Opera Without Words - The Most Famous Overtures, Preludes, and Interludes in Opera

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Carmen: Carmen: Prelude

Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra & Georges Bizet

2:15

2

Thaïs: Thais, Act II: Meditation

Janos Selmeczi & Jules Massenet

4:45

3

Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, TH 5, Act II: Act III Scene 1: Polonaise

CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava & Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky

4:22

4

Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, TH 5, Act II: Act II Scene 1: Waltz

CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava & Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky

6:25

5

La Gioconda, Act III: Dance of the Hours

CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava & Amilcare Ponchielli

7:53

6

Lohengrin, Act III: Prelude

Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra & Richard Wagner

2:32

7

La traviata, Act I: Prelude

Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

3:57

8

Der Freischutz, J. 277: Overture

CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava & Carl Maria von Weber

10:29

9

Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492: Overture

Capella Istropolitana & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

4:04

10

Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor: Die Lustigen Weiber von Windsor (The Merry Wives of Windsor): Overture

CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava

8:51

11

Faust: Faust: Ballet music

CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava

2:27

12

Guillaume Tell (William Tell): Overture

Zagreb Festival Orchestra & Gioachino Rossini

1:31

13

Orpheus in the Underworld: Orphee aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld): Can-Can

Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice & Jacques Offenbach

5:26

14

Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo

Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra & Pietro Mascagni

3:44

15

La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie): Overture

Zagreb Festival Orchestra & Gioachino Rossini

10:10

16

Ruslan and Lyudmilla: Overture

CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava & Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka

5:15

17

Carmen: Carmen, Act III: Prelude

Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra & Georges Bizet

3:15

18

Manon Lescaut: Intermezzo

Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra & Giacomo Puccini

5:54

19

Siegfried, Act II: Forest Murmurs

CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava & Richard Wagner

8:42

20

Rusalka, Op. 114, Act II: Polonaise

Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice & Antonin Dvorak

4:59

21

Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) *: Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville): Overture

Zagreb Festival Orchestra & Gioachino Rossini

7:46

22

Tannhäuser, WWV 70: Tannhauser: Overture

Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra & Richard Wagner

9:49

23

Prince Igor, Act II: Polovtsian Dances

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

11:09

24

The Tales of Hoffman, Op. 67: Les Contes d'Hoffmann (Tales of Hoffmann): Barcarolle

Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice & Jacques Offenbach

3:24