50 Must-Have Soprano Masterpieces – Various Artists

1

Gianni Schicchi: Lauretta's Aria - "O Mio Babbino Caro"

Ilona Tokody, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra & Giacomo Puccini

2:39

2

Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act II: The Queen of the Night's Aria - "Der Hölle Rache Kocht in Meinem Herzen"

Sumi Jo, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

3:06

3

La Traviata, Act I: Violetta's Aria - "E strano! E strano!"

Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

7:33

4

Norma, Act I: Norma's Aria - "Casta Diva"

Zvetelina Vasileva, Bulgarian National Choir, Sofia Symphony Orchestra & Vincenzo Bellini

7:07

5

Aida, Act I: Aida's Aria - "Ritorna Vincitor"

Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

7:44

6

La Wally, Act I: Wally's Aria - "Ebben, Ne Andro Lontana"

Julia Winer-Chenisheva, Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra & Alfredo Catalani

3:40

7

I Vespri Siciliani, Act V: Elena's Siciliana - "Mercè, Dilette Amiche"

Vetka Petkova, Sofia Symphony Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

3:51

8

La Bohème, Act I: Mimi's Aria - "Si, Mi Chiamano Mimi"

Ilona Tokody, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra & Giacomo Puccini

4:40

9

Don Pasquale, Act II: Norina's Aria - "Quel Guardo Il Cavaliere"

Magda Kalmar, Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra & Gaetano Donizetti

6:22

10

Rigoletto, Act I: Gilda's Aria - "Caro Nome"

Daniela Lojarro, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

7:22

11

Romeo and Juliette, Act I: Juliette's Aria - "Je Veux Vivre"

Alexandrina Pendatchanska, Sofia Symphony Orchestra & Charles Gounod

3:54

12

La Gioconda, Act IV: Gioconda's Aria - "Suicido!"

Gena Dimitrova, Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra & Amilcare Ponchielli

4:11

13

Il Trovatore, Act I: Leonora's Cavatina - "Che piu t'arresti?" - "Tacea La Notte Placida"

Olga Romanko, Irina Tschistiakova, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

10:26

14

Madama Butterfly, Act II: Butterfly's Aria - "Un Bel Di Vedremo"

Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Giacomo Puccini

4:30

15

Macbeth, Act I: Scene and Aria of Lady Macbeth - "Nel Di Della Vittoria"

Sylvia Sass, Budapest Symphony Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

5:08

16

Suor Angelica: Angelica's Aria - "Senza Mamma"

Ilona Tokody, Hungarian Opera Orchestra & Giacomo Puccini

4:43

17

Lakmé, Act II: Bell Song - "Ou Va la Jeune Indoue"

Ilona Kertesi & Hungarian Radio Orchestra

7:19

18

La Forza del Destino, Act IV: Leonora's Aria - "Pace, pace, mio Dio"

Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

5:46

19

Lucia di Lammermoor, Act III: Lucia's Mad Scene - "Se Dolce Suoni"

Sylvia Sass, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra & Gaetano Donizetti

14:41

20

Idomeneo, K. 366, Act III: Elektra's Aria - "D'Oreste, d'Ajace"

Sylvia Sass, Hungarian Opera Orchestra & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

5:06

21

The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492, Act III: Contessa's Aria - "Dove Sono"

Sylvia Geszty, Budapest Radio Symphony Orchestra & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

6:51

22

Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act II: Pamina's Aria - "Ach, Ich Fühl's Es Ist Verschwunden"

Petra Maria Schnitzer, Sofia Symphony Orchestra & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

3:59

23

Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail (Abduction from the Seraglio), K 384, Act II: Aria - "Martern aller Arten"

Sylvia Greenberg, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

9:04

24

Cosi Fan Tutte, K. 588, Act I: Fiordiligi Aria - "Come Scoglio"

Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Bulgarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

4:14

25

The Tales of Hoffmann, Act II: Barcarole - "Schöne Nacht, du Liebesnacht"

Elisabeth Werres, Elisabeth Steiner, Cologne Radio Chorus & Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra

3:34

26

Faust, Act III: Margarethe's Song and Aria - "Je Voudrais Bien Savoir"

Alexandrina Pendatchanska, Sofia Symphony Orchestra & Charles Gounod

11:13

27

Carmen, Act III: Micaela's Aria - "Je Dis Que Rien Ne Mepouvante"

Lilyana Vassileva, Sofia National Opera Orchestra & Georges Bizet

4:56

28

Manon: Manon's Aria, Act II: "Adieu, Notre Petite Table"

Raina Kabaivanska, Sofia National Opera Orchestra & Jules Massenet

4:08

29

Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, Act I, Scene II: Tatjana's Bedroom - Letter Scene

Alexandrina Pendatchanska & Sofia Symphony Orchestra

12:56

30

Boyarina Vera Sheloga: Cradle Song

Stevka Estatieva & Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra

4:21

31

The Queen of Spades, Act I: Duet Lisa - Paulina - "The Night Falls Down"

Krasimira Lazarova, Galia Pavlova & Sofia Symphony Orchestra

3:39

32

Ernani, Act I: Elvira's Aria - "Surta E La Notte"

Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

8:23

33

Aida, Act III: Aida's Aria - "Qui Radames Verra"

Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

6:56

34

Un Ballo in Maschera, Act III: Oscar's Song - "Saper Vorreste"

Elizabeth Carter, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

2:01

35

Nabucco, Act II: Abigail's Aria - "Ben io t'invenni" - "Anch'io dischiuso"

Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Bulgarian National Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

10:14

36

Il Trovatore, Act IV: Leonora's Aria - "Timor di me?"

Olga Romanko, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

6:11

37

Macbeth, Act II: Aria of Lady Macbeth - "La Luce Langue"

Sylvia Sass, Budapest Symphony Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

3:46

38

Otello, Act IV: Desdemona's Prayer - "Mia madre aveva una povera ancella - Ave Maria"

Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

13:23

39

Un Ballo in Maschera, Act II: Amelia's Aria - "Ecco L'orrido Campo"

Ilona Tokody, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

6:43

40

Aida, Act II: Duet Aida and Amneris - "Silenzio! Aida verso noi s'avanza"

Katarin Szendrenyi, Gisella Passino, RIAS-Chamber Chorus & Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

10:12

41

I Lombardi, Act I: Giselda's Prayer - "Te, Vergin Santa, invoco - Salve, Maria"

Sylvia Sass, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

3:39

42

Un Ballo in Maschera, Act III: Amelia's Aria - "Morrò, Ma Prima in Grazia"

Sylvia Sass, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

4:59

43

Manon Lescaut, Act IV: Manon's Aria - "Sola, Perduta, Abbandonata"

Virginia Zeani, Romanian Opera Orchestra & Giacomo Puccini

4:55

44

La Boheme, Act III: Mimi's Aria - "Addio...D'onde Lieta Usci"

Virginia Zeani, Rumanian State Opera Orchestra & Giacomo Puccini

3:19

45

Madama Butterfly: Finale, Butterfly's Death - "Con Onor Muore"

Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Giacomo Puccini

4:57

46

Tannhäuser, WWV 70, Act II: Elisabeth's Aria - "Dich teure Halle grüß ich Wieder"

Sylvia Sass, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra & Richard Wagner

3:12

47

Tannhäuser, WWV 70, Act III: Elisabeth's Prayer -"Allmächt'ge Jungfrau, hor mein Flehen"

Sylvia Sass, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra & Richard Wagner

5:20

48

The Flying Dutchman, WWV 63, Act II: Sentas' Ballade - "Jo - ho - hoe"

Sylvia Sass, Hungarian State Opera Chorus, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra & Richard Wagner

7:40

49

Twilight of the Gods, WWV 86d: Final Scene, "Starke Scheite Schichtet Mir Auf"

Eszter Kovacs, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra & Richard Wagner

13:54

50

Tristan and Isolde, WWV 90: Final Scene, Isoldes Love - Death - "Mild Und Leise"

Sylvia Sass, Budapest Philhharmonic Orchestra & Richard Wagner

6:05