100 Best Opera Classics
Various Artists
2004
Popularity
27%
Number of Tracks
100
Label
Mixed Repertoire
Copyright
(C) 2004 EMI Records Ltd.
UPC
094637087954
| # | Track | Artist | Key | Camelot | BPM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Le Nozze di Figaro K492 (1990 Digital Remaster), ACT 2: Voi che sapete (Cherubino) | English Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim, Teresa Berganza | B♭ Major | 6B | 114 |
| 1 | | Faust - opera in five acts (1989 Digital Remaster), Act II: Le veau d'or est toujours debout! (Méphistophélès/Choeur) | André Cluytens, Ernest Blanc, Choeurs et Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris, Victoria de los Ángeles, Nicolai Gedda, Victor Autran, Liliane Berton, Rita Gorr, Boris Christoff | C Minor | 5A | 108 |
| 1 | | Orfeo ed Euridice (Vienna version, 1762), Act III, Scene 1: Che farò senza Euridice? (Orfeo) | Agnes Baltsa, Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra | C Major | 8B | 72 |
| 1 | | Le Postillon de Lonjumeau, Act 1: Mes amis, écoutez l'histoire (Freunde, vernehmet die Geschichte) | Georges Prêtre, Nicolai Gedda, The Orchestra National De La Radiodiffusion Francaise | D♭ Major | 3B | 83 |
| 2 | | Lakmé (2002 Digital Remaster), Act Two: Où va la jeune indoue (Lakmé) | Alain Lombard, Mady Mesple, Orchestre Du Theatre National De L'opera-comique | E Minor | 9A | 75 |
| 2 | | Le Nozze di Figaro K492 (1990 Digital Remaster), ACT 2: Porgi, amor (Contessa) | Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim | E♭ Major | 5B | 179 |
| 2 | | La Muette de Portici: Duo: Mieux vaut mourir ... Amour sacré de la patrie | Alfredo Kraus, Jean-Philippe Lafont, Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Fulton | A Major | 11B | 129 |
| 2 | | Die Zauberflöte - Singspiel in two acts K620 (1987 Digital Remaster), Act I: Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja (Papageno) | Bavarian State Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch | G Major | 9B | 81 |
| 2 | | Le Jongleur de Notre-Dame (2002 Digital Remaster), Acte II - La salle d`études del`abbaye, Scène 2: Légende de la suage:Marie, avec l`Enfant Jésus | Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Roger Boutry | C Minor | 5A | 81 |
| 3 | | Roméo et Juliette: L'amour! l'amour!...Ah! lève-toi, soleil! (Roméo) | Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse, Alfredo Kraus, Michel Plasson | B Major | 1B | 167 |
| 3 | | Don Giovanni K527 (1991 Digital Remaster), ATTO PRIMO, Scena terza: Aria: Finch'han dal vino (Don Giovanni) | New Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer, Nicolai Ghiaurov | B♭ Major | 6B | 118 |
| 3 | | Don Giovanni K527, ATTO SECONDO, Scena prima: Serenata: Deh vieni all finestra (Don Giovanni) | Bernard Haitink, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Allen | D Major | 10B | 131 |
| 3 | | Mireille, ACT 4: Heureux petit berger | Georges Prêtre, Janine Micheau, Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris | C Major | 8B | 75 |
| 3 | | Roméo et Juliette, 'Romeo and Juliet': Ah! Je veux vivre dans le rêve | Jean-Pierre Marty, Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris, Mady Mesple | A♭ Minor | 1A | 135 |
| 4 | | Mignon: Connais-tu le pays? | Jane Rhodes, Orchestre Du Theatre National De L'opera-comique, Jean-Claude Hartemann | D♭ Major | 3B | 173 |
| 4 | | Manon: Allons, il le faut ... Adieu, notre petite table (Act 2) | Ileana Cotrubas, Michel Plasson, Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse | D Major | 10B | 141 |
| 4 | | Don Giovanni K527, ATTO PRIMO, Scena quarta: Aria: Batti, batti, o bel Masetto (Zerlina) | London Philharmonic Orchestra, Elizabeth Gale, Bernard Haitink | F Major | 7B | 94 |
| 4 | | Le Nozze di Figaro: E Susanna non vien! ...Dove sono i bei momenti (Contessa) | Barbara Hendricks, Jeffrey Tate, English Chamber Orchestra | C Major | 8B | 73 |
| 4 | | Le Roi d'Ys: 'Puisqu'on ne peut fléchir.....Vainement, ma bien aimée' (Act 3) | Henri Legay, André Cluytens, Orchestra National de la Radiodiffusion Francaise | A Major | 11B | 82 |
| 5 | | Werther (2003 Digital Remaster), Act III: Toute mon âme est là!...Pourquoi me réveiller (Charlotte/Werther) | Nicolai Gedda, Orchestre de Paris, Georges Prêtre | F♯ Minor | 11A | 64 |
| 5 | | Die Zauberflöte - Singspiel in two acts K620 (1987 Digital Remaster), Act II: Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen (Königin) | Bavarian State Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch | F Major | 7B | 143 |
| 5 | | Manon: Suis-je gentille ainsi? ... Je marche sur tous les chemins | June Anderson, Michel Plasson, Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse | D Major | 10B | 108 |
| 5 | | Fidelio (2000 Digital Remaster): Nr.9: Rezitativ: Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin? (Leonore) | Christa Ludwig, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer | E Major | 12B | 84 |
| 6 | | Lucia di Lammermoor, '(The) Bride of Lammermoor': Il dolce suono | Edita Gruberova, Renato Bruson, Bruno Lazzaretti, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Robert Lloyd, Nicola Rescigno, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | E♭ Major | 5B | 96 |
| 6 | | La Jolie fille de Perth, 'The Fair Maid of Perth': Quand la flamme de l'amour | Nouvel Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, José van Dam, Georges Prêtre | G Major | 9B | 92 |
| 6 | | Die Zauberflöte, ZWEITER AUFZUG, Nr.10 Aria & Dialog: Aria con coro: O Isis und Osiris ... (Sarastro/Priester) | Andreas Schmidt, Jeremy Birchall, Olaf Bär, Catherine Denley, Catherine Pierard, Konrad Hünteler, Guy De Mey, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Cornelius Hauptmann, Dawn Upshaw, Schütz Choir of London, Richard Wistreich, Tessa Bonner, Eirian James, Beverly Hoch, London Classical Players, Sir Roger Norrington, Evelyn Tubb, Rufus Müller, Wolfgang Riedelbauch, Nancy Argenta, Caroline Trevor | F Major | 7B | 107 |
| 6 | | Guillaume Tell, 'William Tell' (1995 Digital Remaster): Ne m'abandonne pas, espoir de la vengeance...Asile hereditaire | Lamberto Gardelli, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Nicolai Gedda | E♭ Major | 5B | 77 |
| 7 | | Recitative & Aria:Temerari....Come Scoglio (Cosi Fan Tutte, Act I) | Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Karl Böhm, Philharmonia Orchestra | B♭ Major | 6B | 138 |
| 7 | | Carmen (2000 Digital Remaster): Récit & Habanera: Quand je vous aimerai?...L'amour est un oiseau rebelle | Sir Thomas Beecham, Victoria de los Ángeles, Orchestra National de la Radiodiffusion Francaise | D Major | 10B | 107 |
| 7 | | Il Barbiere di Siviglia (1997 Digital Remaster): La ran la le ra, la ran la la. Largo al factotum | Tito Gobbi, Philharmonia Orchestra, Alceo Galliera | C Major | 8B | 69 |
| 8 | | Il Barbiere di Siviglia (1997 Digital Remaster): Una voce poco fa | Maria Callas, Alceo Galliera, Philharmonia Orchestra | E Major | 12B | 82 |
| 8 | | A cette voix...Je crois entendre encore (Les Pêcheurs de perles) | Georges Prêtre, Alain Vanzo, Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris | A Minor | 8A | 79 |
| 8 | | Les Pêcheurs de Perles,: C'est toi....Au fond du temple saint | John Aler, Gino Quilico, Michel Plasson, Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse, Choeur Du Capitole De Toulouse | E♭ Major | 5B | 77 |
| 8 | | Il Barbiere di Siviglia (1996 Digital Remaster): La calunnia è un venticello (Basilio) | London Symphony Orchestra, James Levine, Ruggero Raimondi | D Major | 10B | 72 |
| 8 | | The Damnation of Faust, Part III, Scene 12: Maintenant, chantons ... Devant la maison de celui qui t'adore | Georges Prêtre, Gérard Souzay, Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris | B Major | 1B | 94 |
| 8 | | Don Carlo (2000 Digital Remaster): Ella giammai m'amò! | Ruggero Raimondi, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Carlo Maria Giulini | D Major | 10B | 74 |
| 9 | | La Traviata, Act I: Brindisi: Libiamo ne' lieti calici | Renata Scotto, Riccardo Muti, Alfredo Kraus, John McCarthy, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra | B♭ Major | 6B | 70 |
| 9 | | La Damnation de Faust Op. 24 (1996 Digital Remaster): Une puce gentille | Orchestre de Paris, Gabriel Bacquier, Georges Prêtre | F Major | 7B | 51 |
| 9 | | Louise (1994 Digital Remaster), ACT 3 Scene 1: Depuis le jour où je me suis donnée (Louise) | Julius Rudel, Beverly Sills, Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris | G Major | 9B | 88 |
| 9 | | Werther (1997 Digital Remaster), TROISIEME ACTE/ACT THREE/DRITTER AKT: Ces lettres ! Ces lettres ! (Charlotte) | Michel Plasson, Tatiana Troyanos, London Philharmonic Orchestra | D♭ Major | 3B | 77 |
| 9 | | Rigoletto (1996 Digital Remaster), Act 3: La donna è mobile | Alfredo Kraus, Julius Rudel, Philharmonia Orchestra | F♯ Major | 2B | 71 |
| 9 | | Don Carlo (2000 Digital Remaster): Nei giardin del bello (Eboli/Tebaldo/Dame) | Delia Wallis, Shirley Verrett, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, John McCarthy, Carlo Maria Giulini, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden | A Major | 11B | 90 |
| 10 | | Rigoletto, Act 1, Scene 2: Gualtier Maldè ...Caro nome | Riccardo Muti, Michele Pertusi, Daniela Dessi, Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Lucio Gallo, Ernesto Gavazzi, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano | E Major | 12B | 80 |
| 10 | | Der Rosenkavalier (2001 Digital Remaster), Act I: Da geht er hin, der aufgeblasene schlechte Kerl (Marschallin) | Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan | F Major | 7B | 131 |
| 10 | | Il Trovatore (1990 Digital Remaster), ACT 3 Scene 2: Di quella pira, l'orrendo foco (Manrico, Ruiz, Soldiers) | Thomas Schippers, Coro Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma, Angelo Mercuriale, Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma, Franco Corelli, Gianni Lazzari | E Minor | 9A | 81 |
| 10 | | Norma (1997 Digital Remaster), ACT 1, Scene 1: Casta diva (Norma/Coro) | Tullio Serafin, Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano, Maria Callas | F Major | 7B | 79 |
| 10 | | Les Troyens: Je vais mourir ... Adieu, fière cité | Georges Prêtre, Régine Crespin, Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris | A♭ Major | 4B | 90 |
| 11 | | Lohengrin, ACT 1: Einsam in trüben Tagen (Elsa's Dream) | Georges Prêtre, Régine Crespin | A♭ Major | 4B | 87 |
| 11 | | Aida - Act 1 (1989 Digital Remaster): Se quel guerrier io fossi!....Celeste Aida | Zubin Mehta, Franco Corelli, Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma | B♭ Major | 6B | 88 |
| 11 | | Samson et Dalila (2001 Digital Remaster), Act 2, Scene 3: Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix (Dalila/Samson) | Rita Gorr, Georges Prêtre, Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris, Jon Vickers | D♭ Major | 3B | 77 |
| 11 | | Ah! je suis seule enfin...Dis-moi que je suis belle (Thaïs, Act II) | Beverly Sills, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | F Major | 7B | 94 |
| 11 | | Otello Highlights (1994 Digital Remaster), Act 1: Esultate! (Otello/Ciprioti) | Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Sir John Barbirolli | B Major | 1B | 80 |
| 12 | | Tannhäuser: Dich teure Halle (Elisabeth's Greeting) | Munich Radio Orchestra, Peter Schneider, Hildegard Behrens | G Major | 9B | 173 |
| 12 | | La Traviata: Teneste la promessa...Addio del passato | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Aldo Ceccato, Beverly Sills | A Minor | 8A | 74 |
| 12 | | Otello: Dio! Mi potevi scagliar (Monologue) | Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano, Lorin Maazel, Plácido Domingo | E♭ Major | 5B | 71 |
| 12 | | Tannhäuser · Romantische Oper in 3 Akten (Dresdner Fassung), Dritter Akt (Tal vor der Wartburg): Wie Todesahnung - Oh du mein holder Abendstern (Wolfram) | Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Orchester Der Staatsoper Berlin, Franz Konwitschny | G Major | 9B | 88 |
| 12 | | Faust (1986 Digital Remaster), Act 5: Alerte, alerte, ou vous êtes perdus ... Anges purs! (Méphistophélès/Marguerite/Faust) | Plácido Domingo, Georges Prêtre, Choeurs et Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris, Mirella Freni, Nicolai Ghiaurov | F♯ Major | 2B | 82 |
| 13 | | Der Fliegende Holländer (2000 Digital Remaster): Sentas Ballade: I. Johohoe!...Traft ihr das Schiff im Meere an (Senta) | Otto Klemperer, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Anja Silja | B♭ Major | 6B | 80 |
| 13 | | Tosca (1997 Digital Remaster), Act II: Vissi d'arte | Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, Georges Prêtre, Maria Callas | E♭ Major | 5B | 93 |
| 13 | | Otello (1988 Digital Remaster), ATTO QUARTO, Terza e quarta scena: Niun mi tema (Otello/Cassio/Lodovico/Montano) | Aldo Bottion, Berliner Philharmoniker, José van Dam, Mario Machi, Herbert von Karajan, Jon Vickers | G Major | 9B | 68 |
| 14 | | Lohengrin (2000 Digital Remaster): In fernem Land (Lohengrin/König/Chor) | Elisabeth Grümmer, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Otto Wiener, Wiener Philharmoniker, Vienna State Opera Chorus, Gottlob Frick, Rudolf Kempe, Jess Thomas, Christa Ludwig | D♭ Minor | 12A | 85 |
| 14 | | Turandot: In questa reggia | Ghena Dimitrova, Munich Radio Orchestra, Lamberto Gardelli | D Major | 10B | 82 |
| 14 | | Madama Butterfly (2002 Digital Remaster), Act 2, First Part: Un bel di vedremo (Butterfly) | Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma, Sir John Barbirolli, Renata Scotto, Coro Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma | F♯ Major | 2B | 73 |
| 15 | | Tosca - highlights (1997 Digital Remaster), Act 3: E lucevan la stelle (Cavaradossi) | Plácido Domingo, Philharmonia Orchestra, James Levine | B Minor | 10A | 83 |
| 15 | | Turandot: L'amore? Tanto amore | Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris, Georges Prêtre, Janine Micheau | D Minor | 7A | 86 |
| 15 | | Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1999 Digital Remaster), Act Three, Scene Four: Die selige Morgentraum-Deutweise....Selig, wie die Sonne (Sachs/Eva/Walther/David/Magdalene) | Karl Ridderbusch, Chor Des Reichssenders Leipzig, Theo Adam, Zoltan Kelemen, Horst Lunow, Horst Reeh, Helen Donath, Hermann Christian Polster, René Kollo, Staatskapelle Dresden, Peter Bindszus, Geraint Evans, Eberhard Büchner, Kurt Moll, Herbert von Karajan, Hans-Joachim Rotzsch, Siegfried Vogel, Horst Hiestermann, Ruth Hesse, Dresden State Opera Chorus, Peter Schreier | F♯ Minor | 11A | 76 |
| 15 | | Siegfried, DRITTER AUFZUG/ACT 3/TROISIEME ACTE, Dritte Szene/Scene 3/Troisième Scène: Heil dir, Sonne! (Brünnhilde/Siegfried) | Jadwige Rappe, Theo Adam, Kiri Te Kanawa, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Siegfried Jerusalem, Eva Marton, Peter Haage, Kurt Rydl, Bernard Haitink, James Morris | C Major | 8B | 80 |
| 16 | | La Bohème (1991 Digital Remaster), Act I: Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì (Mimì/Rodolfo) | Nicolai Gedda, Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma, Mirella Freni, Thomas Schippers | D Major | 10B | 171 |
| 16 | | Tristan und Isolde (1988 Digital Remaster), Act III, Scene III: Mild und leise wie er lächelt (Isoldes Liebestod) | Helga Dernesch, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | B Major | 1B | 176 |
| 16 | | Siegfried: Was am besten er kann...Nothung! Nothung! | Kiri Te Kanawa, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Siegfried Jerusalem, Peter Haage, Bernard Haitink | D Minor | 7A | 118 |
| 17 | | Manon Lescaut (1993 - Remaster), Act II: In quelle trine morbide (Manon) | New Philharmonia Orchestra, Montserrat Caballé, Bruno Bartoletti | E♭ Major | 5B | 84 |
| 17 | | Ed anchè Beppe amò (L'amico Fritz) | Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Luciano Pavarotti | F♯ Major | 2B | 91 |
| 18 | | Turandot: Signore, ascolta (Act I) | Kiri Te Kanawa, London Symphony Orchestra, Myung-Whun Chung | F♯ Major | 2B | 140 |
| 19 | | Pagliacci, Act 1 (1987 Digital Remaster): Recitar!....Vesti la giubba | Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra, José Carreras | E Major | 12B | 87 |
| 20 | | Fedora: Amor ti vieta | Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Roberto Alagna, Sir Mark Elder | C Major | 8B | 176 |