Janet Baker - Dido & Aeneas - When I am laid in earthGabba022007-04-18 | Dame Janet Baker sings one of the most beautiful arias of all opera, from Purcell's Dido and Aeneas.
Glyndebourne, 1966. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.Martti Talvela - Songs and Dances of Death - TrepakGabba022008-07-15 | Martti Talvela sings one of Mussorgsky's Songs and Dances of Death.
1988.Martti Talvela - Songs and Dances of Death - Field MarshallGabba022008-07-15 | Martti Talvela sings one of Mussorgsky's Songs and Dances of Death.
1988.Martti Talvela - Songs and Dances of Death - LullabyGabba022008-07-15 | Martti Talvela sings one of Mussorgsky's Songs and Dances of Death.
1988Martti Talvela - Songs and Dances of Death - SerenadeGabba022008-07-15 | Martti Talvela sings one of Mussorgsky's 'Songs and Dances of Death'.
1988.Cecilia Bartoli - Cosi fan tutte - In uomini, in soldatiGabba022008-07-10 | Cecilia Bartoli as Despina in Mozart's Cosi fan tutte.
For a free English translation, please see the following:
http://operainenglish.blogspot.it/2012/11/in-uomini-in-soldati-cosi-fan-tutte.htmlPavel Lisitsian - Rachmaninovs She is as fair as noon-dayGabba022008-06-28 | Pavel Lisitsian sings this gorgeous Rachmaninov song.
1960.Pavel Lisitsian - Nero - EpithalamiumGabba022008-06-28 | Pavel Lisitsian sings Rubinstein's famous aria like only he can.
1952.Simon Keenlyside - Nozze di Figaro - Hai gia vinta la causaGabba022008-06-28 | Simon Keenlyside sings the Count's aria from Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro.
Vienna, 2001. Conductor: Riccardo Muti.
For a free English translation, please see the following:
http://operainenglish.blogspot.it/2012/05/hai-gia-vinta-la-causa-nozze-di-figaro.htmlRene Pape - Faust - Le Veau dOrGabba022008-06-28 | René Pape sings the devil's aria from Gounod's Faust.
Richard Tucker Gala, 2001James Morris - Macbeth - Come dal ciel precipitaGabba022008-06-28 | James Morris sings Banquo's aria from Verdi's Macbeth.
Berlin, 1987. Conductor: Giuseppe Sinopoli.Sergei Lemeshev - Tchaikovskys You return to meGabba022007-09-07 | Sergei Lemeshev sings a song by Tchaikovsky.Richard Leech - Rigoletto - Parmi veder le lagrimeGabba022007-08-22 | American tenor Richard Leech sings the Duke of Mantua from Verdi's Rigoletto.
NYCO, 1988.P. Domingo, A. Tomowa-Sintow - Otello - Gia nella notteGabba022007-08-17 | Placido Domingo and Anna Tomowa-Sintow in Verdi's Otello.
Tokyo, 1981.Placido Domingo - Luisa Miller - Quando le sere al placidoGabba022007-08-15 | Placido Domingo sings the famous tenor aria from Verdi's Luisa Miller.
Covent Garden, 1979.
For a free English translation, please see the following:
http://operainenglish.blogspot.it/2014/03/quando-le-sere-al-placido-luisa-miller.htmlPavel Lisitsian - Core ngratoGabba022007-08-15 | Pavel Lisitsian sings this famous neopolitan song.Samuel Ramey in Carlisle Floyds SusannahGabba022007-08-15 | A remarkable scene from Carlisle Floyd's Susannah with Samuel Ramey excellent as travelling preacher Olin Blitch.
Richard Tucker Gala, 1994.Bryn Terfel - Tosca - Va, Tosca (Te Deum)Gabba022007-08-13 | Bryn Terfel as Scarpia in Puccini's Tosca.
I miss Spoletta in this performance!
Richard Tucker Gala, 1998.
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http://operainenglish.blogspot.com/2011/07/va-tosca-te-deum-tosca.htmlPavel Lisitsian - Rachmaninovs I beg you to stay with meGabba022007-08-11 | My favourite baritone Pavel Lisitsian sings Rachmaninov's beautiful song.Fritz Wunderlich - Eugene Onegin - Kuda KudaGabba022007-08-11 | Fritz Wunderlich as Lensky in Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin.Fritz Wunderlich - Eugene Onegin - Lenskys act I ariaGabba022007-08-11 | Fritz Wunderlich in Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin.
Munich, 1962.Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Julia Varady - Il Tabarro duetGabba022007-08-11 | Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Julia Varady in Puccini's Il Tabarro.
Munich, 1973.Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - Il Tabarro - Nulla, silenzioGabba022007-08-11 | Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau in Puccini's Il Tabarro.
Munich, 1973.Placido Domingo - Verdis Requiem - IngemiscoGabba022007-08-10 | Placido Domingo sings the tenor solo from Verdi's Requiem.
NY, 1980.Vladimir Atlantov - Pique Dame - Ghermanns Act I ariaGabba022007-08-10 | Vladimir Atlantov sings from Tchaikovsky's Pique Dame. With Tamara Milashkina as Liza.
Augsberg, 1976.Vladimir Atlantov - Eugene Onegin - Kuda KudaGabba022007-08-09 | Vladimir Atlantov sings Lensky's aria from Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin.
Augsberg, 1976.Leo Nucci - Nabucco - Chi mi toglieGabba022007-08-07 | Leo Nucci in Verdi's Nabucco.
With Ferruccio Furlanetto as Zaccaria and Ghena Dimitrova as Abigaille.
Roma, 1998.Ferruccio Furlanetto - Nabucco - Tu sul labbroGabba022007-08-07 | Ferruccio Furlanetto as Zaccaria in Verdi's Nabucco.
Roma, 1998.Elena Obraztsova - Carmen - SeguidilleGabba022007-08-07 | Elena Obraztsova in Bizet's Carmen.
Prague, 1979. With James King as Don Jose.Elena Obraztsova - Carmen - HabaneraGabba022007-08-07 | Elena Obraztsova in Bizet's Carmen.
Vienna, 1979.Rolando Villazon - La Boheme - Che gelida maninaGabba022007-08-02 | Rolanda Villazon in La Boheme.
NYCO, 2001.
Sorry about the squish. I think I've solved this issue now (to do with format conversion).
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Rome, 1984.Angela Gheorghiu - Carmen - Je dis que rien ne mepouvanteGabba022007-08-01 | Angela Gheorghiu sings Michaela's aria from Bizet's Carmen.
Met, 1997Renee Fleming, R.Pape, V.Urmana - Verdi Requiem- LacrimosaGabba022007-07-30 | Renee Fleming, Violeta Urmana Jorge Antonio Pita and Rene Pape in Verdi's Requiem.
London, 2001. Conductor: Antonio Pappano.Rene Pape - Verdi Requiem - ConfutatisGabba022007-07-30 | German bass René Pape sings from Verdi's Requiem.
London, 2001. Conductor: Antonio Pappano.Dame Janet Baker - Strauss MorgenGabba022007-07-22 | Dame Janet Baker sings Richard Strauss' beautiful lied 'Morgen'.Dame Janet Baker - Les Troyens - Adieu, fiere citeGabba022007-07-22 | Dame Janet Baker as Dido in Berlioz' Les Troyens (in English).Fiorenza Cossotto - Don Carlo - O Don FataleGabba022007-07-21 | Fiorenza Cossotto sings Eboli's aria from Verdi's Don Carlo.
1977.
For a free English translation, please see the following:
http://operainenglish.blogspot.it/2012/06/o-don-fatale-don-carlo.htmlGhena Dimitrova - Nabucco - Salgo giaGabba022007-07-19 | Ghena Dimitrova sings Abigaille's famous cabaletta from Verdi's Nabucco.
Orange, 1989.Vladimir Atlantov - Carmen - Flower songGabba022007-07-18 | Vladimir Atlantov sings "La fleur que tu m'avais jetee" from Bizet's Carmen. In Russian.
From the Film "My Carmen" 1977 with Elena Obraztsova as Carmen.Carlo Bergonzi -Lucia di Lammermoor - Fra poco a me ricoveroGabba022007-07-17 | Carlo Bergonzi sings the famous tenor aria from the final scene of Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor.
Tokyo, 1967.Wixell, Bumbry, Cruz-Romo - Aida - Questassisa chio vestoGabba022007-07-17 | My first upload for 2 months:
Ingvar Wixell as Amonasro and Grace Bumbry as Amneris in Verdi'a Aida.
Orange, 1976.Elena Obraztsova - Cavalleria Rusticana - voi lo sapeteGabba022007-05-18 | Elena Obraztsova sings an aria from Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana.
UN, 1978.
For a free English translation, please see the following:
http://operainenglish.blogspot.it/2014/03/voi-lo-sapete-cavalleria-rusticana.htmlElena Obratzsova - Il Trovatore - Condotta ellera in ceppiGabba022007-05-18 | Elena Obraztsova sings Azucena's aria from Verdi's Il Trovatore.
United Nations, 1978.Jonathan Peter Kenny - Matthaus Passion - Erbarme DichGabba022007-05-18 | Counter-tenor Jonathan Peter Kenny sings this aria from Bach's St. Matthew's Passion.
1994. Dramatization directed by Jonathan Miller.Placido Domingo - No Puede SerGabba022007-05-16 | Placido Domingo sings this Zarzuela, which must be his favourite given the frequency with which he performs it.
Operalia concert, 2006.Placido Domingo - Le Cid - O SouverainGabba022007-05-16 | Placido Domingo in Massenet's Le Cid.
Washington, 1999.Gregory Kunde & Luciana Serra - I Puritani - Credeasi miseraGabba022007-05-16 | Gregory Kunde and Luciana Serra in the final act of Bellini's I Puritani.
Montreal, 1987.
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