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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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4. The "Pearl Fishers" Duet (1988)
performed by Emil Markow (vocals), Giorgio Tozzi (bass), Jussi Björling (vocals), Licia Albanese (vocals), Mario Sereni (vocals), Piero de Palma (vocals), RCA Victor Orchestra, Renata Tebaldi (soprano), Robert Merrill (baritone), Tommaso Frascati (vocals)
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6. Puccini: Turandot (1982)
performed by Barbara Hendricks (vocals), Francisco Araiza (vocals), Gottfried Hornik (vocals), Heinz Zednik (vocals), Katia Ricciarelli (vocals), Piero de Palma (vocals), Plácido Domingo (vocals), Ruggero Raimondi (vocals), Siegmund Nimsgern (vocals)
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7. Verdi: Aida (1998)
performed by Fiorenza Cossotto (vocals), Josella Ligi (vocals), Luigi Roni (vocals), Martina Arroyo (vocals), Nicolai Ghiaurov (vocals), Piero Cappuccilli (vocals), Piero de Palma (vocals), Plácido Domingo (vocals), La Scala Theater Chorus (choir, chorus)
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8. Verdi: Aida (1998)
performed by Fiorenza Cossotto (mezzo-soprano), Josella Ligi (vocals), Luigi Roni (bass), Martina Arroyo (soprano), Nicolai Ghiaurov (bass), Piero Cappuccilli (baritone), Piero de Palma (tenor), Plácido Domingo (tenor), La Scala Theater Chorus (choir, chorus)
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9. Verdi: Il Trovatore (1998)
performed by Carlo Bergonzi (vocals), Gabriella Tucci (vocals), Giulietta Simionato (vocals), Ivo Vinco (vocals), Mirella Fiorentini (vocals), Piero Cappuccilli (vocals), Piero de Palma (vocals), La Scala Theater Orchestra, Gianandrea Gavazzeni (conductor)
composed by Giuseppe VerdiThis live recording of Il Trovatore was made on a tour by La Scala in Moscow in 1964, and it has the kind of old-fashioned, blood-red passion that ... More
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10. Bellini: La Sonnambula (1987)
performed by Della Jones (vocals), Isobel Buchanan (vocals), Joan Sutherland (vocals), John Tomlinson (vocals), Luciano Pavarotti (vocals), Nicolai Ghiaurov (vocals), Piero de Palma (vocals), London Opera Chorus (choir, chorus), National Philharmonic Orchestra
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14. Giuseppe Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera (1967)
performed by Carlo Bergonzi (vocals), Ezio Flagello (vocals), Fernando Iacopucci (vocals), Ferruccio Mazzoli (vocals), Leontyne Price (vocals), Mario Basiola, Jr. (vocals), Piero de Palma (vocals), Renata Cortiglioni Children's Chorus, Reri Grist (vocals)
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15. Puccini: Madama Butterfly (1963)
performed by Anna di Stasio (mezzo-soprano), Arturo la Porta (baritone), Fernanda Cadoni (mezzo-soprano), Gianna Lollini (soprano), Leo Pudis (bass), Leontyne Price (soprano), Mario Rinaudo (bass), Philip Maero (baritone), Piero de Palma (tenor)
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16. Puccini: Tosca (1993)
performed by Ann Murray (vocals), Domenico Trimarchi (vocals), Ingvar Wixell (vocals), José Carreras (vocals), Montserrat Caballé (vocals), Piero de Palma (vocals), Samuel Ramey (vocals), William Elvin (vocals), Chorus of The Royal Opera (choir, chorus)
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18. Opera's Greatest Love Songs (1993)
performed by Anna Moffo (soprano), Dawn Upshaw (soprano), Eric Tappy (tenor), Julia Varady (soprano), Jussi Björling (tenor), Leontyne Price (soprano), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Margaret Price (soprano), Mario Rinaudo (vocals), Montserrat Caballé (soprano)
composed by Charles Gounod, Friedrich von Flotow, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Jules Massenet, Richard Wagner, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -
19. Puccini: La Bohème (2002)
performed by Carlo Bergonzi (tenor), Cesare Siepi (vocals), Ettore Bastianini (vocals), Fernando Corena (vocals), Giorgio Onesti (vocals), Piero de Palma (vocals), Renata Tebaldi (soprano), Renato Cesari (vocals), Accademia di Santa Cecilia Chorus (choir, chorus)
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20. Verdi: La Forza del Destino (1989)
performed by Cesare Siepi (vocals), Ettore Bastianini (vocals), Ezio Giordano (vocals), Fernando Corena (vocals), Gabriella Carturan (vocals), Giulietta Simionato (vocals), Mario del Monaco (vocals), Piero de Palma (vocals), Renata Tebaldi (vocals)
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21. Marilyn Horne, Vol. 2 (2000)
performed by Marilyn Horne (mezzo-soprano), Piero de Palma (vocals), La Scala Theater Orchestra
composed by Gaetano Donizetti, Gioachino Rossini, Hector Berlioz -
22. Puccini: Madama Butterfly (1963)
performed by Anna di Stasio (mezzo-soprano), Arturo la Porta (baritone), Fernanda Cadoni (mezzo-soprano), Gianna Lollini (soprano), Leo Pudis (bass), Leontyne Price (soprano), Mario Rinaudo (bass), Philip Maero (baritone), Piero de Palma (tenor)
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23. Puccini: Madama Butterfly (1990)
performed by Anna di Stasio (mezzo-soprano), Carlo Bergonzi (tenor), Giuseppe Morresi (tenor), Mario Rinaudo (bass), Paolo Montarsolo (bass), Piero de Palma (tenor), Renata Scotto (soprano), Rolando Panerai (baritone), Silvana Padoan (mezzo-soprano)
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24. Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia (1988)
performed by David Wilson-Johnson (vocals), Giacomo Aragall (vocals), Graeme Ewer (vocals), Graham Clark (vocals), Ingvar Wixell (vocals), Joan Sutherland (vocals), John Brocheler (vocals), Lieuwe Visser (vocals), Marilyn Horne (vocals), Nicola Zaccaria (vocals)
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25. Verdi: Rigoletto (2005)
performed by Alfredo Kraus (tenor), Anna di Stasio (mezzo-soprano), Anna Moffo (soprano), Corinna Vozza (mezzo-soprano), David Ward (bass), Enzo Titta (bass), Ezio Flagello (bass), Mario Rinaudo (bass), Piero de Palma (tenor), Robert Kerns (baritone)
composed by Giuseppe Verdi

