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1. Puccini: La Bohème (1987)
performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Elizabeth Harwood (vocals), Gernot Pietsch (vocals), Gianni Maffeo (vocals), Hans-Dieter Appelt (vocals), Hans-Dietrich Pohl (vocals), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Michel Sénéchal (vocals), Mirella Freni (vocals)
composed by Giacomo Puccini
There is no lack of stellar, gripping versions of La bohème on disc, and by most reckonings, this one stands toward the front of the pack. Having a ... More
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2. 25 Classical Favorites (2004)
performed by Alexander Pervomaysky (violin), Dubravka Tomsic (piano), Ernst Mühlbacher (horn), Frank Morelli (bassoon), Guiomar Novaës (piano), Humbert Lucarelli (oboe), Ingrid Haebler (piano), Jack Wellbaum (piccolo), New York Philomusica Winds, Susan Jolles (harp)
composed by Antonio Vivaldi, Frédéric Chopin, George Frederick Handel, Georges Bizet, Johann Sebastian Bach, Johann Strauss II, Johannes Brahms, John Philip Sousa, Maurice Ravel, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Sergey Rachmaninov, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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3. The #1 Opera Album (2000)
performed by Andrea Bocelli (vocals), Angela Gheorghiu (vocals), Anne Sofie von Otter (vocals), Bryn Terfel (vocals), Cecilia Bartoli (vocals), Gino Quilico (vocals), Gregory Cross (vocals), Huguette Tourangeau (vocals), Jane Berbié (vocals), Joan Sutherland (vocals)
composed by Alfredo Catalani, Antonin Dvorák, Charles Gounod, Gaetano Donizetti, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Jacques Offenbach, Léo Delibes, Pietro Mascagni, Richard Wagner, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Umberto Giordano
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4. The Three Tenors in Concert (1990)
performed by José Carreras (tenor), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Plácido Domingo (tenor), The Three Tenors (tenor), Zubin Mehta (conductor)
composed by Agustín Lara, Eduardo di Capua, Ernesto de Curtis, Francesco Cilèa, Franz Lehár, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Giacomo Puccini, Lalo Schifrin, Pablo Sorozábal, Salvatore Cardillo, Umberto Giordano, Vincenzo De Crescenzo
The Three Tenors in Concert, recorded live in Rome in 1990, holds the distinction in the Guinness Book of World Records (in 2010) of being the best ... More
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5. The Most Famous Opera Duets (1994)
performed by Alfredo Kraus (tenor), Carlo Bergonzi (vocals), Carlo del Monte (vocals), Christa Ludwig (vocals), Danielle Millet (vocals), Eberhard Wächter (baritone), Edita Gruberová (vocals), English Chamber Orchestra (chamber ensemble), Ernest Blanc (vocals)
composed by Gaetano Donizetti, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Léo Delibes, Richard Strauss, Richard Wagner, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
EMI's The Most Famous Opera Duets is a decent collection of excerpts that delivers on enough of its promise to be forgiven its superlative title. A ... More
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6. Wagner: The "Ring" Without Words (1988)
performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Lorin Maazel (conductor)
composed by Richard Wagner
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7. 40 Most Beautiful Arias (2006)
performed by Angela Gheorghiu (soprano), Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Anton Scharinger (baritone), Barbara Hendricks (soprano), Cecilia Bartoli (soprano), Cristina Gallardo-Domâs (soprano), Edita Gruberová (soprano), Eva Urbanova (soprano)
composed by Alfredo Catalani, Antonin Dvorák, Camille Saint-Saëns, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Franz Lehár, Gaetano Donizetti, George Frederick Handel, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Henry Purcell, Jacques Offenbach, Jules Massenet
As an introduction to opera that really covers the basics, Warner's 40 Most Beautiful Arias is a terrific package to give to beginners, though ... More
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8. Drama Queens (2012)
performed by Il Complesso Barocco, Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Alan Curtis (conductor)
composed by Antonio Cesti, Claudio Monteverdi, Franz Joseph Haydn, Geminiano Giacomelli, George Frederick Handel, Giovanni Porta, Giuseppe Maria Orlandini, Johann Adolf Hasse, Reinhard Keiser
Following the success of her 2011 album, Diva Divo, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato presents an exciting collection of virtuosic arias in her 2012 ... More
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9. Luciano Pavarotti: The Best (2005)
performed by Alberto Bartoli (percussion), Antonella Pepe (soprano), Eric Garrett (baritone), Fabio Sartoni (drums), Joan Sutherland (soprano), Kameron Brown (double bass), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Marco Tamburini (trumpet), Michele Centonze (guitar)
composed by Cesare Andrea Bixio, Domenico Modugno, E.A. Mario, Eduardo di Capua, Ernesto de Curtis, Friedrich von Flotow, Gaetano Donizetti, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Lucio Dalla, Michele Centonze, Paolo Tosti
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10. Pavarotti's Greatest Hits (1980)
performed by Eric Garrett (vocals), Gian Carlo Laccardi (vocals), Joan Sutherland (soprano), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Nicolai Ghiaurov (vocals), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus (choir, chorus)
composed by Amilcare Ponchielli, César Franck, Charles Gounod, Ernesto de Curtis, Franz Schubert, Gaetano Donizetti, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Luigi Denza, Richard Strauss, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Vincenzo Bellini
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11. Kiri Te Kanawa Sings Verdi and Puccini Arias [Great Perforances] (1990)
performed by Frederica Von Stade (mezzo-soprano), Gillian Knight (soprano), Ileana Cotrubas (soprano), Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Lillian Watson (soprano), Linda Finnie (mezzo-soprano), Siegmund Nimsgern (baritone)
composed by Engelbert Humperdinck, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Maurice Duruflé, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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12. Essential Mozart: 32 Of His Greatest Masterpieces (2001)
performed by Academy of Ancient Music, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, András Schiff (piano), Anne Sofie von Otter (vocals), Barry Tuckwell (horn), Bryn Terfel (vocals), Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo-soprano), Emma Kirkby (soprano), Frances Kelly (harp)
composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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13. Wagner (2013)
performed by Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Markus Brück (bass baritone), Chor Der Deutschen Oper Berlin (choir, chorus), Orchester Der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Donald Runnicles (conductor)
composed by Richard Wagner
German tenor Jonas Kaufmann is among the more versatile of today's singers, with a recorded catalog that stretches from later Italian opera to French ... More
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14. 50 Classics for Relaxation (2009)
performed by Christian Steiner (piano), Earl Wild (piano), Jose-Luis Garcia (Asensio) (violin), Keith Harvey (cello), Larry Dalton (piano), National Philharmonic Baroque Ensemble, Patrice Fontanarosa (violin), Prague Virtuosi, Skaila Kanga (harp)
composed by American Traditional, Anonymous, Antonin Dvorák, Antonio Vivaldi, Camille Saint-Saëns, Charles Gounod, Claude Debussy, Edvard Grieg, Edward Elgar, Edward MacDowell, Engelbert Humperdinck, English Traditional, Felix Mendelssohn, Franz Liszt, Franz Schubert
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15. 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
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16. Essential Guitar (2002)
performed by Alexandre Lagoya (guitar), Andrés Segovia (guitar), Celin Romero (guitar), Eduardo Fernandez (guitar), Göran Söllscher (guitar), Ida Presti (guitar), John Williams (guitar), Julian Bream (guitar), Los Romeros (guitar), Nicola Hall (guitar)
composed by Agustín Barrios-Mangoré, Alessandro Marcello, Anonymous, Antonio Vivaldi, Celedonio Romero, Domenico Scarlatti, Enriqué Granados, Federico Moreno Torroba, Francisco Tárrega, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Isaac Albéniz, Isaías Sávio, Jean-Delphin Alard, Leo Brouwer
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17. Operas Greatest Moments (1992)
performed by Alfredo Kraus (tenor), Anna Moffo (soprano), Ben Heppner (tenor), David Syrus (harpsichord), Dmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone), Eva Marton (soprano), Helen Donath (soprano), Ileana Cotrubas (soprano), Jessye Norman (soprano), Julia Varady (soprano)
composed by Alfredo Catalani, Gaetano Donizetti, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Richard Wagner, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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18. Puccini Without Words (1990)
performed by André Kostelanetz (conductor)
composed by Giacomo Puccini
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19. The Maltese Tenor (2011)
performed by Aleksandra Kurzak (soprano), Joseph Calleja (tenor), Ch?ur d'Hommes du Grand Théâtre de Genève (choir, chorus), L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Marco Armiliato (conductor)
composed by Arrigo Boito, Charles Gounod, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Jacques Offenbach, Jules Massenet
Every few years there's considerable hype about a young singer heralded as the Next Great Tenor. There is generally more hype than substance in these ... More
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20. Kathleen Battle at Carnegie Hall
performed by Kathleen Battle (soprano), Margo Garrett (piano)
composed by American Traditional, Anonymous, Franz Liszt, George Frederick Handel, George Gershwin, Gustave Charpentier, Johann Strauss II, Richard Strauss, Sergey Rachmaninov, Traditional Spiritual, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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21. Obsessions (Wagner & Strauss: Arias and Scenes) (2004)
performed by Deborah Voigt (soprano), Natascha Petrinsky (mezzo-soprano), Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Richard Armstrong (conductor)
composed by Richard Strauss, Richard Wagner
Obsessions is Deborah Voigt's long-overdue solo recording debut. Blazing her way through excerpts from the dramatic roles of Wagner and Strauss, she ... More
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22. Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann (1986)
performed by André Neury (vocals), Gabriel Bacquier (vocals), Hugues Cuénod (vocals), Huguette Tourangeau (vocals), Jacques Charon (vocals), Jean Valaisan (vocals), Joan Sutherland (vocals), Margarita Lilova (vocals), Paul Guigue (vocals), Paul Plishka (vocals)
composed by Jacques Offenbach
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23. Renée Fleming (2000)
performed by Renée Fleming (soprano), London Voices (choir, chorus), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Mackerras (conductor)
composed by Alfredo Catalani, Charles Gounod, Francesco Cilea, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Jules Massenet, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Vincenzo Bellini
The voice of Renée Fleming is one of the most beautiful in opera. Her wide range of roles, from Handel's Alcina to her appearance in Previn's A ... More
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24. 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 Puccini
Decca'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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25. Aria: A Passion for Opera (1994)
performed by Alfredo Kraus (tenor), Danielle Millet (vocals), Franco Corelli (tenor), Franco Corelli (vocals), Giuseppe di Stefano (vocals), Mady Mesplé (vocals), Maria Callas (soprano), Mirella Freni (soprano), Montserrat Caballé (soprano), Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
composed by Gaetano Donizetti, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Gustave Charpentier, Léo Delibes, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Vincenzo Bellini
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