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Norma: "Guerrieri! a voi venirneSamuel Ramey, Richard Bonynge, Welsh National Opera Orchestra & Chorus of the Welsh National Opera

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Norma: "Guerrieri! a voi venirneSamuel Ramey, Richard Bonynge, Welsh National Opera Orchestra & Chorus of the Welsh National Opera
Manon Lescaut: "Oh, sarò la più bella!.Tu, tu, amore tuMirella Freni, James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Luciano Pavarotti
Ai Miei Cugini Zita E SimoneMalaga Philharmonic Orchestra
Carmen, Act 1: "Avez-vous quelque chose à répondre?" - "Tra la, la, la, coupe-moi" (Zuniga, Carmen)Berlin Philharmonic, Christian Van Horn, Magdalena Kožená & Sir Simon Rattle
Madama Butterfly / Act 2: "Un bel dì vedremoMirella Freni, Herbert von Karajan & Vienna Philharmonic
Rigoletto / Act 3: "Della vendetta alfin...Chi è maiSherrill Milnes, Richard Bonynge, London Symphony Orchestra, Martti Talvela, Luciano Pavarotti & Dame Joan Sutherland
Andrea Chenier: Act I: Debole è il Re ...Renata Scotto, Jean Kraft, Terence Sharpe, Oliviero de Fabritiis, James Levine, John Alldis Choir, John Alldis & National Philharmonic Orchestra
Cavalleria rusticana: "Ah! lo vedi" (Turiddu, Santuzza)Luciano Pavarotti, Júlia Várady, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Gianandrea Gavazzeni
The Cunning Little Vixen (Příhody lišky Bystroušky), JW I/9, Act III: Prelude [3]Sir Simon Rattle & London Symphony Orchestra

Don Pasquale, Act III Sesta Scena: Bravo, bravo, Don Pasquale (Malatesta/Norina/Ernesto/Pasquale/Coro)Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Gosta Winbergh, John McCarthy, Mirella Freni, Philharmonia Orchestra & Riccardo Muti
Don Carlo: Dio, che nell'alma infondere amor (Carlo/Rodrigo/Coro/Un Frate)Plácido Domingo, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sherrill Milnes, Carlo Maria Giulini & Simon Estes
I Puritani / Act 3: "Son salvo, alfin son salvoLuciano Pavarotti, Richard Bonynge & London Symphony Orchestra
Il barbiere di Siviglia, Act 1: "Una voce poco fa" - "Sì, sì, la vincerò" (Rosina / Rosina, Figaro, Bartolo, Basilio)Teresa Berganza, Hermann Prey, Enzo Dara, Paolo Montarsolo, Theodor Guschlbauer, London Symphony Orchestra & Claudio Abbado
Tannhäuser: "Versammelt Sind Aus Meinen LandenTheo Adam, Otto Gerdes, Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Horst Laubenthal, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Friedrich Lenz, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Klaus Hirte, Hans Sotin, Birgit Nilsson & Walter Hagen-Groll
Lucia di Lammermoor / Act 3: "Ah! cessate quel contentoNicolai Ghiaurov, Richard Bonynge, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90, Act II: "Hörst du sie noch?" (Isolde, Brangäne)Berlin Philharmonic, Daniel Barenboim, Marjana Lipovsek & Waltraud Meier
Werther, lyric drama in 4 acts, Act 2: Ai-je dit vrai?Plácido Domingo, Riccardo Chailly, Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra, Elena Obraztsova & Jean Lemaire

La traviata, Act 3: "Ah, Violetta!" "Voi? Signor?Ileana Cotrubas, Plácido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes, Bavarian State Orchestra & Carlos Kleiber
La bohème, Act I: "Sì. Mi chiamano MimìMirella Freni, Herbert von Karajan & Berlin Philharmonic
The Fairy Queen, Act 5: "Thus the Gloomy World" (Chinese Man) "Thus Happy and Free" [Chinese Woman, Chorus] "Yes, Daphne" [Chinese Man]Arnold Schönberg Chor, Barbara Bonney, Concentus Musicus Wien & Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: "Gut'n Abend, Meister!Eugen Jochum, Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Catarina Ligendza, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Christa Ludwig & Peter Lagger
Der fliegende Holländer: "Kein Zweifel! Sieben Meilen fort!Karl Ridderbusch, Harald Ek, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Karl Böhm
Manon Lescaut: "Poichè tu vuoi saper?Dwayne Croft, James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Mirella Freni
Hänsel und Gretel, Act 1: "Der HexenrittStaatskapelle Dresden & Sir Colin Davis

Il trovatore, Act 4: "Prima che d'altri vivereAntonella Banaudi, Luciano Pavarotti, Leo Nucci, Shirley Verrett, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino & Zubin Mehta
Der Freischütz : Act 3 "Und Ob Die Wolke Sie Verhülle" [Agathe]Berlin Philharmonic, Luba Orgonasova & Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 1: "Dieux protecteurs de la ville éternelle" (Chorus) [Live]Badischer Staatsopernchor, Choeur Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Choeur de l'Opéra national du Rhin, John Nelson & Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg
Carmen, Act 4: "C'est toi" - "C'est moi" (Carmen, Don José)Berlin Philharmonic, Jonas Kaufmann, Magdalena Kožená & Sir Simon Rattle
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90, Act I: "Weh, ach wehe! Dies zu dulden!" (Brangäne, Isolde)Berlin Philharmonic, Daniel Barenboim, Marjana Lipovsek & Waltraud Meier
Manon Lescaut: "Vedete? Io son fedeleMirella Freni, James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Luciano Pavarotti

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1Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90, Act II: PreludeBerlin Philharmonic & Daniel Barenboim5×
2Pagliacci, Act I: "Nedda! Silvio!.E allor perchéLorenzo Saccomani, Mirella Freni, Ingvar Wixell, National Philharmonic Orchestra & Giuseppe Patanè5×
3Il trovatore, Act 2: "Soli or siamo"."Condotta ell'era in ceppiLuciano Pavarotti, Shirley Verrett, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino & Zubin Mehta4×
4Era Eguale La Voce?Malaga Philharmonic Orchestra4×
5Rigoletto / Act 1: "Gualtier Maldè" - "Caro nomeDame Joan Sutherland, Richard Bonynge, London Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Cassinelli, John Gibbs, Christian Du Plessis & Ambrosian Opera Chorus4×
6Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88 Acte 2: Scène 1, Une fontaine dans le parc. Interlude (III)London Symphony Orchestra & Sir Simon Rattle4×
7Carmen, Act 1: "Près des remparts de Séville" (Carmen, Don José)Berlin Philharmonic, Jonas Kaufmann, Magdalena Kožená & Sir Simon Rattle4×
8Carmen, Act 1: "Avez-vous quelque chose à répondre?" - "Tra la, la, la, coupe-moi" (Zuniga, Carmen)Berlin Philharmonic, Christian Van Horn, Magdalena Kožená & Sir Simon Rattle4×
9Ecco Il NotaroMalaga Philharmonic Orchestra4×
10Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88 Acte 1: Scène 2, Un appartement dans le château. "Qu'en dites-vous?Christian Gerhaher, Sir Simon Rattle, Bernarda Fink, Franz-Josef Selig & London Symphony Orchestra4×