The 100 Best Classical Masterworks: Great Opera Moments

1

II Trovatore: Vedi! Le Fosche Notturne „Anvil Chorus“

Hanspeter Gmür & Giuseppe Verdi

2:46

2

Gianni Schicci: „O Mio Babbino Caro Puccini“

Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra & Giacomo Puccini

2:21

3

Serse, HWV 40, Act I: Largo "Ombra mai fù"

Various Artists

3:25

4

Faust: „Soldiers' Chorus“

Alexander von Pitamic & Charles Gounod

2:51

5

Les contes d'Hoffmann: „Barcarole“

Princess Symphonic Orchestra

3:17

6

La bohème, Act I: “Che Gelida Manina“ (Rodolfo)

Hanspeter Gmür & Giacomo Puccini

3:55

7

La bohème, Act I: “Sì, mi chiamano Mimì” (Mimì)

Giacomo Puccini

4:04

8

La Traviata, Act I: Libiam ne' lieti calici (Alfredo, Violetta, Flora, Gastone, Barone, Marchese, Dottore, Chor)

Hanspeter Gmür

3:11

9

Die Walküre, WWV 86B: „Wo In Bergen Du Dich Bist“

Various Artists

6:36

10

La forza del destino: Overture

Saint Petersburg Philharmonia, Henry Adolph & Giuseppe Verdi

8:04

11

I Pagliacci: „Vesti La Giubba“

Hanspeter Gmür

3:20

12

Tannhäuser: Beglückt Darf Nun Dich "Pilgrim's Chorus"

Marko Munih

6:20

13

Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act II: "Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen" (The Queen of the Night)

Various Artists

3:19

14

Aida: „Celeste Aida“

Hanspeter Gmür

3:23

15

Carmen Suite No. 2: II. Habanera

Saint Petersburg Orchestra of the State Hermitage Museum Camerata, Alexander Titov & Georges Bizet

2:07

16

Lohengrin: Bridal Chorus "Treulich Gefährt"

Marko Munih

8:09

17

Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Overture

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra & Vakhtang Kakhidze

4:12

18

Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act II: „Voi che sapete che cosa è amor“ (Cherubino)

Saint Petersburg Orchestra of the State Hermitage Museum Camerata, Pavel Bubelnikov & Julia Gertseva

3:01

19

Giovanna d'Arco: Overture

Saint Petersburg Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra, Stanislav Gorkovenko & Giuseppe Verdi

8:27

20

Iolanta, Op. 69, Scene 6: b. Vaudemont's Romance

Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra Moscow, Andrei Tchistyakov, Zurab Sotkilava & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

3:58

21

Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, Act II: "Kuda, kuda vï udalilis" (Lensky)

Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra Moscow, Andrei Tchistyakov, Zurab Sotkilava & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

5:54

22

La Traviata: Overture

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, Vakhtang Kakhidze & Giuseppe Verdi

3:59

23

The Barber of Seville, Act I: "Largo al factotum della città" (Figaro)

Saint Petersburg Musical Theatre Zazerkalye Chamber Orchestra, Pavel Bubelnikov & Alexander Podolkhov

6:54

24

The Queen of Spades, Op. 68: “Already Evening” (Lisa and Polina)

Saint Petersburg Musical Theatre Zazerkalye Chamber Orchestra, Pavel Bubelnikov & Julia Gertseva

3:01

25

Turandot: „Nessun Dorma“

Orchestra Of The Opera House Brno, Dmitry Popov, Stanislav Gorkovenko & Giacomo Puccini

2:51

26

Rigoletto, Act III: La donna è mobile (Duca)

Hanspeter Gmür & Giuseppe Verdi

2:09

27

Der Freischutz: „Huntmen's Chorus“

Marko Munih

2:46

28

I'Elisir d'Amore: „Una Furtiva Lagima“

Gaetano Donizetti

3:38

29

La bohème, Act I: “O soave fanciulla“ (Rodolfo and Mimì)

Various Artists

3:58

30

Samson et Dalila, Op. 47: „Mon Coeur s' Ouvre á Ta Voix“

Various Artists

6:33

31

The Bartered Bride: „Entry Chorus“

Marko Munih

3:51

32

Aida: Triumphal March

White Nights Brass Quintet & Giuseppe Verdi

2:52

33

Lohengrin, WWV 75, Act I: Prelude

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra & Alexander Titov

7:58

34

La Gioconda, Act II: “Cielo E Mar" (Enzo)

Symphony Orchestra of Madrid & Kurt Sanderling

5:56

35

Les pêcheurs de perles, Act I: “Ni Por D Uir Encore“ (Nadir)

Symphony Orchestra of Madrid, Kurt Sanderling & Georges Bizet

4:39

36

Carmen, Act II: "La fleur que tu m'avais jetée" (Don Jose)

Symphony Orchestra of Madrid, Kurt Sanderling & Georges Bizet

4:18

37

Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act II: "Ach, ich fühl's, es ist verschwunden" (Pamina)

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, Djansug Kakhidze & Eteri Lamoris

4:39

38

Linda di Chamounix, Act I: "O luce di quest' anima“ (Linda)

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, Djansug Kakhidze, Eteri Lamoris & Gaetano Donizetti

6:29

39

Don Pasquale, Act I: "Quel guardo il cavaliere“ (Norina)

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, Djansug Kakhidze, Eteri Lamoris & Gaetano Donizetti

6:36

40

La bohème, Act II: "O mio babbino caro“ (Musetta)

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, Djansug Kakhidze, Eteri Lamoris & Giacomo Puccini

2:41

41

La Boutique fantasque: II. Tarantella

Symphony Orchestra of Madrid & Kurt Sanderling

3:24

42

I puritani, Act I: " A te, o cara“ (Arturo)

Symphony Orchestra of Madrid & Kurt Sanderling

3:20

43

I Puritani: Act III - Aria „Vieni, Vieni Fra Queste Braccia“ (Arturo)

Symphony Orchestra of Madrid & Kurt Sanderling

1:38

44

Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act I: Overture

Saint Petersburg Festival Orchestra

6:21

45

Oberon, Act I: "Hör, o Gottheit, meine Klagen“ (Titania)

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra & Djansug Kakhidze

4:16

46

Die Fledermaus: Overture

Saint Petersburg Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra, Stanislav Gorkovenko & Johann Strauss II

8:49

47

Andrea Chénier, Act I: "Un dì all'azzuro spazio" (Andrea Chénier)

Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra Moscow, Andrei Tchistyakov & Zurab Sotkilava

4:18

48

Tosca, Act I: "Recondita armonia" (Cavaradossi)

Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra Moscow, Andrei Tchistyakov, Zurab Sotkilava & Giacomo Puccini

2:48

49

Othello, Act III: “Dio! Mi potevi scagliar“ (Othello)

Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra Moscow, Andrei Tchistyakov, Zurab Sotkilava & Giuseppe Verdi

3:51

50

Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act I: Aria (Don Giovanni)

Pavel Bubelnikov & Alexander Podolkhov

1:28

51

Don Giovanni, K. 527: Aria (Zerlina)

Saint Petersburg Musical Theatre Zazerkalye Chamber Orchestra, Pavel Bubelnikov & Elena Morozova

4:23

52

Don Giovanni, K. 527: Duet (Zerlina and Don Giovanni)

Saint Petersburg Orchestra of the State Hermitage Museum Camerata, Pavel Bubelnikov, Elena Morozova & Yuri Ivshin

3:46

53

Lucia di Lammermoor, Act I: "Qui di sposa eterna...Ah! Verranno a te sull'aure" (Edgardo, Lucia)

Symphony Orchestra of Madrid & Kurt Sanderling

4:23

54

Lucia di Lammermoor, Act III: "Tombe degli avi miei" (Edgardo)

Symphony Orchestra of Madrid, Kurt Sanderling & Gaetano Donizetti

7:05

55

Lucia di Lammermoor, Act III: "Tu che a Dio spiegasti l'ali" (Edgardo)

Symphony Orchestra of Madrid & Kurt Sanderling

5:21

56

Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Overture

Saint Petersburg Festival Orchestra

7:39

57

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Overture

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra & Djansug Kakhidze

1:52

58

The Queen of Spades, Op. 68: Scene (Herman, Liza)

Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra Moscow, Andrei Tchistyakov & Zurab Sotkilava

9:43

59

Sadko, Op. 5: Song of the Indian Guest

Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra Moscow, Andrei Tchistyakov & Zurab Sotkilava

4:00

60

Tristan and Isolde, Act I: Prelude

Saint Petersburg Symphony Orchestra & Alexander Dmitriev

3:05

61

Tristan and Isolde, Act III: "love death"

Saint Petersburg Symphony Orchestra & Alexander Dmitriev

3:42

62

Tosca, Act III: "E lucevan le stelle" (Cavaradossi)

Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra Moscow, Andrei Tchistyakov, Zurab Sotkilava & Giacomo Puccini

2:45

63

La tabernera del puerto: "No puede ser" (Leandro)

Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra Moscow, Andrei Tchistyakov & Zurab Sotkilava

2:33

64

Cavalleria rusticana: “Mamma, quel vino è generoso” (Turiddu)

Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra Moscow, Andrei Tchistyakov & Zurab Sotkilava

4:00

65

L'arlesiana, Act II: "È la solita storia del pastore“ (Federico)

Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra Moscow, Andrei Tchistyakov & Zurab Sotkilava

4:29

66

Guillaume Tell: Overture excerpt forrest dawn

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra & Vakhtang Kakhidze

3:08

67

Guillaume Tell: Overture excerpt fanfares

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra & Vakhtang Kakhidze

3:44

68

Manon Lescaut, Act I: “Donna non vidi mai“ (Des Grieux)

Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra Moscow, Andrei Tchistyakov, Zurab Sotkilava & Giacomo Puccini

2:52

69

Manon Lescaut, Act II: “Ah! Manon, mi tradisce il tuo“ (Des Grieux)

Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra Moscow, Andrei Tchistyakov, Zurab Sotkilava & Giacomo Puccini

3:07

70

Manon Lescaut, Act III: “Ah! Non v'avvicinate!..“ (Des Grieux)

Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra Moscow, Andrei Tchistyakov, Zurab Sotkilava & Giacomo Puccini

2:37

71

Carmen Suite No. 1: I. Prélude

Saint Petersburg Orchestra of the State Hermitage Museum Camerata, Alexander Titov & Georges Bizet

1:30

72

Carmen Suite No. 1: III. Intermezzo

Saint Petersburg Orchestra of the State Hermitage Museum Camerata, Alexander Titov & Georges Bizet

3:06

73

Caterina Cornaro, Act IV: "Zwei Jahre sind dahin, Dulde, schweige, mein Herz!“ (Catharina)

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra & Djansug Kakhidze

6:29

74

A Life for the Tsar: Overture

Saint Petersburg Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra & Stanislav Gorkovenko

10:07

75

La favorite, Act I: “Una Vergine, Un Angiol Di Dio” (Fernand)

Symphony Orchestra of Madrid, Kurt Sanderling & Gaetano Donizetti

2:30

76

La favorite, Act IV: “Spirto Gentil“ (Fernand)

Symphony Orchestra of Madrid, Kurt Sanderling & Gaetano Donizetti

3:49

77

Faust, Act II: "Ah! Jeris de me voir Sibelle en ce miroir“ (Marguerite)

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, Djansug Kakhidze, Eteri Lamoris & Charles Gounod

6:38

78

Il barbiere di Siviglia, Act I: "Una voce poco fa" (Rosina)

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, Djansug Kakhidze & Eteri Lamoris

7:19

79

Othello, Act IV: "Era pi calmo & Ave Maria” (Desdemona)

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, Djansug Kakhidze, Eteri Lamoris & Giuseppe Verdi

4:37

80

La Traviata, Act III: "Addio, del passato bei sogni ridenti" (Violetta)

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, Djansug Kakhidze, Eteri Lamoris & Giuseppe Verdi

5:40

81

La Traviata, Act I: "Ah, fors'è lui che l'anima“ (Violetta)

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, Djansug Kakhidze, Eteri Lamoris & Giuseppe Verdi

10:41

82

Rigoletto, Act I: Questa o quella per me pari sono (Duca)

Symphony Orchestra of Madrid, Kurt Sanderling & Giuseppe Verdi

2:07

83

Rigoletto, Act II: Ella mi fu rapita! (Duca)

Symphony Orchestra of Madrid, Kurt Sanderling & Giuseppe Verdi

5:46

84

I due Foscari: Overture

Saint Petersburg Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra, Stanislav Gorkovenko & Giuseppe Verdi

3:08

85

Boris Godunov: Duet (Marina and Dmitry)

Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra Moscow, Andrei Tchistyakov, Zurab Sotkilava & Makvala Kasrashvili

11:24

86

The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384: Overture

Orchestra New Philharmony Saint Petersburg & Alexander Titov

3:02

87

Eugene Onegin, Op. 24: Introduction

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, Vakhtang Kakhidze & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

2:39

88

Il Trovatore (The troubadour): Soldiers’ Chorus „Or co’ dadi, ma fra poco“

Orchestra New Philharmony Saint Petersburg, Sergei Kalagin & Yevgeny Nikitin

2:03

89

Les vêpres siciliennes: Overture

Saint Petersburg Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra, Stanislav Gorkovenko & Giuseppe Verdi

2:45

90

The Snow Maiden: Romance

Symphony Orchestra of Madrid & Kurt Sanderling

3:39

91

Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo

Anton Nanut

3:23

92

Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act II: "Voi che sapete che cosa è amor“ (Cherubino)

Various Artists

3:12

93

Rigoletto, Act I: Adio Caro nome

Various Artists

6:07

94

Madame Butterfly: „Un Bel Di Vedremo“

Kiev Philharmonic Orchestra, Samo Hubad & Giacomo Puccini

4:17

95

Tosca, Act III: "E lucevan le stelle" (Cavaradossi)

Hanspeter Gmür & Giacomo Puccini

3:07

96

Tannhäuser: „O, Du Mein Holder Abendstern“

Radio Bratislava Symphony Orchestra

4:20

97

Il barbiere di Siviglia, Act I: "Largo al factotum della città" (Figaro)

Nicolae Herlea

5:49

98

Nabucco: „Va, Pensiero“

Novosibirsk Symphony Orchestra, Arnold Katz & Giuseppe Verdi

4:20

99

Tosca, Act I: "Recondita armonia" (Cavaradossi)

Hanspeter Gmür & Giacomo Puccini

2:31

100

Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act I: "Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja" (Papageno)

Various Artists

2:36