مجموعه اچرای طلایی : 100 قطعه برتر (Opera Gold 100 Great Tracks)

Artist: VA
Title: Opera Gold: 100 Great Tracks
Year Of Release: 2016
Label: Decca
Genre: Classical, Opera
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 07:15:40

Decca, the opera company, presents a premium collection of the 100 most beautiful opera tracks on 6 CDs. Enjoy classic arias and overtures, performed by the greatest opera stars of all time. Artists include Pavarotti, Bartoli, Fischer-Dieskau, Tebaldi, Calleja, Sutherland, Bergonzi, Ghiaurov, Freni, Nilsson, del Monaco, Domingo, Horne, Te Kanawa, Solti, von Karajan, Terfel, Price, Caballe, Kaufmann, Gheorghiu and more. 6 CD cap box, booklet with photos and introductory notes.

Tracklist:

CD 1:
[01] Puccini : Turandot / Act 3 - "Nessun dorma!" (3:01)
Performers : Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor : Zubin Mehta
Orchestra & Choir : London Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir, John Alldis Choir, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir
[02] Bizet : Carmen, WD.31 / Act 1 - "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (4:16)
Performers : Marilyn Horne (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor : Henry Lewis
Orchestra & Choir : Vienna Opera Orchestra & Choir, Vienna Opera Chorus
[03] Verdi : Il Trovatore / Act 4 - "Miserere d'un'alma" (5:00)
Performers : Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor), Dame Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
Conductor : Richard Bonynge
Orchestra & Choir : London Opera Chorus, National Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir
[04] Puccini : La Bohème / Act 1 - "Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì" (5:18)
Performers : Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor), Mirella Freni (Soprano)
Conductor : Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra & Choir : Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir
[05] Giordano : Fedora / Act 2 - "Amor ti vieta" (1:48)
Performers : Jonas Kaufmann (Tenor)
Conductor : Antonio Pappano
Orchestra & Choir : Rome Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra & Choir
[06] Gounod : Faust, CG.4 / Act 4 - "Marthe! - Dieu soit loué! C'est vous!...Déposons nos" (6:26)
Performers : Monica Sinclair (Alto), Margreta Elkins (Mezzo Soprano), Robert Massard (Baritone)
Conductor : Richard Bonynge
Orchestra & Choir : London Symphony Orchestra & Choir, Ambrosian Opera Chorus
[07] Verdi : Rigoletto / Act 1 - "Gualtier Maldè...Caro nome" (6:15)
Performers : Dame Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
Conductor : Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
Orchestra & Choir : Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra & Choir and Chorus
[08] Puccini : Madama Butterfly / Act 1 - "Vogliatemi bene" (8:03)
Performers : Carlo Bergonzi (Tenor), Renata Tebaldi (Soprano)
Conductor : Tullio Serafin
Orchestra & Choir : Rome Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra & Choir
[09] Mozart : Le nozze di Figaro, K.492 / Act 2 - "Voi che sapete" (2:57)
Performers : Frederica Von Stade (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor : Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra & Choir : Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir
[10] Rossini : Il barbiere di Siviglia / Act 1 - "Largo al factotum" (5:05)
Performers : Leo Nucci (Baritone)
Conductor : Giuseppe Patané
Orchestra & Choir : Bologna Teatro Communale Orchestra & Choir
[11] Bizet : Carmen, Wd.31 / Act 3 - "Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante" (5:46)
Performers : Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Conductor : Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra & Choir : London Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir
[12] Donizetti : Lucia di Lammermoor / Act 2 - "Chi mi frena in tal momento" (3:45)
Performers : Sherrill Milnes (Baritone), Ryland Davies (Tenor), Huguette Tourangeau (Mezzo Soprano),
Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor), Dame Joan Sutherland (Soprano), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Bass)
Conductor : Richard Bonynge
Orchestra & Choir : Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra & Choir
[13] G. Charpentier : Louise / Act 3 - "Depuis le jour" (6:07)
Performers : Renée Fleming (Soprano)
Conductor : Jeffrey Tate
Orchestra & Choir : English Chamber Orchestra & Choir
[14] Tchaikovsky : Eugene Onegin, Op.24, TH.5 / Act 3 - "Lyubvi vsye vozrasti pokorni" (5:43)
Performers : Nicolai Ghiaurov (Bass)
Conductor : Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra & Choir : Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestr
[15] Gounod : Faust, Cg.4 / Act 5 - "Alerte, alerte!" (5:20)
Performers : Franco Corelli (Tenor), Dame Joan Sutherland (Soprano), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Bass)
Conductor : Richard Bonynge
Orchestra & Choir : London Symphony Orchestra & Choir, Ambrosian Opera Chorus

CD 2:
[01] Puccini : Gianni Schicchi - "Oh! mio babbino caro" (2:12)
Performers : Renata Tebaldi (Soprano)
Conductor : Lamberto Gardelli
Orchestra & Choir : Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra & Choir
[02] Verdi : Nabucco / Act 3 - "Va, pensiero" (4:48)
Conductor : Lamberto Gardelli
Orchestra & Choir : Vienna State Opera Chorus Konzertvereinigung, Vienna State Opera Orchestra & Choir
[03] Handel : Rodelinda, HWV 34 / Act 1 - "Dove sei, amato bene?" (6:56)
Performers : Marilyn Horne (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor : Henry Lewis
Orchestra & Choir : Vienna Cantata Orchestra & Choir
[04] Donizetti : L'elisir d'amore / Act 2 - "Una furtiva lagrima" (4:44)
Performers : Juan Diego Flórez (Tenor)
Conductor : Riccardo Frizza
Orchestra & Choir : Milan Giuseppe Verdi Symphony Orchestra & Choir
[05] Delibes : Lakmé / Act 2 - "Où va la jeune Indoue" (7:53)
Performers : Dame Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
Conductor : Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
Orchestra & Choir : Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra & Choir
[06] Puccini : Tosca / Act 3 - "E lucevan le stelle" (3:05)
Performers : Joseph Calleja (Tenor)
Conductor : Marco Armiliato
Orchestra & Choir : Suisse Romande Orchestra & Choir
[07] Mascagni : Cavalleria rusticana - "Regina coeli laetare" (5:27)
Performers : Julia Varády (Soprano)
Conductor : Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Orchestra & Choir : London Opera Chorus, National Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir
[08] Wagner : Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96 / Act 3 - "Morgenlich leuchtend" (5:16)
Performers : Jonas Kaufmann (Tenor)
Conductor : Marco Armiliato
Orchestra & Choir : Prague Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir
[09] Wagner : Tannhäuser, WWV 70 - Paris version / Act 3 - "Beglückt darf nun dich, o Heimat" (5:03)
Performers : Victor Braun (Baritone), Helga Dernesch (Voice)
Conductor : Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra & Choir : Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir
[10] Dvorák : Rusalka, Op.114, B. 203 / Act 1 - "O Silver Moon" (6:02)
Performers : Renée Fleming (Soprano)
Conductor : Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra & Choir : London Symphony Orchestra & Choir
[11] Mascagni : Cavalleria rusticana - Intermezzo sinfonico (3:58)
Conductor : Tullio Serafin
Orchestra & Choir : Orchestra & Choir dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Roma
[12] Donizetti : La Favorita / Act 4 - "Spirto gentil" (5:30)
Performers : Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor : Edward Downes
Orchestra & Choir : Vienna Opera Orchestra & Choir
[13] Gluck : Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30 / Act 3 - "Che farò senza Euridice?" (3:53)
Performers : Teresa Berganza (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor : Sir Alexander Gibson
Orchestra & Choir : Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra & Choir
[14] Puccini : Tosca / Act 1 - "Recondita armonia" (2:49)
Performers : Franco Corelli (Tenor), Alfredo Mariotti (Bass)
Conductor : Lorin Maazel
Orchestra & Choir : Rome Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra & Choir
[15] Verdi : Rigoletto / Act 3 - "Bella figlia dell'amore" (5:35)
Performers : Martti Talvela (Bass), Sherrill Milnes (Baritone), Huguette Tourangeau (Mezzo Soprano),
Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor), Dame Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
Conductor : Richard Bonynge
Orchestra & Choir : London Symphony Orchestra & Choir

CD 3:
[01] Puccini : La Bohème / Act 1 - "Che gelida manina" (4:44)
Performers : Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor : Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra & Choir : Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir
[02] Delibes : Lakmé / Act 1 - "Viens, Mallika, ... Dôme épais" (6:07)
Performers : Jane Berbié (Mezzo Soprano), Dame Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
Conductor : Richard Bonynge
Orchestra & Choir : Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra & Choir
[03] Mozart : Le nozze di Figaro, K.492 / Act 1 - "Non più andrai" (3:38)
Performers : Samuel Ramey (Bass)
Conductor : Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra & Choir : London Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir
[04] Mozart : Così fan tutte, K.588 / Act 1 - "Soave sia il vento" (2:51)
Performers : Michele Pertusi (Bass), David Syrus (Harpsichord), Anne Sofie von Otter (Mezzo Soprano),
Renée Fleming (Soprano)
Conductor : Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra & Choir : Chamber Orchestra & Choir of Europe
[05] Gounod : Faust, Cg.4 / Act 3 - "O Dieu! que de bijoux! Ah! Je ris de me voir" (5:03)
Performers : Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano)
Conductor : John Mauceri
Orchestra & Choir : Turin Teatro Regio Orchestra & Choir
[06] Bizet : Les pêcheurs de perles, Wd.13 / Act 1 - "Au fond du temple saint" (5:24)
Performers : Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Bass)
Conductor : Robin Stapleton
Orchestra & Choir : National Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir
[07] Catalani : La Wally / Act 1 - "Ebben? Ne andrò lontana" (4:53)
Performers : Renata Tebaldi (Soprano)
Conductor : Fausto Cleva
Orchestra & Choir : Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra & Choir
[08] Verdi : Luisa Miller / Act 2 - "Oh! fede negar potessi...Quando le sere al placido" (4:59)
Performers : Carlo Bergonzi (Tenor)
Conductor : Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Orchestra & Choir : Rome Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra & Choir
[09] Leoncavallo : Pagliacci / Act 1 - "I zampognari!...Don din don" (4:04)
Performers : James McCracken (Tenor)
Conductor : Lamberto Gardelli
Orchestra & Choir : Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Chorus, Colosseum Boys' Chorus, Rome Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra & Choir
[10] Massenet : Werther / Act 3 - "Pourquoi me réveiller, ô souffle du printemps?" (3:08)
Performers : Jonas Kaufmann (Tenor)
Conductor : Marco Armiliato
Orchestra & Choir : Prague Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir
[11] Bellini : I Puritani / Act 1 - "Son vergin vezzosa" (3:35)
Performers : Aleksandra Kurzak (Soprano)
Conductor : Omer Meir Wellber
Orchestra & Choir : Valencia Community Orchestra & Choir
[12] Leoncavallo : Pagliacci / Prologue - "Si può? Signore! Signori!" (5:29)
Performers : Ingvar Wixell (Baritone)
Conductor : Giuseppe Patané
Orchestra & Choir : National Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir
[13] Puccini : Tosca / Act 2 - "Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore" (3:29)
Performers : Leontyne Price (Soprano)
Conductor : Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra & Choir : Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir
[14] Verdi : La traviata / Act 1 - "Un dì felice, eterea" (3:34)
Performers : Dame Joan Sutherland (Soprano), Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor : Richard Bonynge
Orchestra & Choir : National Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir
[15] Ponchielli : La Gioconda / Act 2 - "Cielo e mar!" (4:49)
Performers : Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor : Bruno Bartoletti
Orchestra & Choir : National Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir
[16] Puccini : Tosca / Act 1 - "Tre sbirri... Una carozza... Presto" - Te Deum (5:03)
Performers : Piero de Palma (Tenor), Giuseppe Taddei (Baritone)
Conductor : Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra & Choir : Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir

CD 4:
[01] Wagner : Die Walküre, WWV 86B - Concert version / Dritter Aufzug - The Ride of the Valkyres (3:07)
Conductor : Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra & Choir : Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir
[02] Wagner : Tannhäuser, WWV 70 / Act 3 - "Wie Todesahnung...O du, mein holder Abendstern" (5:39)
Performers : Tom Krause (Baritone)
Conductor : Argeo Quadri
Orchestra & Choir : Vienna Opera Orchestra & Choir
[03] Gluck : Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30 / Act 2 - "Che puro ciel, che chiaro sol" (4:43)
Performers : Teresa Berganza (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor : Sir Alexander Gibson
Orchestra & Choir : Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra & Choir
[04] Mozart : Don Giovanni, ossia Il dissoluto punito, K.527 / Act 1 - "Là ci darem la mano" (2:53)
Performers : Bryn Terfel (Bass Baritone), Monica Groop (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor : Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra & Choir : London Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir
[05] Verdi : Il Trovatore / Act 3 - "Ah sì ben mio" (3:05)
Performers : Carlo Bergonzi (Tenor)
Conductor : Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Orchestra & Choir : Rome Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra & Choir
[06] Verdi : Aida / Act 1 - "Ritorna vincitor!" (6:45)
Performers : Birgit Nilsson (Soprano)
Conductor : John Pritchard
Orchestra & Choir : Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra & Choir
[07] Bizet : Carmen, Wd.31 / Act 2 - "La fleur que tu m'avais jetée" (3:57)
Performers : Placido Domingo (Tenor)
Conductor : Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra & Choir : London Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir
[08] Puccini : Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - Coro a bocca chiusa (3:00)
Conductor : Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra & Choir : Wiener Staatsopernchor, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir
[09] Saint-Saëns : Samson et Dalila, Op.47, R.288 / Act 2 - "Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix" (6:31)
Performers : Marilyn Horne (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor : Henry Lewis
Orchestra & Choir : Vienna Opera Orchestra & Choir
[10] Gounod : Faust, Cg.4 / Act 4 - "Vous qui faites l'endormie" (2:59)
Performers : Nicolai Ghiaurov (Bass)
Conductor : Edward Downes
Orchestra & Choir : London Symphony Orchestra & Choir
[11] Verdi : Don Carlo / Act 4 - "O don fatale" (5:01)
Performers : Grace Bumbry (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor : Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra & Choir : Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra & Choir
[12] Puccini : Turandot / Act 1 - "Signore, ascolta" (2:44)
Performers : Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
Conductor : Zubin Mehta
Orchestra & Choir : London Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir
[13] Cilea : Adriana Lecouvreur / Act 1 - "La dolcissima effigie sorridente" (2:06)
Performers : Renata Tebaldi (Soprano), Mario Del Monaco (Tenor)
Conductor : Franco Capuana
Orchestra & Choir : Rome Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra & Choir
[14] Offenbach : Les Contes d'Hoffmann / Act 2 - "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" (4:15)
Performers : Dame Joan Sutherland (Soprano), Huguette Tourangeau (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor : Richard Bonynge
Orchestra & Choir : Lausanne Pro Arte Chorus, Suisse Romande Orchestra & Choir, Suisse Romande Chorus
[15] Verdi : Un ballo in maschera / Act 3 - "Morrò, ma prima in grazia" (4:47)
Performers : Margaret Price (Soprano)
Conductor : Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra & Choir : National Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir
[16] Bizet : Carmen, Wd.31 / Act 2 - "Votre toast" (5:19)
Performers : José van Dam (Voice)
Conductor : Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra & Choir : London Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir

CD 5:
[01] Verdi : Rigoletto / Act 3 - "La donna è mobile" (2:29)
Performers : Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor : Richard Bonynge
Orchestra & Choir : London Symphony Orchestra & Choir
[02] Rossini : Il barbiere di Siviglia / Act 1 - "Una voce poco fa...Io sono docile" (6:37)
Performers : Cecilia Bartoli (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor : Giuseppe Patané
Orchestra & Choir : Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra & Choir
[03] Mozart : Don Giovanni, K.527 / Act 2 - "Deh! vieni alla finestra" (2:17)
Performers : Bryn Terfel (Bass Baritone)
Conductor : Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra & Choir : London Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir
[04] Verdi : Il Trovatore / Act 2 - "Vedi! le fosche notturne spoglie" (2:51)
Conductor : Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra & Choir : Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Choir and Chorus
[05] Puccini : La Bohème / Act 2 - "Quando m'en vo" (2:49)
Performers : Nicolai Ghiaurov (Bass), Rolando Panerai (Baritone), Michel Sénéchal (Tenor),
Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor), Gianni Maffeo (Baritone), Mirella Freni (Soprano),
Elizabeth Harwood (Soprano)
Conductor : Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra & Choir : Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir
[06] Mozart : Le nozze di Figaro, K.492 / Act 3 - "Dove sono i bei momenti" (5:02)
Performers : Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Conductor : Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra & Choir : London Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir
[07] Mozart : Die Zauberflöte, K.620 / Act 1 - "Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja" (2:57)
Performers : Hermann Prey (Baritone)
Conductor : Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra & Choir : Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir
[08] Bellini : Norma / Act 1 - "Casta Diva" (6:33)
Performers : Dame Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
Conductor : Richard Bonynge
Orchestra & Choir : London Symphony Orchestra & Choir, London Symphony Chorus
[09] Verdi : Il Trovatore / Act 2 - "Stride la vampa!...Mesta è la tua canzon!" (5:20)
Performers : Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor), Marilyn Horne (Mezzo Soprano), Peter Knapp (Bass)
Conductor : Richard Bonynge
Orchestra & Choir : London Opera Chorus, National Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir
[10] Leoncavallo : Pagliacci / Act 1 - "Recitar!...Vesti la giubba" (3:39)
Performers : Mario Del Monaco (Tenor)
Conductor : Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
Orchestra & Choir : Rome Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra & Choir
[11] Mozart : Don Giovanni / Act 1 - "Fin ch'han dal vino" (1:29)
Performers : Tom Krause (Baritone)
Conductor : István Kertész
Orchestra & Choir : Vienna Haydn Orchestra & Choir
[12] Puccini : Turandot / Act 2 - "In questa reggia" (6:40)
Performers : Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor), Dame Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
Conductor : Zubin Mehta
Orchestra & Choir : London Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir, John Alldis Choir
[13] Bizet : Carmen, Wd.31 / Act 1 - "Près des remparts de Séville...Tais-toi" (4:45)
Performers : Tatiana Troyanos (Mezzo Soprano), Placido Domingo (Tenor)
Conductor : Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra & Choir : London Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir
[14] Meyerbeer : L'Africaine / Act 4 - "Mi batte il cor...O Paradiso!" (3:33)
Performers : Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor : Oliviero de Fabritiis
Orchestra & Choir : National Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir
[15] Ponchielli : La Gioconda / Act 4 - "Suicidio!" (4:21)
Performers : Elena Suliotis (Soprano)
Conductor : Silvio Varviso
Orchestra & Choir : Orchestra & Choir di Roma
[16] Verdi : La forza del destino / Act 3 - "Solenne in quest'ora" (4:09)
Performers : Ettore Bastianini (Baritone), Mario Del Monaco (Tenor)
Conductor : Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
Orchestra & Choir : Rome Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra & Choir
[17] Wagner : Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90 / Act 3 - "Mild und leise wie er lächelt" (7:01)
Performers : Birgit Nilsson (Soprano)
Conductor : Hans Knappertsbusch
Orchestra & Choir : Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir
[18] Wagner : Die Walküre, WWV 86B / Act 3 - "Loge hör!" (4:40)
Performers : Hans Hotter (Baritone)
Conductor : Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra & Choir : Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir

CD 6:
[01] Puccini : Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - "Un bel dì vedremo" (4:38)
Performers : Mirella Freni (Soprano)
Conductor : Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra & Choir : Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir
[02] Verdi : Aida / Act 1 - "Se quel guerrier io fossi!...Celeste Aida" (4:32)
Performers : Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor : Leone Magiera
Orchestra & Choir : Vienna Volksoper Orchestra & Choir
[03] Verdi : La traviata / Act 1 - Prelude (3:59)
Conductor : John Pritchard
Orchestra & Choir : Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra & Choir
[04] Verdi : La traviata / Act 1 - "Libiamo ne'lieti calici" (3:05)
Performers : Dame Joan Sutherland (Soprano), Carlo Bergonzi (Tenor)
Conductor : John Pritchard
Orchestra & Choir : Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra & Choir, Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus
[05] Verdi : Rigoletto / Act 1 - "Questa o quella" (1:50)
Performers : Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor : Richard Bonynge
Orchestra & Choir : London Symphony Orchestra & Choir
[06] Puccini : La Rondine / Act 1 - "Chi il bel sogno di Doretta" (2:45)
Performers : Renata Tebaldi (Soprano)
Conductor : Oliviero de Fabritiis
Orchestra & Choir : New Philharmonia Orchestra & Choir
[07] Donizetti : La Favorita / Act 3 - "O mio Fernando, della terra il trono" (3:52)
Performers : Fiorenza Cossotto (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor : Richard Bonynge
Orchestra & Choir : Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra & Choir
[08] Puccini : La Fanciulla del West / Act 3 - "Ch'ella mi creda libero e lontano" (2:31)
Performers : Jussi Björling (Tenor)
Conductor : Alberto Erede
Orchestra & Choir : Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra & Choir
[09] Puccini : Turandot / Act 3 - "Tu che di gel sei cinta" (2:56)
Performers : Felicia Weathers (Soprano)
Conductor : Argeo Quadri
Orchestra & Choir : Vienna Opera Orchestra & Choir
[10] Verdi : Il Trovatore / Act 3 - "Squilli, echeggi la tromba" (2:56)
Conductor : Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra & Choir : Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Choir and Chorus
[11] Puccini : Manon Lescaut / Act 1 - "Donna non vidi mai" (2:54)
Performers : Joseph Calleja (Tenor)
Conductor : Marco Armiliato
Orchestra & Choir : Suisse Romande Orchestra & Choir
[12] Verdi : I vespri siciliani / Act 5 - "Mercè, dilette amiche" (3:40)
Performers : Maria Chiara (Soprano)
Conductor : Nello Santi
Orchestra & Choir : Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra & Choir
[13] Gounod : Faust, Cg.4 / Act 2 - "Le veau d'or" (2:10)
Performers : Nicolai Ghiaurov (Bass)
Conductor : Edward Downes
Orchestra & Choir : London Symphony Orchestra & Choir and Chorus
[14] Giordano : Andrea Chénier / Act 1 - "Colpito qui m'avete ... Un dì all'azzura spazio" (4:50)
Performers : Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor : Riccardo Chailly
Orchestra & Choir : National Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir
[15] Verdi : Otello / Act 1 - "Fuoco di gioia!" (2:46)
Conductor : Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra & Choir : Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Choir and Chorus
[16] Cilea : L'arlesiana / Act 2 - "E la solita storia" (4:56)
Performers : Jussi Björling (Tenor)
Conductor : Alberto Erede
Orchestra & Choir : Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra & Choir
[17] Verdi : Aida / Act 3 - "Qui Radames verrà!...O Patria mia" (6:32)
Performers : Anita Cerquetti (Soprano)
Conductor : Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Orchestra & Choir : Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra & Choir
[18] Verdi : La traviata / Act 2 - "Di Provenza il mar, il suol" (4:41)
Performers : Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone)
Conductor : Lorin Maazel
Orchestra & Choir : Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra & Choir
[19] Mascagni : Cavalleria rusticana - "Voi lo sapete, o mama" (3:50)
Performers : Renata Tebaldi (Soprano)
Conductor : Oliviero de Fabritiis
Orchestra & Choir : New Philharmonia Orchestra & Choir
[20] Verdi : Il Trovatore / Act 3 - "Di quella pira" (3:23)
Performers : Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor : Richard Bonynge
Orchestra & Choir : National Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir