Richard Strauss, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, George Szell, London Symphony Orchestra
3:50
Ciléa: Adriana Lecouvreur, Act 1 Scene 3: "Ecco, respiro appena - lo son l'umile ancella" (Adriana)
Francesco Cilea, Kiri Te Kanawa, Myung-Whun Chung, London Symphony Orchestra
3:21
Palestrina, Act III: Wie lange sie bleiben
Hans Pfitzner, Otmar Suitner, Staatskapelle Berlin, Chor Der Staatsoper Berlin, Peter Schreier, Carola Nossek
8:56
Puccini: La rondine, Act 1: "Chi il bel sogno di Doretta" (Magda, Yvette, Bianca, Prunier, Lisette, Suzy, Rambaldo, Périchaud, Gobin, Crébillon)
Giacomo Puccini, Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi, Enrico Fissore, Inva Mula, Monica Bacelli, Patrizia Biccirè, Patrizia Ciofi, Riccardo Simonetti, Toby Spence, William Matteuzzi, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra
2:22
Puccini: Messa di Gloria: Credo in unum Deum
Giacomo Puccini, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano
2:50
Offenbach: Robinson Crusoë, Act 2: Valse. "Conduisez-moi vers celui que j'adore" (Chœur, Edwige)
Jacques Offenbach, Natalie Dessay, Les Éléments, Michel Plasson, Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse
3:57
War Requiem, Op. 66: xii. Dies Irae - Dies irae
Benjamin Britten, Gianandrea Noseda, Sabina Cvilak, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
3:00
Stabat Mater, Op. 58: IV. Fac, ut ardeat cor meum (Largo)
Antonín Dvořák, Philippe Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale Gent, Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Florian Boesch
7:37
Aniara: Act II Scene 4: Jag anar dödens skugga …
Karl-Birger Blomdahl, Lena Hoel, Viveca Anderberg, Erik Saeden, Jerker Arvidson, Bjorn Haugan, Stefan Parkman, Mikael Samuelson, Thomas Sunnegardh, Radio Chorus, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stig Westerberg
3:05
Puccini: La rondine, Act 2: "Paulette! I nostri amici son gia partiti" (Ruggero, Magda)
Giacomo Puccini, Antonio Pappano, Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra
2:20
Mahler: Kindertotenlieder: No. 3, Wenn dein Mütterlein tritt zur Tür herein
Gustav Mahler, Janet Baker, Hallé, Sir John Barbirolli
5:20
Puccini: La rondine, Act 1: "Come fate a sopportarla?" (Prunier, Magda, Bianca, Yvette, Suzy)
Giacomo Puccini, Angela Gheorghiu, Monica Bacelli, Patrizia Biccirè, Patrizia Ciofi, William Matteuzzi, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra
1:17
Offenbach: Les contes d'Hoffmann, Act 2: "Les oiseaux dans la charmille" (Olympia, Chorus)
Jacques Offenbach, Gianna d' Angelo/Choeurs René Duclos/Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire/André Cluytens, Gianna D'Angelo, Walter Ruhlmann, André Cluytens, Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire
5:05
Khachaturian: Spartacus (Highlights from the Ballet): Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia
Aram Khachaturian, London Symphony Orchestra
9:54
Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 4: "D'amour l'ardente flamme" (Marguerite)
Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Joyce DiDonato, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
8:01
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act 3: No. 17, Entrance of the Guests and Waltz
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra
8:09
Le Prophete, Acte I: No. 1 bis (A), Cavatine "Voici l'heure où sans alarmes" - Live
Giacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra, Mané Galoyan
3:16
Offenbach: Orphée aux enfers, Act 1: Couplets du berger joli. "La femme dont le cœur" (Eurydice)
Jacques Offenbach, Marc Minkowski, Natalie Dessay, Orchestre de Chambre de Grenoble, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
2:24
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act 3: No. 15, Scene. March - Allegro giusto
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra
2:29
Puccini: Il tabarro: Introduzione
Giacomo Puccini, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra
2:19
Rossini: Stabat Mater: IX. Quando corpus morietur
Gioachino Rossini, Riccardo Muti, Agnes Baltsa, Catherine Malfitano, Gwynne Howell, Robert Gambill, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
La damnation de Faust, Op. 24, Part II: Ballet des syphes (Dance of the Spirits)
Hector Berlioz, Hungarian National Philharmonic, Ádám Fischer
2:22
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Flat minor, Op.23 - I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (opening)
Horacio Gutiérrez, London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn
3:24
Enigma Variations: Variation V. R.P.A - Moderato
Edward Elgar, Sir Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra
2:09
Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 3 Scene 6: "Spargi d'amaro pianto" (Lucia, Raimondo, Enrico, Chorus)
Gaetano Donizetti, Maria Callas, Nicola Zaccaria, Rolando Panerai, Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Noberto Mola, RIAS Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin, Herbert von Karajan
4:06
Semiramide: Overture
Gioachino Rossini, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
12:30
Dido and Aeneas / Act 3: "Your counsel all is urged in vain...But death, alas"
Henry Purcell, Jessye Norman, Marie McLaughlin, Thomas Allen, English Chamber Orchestra Chorus, English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard
Hector Berlioz, Choeur de l'Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit
4:43
Wesendonck Lieder, WWV 91: Schmerzen
Richard Wagner, Jessye Norman, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis
2:31
Il mondo della luna / Act 1: Ragion nell'alma siede
Joseph Haydn, Patricia Petibon, Concerto Köln, Daniel Harding
5:00
Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78: VI. Field of the Dead
Sergei Prokofiev, Elena Obraztsova, London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado
6:01
La fille du régiment / Act 1: Le camarade est amoureux!
Gaetano Donizetti, Eric Garrett, Luciano Pavarotti, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
5:06
Les Contes d'Hoffmann / Act 1: "Il était une fois à la cour d'Eisenach" (La légende de Kleinzach)
Jacques Offenbach, Plácido Domingo, Robin Leggate, Choeurs de Radio France, Orchestre National De France, Seiji Ozawa
4:55
Les Troyens / Act 4: No. 37 Duo: "Nuit d'ivresse et d'extase"
Hector Berlioz, Françoise Pollet, Gary Lakes, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit
9:03
Norma / Act 2 Scene 3: "Deh non volerli vittime" (Critical Ed. Maurizio Biondi and Riccardo Minasi)
Vincenzo Bellini, Cecilia Bartoli, John Osborn, Michele Pertusi, International Chamber Vocalists, Orchestra La Scintilla, Giovanni Antonini
5:02
Wesendonck Lieder, WWV 91: Im Treibhaus
Richard Wagner, Jessye Norman, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis
7:03
Tristia, Op. 18: III. Marche funèbre pour la dernière scène d'Hamlet
Hector Berlioz, The Cleveland Orchestra, Pierre Boulez, The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Gareth Morrell
7:54
Te Deum, WAB. 45: I. Te Deum laudamus
Anton Bruckner, Maria Stader, Sieglinde Wagner, Ernst Haefliger, Peter Lagger, Wolfgang Meyer, Berliner Philharmoniker, Eugen Jochum, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Walter Hagen-Groll
Henry Purcell, Patrick Power, English Chamber Orchestra Chorus, English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard
1:41
Carmina Burana / I. Primo vere: "Ecce gratum"
Carl Orff, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Eugen Jochum
2:39
Vier letzte Lieder, TrV 296: 4. Im Abendrot
Richard Strauss, Jessye Norman, Gewandhausorchester, Kurt Masur
9:53
Il barbiere di Siviglia / Act 1: No. 5 Cavatina: "Una voce poco fa" - "Io sono docile"
Gioachino Rossini, Teresa Berganza, Orchestra del Teatro San Carlo di Napoli, Silvio Varviso
5:49
Four Songs, Op. 2: 2. The Nightingale and the Rose
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Greta Bradman, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Luke Dollman
2:57
L'elisir d'amore, Act I: "Benedette queste carte!"
Gaetano Donizetti, Kathleen Battle, Dawn Upshaw, Luciano Pavarotti, Metropolitan Opera Chorus, David Stivender, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine
4:41
Les nuits d'été, Op. 7: 3. Sur les lagunes
Hector Berlioz, Kiri Te Kanawa, Orchestre de Paris, Daniel Barenboim
5:56
Orfeo ed Euridice / Act 3: Aria: "Che farò senza Euridice?"
Christoph Willibald Gluck, Marilyn Horne, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Georg Solti
5:37
Daphne, Op. 82, TrV 272: "Ich komme, ich komme"
Richard Strauss, Renée Fleming, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
Charles Gounod, Benjamin Bernheim, PKF – Prague Philharmonia, Emmanuel Villaume
4:33
Il barbiere di Siviglia, Act I: No. 9, Finale: f. Ma signor... Zitto tu!
Gioachino Rossini, Stefania Malagu, Teresa Berganza, Luigi Alva, Enzo Dara, Hermann Prey, Paolo Montarsolo, Luigi Roni, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado
