The Classic 100 Opera: The Top 10 and Selected Highlights

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1The Pearl Fishers: Au fond du temple saint (In the depths of the temple)
baritone vocals:
Warwick Fyfe (baritone) (on 2006-03-31)
tenor vocals:
Jamie Allen (Australian tenor) (on 2006-03-31)
orchestra:
Opera Australia Orchestra (on 2006-03-31)
conductor:
Thomas Woods (conductor) (on 2006-03-31)
recorded at:
Sydney Opera House in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (on 2006-03-31)
recording of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 2 Duo « Au fond du temple saint » (Zurga, Nadir) (on 2006-03-31)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (from 1863-04 until 1863-08)
librettist:
Michel Carré (librettist) and Eugène Cormon
part of:
ABC Classic 100 (2001) (number: 7)
part of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I
Georges Bizet5:45
2Nabucco:Va, pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
choir vocals:
Opera Australia (on 2006-03-31)
orchestra:
Opera Australia Orchestra (on 2006-03-31)
conductor:
Thomas Woods (conductor) (on 2006-03-31)
recorded at:
Sydney Opera House in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (on 2006-03-31)
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro) (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) (on 2006-03-31)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1841)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte III. La profezia
Giuseppe Verdi4:50
3Lakmé: Sous le dôme épais (Flower Duet)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte I. No. 2 Duetto « Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs » … « Dôme épais le jasmin » (Lakmé, Mallika)
composer:
Léo Delibes (French composer)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
publisher:
Jenkinsongs Ltd.
part of:
Lakmé : Acte I
Léo Delibes5:20
4Così fan tutte: Soave sia il vento (Act I trio)
baritone vocals:
David Brennan (baritone)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Fiona Janes (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Amanda Thane (soprano)
orchestra:
Opera Australia Orchestra
conductor:
Carlo Rizzi (conductor)
recording of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I. No. 10 Terzettino “Soave sia il vento” (Fiordligi, Dorabella, Don Alfonso)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:44
5Dido and Aeneas:Thy hand, Belinda…When I am laid in earth (Dido's Lament)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 37. Ground, Aria and Ritornello “When I am laid in earth” (Dido)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
Henry Purcell5:02
6Madama Butterfly: Un bel dì (One fine day)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (Madame Butterfly: Act II, also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini4:29
7Tristan and Isolde: Liebestod
soprano vocals:
Marilyn Richardson (soprano)
orchestra:
Queensland Symphony Orchestra (aka The Queensland Orchestra between 2001–2010)
conductor:
Werner Andreas Albert (conductor)
recording of:
Excerpt from Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. Liebestod. “Mild und leise wie er lächelt”
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. "Kurwenal! Hör'! Ein zweites Schiff"
Richard Wagner6:28
8Rigoletto: Un dì, se ben rammentomi...Bella figlia dell'amore (Act III quartet)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Warwick Fyfe (baritone) (on 2006-03-31)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Maddalena]:
Sally-Anne Russell (Australian mezzo-soprano vocalist) (on 2006-03-31)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Natalie Jones (soprano) (on 2006-03-31)
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Ding Yi (tenor) (on 2006-03-31)
orchestra:
Opera Australia Orchestra (on 2006-03-31)
conductor:
Thomas Woods (conductor) (on 2006-03-31)
recorded at:
Sydney Opera House in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (on 2006-03-31)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. N°12 Quartetto. "Un dì, se ben rammentomi" (Duca, Gilda, Maddalena, Rigoletto) (on 2006-03-31)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi5:37
9Orfeo ed Euridice: Che farò senza Euridice
recording of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III. Aria “Che farò senza Euridice?” (Orfeo)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
librettist:
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
part of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III (Italian version)
Christoph Willibald Gluck3:59
10Der Rosenkavalier: Marie Theres'...Ist ein Traum...Spür nur dich (Act III trio and finale)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Catherine Carby (mezzo-soprano) (on 2006-03-31)
soprano vocals:
Antoinette Halloran (soprano) (on 2006-03-31) and Natalie Jones (soprano) (on 2006-03-31)
orchestra:
Opera Australia Orchestra (on 2006-03-31)
conductor:
Thomas Woods (conductor) (on 2006-03-31)
recorded at:
Sydney Opera House in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (on 2006-03-31)
partial recording of:
Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59: Akt III (on 2006-03-31)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer)
librettist:
Harry Graf Kessler and Hugo von Hofmannsthal
part of:
Der Rosenkavalier (The Rose-knight, op. 59, op 59; TrV 227)
recording of:
Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59: Akt III. "Ist ein Traum" … "Spür nur dich" (Sophie, Octavian)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (from 1909 until 1910)
librettist:
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
part of:
Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59: Akt III
Richard Strauss12:51
11The Magic Flute: O Isis und Osiris
bass vocals:
Conal Coad (operatic bass)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Dobbs Franks (conductor)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. No. 10 Arie and Chor „O Isis und Osiris” (Sarastro, Priester)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:05
12Rinaldo: Lascia ch'io pianga
soprano vocals:
Yvonne Kenny (Australian soprano) (from 1997-09-22 until 1997-09-30)
orchestra:
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra (from 1997-09-22 until 1997-09-30)
conductor:
Paul Dyer (conductor) (from 1997-09-22 until 1997-09-30)
recorded at:
Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Centre (ABC Studio 200) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (from 1997-09-22 until 1997-09-30)
recording of:
Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II, Scene IV, no. 22. Aria “Lascia ch’io pianga mia cruda sorte” (Almirena)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1711)
librettist:
Giacomo Rossi
part of:
Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II
Georg Friedrich Händel4:25
13Jocelyn: Oh! Ne t'éveille pas encore (Berceuse)
tenor vocals:
David Hobson (tenor, composer)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Marco Guidarini (conductor)
recording of:
Jocelyn, op. 100: Acte II. Berceuse “Cachés dans cet asile” (Jocelyn, Op. 100: Act II. Lullaby “Angels Guard Thee”)
composer:
Benjamin Godard (French violinist and composer, 1849-1895) (on 1888-02-25)
librettist:
Victor Capoul and Paul-Armand Silvestre
part of:
Jocelyn, op. 100: Acte II
Benjamin Godard4:44
14Don Giovanni: Deh vieni alla finestra (Serenade)
baritone vocals:
Teddy Tahu Rhodes (baritone)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Ola Rudner (conductor)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II. No. 16 Canzonetta “Deh vieni alla finestra” (Don Giovanni)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte (in 1787)
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:33
15The Coronation of Poppea: Pur ti miro
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Sally-Anne Russell (Australian mezzo-soprano vocalist)
soprano vocals:
Sara Macliver (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Antipodes
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
L’incoronazione di Poppea: Atto III. “Pur ti miro” (Poppea, Nerone)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi (Italian renaissance and baroque composer, choirmaster and string player)
part of:
L'Incoronazione di Poppea: Atto III.
Claudio Monteverdi4:35
16Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
soprano vocals [Lauretta]:
Yvonne Kenny (Australian soprano)
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Vladimir Kamirski (conductor)
recording of:
Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giovacchino Forzano
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd. (UK division)
part of:
Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini2:20