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1. Puccini: Turandot (1984)
performed by Joan Sutherland (vocals), Luciano Pavarotti (vocals), Montserrat Caballé (vocals), Nicolai Ghiaurov (vocals), Peter Pears (vocals), Pier Francesco Poli (vocals), Piero de Palma (vocals), Sabin Markov (vocals), Tom Krause (vocals)
composed by Giacomo PucciniDecca's 1972 recording of Turandot features an all-star cast led by Joan Sutherland and Luciano Pavarotti. Turandot doesn't seem like the most ... More
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3. Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (1985)
performed by Huguette Tourangeau (vocals), Joan Sutherland (vocals), Luciano Pavarotti (vocals), Nicolai Ghiaurov (vocals), Pier Francesco Poli (vocals), Ryland Davies (vocals), Sherrill Milnes (vocals), Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus (choir, chorus)
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4. Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera (1971)
performed by Helen Donath (soprano), José van Dam (bass), Leonardo Monreale (bass), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Mario Alessandrini (vocals), Nicolas Christou (vocals), Pier Francesco Poli (vocals), Regina Resnik (mezzo-soprano), Renata Tebaldi (soprano)
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5. Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (1992)
performed by Joan Sutherland (soprano), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Pier Francesco Poli (vocals), Ryland Davies (tenor), Sherrill Milnes (baritone), Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus and Orchestra, Richard Bonynge (conductor)
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6. Ti Amo: Puccini's Greatest Love Songs (1993)
performed by Christa Ludwig (vocals), Italo Tajo (vocals), Luciano Pavarotti (vocals), Mirella Freni (vocals), Montserrat Caballé (vocals), Neil Howlett (vocals), Nicolai Ghiaurov (vocals), Pier Francesco Poli (vocals), Piero de Palma (vocals)
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7. Gaetano Donizetti: Poliuto (2007)
performed by Adriana Maliponte (vocals), Amadeo Zambon (vocals), Angelo Casertano (vocals), Giorgio Lamberti (vocals), Jose Manzaneda (vocals), Leyla Gencer (vocals), Luigi Paolillo (vocals), Pier Francesco Poli (vocals), Renato Bruson (vocals)
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8. Nessun Dorma: Puccini's Greatest Arias (2008)
performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Christa Ludwig (vocals), Italo Tajo (vocals), Italo Tajo (bass), John Alldis Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Mirella Freni (soprano), Mirella Freni (vocals)
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9. Verdi: La Traviata (1994)
performed by Alfonso Losa (vocals), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (vocals), Giacomo Aragall (vocals), Giovanni Foiani (vocals), Mirella Fiorentini (vocals), Pier Francesco Poli (vocals), Pilar Lorengar (vocals), Silvio Maionica (vocals), Stefania Malagú (vocals)
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10. Donizetti: La Favorita (2000)
performed by Gianni Raimondi (vocals), Giulietta Simionato (vocals), Luigi Paolillo (vocals), Mario Zanasi (vocals), Nicola Zaccaria (vocals), Pier Francesco Poli (vocals), Silvana Zanolli (vocals), San Carlo Theater Chorus (Naples) (choir, chorus)
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11. Verdi: La Traviata (Highlights) (1999)
performed by Giacomo Aragall (vocals), Giovanni Foiani (vocals), Mirella Fiorentini (vocals), Pier Francesco Poli (vocals), Pilar Lorengar (vocals), Silvio Maionica (vocals), Stefania Malagu (vocals), Deutschen Oper Chor und Orchester, Berlin (choir, chorus)
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12. Bravo Pavarotti (2010)
performed by Eric Garrett (bass), Giancarlo Luccardi (bass), Giuseppe Morresi (bass), Graham Clark (tenor), Huguette Tourangeau (mezzo-soprano), Joan Sutherland (soprano), Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Martti Talvela (bass)
composed by Amilcare Ponchielli, Gaetano Donizetti, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Umberto Giordano, Vincenzo Bellini, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -
13. Donizetti: Gemma di Vergy (2006)
performed by Adriana Maliponte (vocals), Agostino Ferrin (vocals), Angelo Casertano (vocals), Franco Ruta (vocals), Giorgio Lamberti (vocals), Luigi De Corato (vocals), Nucci Condo (vocals), Ottavio Garaventa (vocals), Pier Francesco Poli (vocals)
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14. Mad Scenes (2000)
performed by Joan Sutherland (soprano), Nicolai Ghiaurov (vocals), Pier Francesco Poli (vocals), Piero Cappuccilli (vocals), Sherrill Milnes (vocals), Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus (choir, chorus), Welsh National Opera Chorus & Orchestra (choir, chorus)
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15. Bizet: Carmen (2000)
performed by Adriana Maliponte (vocals), Arturo Testa (vocals), Carlo del Bosco (vocals), Dino Mantovani (vocals), Fiorenza Cossotto (vocals), Giovanna Santelli (vocals), José van Dam (vocals), Maria Grazia Allegri (vocals), Nicoletta Ciliento (vocals)
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16. Essential Opera (2005)
performed by Bernd Weikl (bass baritone), Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo-soprano), Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo-soprano), Frederica Von Stade (mezzo-soprano), Gino Quilico (baritone), Gregory Cross (tenor), Huguette Tourangeau (mezzo-soprano), Jane Berbié (mezzo-soprano)
composed by Alfredo Catalani, Charles Gounod, Francesco Cilea, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Jacques Offenbach, Léo Delibes, Pietro Mascagni, Richard Wagner, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -
17. Pavarotti's Opera Made Easy: My Favorite Heroes (1994)
performed by Alan Opie (vocals), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (vocals), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Dimitri Kavrakos (vocals), Graham Clark (vocals), Joan Sutherland (vocals), Jussi Björling (vocals), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Orchestra
composed by Amilcare Ponchielli, Gaetano Donizetti, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Umberto Giordano, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -
18. Verdi: Un Bal Masqué (1971)
performed by Helen Donath (vocals), José van Dam (vocals), Leonardo Monreale (vocals), Luciano Pavarotti (vocals), Mario Alessandrini (vocals), Nicolas Christou (vocals), Pier Francesco Poli (vocals), Regina Resnik (vocals), Renata Tebaldi (vocals)
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19. O Stella Matutina: Laude di Innocentius Dammonis (2002)
performed by Alberto Ponchio (flute), Alessandro Pitteri (bass), Consort Veneto (multi instruments), Cristiano Contadin (viola da gamba), Ensemble Vocale Dodecantus (vocals), Fabiola Ciuffetti (contralto), Gianclaudio Martin (tenor), Gianpaolo Capuzzo (flute)
composed by Anonymous, Innocentius Dammonis

