VA - 99 Most Essential Opera Classics (2011) [MP3|320 kbps]<Classical, Opera>

9. La traviata, Act 3: "Parigi, o cara" (Final Duet) Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra and Richard Bonynge
10. Pagliacci, Act 1: "Recitar!... Vesti la giubba" Jussi Bjorling, RCA Victor Orchestra & Renato Cellini
11. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act 3: Thy hand, Belinda... When I am laid in earth (Dido's lament) Fiona Campbell, Orchestra of the Antipodes and Anthony Walker
12. Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute), K. 620: Overture London Philharmonic Orchestra & David Parry
13. Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act 1: "Der Vogelfanger bin ich ja" (Birdcatcher's Aria) Peter Edelmann, SWR Symphony Orchestra and Klaus Arp
14. Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act 1: "O zittre nicht, mein lieber Sohn" Maszella Holzapfel, SWR Symphony Orchestra and Klaus Arp
15. Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act 1: "Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schon" Roberto Sacca, SWR Symphony Orchestra and Klaus Arp
16. Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act 2: "O Isis und Osiris" Peter Edelmann, SWR Symphony Orchestra and Klaus Arp
17. Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act 2: "Der Holle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen" (Queen of the Night's Aria) Maszella Holzapfel, SWR Symphony Orchestra and Klaus Arp
18. Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute), K. 620: Act 2: Pa-pa-pa-papagena Susanne Leitz, Peter Edelmann, SWR Symphony Orchestra and Klaus Arp
19. Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro" Yvonne Kenny, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Vladimir Kamirski
20. Lakme, Act 1: "Sous le dome epais" (Flower Duet) Glenys Fowles, Heather Begg, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Richard Bonynge
21. Lakme, Act 2: "Par les dieux inspiree... "Ou va la jeune Indoue" (Bell Song) Joan Sutherland, Clifford Grant, Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra, The Australian Opera Chorus and Richard Bonynge
22. Samson and Delilah, Op. 47, Act 2: "Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix" Lauris Elms, West Australian Symphony Orchestra and Geoffrey Arnold
23. Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville): Overture London Philharmonic Orchestra & David Parry
24. Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), Act 1: "Largo al factotum" Jose Carbo, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Anthony Inglis
25. Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), Act 1: "Una voce poco fa" (Rosina's Cavatina) Eteri Lamoris, Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra and Jansug Kakhidze
26. Xerxes, HWV 40, Act 1: "Ombra mai fu": Largo Yoshikazu Mela, Japan Philharmonic Orchestra and Shigeo Genda
27. Madama Butterfly, Act 1: "Quanto cielo quanto mar!"... "Ancora un passo or via" Renata Tebaldi, National Academy of St Cecilia Orchestra and Alberto Erede
28. Madama Butterfly, Act 2: "Un bel di" (Live) Cheryl Barker, Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra and Patrick Summers
29. Madame Butterfly, Act 2: Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus) Wiener Philharmoniker, Vienna State Opera Chorus and Herbert von Karajan
30. Madama Butterfly, Act 3: "Tu, tu piccolo Iddio" (Death of Butterfly) Renata Tebaldi, National Academy of St Cecilia Orchestra and Alberto Erede
31. Rusalka, Act 1: M?si?ku na nebi hlubokem (Song to the Moon) Yvonne Kenny, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Vladimir Kamirski
32. Die Walkurie (The Valkyrie), Act 3: Ride of the Valkyries London Philharmonic Orchestra & David Parry 5:11
33. Die Walkurie (The Valkyrie), Act 3: Leb' wohl (Wotan's Farewell) John Wegner, Orchestra Victoria and Richard Divall
34. Tristan and Isolde, Act 3: "Mild und leise" (Liebestod) Marilyn Richardson, Queensland Symphony Orchestra and Werner Andreas Albert
35. Rigoletto, Act 3: "Un di, si ben rammentomi... Bella figlia dell'amore" (Quartet) Joan Sutherland, Huguette Tourangeau, Luciano Pavarotti, Sherrill Milnes, London Symphony Orchestra and Richard Bonynge
36. Carmen, Act 1: "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (habanera) Rita Noel, Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra and Hans Swarowsky
37. Carmen, Act 2: "Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre" (Toreador's Song) Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Alison Morgan, Jenny Duck-Chong, Sally-Anne Russell, Cantillation, Sinfonia Australis and Antony Walker
38. Carmen, Act 2: "La fleur que tu m'avais jetee" (Flower Song) Placido Domingo, London Philharmonic Orchestra and Sir Georg Solti
39. Thais: Meditation Pieter Schoeman, London Philharmonic Orchestra and David Parry
40. Norma, Act 1: "Casta diva" Joan Sutherland, Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra, The Australian Opera Chorus and Richard Bonynge
41. Der Rosenkvalier, Op. 59, Act 2: Mir ist die ehre widerfahren Barbara Bonney, Susan Graham, Wiener Philharmoniker and Christoph Eschenbach
42. La boheme, Act 1: "Che gelida manina" David Hobson, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and Marco Guidarini
43. La boheme, Act 1: O soave fanciulla Cheryl Barker, David Hobson, Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra and Julian Smith
44. La boheme, Act 2: "Quando m'en vo" (Musetta's Waltz) Shu-Cheen Yu, The Queensland Orchestra and Brett Kelly
45. La boheme, Act 4: "Sono andati?" (Death of Mimi) Cheryl Barker, David Hobson, Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra and Julian Smith
46. L'elisir d'amore (The Elixir of Love), Act 2: "Una furtiva lagrima" David Hobson, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and Marco Guidarini
47. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg), Act 3: Morgenlicht leuchtend in rosigem Schein (Walther's Prize Song) James King, Vienna Opera Orchestra and Dietfried Bernet
48. Gotterdammerung, Act 3: Siegfried's Funeral March Wiener Philharmoniker and Sir Georg Solti
49. Gotterdammerung, Act 3: Brunnhilde's Immolation Scene Birgit Nilsson, Gottlob Frick, Wiener Philharmoniker and Sir Georg Solti
50. Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 2: "Chi mi frena in tal momento" (Sextet, Live) Joan Sutherland, Patricia Price, Richard Greager, Sergei Baigildin, Malcolm Donnelly, Clifford Grant, Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra, The Australian Opera Chorus and Richard Bonynge
51. Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann), Act 2: "Belle nuit, o nuit d'amour" (Barcarolle) Joan Sutherland, Marilyn Horne, Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra and Richard Bonynge
52. La fille du regiment (The Daughter of the Regiment), Act 1: "Ah! Mes amis... Pour mon ame" Luciano Pavarotti, Eric Garrett, Orchestra And Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and Richard Bonynge
53. Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492: Overture Bonn Classical Philharmonic and Heribert Beissel
54. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492, Act 2: "Porgi, amor" Rita Hunter, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and Dobbs Franks
55. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) K. 492, Act 2: "Voi che sapete" Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Philharmonia Orchestra and John Pritchard
56. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492, Act 3: "Sull'aria" (Letter Duet) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Irmgard Seefried, Wiener Philharmoniker and Herbert von Karajan
57. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492, Act 3: "Dove sono i bei momenti" Isobel Buchanan, Queensland Symphony Orchestra and Richard Bonynge
58. I puritani (The Puritans), Act 1: A te, o cara Luciano Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Giancarlo Luccardi, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Symphony Orchestra and Richard Bonynge
59. Casanova: O Madonna, auf uns sieh (Nuns' Chorus) Kiri Te Kanawa, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Utah Symphony Orchestra and Julius Rudel
60. Cosi fan tutte, K. 588, Act 1: "Soave sia il vento" Amanda Thane, Fiona James, David Brennan, Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra and Carlo Rizzi
61. The Italian Girl in Algier, Act 1: Cruda sorte Rita Noel, Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra and Hans Swarowsky
62. The Italian Girl in Algier, Act 2: Pensa all patria Rita Noel, Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra and Hans Swarowsky
63. Faust, Act 5: "Alerte! Alerte!... Anges purs" Joan Sutherland, Franco Corelli, Nicolai Ghiaurov, London Symphony Orchestra, The Ambrosian Opera Chorus and Richard Bonynge
64. La Wally, Act 1: "Ebben? Ne andro lontana" Yvonne Kenny, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Vladimir Kamirski
65. Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 1: "Madamina! Il catalogo e questo" (Catalogue Aria) Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and Ola Rudner
66. Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 1: "La ci darem la mano" Isobel Buchanan, John Pringle, Queensland Symphony Orchestra and Richard Bonynge
67. Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 2: "Deh, vieni alla finestra" Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and Ola Rudner
68. Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 2: "Don Giovanni, a cenar teco" Mario Luperi, Bryn Terfel, Michele Pertusi, London Voices, London Philharmonic Orchestra and Sir Georg Solti
69. Tannhauser, Act 3: Begluckt darf nun dich, o Heimat, ich schauen (Pilgrims' Chorus) Helga Dernesch, Victor Braun, Vienna State Opera Chorus, Wiener Philharmoniker and Sir Georg Solti
70. Hansel und Gretel, Act 2: Abends, will ich schlafen gehn (Evening Benediction)... Dream Pantomime Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth Grummer, Philharmonia Orchestra and Herbert von Karajan
71. Beatrice di tenda, Act 3: "Angiol di pace" Richard Conrad, Joan Sutherland, Marilyn Horne, London Symphony Orchestra and Richard Bonynge
72. Cavalleria rusticana: Symphonic Intermezzo Bonn Classical Philharmonic and Heribert Beissel
73. Cavalleria Rusticana: Easter hymn Julia Varady, London Opera Chorus, National Philharmonic Orchestra and Gianandrea Gavazzani
74. Die tote stadt, Act 1: Gluck das mir verblieb (Marietta's Song) Joan Hammond, Philharmonia Orchestra and Walter Susskind
75. L'incoronazione di Poppea (The Coronation of Poppea) SV. 308, Act 3: "Pur ti miro, pur ti godo" Sara Macliver, Sally-Anne Russell, Orchestra of the Antipodes and Antony Walker
76. Zaide, K. 344, Act 1: "Ruhe sanft, mein holdes Leben" Shu-Cheen Yu, The Queensland Orchestra and Brett Kelly
77. Aida, Act 2: "Gloria all'Egitto" Triumphal March La Scala Opera Orchestra, La Scala Opera Chorus and Lorin Maazel
78. Aida, Act 4: "O terra, addio" Renata Tebaldi, Mario del Monaco, Ebe Stignani, National Academy of St Cecilia Orchestra and Alberto Erede
79. Andrea Chenier, Act 3: "La mamma morta" Renata Tebaldi, La Scala Opera Orchestra and Nino Sanzogno
80. Porgy and Bess:, Act 1: Summertime Leontyne Price
81. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), Act 2: Vilja Song Yvonne Kenny, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Vladimir Kamirski
82. Fidelio, Op. 72, Act 1: Mir ist so wunderbar (Quartet) Sona Ghazarian, Hildegard Behrens, David Kuebler, Hans Sotin, Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Sir Georg Solti
83. Fidelio, Op. 72, Act 1: O welche Lust (Prisoners' Chorus) Robert Johnson, Philip Kraus, Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and Sir Georg Solti
84. Giulio Cesare in Egitto (Julius Caesar in Egypt), HWV 17, Act 1: "Va tacito e nascosto" Graham Pushee, Dominic Harvey, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and Paul Dyer
85. Salome: Ah, ich habe deinen Mund gekusst, Jochanaan (Final scene) Cheryl Studer, Horst Hiestermann, Deutsche Oper Berlin Orchestraand Giuseppe Sinopoli
86. Les Troyens (The Trojans), Act 4: "Nuit d'ivresse" (Love Duet) Josephine Veasey, Jon Vickers, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and Sir Colin Davis
87. Tosca, Act 1: "Recondita armonia" Zurab Sotkilava, Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra and Stanislav Gorkovenko
88. Tosca, Act 2: "Vissi d'arte" Rita Hunter, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and Dobbs Franks
89. Tosca, Act 3: "E lucevan le stelle" Franco Corelli, National Academy of St Cecilia Orchestra and Lorin Maazel
90. Jocelyn, Op. 109. Act 2: Oh! ne t'eveille pas encor (Berceuse) David Hobson, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and Marco Guidarini
91. Otello, Act 4: "Piangea cantando nell'erma landa" (Willow song)... "Ave Maria" Joan Carden, Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Eric Clapham
92. La forza del destino (The Force of Destiny), Act 2: "La vergine degli angeli" (Hymn) Zinka Milanov, The Robert Shaw Chorale, RCA Victor Orchestra and Renato Cellini
93. Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, Act 1: Puskai pogibnu ya, no pryezhde (Letter Aria) Marilyn Richardson, Queensland Symphony Orchestra and Vladimir Kamirski
94. Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, Act 2: Kuda, kuda vi udalilis Stuart Burrows, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and Sir Georg Solti
95. Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), K. 384, Act 3: O wie will ich triumphieren Conal Coad, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and Dobbs Franks
96. Parsifal: Prelude Wiener Philharmoniker and Sir Georg Solti
97. Orfeo ed Euridice, Act 2: Dance of the Blessed Spirits Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Richard Divall
98. Orfeo ed Euridice, Act 3: "Che faro senza Euridice" Lauris Elms, West Australian Symphony Orchestra and Geoffrey Arnold
99. The Bohemian Girl, Act 2: I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls Yvonne Kenny, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Vladimir Kamirski