100 Must‐Have Opera Highlights
Georgi Robev · Ruslan Raichev · András Kórodi · Emil Tabakov · György Lehel · Ivan Marinov · János Ferencsik · János Sándor · Tamás Pál · Vassil Kazandjiev
Composers
Tracklist
Nabucco: Act III. Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves “Va pensiero”
Giuseppe Verdi - Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro)
La traviata: Act I. “Libiamo ne’lieti” (Brindisi)
Giuseppe Verdi - La traviata: Atto I. Brindisi “Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici” (Alfredo, Coro, Violetta)
Gianni Schicchi: Act I. “O mio babbino caro”
Giacomo Puccini - “O mio babbino caro” (from Gianni Schicchi)
Rigoletto: Act III. Duca’s aria “La donna e mobile”
Giuseppe Verdi - Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca)
Wilhelm Tell: Act III. Soldier’s Dance
Gioachino Rossini - Guillaume Tell
András Kórodi, János Sándor, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
The Tales of Hoffmann: Act IV. Barcarole
Jacques Offenbach - Les Contes d’Hoffmann : Acte IV. No. 17 Barcarolle « Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour » (Nicklausse, Giulietta, les invités)
The Valkyrie: Act III. Ride of the Valkyries
Richard Wagner - Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt
The Merry Widows of Windsor: Act III. Moon Choir
Otto Nicolai - Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor: Akt III. Nr. 12. „O süßer Mond“ (Chor)
Faust: Act II. Méphistophéles rondo « Le veau d’or »
Charles Gounod - Faust : Acte II. No. 7 « Le veau d’or est toujours debout » (Méphistophélès, Chœur)
Aida: Act II. Triumphal March and Chorus “Gloria all’Egitto”
Giuseppe Verdi - Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Marcia trionfale (orchestra)
Ruggero Leoncavallo - Pagliacci: Atto I. “I zampognari!” … “Don, din don, … din don, suona vespero” (Ragazzi, Coro di contadini e contadine)
Fidelio, op. 72: Act I. Chorus „O welche Lust“
Ludwig van Beethoven - Fidelio, op. 72: Act I, Scene II, no. 10a. Prisoner’s Chorus „O welche Lust, in freier Luft“ (Chor, 1st Prisoner, 2nd Prisoner)
L’incoronazione di Poppea: Act II. Gran scena di Seneca “Solitudine amata”
Rinaldo: Act III. Rinaldo’s aria “Lascia ch’io pianga”
George Frideric Handel - Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II, Scene IV, no. 22. Aria “Lascia ch’io pianga mia cruda sorte” (Almirena)
Idomeneo, K.366: Act III. Elettra’s aria “D’Oreste, d’Ajace”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Idomeneo, rè di Creta, K. 366: Act III, Scene X. No. 29a Aria "D'Oreste, d'Aiace" (Elettra)
L’elisir d’amore: Act II. Nemorino’s aria “Una furtiva lagrima”
Gaetano Donizetti - L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Romanza “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino)
Don Pasquale: Act III. Chorus of the Servants “Che interminabile andirivieni”
Gaetano Donizetti - Don Pasquale: Atto III. “Che interminabile andirivieni” (Coro di Servi)
La Wally: Act I. “Ebben, ne andrò lontana”
Alfredo Catalani - La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” (Wally)
Don Carlos: Act III. Chorus Finale “Spuntato ecco il di d’esultanza”
Giuseppe Verdi - Don Carlo: Atto II, scena 2. N°5 “Spuntato ecco il dì d’esultanza” (coro)
Madama Butterfly: Act II. « Un bel dì vedremo »
Giacomo Puccini - Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly)
La Gioconda: Act III. Dance of the Hours
Amilcare Ponchielli - La Gioconda: Atto III, scena 2. Danza delle ore
Der Freischütz: Huntsmen’s Chorus „Was gleicht wohl auf Erden“
Carl Maria von Weber - Der Freischütz: Akt III. Nr. 15. Jägerchor „Was gleicht wohl auf Erden dem Jägervergnügen?“ (Chor)
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Overture
Richard Wagner - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Vorspiel
The Rhinegold: Finale – Entry of the Gods at Walhall
Richard Wagner - Excerpt from Das Rheingold: Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla
The Valkyrie: Act III. Wotan’s Farewell and Magic Fire Music
Richard Wagner - Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene III, Wotans Abschied und Feuerzauber
Twilight of the Gods: Act III. Siegfried’s Death and Funeral March
Richard Wagner - Excerpt from Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: Akt III, Scene II. Trauermusik beim Tode Siegfrieds