The 50 Greatest Opera Arias
The 50 Greatest Opera Arias (12 years)

album

  • Release day: Tuesday, September 25, 2012

The 50 Greatest Opera Arias 12 years old

Artists

Elin Manahan Thomas
Elin Manahan Thomas
Elly Ameling
Elly Ameling
Emma Kirkby
Emma Kirkby
Luciano Pavarotti
Luciano Pavarotti
Name
Elin Manahan Thomas When album released, She was 35, now 47 years old
Elly Ameling When album released, She was 79, now 91 years old
Emma Kirkby When album released, She was 63, now 75 years old
Luciano Pavarotti This album released 5 years after his death. He was 71 years old when he died.
Wladimiro Ganzarolli This album released 2 years after his death. He was 78 years old when he died.
Kurt Böhme This album released 22 years after his death. He was 81 years old when he died.
Maria Chiara When album released, She was 72, now 85 years old
Olga Borodina When album released, She was 49, now 61 years old
Renata Tebaldi This album released 7 years after her death. She was 82 years old when she died.
Pilar Lorengar This album released 16 years after her death. She was 67 years old when she died.
Sylvia Sass When album released, She was 61, now 73 years old
Tatiana Troyanos This album released 19 years after her death. She was 54 years old when she died.
Teresa Berganza When album released, She was 79, now 91 years old
Giuseppe Di Stefano This album released 4 years after his death. He was 86 years old when he died.
Birgit Nilsson This album released 6 years after her death. She was 87 years old when she died.
Felicia Weathers When album released, She was 75, now 87 years old
Fernando Corena This album released 27 years after his death. He was 67 years old when he died.
Francisco Araiza When album released, He was 61, now 74 years old
Franco Corelli This album released 8 years after his death. He was 82 years old when he died.
Nicolai Ghiaurov This album released 8 years after his death. He was 74 years old when he died.
Hermann Prey This album released 14 years after his death. He was 69 years old when he died.
Hilde Gueden This album released 24 years after her death. She was 71 years old when she died.
Carlo Bergonzi This album released 1 years after his death. He was 90 years old when he died.
Carol Vaness When album released, She was 60, now 72 years old
Cesare Siepi This album released 2 years after his death. He was 87 years old when he died.
Erich Wolfgang Korngold This album released 54 years after his death. He was 60 years old when he died.
Luciana Serra When album released, She was 65, now 78 years old
Wilma Lipp This album released 6 years after her death. She was 93 years old when she died.
Zubin Mehta When album released, He was 76, now 88 years old
Franz Lehár This album released 63 years after his death. He was 78 years old when he died.
Gaetano Donizetti This album released 164 years after his death. He was 50 years old when he died.
Georg Solti This album released 15 years after his death. He was 84 years old when he died.
Ruggero Leoncavallo This album released 93 years after his death. He was 62 years old when he died.
Léopold Simoneau This album released 6 years after his death. He was 90 years old when he died.
Lamberto Gardelli This album released 14 years after his death. He was 83 years old when he died.
Janet Baker When album released, She was 79, now 91 years old
Edward Downes This album released 3 years after his death. He was 85 years old when he died.
John Alldis This album released 2 years after his death. He was 81 years old when he died.
Raymond Leppard This album released 7 years after his death. He was 92 years old when he died.
Riccardo Muti When album released, He was 71, now 83 years old
Peter Schreier This album released 7 years after his death. He was 84 years old when he died.
Richard Wagner This album released 129 years after his death. He was 69 years old when he died.
Georges Bizet This album released 137 years after his death. He was 36 years old when he died.
Giacomo Puccini This album released 87 years after his death. He was 65 years old when he died.
Gianandrea Gavazzeni This album released 16 years after his death. He was 86 years old when he died.
Gioachino Rossini This album released 143 years after his death. He was 76 years old when he died.
Giuseppe Verdi This album released 111 years after his death. He was 87 years old when he died.
Montserrat Caballé This album released 6 years after her death. She was 85 years old when she died.
Jesús López-Cobos This album released 5 years after his death. He was 78 years old when he died.
Jessye Norman This album released 7 years after her death. She was 74 years old when she died.
Alfredo Catalani This album released 119 years after his death. He was 39 years old when he died.
Franco Ghione This album released 48 years after his death. He was 78 years old when he died.
Neville Marriner This album released 4 years after his death. He was 92 years old when he died.
Claudio Abbado This album released 1 years after his death. He was 80 years old when he died.
Camille Saint-Saëns This album released 90 years after his death. He was 86 years old when he died.
Robert Lloyd When album released, He was 72, now 84 years old
# Song Play
1 Turandot, Act 3: "Nessun dorma" (live at Arena di Verona) by Giacomo Puccini, Luciano Pavarotti, Armando Gatto, Orchestra del Teatro Arena di Verona Duration: 03:43
2 Rinaldo, HWV 7, Act 2: "Lascia ch'io pianga" by George Frideric Handel, Elin Manahan Thomas, Harry Christophers, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Duration: 05:19
3 Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro" by Giacomo Puccini, Pilar Lorengar, Giuseppe Patanè, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Duration: 02:17
4 La Bohème, Act 1: "Che gelida manina" by Giacomo Puccini, Mario del Monaco, Franco Ghione, Opera Orchestra Duration: 04:22
5 Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act 2: "Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen" (Queen of the Night's Aria) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Luciana Serra, Sir Colin Davis, Staatskapelle Dresden Duration: 02:55
6 Madama Butterfly, Act 2: Un bel dì vedremo by Giacomo Puccini, Sylvia Sass, Lamberto Gardelli, London Symphony Orchestra Duration: 04:35
7 Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492, Act 1: "Non più andrai" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Wladimiro Ganzarolli, Sir Colin Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra Duration: 03:46
8 Turandot, Act 1: "Signore, ascolta" by Giacomo Puccini, Montserrat Caballé, Zubin Mehta, London Philharmonic Orchestra Duration: 02:48
9 Tosca, Act 3: "E lucevan le stelle" by Giacomo Puccini, Franco Corelli, Lorin Maazel, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Duration: 03:20
10 Rusalka, Op. 114: Mesicku na nebi hlubokém (Song to the Moon) by Antonín Dvořák, Pilar Lorengar, Giuseppe Patanè, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Duration: 06:15
11 Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act 1: "Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja" (Birdcatcher's Aria) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Hermann Prey, Sir Georg Solti, Wiener Philharmoniker Duration: 02:58
12 Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 3: "Il dolce suono" (Mad Scene) by Gaetano Donizetti, Montserrat Caballé, Jesús López-Cobos, New Philharmonia Orchestra Duration: 06:49
13 Tosca, Act 1: "Recondita armonia" by Giacomo Puccini, Carlo Bergonzi, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Duration: 02:48
14 Xerxes, HWV 40, Act 1: "Frondi tenere e belle... Ombra mai fù" by George Frideric Handel, Dame Janet Baker, Raymond Leppard, English Chamber Orchestra Duration: 04:00
15 Carmen, Act 1: "Mais nous ne voyons pas la Carmencita" - "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Habanera) by Georges Bizet, Tatiana Troyanos, Sir Georg Solti, London Philharmonic Orchestra, John Alldis Choir Duration: 05:34
16 Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 1: "Madamina! Il catalogo è questo" (Catalogue Aria) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Wladimiro Ganzarolli, Sir Colin Davis, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Duration: 05:20
17 Die tote Stadt, Act 1: Glück das mir verblieb (Marietta's Song) by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Pilar Lorengar, Walter Weller, Wiener Opernorchester Duration: 05:42
18 Pagliacci, Act 1: "Recitar!... Vesti la giubba" by Ruggero Leoncavallo, Mario del Monaco, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Duration: 03:33
19 Samson et Dalila, Op. 47, Act 2: "Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix" by Camille Saint-Saëns, Olga Borodina, Carlo Rizzi, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera Duration: 05:58
20 Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), Act 1: "Largo al factotum" (Cavatina) by Gioachino Rossini, Hermann Prey, Claudio Abbado, London Symphony Orchestra Duration: 04:43
21 Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492, Act 2: "Porgi, amor" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jessye Norman, Sir Colin Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra Duration: 03:57
22 Rigoletto, Act 3: "La donna è mobile" by Giuseppe Verdi, Mario del Monaco, Alberto Erede, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Duration: 02:21
23 Orfeo ed Euridice, Act 3: "Che farò senza Euridice?" by Christoph Willibald Gluck, Dame Janet Baker, Raymond Leppard, English Chamber Orchestra Duration: 03:49
24 Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act 1: "Un'aura amorosa" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Francisco Araiza, Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Duration: 05:03
25 Tosca, Act 2: "Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore" by Giacomo Puccini, Carol Vaness, Riccardo Muti, Philadelphia Orchestra Duration: 03:29
26 Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), WWV 86b, Act 3: "Leb wohl, du kühnes, herrliches Kind" by Richard Wagner, George London, Hans Knappertsbusch, Wiener Philharmoniker Duration: 17:39
27 La Wally, Act 1: "Ebben? Ne andrò lontana" by Alfredo Catalani, Maria Chiara, Kurt Herbert Adler, National Philharmonic Orchestra Duration: 04:14
29 Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492, Act 2: "Voi che sapete" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Elly Ameling, Edo de Waart, English Chamber Orchestra Duration: 03:02
30 Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act 3: "Thy hand, Belinda... When I am laid in earth" (Dido's lament) by Henry Purcell, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Elin Manahan Thomas, Harry Christophers Duration: 04:49
31 Les pêcheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers), Act 1: "Je crois entendre encore" (Romance) by Georges Bizet, Leopold Simoneau, Jean Fournet, Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux Duration: 03:31
32 Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), Act 1: "Una voce poco fa" (Rosina's Cavatina) by Gioachino Rossini, Teresa Berganza, Sir Alexander Gibson, London Symphony Orchestra Duration: 06:09
33 Eugene Onegin, Op. 24: "Lyubvi vsye vozrasti pokorni" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Sir Edward Downes, London Symphony Orchestra Duration: 06:05
34 Zaide, K. 344, Act 1: "Ruhe sanft, mein holdes Leben" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Emma Kirkby, Christopher Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music Duration: 05:32
35 Madama Butterfly, Act 3: "Tu, tu piccolo Iddio" (Death of Butterfly) by Giacomo Puccini, Pilar Lorengar, Jesús López-Cobos, London Philharmonic Orchestra Duration: 02:12
36 L'elisir d'amore: "Una furtiva lagrima... Eccola!" (attacca) by Gaetano Donizetti, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Hilde Gueden, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Duration: 05:59
37 Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act 1: "Oh zittre nicht, mein Lieber Sohn" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Wilma Lipp, Karl Böhm, Wiener Philharmoniker Duration: 05:32
38 Carmen: "La fleur que tu m'avais jetée" (Flower Song) by Georges Bizet, Plácido Domingo, Sir Georg Solti, London Philharmonic Orchestra Duration: 03:55
39 Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), Act 2: Vilja Song by Franz Lehár, Renata Tebaldi, Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Philharmoniker Duration: 05:03
40 Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 2: "Deh, vieni alla finestra" (Serenade) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Cesare Siepi, Erich Leinsdorf, Wiener Philharmoniker Duration: 01:52
41 Andrea Chénier, Act 3: "La mamma morta" by Umberto Giordano, Maria Chiara, Kurt Herbert Adler, National Philharmonic Orchestra Duration: 05:38
42 Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: "E Susanna non vien!... Dove sono" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jessye Norman, Sir Colin Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra Duration: 06:16
43 Madama Butterfly, Act 3: "Addio fiorito asil" by Giacomo Puccini, Mario del Monaco, Alberto Erede, The New Symphony Orchestra Duration: 01:51
44 Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act 2: "O Isis und Osiris" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Kurt Böhme, Karl Böhm, Vienna State Opera Chorus, Wiener Philharmoniker Duration: 03:36
45 Otello, Act 4: "Mia madre aveva... Piangea cantando nell'erma landa" (Willow song) - "Ave Maria" by Giuseppe Verdi, Felicia Weathers, Argeo Quadri, Wiener Opernorchester Duration: 12:27
46 Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act 1: "Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Peter Schreier, Sir Colin Davis, Staatskapelle Dresden Duration: 03:53
47 Samson et Dalila, Op. 47, Act 1: Printemps qui commence by Camille Saint-Saëns, Olga Borodina, Carlo Rizzi, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera Duration: 06:20
48 La forza del destino (The Force of Destiny), Act 2: "Il santo nome... Il santo speco" - "La vergine degli angeli" (Hymn) by Giuseppe Verdi, Renata Tebaldi, Fernando Corena, Cesare Siepi, Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Duration: 10:56
49 Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), K. 384, Act 3: "Ha! Wie will ich triumphieren" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Robert Lloyd, Sir Colin Davis, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Duration: 03:27
50 Tristan and Isolde, Act 3: "Mild und leise wie er lächelt" (Isoldes Liebestod) by Richard Wagner, Birgit Nilsson, Hans Knappertsbusch, Wiener Philharmoniker Duration: 06:59