Various – 40 Most Beautiful Arias (2 CD Set)

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Disc 1
1.Puccini: Turandot, Act 3: “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
Giacomo Puccini, Plácido Domingo, Nello Santi, Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin
03:26
2.Bizet: Carmen, WD 31, Act 1: “L’amour est un oiseau rebelle” (Carmen, Chorus)
Georges Bizet, Lorin Maazel, Orchestre National De France
04:17
3.Donizetti: L’elisir d’amore, Act 2: “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino)
Gaetano Donizetti, Marcello Viotti, English Chamber Orchestra, Roberto Alagna
04:17
4.Bizet: Carmen, WD 31, Act 3, Scene 1: “Je dis que rien ne m’épouvante” (Micaëla)
Georges Bizet, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Angela Gheorghiu, Bavarian State Orchestra
05:04
5.Handel: Serse, HWV 40, Act 1, Scene 1: Arioso. “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
George Frideric Handel, Jennifer Larmore, Jesús López-Cobos, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
03:35
6.Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act 3: Lament. “When I Am Laid in Earth” (Dido)
Henry Purcell, William Christie, Les Arts Florissants, Véronique Gens
03:54
7.Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act 2: “Voi, che sapete che cosa è amor” (Cherubino)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Daniel Barenboim, Cecilia Bartoli, Berliner Philharmoniker
02:52
8.Bizet: Les pêcheurs de perles, Act 1: “Au fond du temple saint” (Nadir, Zurga)
Georges Bizet, Carlo Rizzi, Orchestra of Welsh National Opera
04:09
9.Mozart: Cosi fan tutte, K. 588, Act 1: “Soave sia il sento” (Fiordiligi, Dorabella, Don Alfonso)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alain Lombard, Frederica von Stade, Jules Bastin, Kiri Te Kanawa, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
03:04
10.Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47, Act II, Scene 3: Air. “Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix” (Dalila, Samson)
Camille Saint-Saëns, Colin Davis, José Cura, Olga Borodina, London Symphony Orchestra
03:17
11.Massenet: Werther, Act 3: “Pourquoi me réveiller”
Jules Massenet, Kent Nagano, Anne Sofie von Otter, Jerry Hadley, Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon
02:23
12.Verdi: Rigoletto, Act 3: “La donna è mobile” (Duca)
Giuseppe Verdi, Carlo Rizzi, Richard Leech, Orchestra of Welsh National Opera
02:20
13.Rusalka, Op. 114: Song to the Moon
Antonín Dvořák, Lesley Garrett, Andrew Greenwood, Philharmonia Orchestra
05:58
14.Puccini: Madama Butterfly, Act 2: “Un bel dì vedremo” (Butterfly)
Giacomo Puccini, Cristina Gallardo-Domas, Maurizio Barbacini, Das Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Munich Radio Orchestra
04:29
15.Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 1: “Donna non vidi mai” (Des Grieux)
Giacomo Puccini, José Cura, Philharmonia Orchestra, Plácido Domingo
02:34
16.Flotow: Martha, Act 3: “Ach so fromm” (Lionel)
Friedrich von Flotow, Luciano Pavarotti, Richard Bonynge, New Philharmonia Orchestra
03:31
17.Puccini: Tosca, Act 2: “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca)
Giacomo Puccini, Kiri Te Kanawa, Kent Nagano, Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon
03:05
18.Puccini: La bohème, Act 1: “Che gelida manina” (Rodolfo)
Giacomo Puccini, James Conlon, José Carreras, Orchestre National De France
04:25
19.Puccini: La bohème, Act 1: “Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì” (Mimì, Rodolfo, Schaunard, Colline, Marcello)
Giacomo Puccini, Barbara Hendricks, Francesco Ellero D’Artegna, Gino Quilico, James Conlon, José Carreras, Orchestre National De France, Richard Cowan
05:32
20.Puccini: La bohème, Act 1: “O soave fanciulla” (Rodolfo, Mimì)
Giacomo Puccini, James Conlon, Barbara Hendricks, José Carreras, Orchestre National De France
04:08

Disc 2
1.Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, Act 1: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta)
Giacomo Puccini, Cristina Gallardo-Domas, Maurizio Barbacini, Das Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Munich Radio Orchestra
02:31
2.Catalani: La Wally, Act 1: “Ebben, ne andrò lontana” (Wally)
Alfredo Catalani, Cristina Gallardo-Domas, Maurizio Barbacini, Das Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Munich Radio Orchestra
03:43
3.Offenbach: Les contes d’Hoffman, Act 4: Barcarolle – “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Giulietta, Niklausse)
Jacques Offenbach, Jennifer Larmore, Hei-Kyung Hong, Jesús López-Cobos, Munich Radio Orchestra
02:31
4.Bizet: Carmen, WD 31, Act 2: “La fleur que tu m’avais jetée” (Don José)
Georges Bizet, Plácido Domingo, Lorin Maazel, Orchestre National De France
04:04
5.Puccini: Turandot, Act 1: “Signore ascolta!” (Liù)
Giacomo Puccini, Kiri Te Kanawa, Kent Nagano, Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon
02:42
6.Verdi: La traviata, Act 1: “Un dì felice” (Alfredo, Violetta, Gastone)
Giuseppe Verdi, Carlo Rizzi, Edita Gruberova, London Symphony Orchestra, Neil Shicoff
03:09
7.Delibes: Lakmé, Act 1: Flower Duet – “Dôme épais le jasmin” (Lakmé, Mallika)
Léo Delibes, Jennifer Larmore, Hei-Kyung Hong, Jesús López-Cobos, Munich Radio Orchestra
04:38
8.Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act 2: “Porgi amor qualche ristoro” (La Contessa)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Daniel Barenboim, Lella Cuberli, Berliner Philharmoniker
04:03
9.Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 1: “Dalla sua pace” (Don Ottavio)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Hans Peter Blochwitz, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
04:42
10.Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia, Act 1, No. 5: Una voce poco fa
Gioachino Rossini, Jesús López-Cobos, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
05:33
11.Handel: Rinaldo, HWV 7, Act 2: Aria. “Lascia ch’io pianga” (Almirena)
George Frideric Handel, Claudio Scimone, I Solisti Veneti, Marilyn Horne
04:34
12.Gluck: Orphée et Eurydice, Act 3: “J’ai perdu mon Eurydice” (Orphée)
Christoph Willibald Gluck, Susan Graham, Harry Bicket, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
04:22
13.Verdi: Aïda, Act 1: “Celeste Aïda” (Radames)
Giuseppe Verdi, Plácido Domingo, Nello Santi, Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra
04:42
14.Mozart: Don Giovanni, Act 2: “Deh vieni alla fenestra” (Don Giovanni)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Bryn Terfel, Sir Georg Solti, London Philharmonic Orchestra
02:16
15.Puccini: La rondine, Act 1: “Chi il bel sogno di Doretta” (Magda)
Giacomo Puccini, Kiri Te Kanawa, Kent Nagano, Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon
02:58
16.Giordano: Fedora, Act 2: “Amor ti vieta di non amar” (Loris)
Umberto Giordano, Plácido Domingo, Nello Santi, Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin
02:11
17.Lehár: Die lustige Witwe, Act 2: Vilja-Lied. “Es lebt’ eine Vilja, ein Waldmägdelein” (Hanna)
Franz Lehár, Karita Mattila, Yutaka Sado, London Philharmonic Orchestra
04:53
18.Puccini: Tosca, Act 3: “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi)
Giacomo Puccini, Zubin Mehta, Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma della RAI, Plácido Domingo
02:52
19.Verdi: Otello, Act 4: “Ave Maria” (Desdemona)
Giuseppe Verdi, Cristina Gallardo-Domas, Maurizio Barbacini, Das Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Munich Radio Orchestra
04:43
20.Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, Act 3: Liebestod. “Mild und leise wie er lächelt” (Isolde)
Richard Wagner, Daniel Barenboim, Waltraud Meier, Berliner Philharmoniker
06:57