50 Must-Have Opera Choruses – Various Artists

1

Nabucco, Act III: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves - "Va Pensiero"

Bulgarian National Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

5:20

2

Il Trovatore, Act II: Gypsy Chorus - "Vedi! Le Fosche Notturne"

Bulgarian National Opera Chorus, Bulgarian National Opera Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

3:14

3

Cavalleria Rusticana: No. 5 Easter Chorus - "Regina Coeli"

Bulgarian National Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Pietro Mascagni

8:07

4

Don Pasquale, Act III: Chorus of the Servants - "Che Interminabile Andirivieni"

Bulgarian National Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Gaetano Donizetti

4:03

5

La Forza del Destino, Act II: Scene At the Monastery - "Il Santo Nome Di Dio"

Giuseppe Verdi, Bavarian State Opera Orchestra & Julia Varady, Manfred Schenk

10:53

6

I Pagliacci, Act I: Bell Chorus - "I Zampognari!"

Bulgarian National Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Ruggiero Leoncavallo

4:52

7

Norma, Act II: Chorus - "Non Parti?"

Bulgarian National Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Vincenzo Bellini

5:37

8

La Traviata, Act II: Chorus of the Gypsy Girls - "Noi Siamo Zingarelle"

Bulgarian National Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

2:57

9

La Traviata, Act II: Chorus of the Matadors - "Di Madride Noi Siam Mattadori"

Bulgarian National Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

3:20

10

Madama Butterfly, Act II: "Humming Chorus"

Sofia National Opera Chorus, Sofia National Opera Orchestra & Giacomo Puccini

3:12

11

La Forza Del Destino, Act II: Chorus - "Rataplan, Rataplan"

Sofia National Opera Chorus, Sofia National Opera Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

3:11

12

Macbeth, Act IV: Chorus of the Scottish Refugees - "Patria Oppressa!"

Bulgarian National Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

6:27

13

Lucia di Lammermoor, Act II - Choir of the Guests - "Per te d'immenso Giubilo"

Bulgarian National Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Gaetano Donizetti

4:01

14

Cavalleria Rusticana: No. 2 Chorus of the Villagers

Bulgarian National Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Pietro Mascagni

8:10

15

Don Carlos, Act II: Chorus - "Sotto Ai Folti, Immensi Abeti"

Bulgarian National Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

4:16

16

Rigoletto, Act I, Scene II: Chorus - "Zitti, Zitti, Moviamo a Vendetta"

Sofia National Opera Chorus, Sofia National Opera Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

1:44

17

Tosca, Act I: "Tre Sbiri...Una Carozza...Te Deum"

Sofia National Opera Chorus, Sofia National Opera Orchestra & Giacomo Puccini

4:58

18

Aida, Act II: Chorus of the Slave Girls - "Chi mai fra gl'immi e i Plausi"

Bulgarian National Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

5:23

19

Macbeth, Act I: Coro d'introduzione, Chorus of the Witches - "Che Faceste"

Bulgarian National Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

3:33

20

I Puritani, Act II: "Ah ...Dolor! Ah Terror"

Bulgarian National Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Vincenzo Bellini

5:50

21

Don Carlos, Act III: Gran Finale - "Spuntato ecco il di D'esultanza"

Bulgarian National Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

8:29

22

I Lombardi Alla Prima Crociata, Act III: Chorus - "Gerusalem! ...Gerusalem!"

Bulgarian National Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

5:14

23

Mefistofele: Prologue in Heaven: Chorus - "Salve Regina!"

Sofia National Opera Chorus & Sofia National Opera Orchestra

6:42

24

Norma, Act II, Scene III: "Squilla Il Bronzo del Dio"

Bulgarian National Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Vincenzo Bellini

3:00

25

Otello, Act I: Chorus - "Fuoco Di Gioia"

Bulgarian National Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

2:55

26

Nabucco, Act I: Chorus - "Gli Arredi Festivi Gui Candano Infranti"

Bulgarian National Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

5:09

27

Rigoletto, Act II: Chorus - "Scorrendo Uniti Remota Via"

Sofia National Opera Chorus, Sofia National Opera Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

1:59

28

Lucia Di Lammermoor, Act III: Choir of the Guests - "D'immenso Giubilo S'innalzi Un Grido"

Bulgarian National Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Gaetano Donizetti

1:59

29

Macbeth, Act III: The Witches Spell and Chorus - "Tre Volte Miagola La Gatta"

Bulgarian National Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

4:23

30

Aida, Act II: Triumphal March and Chorus - "Gloria all' Egitto"

Bulgarian National Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

12:49

31

Fidelio, Op. 72, Act I: No. 10 Prisoner's Chorus - "O Welche Lust"

Bulgarian National Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Ludwig Van Beethoven

3:48

32

Die Entfuhrung Aus Dem Serail (Abduction from the Seraglio), K. 384, Act III: The Janissaries' Chorus

RIAS Chamber Choir, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

1:50

33

The Merry Widows of Windsor, Act III - Moon Choir

Bulgarian National Choir & Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra

3:37

34

Der Freischütz, J. 277, Act III: Huntsmen's Chorus - "Was Gleicht Wohl Auf Erden"

Bulgarian National Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Carl Maria Von Weber

2:50

35

The Magic Flute, K. 620, Act II: Chorus of the Priests - "O Isis und Osiris"

Bulgarian National Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

3:11

36

Der Freischütz, Act III: Bridal Chorus - "Wir Winden Dir Den Jungfernkranz"

Bulgarian National Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Carl Maria Von Weber

3:16

37

Faust, Act I: "Vien Ou Bière"

Bulgarian National Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Charles Gounod

5:32

38

Eugen Onegin, Op. 24, Act I, Scene III: Servant Girls' Chorus - "Dyevitsi, Krasavitsi"

Sofia National Opera Chorus & Sofia National Opera Orchestra

3:06

39

Sadko, Act II: Songs

Sofia National Opera Chorus, Sofia National Opera Orchestra & Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

3:25

40

Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor, Act II - "Polovtsian Dance"

Sofia National Opera Orchestra, Sofia National Opera Chorus & Alexander Borodin

11:48

41

A Night in Granada, Act II: "Schon Die Abendglocken Klangen"

Bulgarian National Choir & Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra

3:11

42

Euryanthe, Act II: Huntsmen's Chorus - "Die Tale Dampfen"

Bulgarian National Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Carl Maria Von Weber

1:39

43

The Merry Wifes of Windsor, Act III - Fairy's Choir

Bulgarian National Choir & Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra

1:39

44

Preziosa, Act I: Gipsy Choir - "Im Wald Die Sonn Erwacht"

Bulgarian National Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Carl Maria Von Weber

3:15

45

Lohengrin, WWV 75, Act III: Prelude and Bride Chorus - "Treulich Gefuhrt"

Bulgarian National Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Richard Wagner

9:23

46

Der Fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman), WWV 63, Act II: Song of the Spinner - "Summ Und Brumm"

Bulgarian National Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Richard Wagner

5:01

47

Tannhäuser, WWV 70, Act II: Entrance of the Guests At Wartburg

Richard Wagner, Orchester der Bayerischen Staatsoper & Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper

6:02

48

Parsifal, WWV 11, Act III: Chorus of the Knights - "Geleiten Wir"

Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Leipzig & Richard Wagner

3:36

49

Tannhäuser, Act III: Pilgrims Choir

Bratislava Phlharmonic Orchestra & Richard Wagner

5:34

50

Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg), WWV 96, Act III: Choir - "Wach Auf Es Nahet Gen Den Tag"

Bulgarian National Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Richard Wagner

5:46