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The 50 Most Essential Opera Classics

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Released: Mar 2011
Label: X5 Music Group
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    Turandot, Act 3: Nessun Dorma
    Turandot, Act 3: Nessun Dorma
    Various Artists
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    5:49
    Les pêcheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers), Act 1: Au fon...
    Les pêcheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers), Act 1: Au fond du temple saint
    David Hobson, Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Sinfonia Australis and Thomas Woods
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    4:59
    Nabucco: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (Va', pensiero, sull...
    Nabucco: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (Va', pensiero, sull'ali dorate)
    Various Artists
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    3:49
    La traviata: Prelude to Act I
    La traviata: Prelude to Act I
    Bonn Classical Philharmonic and Heribert Beissel
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    3:15
    La traviata, Act 1: Libiamo, ne' lieti calici (Brindisi)
    La traviata, Act 1: Libiamo, ne' lieti calici (Brindisi)
    Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra and Richard Bonynge
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    Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act 3: Thy hand, Belinda... When...
    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
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    5:21
    Lakmé, Act 1: Sous le dome épais (Flower duet)
    Lakmé, Act 1: Sous le dome épais (Flower duet)
    Glenys Fowles, Heather Begg, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Richard Bonynge
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    2:26
    Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
    Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
    Yvonne Kenny, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Vladimir Kamirski
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    Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620: Overture
    Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620: Overture
    Various Artists
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    Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act 1: Der Vog...
    Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act 1: Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja (Birdcatcher's Aria)
    Peter Edelmann, SWR Symphony Orchestra and Klaus Arp
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    Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act 2: Der Höl...
    Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act 2: Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen (Queen of the Night's Aria)
    Maszella Holzapfel, SWR Symphony Orchestra and Klaus Arp
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    Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620: Act 2: Pa-pa-p...
    Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620: Act 2: Pa-pa-pa-papagena
    Susanne Leitz, Peter Edelmann, SWR Symphony Orchestra and Klaus Arp
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    Samson and Delilah, Op. 47, Act 2: Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta...
    Samson and Delilah, Op. 47, Act 2: Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix
    Lauris Elms, West Australian Symphony Orchestra and Geoffrey Arnold
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    Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville): Overture
    Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville): Overture
    Various Artists
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    Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), Act 1: L...
    Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), Act 1: Largo al factotum
    José Carbó, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Anthony Inglis
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    Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), Act 1: U...
    Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), Act 1: Una voce (Rosina's Cavatina)
    Eteri Lamoris, Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra and Jansug Kakhidze
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    Rinaldo, HWV 7: Lascia ch'io pianga
    Rinaldo, HWV 7: Lascia ch'io pianga
    Yvonne Kenny, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and Paul Dyer
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    Madama Butterfly, Act 2: Un bel dì (One beautiful day)
    Madama Butterfly, Act 2: Un bel dì (One beautiful day)
    Cheryl Barker, Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra and Patrick Summers
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    Madame Butterfly, Act 2: Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Cho...
    Madame Butterfly, Act 2: Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus)
    Wiener Philharmoniker, Vienna State Opera Chorus and Herbert von Karajan
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    Rusalka, Act 1: Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém (Song to the Moon)
    Rusalka, Act 1: Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém (Song to the Moon)
    Yvonne Kenny, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Vladimir Kamirski
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    Die Walkürie (The Valkyrie), Act 3: Ride of the Valkyries
    Die Walkürie (The Valkyrie), Act 3: Ride of the Valkyries
    Various Artists
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    Tristan and Isolde, Act 3: Liebestod
    Tristan and Isolde, Act 3: Liebestod
    Marilyn Richardson, Queensland Symphony Orchestra and Werner Andreas Albert
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    Rigoletto, Act 3: Un dì, si ben rammentomi... Bella figli...
    Rigoletto, Act 3: Un dì, si ben rammentomi... Bella figlia dell'amore (Quartet)
    Joan Sutherland, Huguette Tourangeau, Luciano Pavarotti, Sherrill Milnes, London Symphony Orchestra and Richard Bonynge
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    Carmen, Act 1: Entrance and Habanera (L'amour est un oise...
    Carmen, Act 1: Entrance and Habanera (L'amour est un oiseau rebelle)
    Various Artists
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    Carmen, Act 2: Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre (Torea...
    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
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    Thaïs: Meditation
    Thaïs: Meditation
    Various Artists
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    Norma, Act 1: Casta diva (Cavatina)
    Norma, Act 1: Casta diva (Cavatina)
    Joan Sutherland, Clifford Grant, The Australian Opera Chorus, Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra and Richard Bonynge
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    La bohème, Act 1: Che gelida manina
    La bohème, Act 1: Che gelida manina
    David Hobson, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and Marco Guidarini
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    Xerxes, HWV 40: "Ombra mai fu": Largo
    Xerxes, HWV 40: "Ombra mai fu": Largo
    Yoshikazu Mela, Japan Philharmonic Orchestra and Shigeo Genda
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    L'elisir d'amore (The Elixir of Love), Act 2: Una furtiva...
    L'elisir d'amore (The Elixir of Love), Act 2: Una furtiva lagrima
    David Hobson, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and Marco Guidarini
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    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers of Nure...
    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg), Act 3: Morgenlicht leuchtend in rosigem Schein (Walther's Prize Song)
    James King, Vienna Opera Orchestra and Dietfried Bernet
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    Götterdämmerung, Act 3: Brünnhilde's Immolation Scene
    Götterdämmerung, Act 3: Brünnhilde's Immolation Scene
    Birgit Nilsson, Gottlob Frick, Wiener Philharmoniker and Sir Georg Solti
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    Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann), Act 2: Bel...
    Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann), Act 2: Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour (Barcarolle)
    Joan Sutherland, Marilyn Horne, Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra and Richard Bonynge
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    La fille du régiment (The Daughter of the Regiment), Act ...
    La fille du régiment (The Daughter of the Regiment), Act 1: Ah! Mes amis... Pour mon âme
    Luciano Pavarotti, Eric Garrett, Orchestra And Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and Richard Bonynge
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    Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492: Over...
    Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492: Overture
    Bonn Classical Philharmonic and Heribert Beissel
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    Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492, Act ...
    Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492, Act 2: Porgi, amor
    Rita Hunter, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and Dobbs Franks
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    Casanova: O Madonna, auf uns sieh (Nuns' Chorus)
    Casanova: O Madonna, auf uns sieh (Nuns' Chorus)
    Various Artists
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    5:52
    I puritani (The Puritans), Act 1: A te, o cara
    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
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    Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 2: Deh vieni alla finestra (Ser...
    Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 2: Deh vieni alla finestra (Serenade)
    Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and Ola Rudner
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    9:38
    Hänsel und Gretel, Act 2: Abends, will ich schlafen gehn ...
    Hänsel und Gretel, Act 2: Abends, will ich schlafen gehn (Evening Benediction)... Dream Pantomime
    Various Artists
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    Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo sinfonico
    Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo sinfonico
    Bonn Classical Philharmonic and Heribert Beissel
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    Tannhäuser, Act 3: Beglückt darf nun dich, o Heimat, ich ...
    Tannhäuser, Act 3: Beglückt darf nun dich, o Heimat, ich schauen (Pilgrims' Chorus)
    Helga Dernesch, Victor Braun, Vienna State Opera Chorus, Wiener Philharmoniker and Sir Georg Solti
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    Aida, Act 2: Gloria all'Egitto... Triumphal March
    Aida, Act 2: Gloria all'Egitto... Triumphal March
    La Scala Opera Orchestra and Lorin Maazel
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    Porgy and Bess:, Act 1: Summertime
    Porgy and Bess:, Act 1: Summertime
    Leontyne Price
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    Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), Act 2: Vilja Song
    Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), Act 2: Vilja Song
    Yvonne Kenny, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Vladimir Kamirski
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    Fidelio, Op. 72, Act 1: O welche Lust (Prisoners' Chorus)
    Fidelio, Op. 72, Act 1: O welche Lust (Prisoners' Chorus)
    Robert Johnson, Philip Kraus, Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and Sir Georg Solti
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    Tosca, Act 1: Recondita armonia
    Tosca, Act 1: Recondita armonia
    Zurab Sotkilava, Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra and Stanislav Gorkovenko
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    Tosca, Act 2: Vissi d'arte
    Tosca, Act 2: Vissi d'arte
    Rita Hunter, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and Dobbs Franks
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    Tosca, Act 3: E lucevan le stelle
    Tosca, Act 3: E lucevan le stelle
    Various Artists
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    Orfeo ed Euridice, Act 2: Dance of the Blessed Spirits
    Orfeo ed Euridice, Act 2: Dance of the Blessed Spirits
    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Richard Divall
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