Terrific Tenors: The Most Thrilling, Handsomely Heroic, Devastatingly Tragic Arias Ever Written!

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1Il trovatore: Di quella pira
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Di quella pira l’orrendo foco” (Manrico, Leonora, Ruiz, armed men)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1853)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist) (in 1853)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
Giuseppe Verdi3:20
2Idomeneo: Fuor del mar
tenor vocals:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (The English Baroque Soloists)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (John Eliot Gardiner)
recording of:
Idomeneo, rè di Creta, K. 366: Act II, Scene III. No. 12 Aria "Fuor del mar" (Idomeneo)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Giambattista Varesco
part of:
Idomeneo, rè di Creta, K. 366: Act II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:11
3Turandot: Nessun dorma
tenor vocals:
Kenneth Collins (tenor)
orchestra:
Vladimir Kamirski (conductor) and Queensland Symphony Orchestra (aka The Queensland Orchestra between 2001–2010)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA (Italian publisher)
part of:
Turandot: Atto III (Turandot: Act III)
Gioachino Rossini2:53
4Manon Lescaut: Donna non vidi mai
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Jesús López Cobos (conductor)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Donna non vidi mai simile a questa!” (Des Grieux)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1893)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini2:29
5Semiramide: Si, sperar voglio contento
tenor vocals:
Juan Diego Flórez (Peruvian operatic tenor)
orchestra:
Verdi Symphony Orchestra (Symphony Orchestra of Milan Giuseppe Verdi)
conductor:
Carlo Rizzi (conductor)
performer:
Verdi Symphony Chorus
Gioachino Rossini3:13
6Pagliacci: Vesti la giubba
tenor vocals [Canio]:
Mario Del Monaco (tenor) (in 1959-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Academy of St Cecilia, Rome (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) (in 1959-07)
conductor:
Francesco Molinari‐Pradelli (conductor) (in 1959-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1960)
recorded at:
Accademia nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (in 1959-07)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” … “Vesti la giubba” (Canio) (in 1959-07)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer) (in 1892)
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I (Pagliacci: Act I)
Ruggero Leoncavallo3:37
7Oberon: Vater, hör' mich flehn zu dir!
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Rafael Kubelík (conductor)
partial recording of:
Oberon, J. 306: Act II
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
librettist:
James Robinson Planché
part of:
Oberon, J. 306
Carl Maria von Weber3:38
8Tosca: “E lucevan le stelle”
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini3:12
9William Tell: O muto asil... Corriam, voliam!
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
orchestra:
Vienna Opera Orchestra (Vienna State Opera Orchestra)
conductor:
Nicola Rescigno (conductor)
recording of:
Guglielmo Tell: Atto IV, scena 2. “O muto asil del pianto”
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Hippolyte Louis-Florent Bis (librettist) and Étienne de Jouy
translator:
Calisto Bassi
part of:
Guglielmo Tell: Atto IV
Gioachino Rossini7:39
10Tamerlano: Ciel e terra armi di sdegno
tenor vocals:
David Hobson (tenor, composer)
orchestra:
Sinfonia Australis
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
George Frideric Handel3:12
11La Gioconda: Cielo e mar
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
conductor:
Alberto Erede (conductor)
recording of:
La Gioconda: Atto II. “Cielo e mar!” (Enzo)
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli (composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
La Gioconda: Atto II. Il rosario
Amilcare Ponchielli4:58
12Turandot: Non piangere, Liù
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Academy of St Cecilia, Rome (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia)
conductor:
Franco Patanè (conductor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto I. “Non piangere, Liù” (Calaf, Liù, Timur)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto I (Turandot: Act I)
Gioachino Rossini2:47
13L'elisir d'amore: Una furtiva lagrima
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Orchestra
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (Conductor and accompanist, mainly for Mario Lanza)
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Romanza “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) (in 1832)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti4:15
14Rigoletto: La donna è mobile
tenor vocals:
Roy Best (tenor)
orchestra:
Sinfonia Australis
conductor:
Andrew Greene (Australian pianist / conductor)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi2:19
15Aida: Se quel guerrier io fossi... Celeste Aida
tenor vocals:
Rosario La Spina (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo (Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Richard Mills (Australian conductor and composer)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1871)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni (in 1870)
part of:
Aida: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:56
16Macbeth: O figli miei!...Ah, la paterna mano
tenor vocals:
Bruno Prevedi (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Academy of St Cecilia, Rome (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia)
conductor:
Thomas Schippers (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Macbeth: Atto IV. N°13a Scena "O figli, o figli miei!" (Macduff)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Macbeth: Atto IV
recording of:
Macbeth: Atto IV. N°13b Aria "Ah, la paterna mano" (Macduff)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Macbeth: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi3:42
17La bohème: Che gelida manina
tenor vocals:
David Hobson (tenor, composer)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Marco Guidarini (conductor)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Gioachino Rossini4:34
18Das Land des Lächelns: You are my Heart's Delight
tenor vocals:
Rosario La Spina (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo (Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Richard Mills (Australian conductor and composer)
recording of:
The Land of Smiles: You Are My Heart's Delight
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
librettist:
Ludwig Herzer and Fritz Löhner-Beda (librettist, lyricist, writer)
translator:
Harry B. Smith and Harry Graham (in 1931)
translated version of:
Das Land des Lächelns: Akt II. Nr. 11 „Dein ist mein ganzes Herz” (Sou-Chong)
part of:
The Land of Smiles
Franz Lehár3:05