Immerse yourself in the timeless brilliance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with "Great Opera Arias," a captivating collection of some of the most iconic and beloved arias from the world of opera. This album, set for release on July 23, 2025, under Warner Classics, is a celebration of Mozart's unparalleled genius and his enduring influence on classical music.
Spanning a generous duration of 3 hours and 31 minutes, this album is a comprehensive journey through Mozart's operatic masterpieces. From the enchanting melodies of "Die Zauberflöte" to the dramatic intensity of "Don Giovanni," each track showcases Mozart's extraordinary ability to blend emotional depth with musical virtuosity. The album also features a selection of arias from other renowned composers, providing a rich and diverse listening experience.
"Great Opera Arias" is not just an album; it's a testament to the enduring power of opera and the timeless appeal of Mozart's compositions. Whether you're a seasoned opera enthusiast or a newcomer to the genre, this collection offers a captivating exploration of some of the most celebrated arias in classical music. Prepare to be transported to the grand stages of the world's most prestigious opera houses, where these arias have captivated audiences for generations.
Tracks
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act 2: Arie. "Der Hölle Rache" (Königin der Nacht)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Natalie Dessay, Louis Langrée, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Bellini: Norma, Act 1: "Casta diva" (Norma, Coro)Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Tullio Serafin, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
Delibes: Lakmé, Act 1: Duo des fleurs. "Viens, Mallika" - "Dôme épais, le jasmin" (Lakmé, Mallika)Léo Delibes, Michel Plasson, Delphine Haidan, Natalie Dessay, Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse
Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 1: Aria. "Madamina, il catalogo è questo" (Leporello)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Otto Klemperer, Walter Berry, New Philharmonia Orchestra
Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia, Act 1: Aria. "Largo al factotum" (Figaro)Gioachino Rossini, Thomas Hampson, Orchestra of St. Luke's, Sir Roger Norrington
Handel: Rinaldo, HWV 7, Act 2: Aria. "Lascia ch'io pianga" (Almirena)George Frideric Handel, Angela Gheorghiu, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Ion Marin
Bizet: Carmen, WD 31, Act 1: Habanera. "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Carmen, Chœur)Georges Bizet, Michel Plasson, Angela Gheorghiu, Les Éléments, Orchestre National Du Capitole De Toulouse
Puccini: Tosca, Act 2: "Vissi d'arte" (Tosca)Giacomo Puccini, Maria Callas, Victor de Sabata, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
Mozart: Zaide, K. 344, Act 1: Arie. "Ruhe sanft, mein holdes Leben" (Zaide)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Natalie Dessay, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Louis Langrée
Puccini: Turandot, Act 3: "Nessun dorma!" (Calaf, Chorus)Giacomo Puccini, Alain Lombard, Choeurs De L'Opera Du Rhin, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
Verdi: La traviata, Act 2: "Noi siamo zingarelle (Coro, Flora, Marchese)Giuseppe Verdi, Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Richard van Allan, Sarah Walker
Verdi: Rigoletto, Act 3: "La donna è mobile" (Duke)Giuseppe Verdi, Julius Rudel, Alfredo Kraus, Philharmonia Orchestra
Bizet: Les pêcheurs de perles, WD 13, Act 1: Romance. "Je crois entendre encore" (Nadir)Georges Bizet, Georges Prêtre, Alain Vanzo, Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris
Catalani: La Wally, Act 1: "Ebben? Ne andrò lontana" (Wally)Alfredo Catalani, Maria Callas, Tullio Serafin, Philharmonia Orchestra
Handel: Serse, HWV 40, Act 1: Arioso. "Ombra mai fù" (Serse)George Frideric Handel, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie, Anne Sofie von Otter
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act 2: "Voi che sapete" (Cherubino)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Daniel Barenboim, Teresa Berganza, English Chamber Orchestra
Verdi: La traviata, Act 1: Brindisi. "Libiamo ne' lieti calici" (Alfredo, Violetta, Flora, d'Orbigny, Douphol, Grenvil, Coro)Giuseppe Verdi, Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti, Alfredo Kraus, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Henry Newman, Renata Scotto, Richard van Allan, Roderick Kennedy, Sarah Walker
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act 2: Duetto. "Pa-pa-gena! … Pa-pa-geno!" (Papageno, Papagena)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Otto Klemperer, Ruth-Margret Pütz, Walter Berry, Philharmonia Orchestra
Bizet: Carmen, WD 31, Act 2: "Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre" (Escamillo, Chœur)Georges Bizet, Sir Thomas Beecham, Ernest Blanc, Chœur de la Radiodiffusion française, Orchestre National Radiodiffusion Française
Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act 1: Aria. "Tornami a vagheggiar" (Morgana)George Frideric Handel, Richard Hickox, Eiddwen Harrhy, City Of London Baroque Sinfonia
Puccini: Tosca, Act 3: "E lucevan le stelle" (Cavaradossi)Giacomo Puccini, Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 1: "Là ci darem la mano" (Don Giovanni, Zerlina)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Otto Klemperer, Mirella Freni, Nicolai Ghiaurov, New Philharmonia Orchestra
Offenbach: Les contes d'Hoffmann, Act 4: Barcarolle. "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" (Nicklausse, Giulietta, Chœur)Jacques Offenbach, Sylvain Cambreling, Ann Murray, Chœurs de la Monnaie, Jessye Norman, Orchestre Symphonique De La Monnaie
Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 2: Canzonetta. "Deh, vieni alla finestra" (Don Giovanni)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Daniel Harding, Peter Mattei, Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Gluck: Orphée et Eurydice, Wq. 41, Act 3: Air. "J'ai perdu mon Eurydice" (Orphée)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Anne Sofie von Otter, John Eliot Gardiner, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Bizet: Carmen, Act 1: "C'est très bien" - Séguédille. "Près des remparts de Séville" (Carmen, Don José)Georges Bizet, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Grace Bumbry, Jon Vickers, Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris
Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia, Act 1: "Una voce poco fa" (Rosina)Gioachino Rossini, Maria Callas, Alceo Galliera, Philharmonia Orchestra
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act 4: Cavatina. "L'ho perduta" (Barbarina)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Riccardo Muti, Maria Bierbaumer, Wiener Philharmoniker
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, Act 3: Liebestod. "Mild und leise wie er lächelt" (Isolde)Richard Wagner, Antonio Pappano, Nina Stemme, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act 2: Aria. "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen" (Papageno)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Otto Klemperer, Walter Berry, Philharmonia Orchestra
Puccini: La bohème, Act 1: "Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì" (Mimì, Rodolfo)Giacomo Puccini, Thomas Schippers, Mirella Freni, Nicolai Gedda, Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma
Strauss, R: Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59, Act 3: "Marie Theres'! Hab' mir's gelobt" (Sophie, Octavian, Marschallin)Richard Strauss, Antonio Pappano, Felicity Lott, Natalie Dessay, Angelika Kirchschlager, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Puccini: Madama Butterfly, Act 2: "Un bel dì vedremo" (Butterfly)Giacomo Puccini, Sir John Barbirolli, Renata Scotto, Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma
Mozart: Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act 1: Terzetto. "Soave sia il vento" (Fiordiligi, Dorabella, Don Alfonso) [Live]Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Riccardo Muti, Agnes Baltsa, José van Dam, Margaret Marshall, Wiener Philharmoniker
Berlioz: La damnation de Faust, H 111, Pt. 2: "Une puce gentille" (Mephistophélès, Chœur, Faust)Hector Berlioz, Georges Prêtre, Chœur du Théâtre national de l'Opéra de Paris, Gabriel Bacquier, Nicolai Gedda, Orchestre de Paris
Giordano: Andrea Chénier, Act 3: "La mamma morta m'hanno alla porta" (Maddalena)Umberto Giordano, Tullio Serafin, Maria Callas, Philharmonia Orchestra
Puccini: Gianni Schicchi: Aria. "O mio babbino caro" (Lauretta)Giacomo Puccini, Barbara Hendricks, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Paavo Järvi
Verdi: Il trovatore, Act 3: "Di quella pira, l'orrendo foco" (Manrico, Leonora, Ruiz, Coro)Giuseppe Verdi, Antonio Pappano, Angela Gheorghiu, Enrico Facini, London Voices, Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra
Gounod: Faust, Act 3: "Un bouquet !" - Air des bijoux. "Dieu ! Que de bijoux !" (Marguerite)Charles Gounod, Michel Plasson, Cheryl Studer, Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, Act 1: Tatiana's Letter Scene. "Puskay pogibnu ya, no prezhde" (Tatiana)Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Lucia Popp, Stefan Soltesz, Das Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Dvořák: Rusalka, Op. 114, B. 203, Act 1: Song to the Moon. "Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém" (Rusalka)Antonín Dvořák, Kate Royal, Edward Gardner, English National Opera Orchestra
Lully: Armide, LWV 71, Act 5: "Le perfide Renaud me fuit" (Armide)Jean-Baptiste Lully, Philippe Herreweghe, Rachel Yakar, Ensemble instrumental de la Chapelle royale
Rameau: Les Indes galantes, Quatrième entrée "Les sauvages": Air. "Régnez, plaisirs et jeux !" (Zima)Jean-Philippe Rameau, Patricia Petibon, Les Folies Françoises, Patrick Cohën-Akenine
Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 3: Prelude While Cold Genius Rises - Frost Scene. "What Power Art Thou" (Cold Genius)Henry Purcell, John Eliot Gardiner, Stephen Varcoe, English Baroque Soloists
Monteverdi: Orfeo, SV 318, Act 2: "Tu se' morta mia vita" (Orfeo)Claudio Monteverdi, Emmanuelle Haïm, Le Concert d'Astrée, Rolando Villazón
Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47, Act 2: "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix" (Dalila, Samson)Camille Saint-Saëns, Myung-Whun Chung, Plácido Domingo, Waltraud Meier, Orchestre de l'Opéra Bastille
Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72, Act 1: Recitative. "Abscheulicher, wo eilst du hin?" - Aria. "Komm, Hoffnung" (Leonore)Ludwig van Beethoven, Karita Mattila, Colin Davis, Staatskapelle Dresden
Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande, CD 93, L. 88, Act 3: "Mes longs cheveux descendent" (Mélisande)Claude Debussy, Lea Desandre, Thomas Dunford
Ravel: L'enfant et les sortilèges, M. 71, Pt. 1: "Toi, le cœur de la rose" (L'Enfant)Maurice Ravel, Mikko Franck, Chloé Briot, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
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