture6:58
- 27Madama Butterfly, Act 1: Quanto cielo quanto mar!… Ancora un passo or via (Entrance of Butterfly)3:32
- 29Madama Butterfly: Atto II. Chorus “Coro a bocca chiusa” (Humming Chorus)3:01
- 30Madama Butterfly, Act 3: Tu, tu piccolo iddio (Death of Butterfly)4:43
- 31Rusalka, Act 1: Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém (Song to the Moon)6:25
- 32Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), Act 3: Ride of the Valkyries5:11
- 34Tristan and Isolde: Liebestod6:28
- 35Rigoletto, Act 3: Un dì, se ben rammentomi… Bella figlia dell’ amore (Quartet)5:38
- 37Carmen : Couplet (Air du toréador) « Votre toast … Je peux vous le rendre »5:11
- 38Carmen: Flower song « La fleur que tu m’avais jetée »3:56
- 40Norma, Act 1: Casta diva (Cavatina)6:17
- 41Der Rosenkvalier, op. 59, Act 2: Mir ist die Ehre widerfahren7:25
- 47Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg), Act 3: Morgenlicht leuchtend in rosigem Schein (Walther’s Prize Song)4:28
- 48Götterdämmerung, Act 3: Siegfried’s Funeral March7:55
- 49Götterdämmerung, Act 3: Brünnhilde’s Immolation Scene20:31
- 50Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 2: Chi mi frena in tal momento (Sextet)4:07
- 51Les Contes d’Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann), Act 2: Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour (Barcarolle)3:59
- 55Le nozze di figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492, Act 2: Voi che sapete2:58
- 56Le nozze di figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492, Act 3: Sull’aria (Letter Duet)2:53
- 58I puritani: Atto I. “A te, o cara”5:52
- 59Casanova: Nuns' Chorus3:34
- 63Faust : Acte V. « Alerte, alerte »5:19
- 64La Wally: Atto I. "Ebben?… Ne andrò lontana"4:01
- 70Hänsel und Gretel, Act 2: Abends, will ich schlafen gehn (Evening Benediction)… Dream Pantomime9:38
- 73Cavalleria rusticana: “Regina coeli” (Easter Hymn)5:26
- 77Aida, Act 2: Gloria all’Egitto… Triumphal March9:39
- 78Aida, Act 4: O terra, addio4:55
- 79Andrea Chénier, Act 3: La Mamma Morta6:37
- 80Porgy and Bess, Act 1: Summertime2:55
- 81Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), Act 2: Vilja Song4:58
- 85Salome: Ah, ich habe Deinen Mund geküsst, Jochanaan (Final Scene)4:41
- 89Tosca: “E lucevan le stelle”3:09
- 92La forza del destino (The Force of Destiny), Act 2: La vergine degli angeli (Hymn)3:26
- 94Eugene Onegin, op. 24, Act 2: Kuda, kuda vï udalilis6:02
- 96Parsifal: Prelude12:38
- 97Orfeo ed Euridice: Dance of the Blessed Spirits6:03
- 99The Bohemian Girl, Act 2: I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls4:09