Disc
1 |
| 1 | La Traviata, opera: Prelu / Giuseppe Verdi |
| 2 | Gianni Schicchi, opera: O / Giacomo Puccini |
| 3 | Tosca, opera: E lucevan l / Giacomo Puccini |
| 4 | Turandot, opera: Signore, / Giacomo Puccini |
| 5 | Carmen, opera: Habenera / Georges Bizet |
| 6 | Le nozze di Figaro (The M / Wolfgang Amadeus Moz |
| 7 | La Rondine (The Swallow), / Giacomo Puccini |
| 8 | Cavalleria rusticana, ope / Pietro Mascagni |
| 9 | Tosca, opera: Vissi D'Art / Giacomo Puccini |
| 10 | Aida, opera: Celeste Aida / Giuseppe Verdi |
| 11 | Martha, opera: M'appari t / Friedrich von Flotow |
| 12 | Prince Igor, opera (compl / Alexander Borodin |
| 13 | Hänsel und Gretel, opera: / Engelbert Humperdinc |
| 14 | Madama Butterfly (Madame / Giacomo Puccini |
| 15 | L'elisir d'amore, opera: / Gaetano Donizetti |
| 16 | Méditation, for violin & / Jules Massenet |
| 17 | Carmen, opera: Flower Son / Georges Bizet |
| 18 | Les contes d'Hoffmann, op / Jacques Offenbach |
| 19 | La bohème, opera: Si, mi / Giacomo Puccini |
| 20 | Faust, opera: Avant de qu / Charles Gounod |
| 21 | Fedora, opera: Amor ti vi / Umberto Giordano |
| 22 | L'elisir d'amore, opera: / Gaetano Donizetti |
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Disc
2 |
| 1 | Serse (Xerxes), opera, HW / George Frederick Han |
| 2 | Don Giovanni, opera, K. 5 / Wolfgang Amadeus Moz |
| 3 | Rinaldo, opera, HWV 7: La / George Frederick Han |
| 4 | Dance of the Blessed Spir / Christoph Willibald |
| 5 | Le nozze di Figaro (The M / Wolfgang Amadeus Moz |
| 6 | Les Pêcheurs de perles, o / Georges Bizet |
| 7 | Carmen, opera: Intermezzo / Georges Bizet |
| 8 | La Wally, opera (dramma m / Alfredo Catalani |
| 9 | Manon, opera in 5 acts: A / Jules Massenet |
| 10 | Edgar, opera: Addio, mio / Giacomo Puccini |
| 11 | Mignon, opera in 3 acts: / Ambroise Thomas |
| 12 | Samson et Dalila, opera i / Camille Saint-Saëns |
| 13 | Madama Butterfly (Madame / Giacomo Puccini |
| 14 | Bianca e Fernando, opera: / Vincenzo Bellini |
| 15 | Louise, opera: Depuis Le / Gustave Charpentier |
| 16 | Tannhäuser, opera, WWV 70 / Richard Wagner |
| 17 | Turandot, opera: Nessun d / Giacomo Puccini |
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Escape Through Opera |
| 1.
| La Traviata, opera: Prelude to Act 1 3:59
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| Composed by Giuseppe Verdi |
| Performed by Columbia Symphony Orchestra |
| Conducted by Thomas Schippers |
| 2.
| Gianni Schicchi, opera: O mio babbino caro 2:17
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| Composed by Giacomo Puccini |
| Conducted by James Conlon |
| Performed by Ying Huang and London Symphony Orchestra |
| 3.
| Tosca, opera: E lucevan le stelle 2:46
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| Composed by Giacomo Puccini |
| Conducted by John DeMain |
| Performed by Plácido Domingo and Rio de Janeiro Municipal Theater Orchestra |
| 4.
| Turandot, opera: Signore, ascolta 2:40
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| Composed by Giacomo Puccini |
| Conducted by James Conlon |
| Performed by Ying Huang and London Symphony Orchestra |
| 5.
| Carmen, opéra-comique in 4 acts: Habenera 3:21
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| Composed by Georges Bizet |
| Performed by Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Risë Stevens |
| Conducted by Georges Sebastian |
| 6.
| Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Sull' aria..Che Soave Zeffiretto 2:59
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| Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| Performed by Karita,
Marie McLaughlin and Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Orchestra |
| Conducted by Zubin Mehta |
| 7.
| La rondine (The Swallow), opera: Chi il bel sogno di Doretta 3:07
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| Composed by Giacomo Puccini |
| Conducted by Gianandrea Gavazzeni |
| Performed by London Symphony Orchestra and Renata Scotto |
| 8.
| Cavalleria rusticana, opera in 1 act: Intermezzo 2:57
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| Composed by Pietro Mascagni |
| Conducted by John Georgiadis |
| Performed by London Symphony Orchestra |
| 9.
| Tosca, opera: Vissi D'Arte 3:33
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| Composed by Giacomo Puccini |
| Performed by Kiri Te Kanawa and London Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conducted by John Pritchard |
| 10.
| Aida, opera: Celeste Aida 4:33
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| Composed by Giuseppe Verdi |
| Performed by Vienna State Opera Orchestra and Richard Tucker |
| Conducted by Nello Santi |
| 11.
| Martha, opera: M'appari tutt'amor 3:02
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| Composed by Friedrich von Flotow |
| Conducted by Emil Cooper |
| Performed by Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Richard Tucker |
| 12.
| Prince Igor, opera (completed by Rimsky-Korsakov & Glazunov): Polovtaian Dances 2:25
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| Composed by Alexander Borodin |
| Performed by Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and Toronto Symphony Orchestra |
| Conducted by Andrew Davis |
| 13.
| Fantasy on a Theme from "Hänsel und Gretel" for orchestra: Children's Prayer 2:33
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| Composed by Engelbert Humperdinck |
| Performed by Children's Chorus of Cologne Opera,
Ileana Cotrubas,
Gürzenich Orchestra of Cologne and Frederica Von Stade |
| Conducted by John Pritchard |
| 14.
| Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera: Humming Chorus 3:14
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| Composed by Giacomo Puccini |
| Performed by Ambrosian Opera Chorus,
John McCarthy and Philharmonia Orchestra |
| Conducted by Lorin Maazel |
| 15.
| L'Elisir d'amore, opera: Una furtiva lagrima 4:48
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| Composed by Gaetano Donizetti |
| Performed by Welsh National Opera Orchestra and Marcelo Álvarez |
| Conducted by Carlo Rizzi |
| 16.
| Méditation (from opera "Thäis"), violin & orchestra version and various arrangements 4:42
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| Composed by Jules Massenet |
| Conducted by Kazuhiro Koizumi |
| Performed by Teiko Maehashi and Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra |
| 17.
| Carmen, opéra-comique in 4 acts: Flower Song 3:53
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| Composed by Georges Bizet |
| Conducted by Pierre Dervaux |
| Performed by Vienna State Opera Orchestra and Richard Tucker |
| 18.
| Les Contes d'Hoffmann, opera in 4 acts: Barcarolle 2:40
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| Composed by Jacques Offenbach |
| Performed by New York Philharmonic |
| Conducted by André Kostelanetz |
| 19.
| La bohème, opera: Si, mi chiamano Mimi 5:22
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| Composed by Giacomo Puccini |
| Performed by Ileana Cotrubas and Philharmonia Orchestra |
| Conducted by John Pritchard |
| 20.
| Faust, opera: Avant de quitter ces lieux 3:24
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| Composed by Charles Gounod |
| Conducted by James Conlon |
| Performed by English National Opera Orchestra |
| 21.
| Fedora, opera: Amor ti vieta 1:51
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| Composed by Umberto Giordano |
| Conducted by Emerson Buckley |
| Performed by Luciano Pavarotti |
| 22.
| L'Elisir d'amore, opera: Prendi, per me sei libero 3:42
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| Composed by Gaetano Donizetti |
| Conducted by Charles Mackerras |
| Performed by Andrea Rost and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| 23.
| Serse (Xerxes), opera, HWV 40: Ombra mai fu 2:46
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| Composed by George Frideric Handel |
| Performed by La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy and Carolyn Watkinson |
| Conducted by Jean-Claude Malgoire |
| 24.
| Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Le ci darem la mano 3:25
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| Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| Performed by Inva Mula-Tchako,
Bastille Opera Orchestra and Kwangchul Youn |
| Conducted by Eugene Kohn |
| 25.
| Rinaldo, opera, HWV 7: Lascia ch'io pianga 4:35
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| Composed by George Frideric Handel |
| Performed by Ileana Cotrubas and La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy |
| Conducted by Jean-Claude Malgoire |
| 26.
| Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Melody) (from "Orfeo ed Euridice"), various arrangements 3:31
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| Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck |
| Conducted by Eugene Ormandy |
| Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra |
| 27.
| Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Porgi, Amor 4:14
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| Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| Performed by Karita and Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Orchestra |
| Conducted by Zubin Mehta |
| 28.
| Les Pêcheurs de perles, opera in 3 acts: Je crois entendre encore 5:04
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| Composed by Georges Bizet |
| Conducted by Pierre Dervaux |
| Performed by Vienna State Opera Orchestra and Richard Tucker |
| 29.
| Carmen, opéra-comique in 4 acts: Intermezzo 3:08
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| Composed by Georges Bizet |
| Conducted by Leopold Stokowski |
| Performed by Nation Philharmonic Orchestra |
| 30.
| La Wally, opera: Ebben? Ne andro lontana 4:04
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| Composed by Alfredo Catalani |
| Conducted by Gianandrea Gavazzeni |
| Performed by London Symphony Orchestra and Renata Scotto |
| 31.
| Manon, opera: Adieu, notre petite table 4:20
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| Composed by Jules Massenet |
| Conducted by Fausto Cleva |
| Performed by Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Bidu Sayao |
| 32.
| Edgar, opera: Addio, mio dolce amor! 3:55
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| Composed by Giacomo Puccini |
| Performed by Opera Orchestra of New York and Renata Scotto |
| Conducted by Eve Queler |
| 33.
| Mignon, opera in 3 acts: Connais-tu le pays? 5:31
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| Composed by Ambroise Thomas |
| Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra and Frederica Von Stade |
| Conducted by John Pritchard |
| 34.
| Samson et Dalila, opera in 3 acts, Op. 47: Mon coeur s'ouvre à te voix 5:47
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| Composed by Camille Saint-Saëns |
| Conducted by John DeMain |
| Performed by Plácido Domingo,
Denyce Graves and Rio de Janeiro Municipal Theater Orchestra |
| 35.
| Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera: Un Bel Di 4:32
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| Composed by Giacomo Puccini |
| Performed by Kiri Te Kanawa and London Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conducted by John Pritchard |
| 36.
| Bianca e Fernando, opera: Borgi o padre a la figlia rimira 5:20
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| Composed by Vicenzo Bellini |
| Performed by Jane Eaglen,
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Anne-Marie Owens |
| Conducted by Mark Elder |
| 37.
| Louise, opera: Depuis Le Jour 4:44
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| Composed by Gustave Charpentier |
| Performed by Ileana Cotrubas and Philharmonia Orchestra |
| Conducted by Georges Prêtre |
| 38.
| Tannhäuser, opera, WWV 70: Wie Todesahnung Dammrung deckt die Lande...O du, m 4:53
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| Composed by Richard Wagner |
| Conducted by James Conlon |
| Performed by English National Opera Orchestra and Bo Skovhus |
| 39.
| Turandot, opera: Nessun dorma 3:08
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| Composed by Giacomo Puccini |
| Conducted by Emerson Buckley |
| Performed by Luciano Pavarotti and Emilie Romagna Symphony Orchestra |