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  1. Salome, Op. 54 / Scene 4: "Wahrhaftig, Herr, es wäre besser, ihn in unsre Hände zu geben!"

    Richard Strauss, Leonie Rysanek, Cheryl Studer, Horst Hiestermann, Uwe Peper, Karl-Ernst Mercker, Peter Maus, Warren Mok, Friedrich Molsberger, Manfred Röhrl

    02:32

  2. Salome, Op. 54, TrV 215: Ah! Ich habe deinen Mund geküsst, Jochanaan

    Richard Strauss, Astrid Varnay, Julius Patzak, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Hermann Weigert

    03:36

  3. Stabat Mater, P. 77: 1. Stabat Mater dolorosa

    Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, June Anderson, Cecilia Bartoli, Sinfonietta de Montréal, Charles Dutoit

    03:53

  4. La Wally: Ebben? Ne andro lontano

    Alfredo Catalani, Eva Marton, Pinchas Steinberg

    03:41

  5. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": 4. Finale - Excerpt

    Ludwig van Beethoven, Gwyneth Jones, Tatiana Troyanos, Jess Thomas, Karl Ridderbusch, Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm, Wiener Staatsopernchor

    03:00

  6. Myrthen, Op. 25: No. 3. Der Nussbaum

    Robert Schumann, Margaret Price, James Lockhart

    03:32

  7. La bohème: Sì. Mi chiamano Mimi

    Giacomo Puccini, Anna Moffo, Tullio Serafin

    04:59

  8. I vespri siciliani: "Mercè, dilette amiche"

    Giuseppe Verdi, Anita Cerquetti, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Gianandrea Gavazzeni

    03:57

  9. Die Fledermaus, Act I: No. 4, Trio. So muss allein ich bleiben

    Johann Strauss II, Julia Varady, Lucia Popp, Hermann Prey, Bavarian State Orchestra, Carlos Kleiber

    03:46

  10. Elektra, Op. 58, TrV 223: "Allein! Weh, ganz allein."

    Richard Strauss, Inge Borkh, Staatskapelle Dresden, Karl Böhm

    09:12

  11. Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90 / Act III: Mild und leise wie er lächelt - Live at Bayreuther Festspiele / 1966

    Richard Wagner, Birgit Nilsson, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, Karl Böhm

    06:15

  12. Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339: Laudate Dominum

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Lucia Popp, Kurt Eichhorn

    05:12

  13. Messa da Requiem: Requiem: Kyrie

    Giuseppe Verdi, Zinka Milanov, Bruna Castagna, Jussi Björling, Nicola Moscona, Westminster Choir, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini

    08:39

  14. Norma / Act I: Casta Diva

    Vincenzo Bellini, Beverly Sills, Paul Plishka, John Alldis Choir, New Philharmonia Orchestra, James Levine

    08:16

  15. Il Trovatore - Libretto: Salvatore Cammarano/Leonore Emanuele Bardare / Act 1: Tacea la notte placida...Di tale amor

    Giuseppe Verdi, Antonietta Stella, Armanda Bonato, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano, Tullio Serafin

    06:19

  16. Nabucco / Act I: Io t'amava!

    Giuseppe Verdi, Ghena Dimitrova, Plácido Domingo, Lucia Valentini Terrani, Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Giuseppe Sinopoli

    04:12

  17. Ave Maria, "Ellens Gesang III", D839 - Arr. Ion Marin

    Franz Schubert, Cheryl Studer, London Symphony Orchestra, Ion Marin

    05:42

  18. Tosca, Act I: Mario! Mario! Mario! – Non la sospiri la nostra casetta

    Giacomo Puccini, Katia Ricciarelli, José Carreras, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

    07:43

  19. Madama Butterfly, Act I: Vogliatemi bene – Vieni, vieni! (Love Duet)

    Giacomo Puccini, Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

    07:53

  20. Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro"

    Giacomo Puccini, Renata Scotto, Konrad Leitner, Slovak Philharmonic

    03:02

  21. Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Weh! Ach wehe! Dies zu dulden! - Remastered 2023

    Richard Wagner, Martha Mödl, Artur Rother, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin

    02:08

  22. Shéhérazade, M. 41: 1. Asie

    Maurice Ravel, Régine Crespin, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet

    09:15

  23. Don Carlo (1884 4-Act Version), Act I: Che mai si fa nel suol francese – Carlo, ch'è sol il nostro amore - Live at Felsenreitschule, Salzburg Festival, 1958

    Giuseppe Verdi, Sena Jurinac, Giulietta Simionato, Ettore Bastianini, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

    04:52

  24. Les Contes d'Hoffmann / Act 4: "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour"

    Jacques Offenbach, Edita Gruberova, Claudia Eder, Orchestre National De France, Seiji Ozawa, Choeurs de Radio France

    03:45

  25. Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act I: No. 12, Batti, batti, o bel Masetto

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Hilde Gueden, Walter Berry, Cesare Siepi, Wiener Philharmoniker, Josef Krips

    04:11

  26. Ave Maria, "Ellens Gesang III", D839 - Excerpt

    Franz Schubert, Gundula Janowitz, Irwin Gage

    02:41

  27. Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben Cantata, BWV 147: Jesu joy of man's desiring

    Johann Sebastian Bach, Kirsten Flagstad, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

    06:07

  28. Lakmé / Act 1: Viens, Mallika, ... Dôme épais

    Léo Delibes, Dame Joan Sutherland, Jane Berbié, Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge

    06:03

  29. La traviata, Act I: Libiamo ne' lieti calici "Brindisi"

    Giuseppe Verdi, Ileana Cotrubas, Plácido Domingo, Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper München, Bavarian State Orchestra, Carlos Kleiber

    02:55

  30. Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act I: No. 3, Ah chi mi dice mai – Chi è là?... Stelle! che vedo

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Lisa della Casa, Cesare Siepi, Fernando Corena, Wiener Philharmoniker, Josef Krips

    06:06

  31. Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90, Act III Scene 3: Mild und leise "Isoldes Liebestod" - Live

    Richard Wagner, Hildegard Behrens, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein

    08:33

  32. Mass in C Minor, K. 427 "Grosse Messe": I. Kyrie - Live

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Arleen Auger, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein, Bavarian Radio Chorus

    07:49

  33. Strauss, R: Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59, Act III: "Marie Theres'! Hab' mir's gelobt" (Octavian, Marschallin, Sophie)

    Richard Strauss, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, Teresa Stich-Randall, Herbert von Karajan, Philharmonia Orchestra

    04:39

  34. Fidelio, Op. 72 (Ed. Lühning & Didion), Act I: Abscheulicher!

    Ludwig van Beethoven, Nina Stemme, Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Claudio Abbado

    07:22

  35. L' Heure exquise

    Reynaldo Hahn, Ruth Ann Swenson

    02:45

  36. Don Giovanni / Act 1: "Fuggi, crudele, fuggi!"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Martina Arroyo, Stuart Burrows, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Colin Davis

    03:29

  37. Das Rheingold, Scene 1: Garstig glatter glitschriger Glimmer!

    Richard Wagner, Helen Donath, Edda Moser, Anna Reynolds, Zoltan Kelemen, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

    07:18

  38. Rusalka, Op. 114, B. 203 / Act 1: "Mesicku na nebi hlubokém"

    Antonín Dvořák, Pilar Lorengar, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Giuseppe Patanè

    06:15

  39. La Wally / Act 1: "Ebben? Ne andrò lontana"

    Alfredo Catalani, Maria Chiara, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Herbert Adler

    04:14

  40. Don Carlo: Tu che le vanità

    Giuseppe Verdi, Eleanor Steber, Fausto Cleva, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

    05:05

  41. Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act 2 Scene 1: No. 10, Cavatina, "Porgi, amor" (Contessa)

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Véronique Gens, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Ivor Bolton

    03:18

  42. Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act I: No. 7, Duet. Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Dorothea Röschmann, Hanno Müller-Brachmann, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Claudio Abbado

    02:59

  43. Tristan und Isolde / Act 2: "O sink hernieder, Nacht der Liebe"

    Richard Wagner, Deborah Voigt, Thomas Moser, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Christian Thielemann

    05:18

  44. Manon Lescaut / Act 1: Vedete? Io son fedele (Manon, Des Grieux)

    Giacomo Puccini, Maria Guleghina, José Cura, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano, Riccardo Muti

    04:45

  45. Brahms / Orch Gamley: 5 Lieder, Op. 49: IV. Wiegenlied

    Johannes Brahms, Victoria de los Ángeles, Sinfonia Of London, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos

    02:22

  46. Die Zauberflöte, K.620 / Act 2: "Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herze"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Rita Streich, RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester, Ferenc Fricsay

    02:59

  47. Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 / Act 3: "Sull’aria ... Che soave zeffiretto"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Edith Mathis, Gundula Janowitz, Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Karl Böhm

    03:30

  48. Aida: Possente, possente Ftha

    Giuseppe Verdi, Maria Caniglia, Beniamino Gigli, Ebe Stignani, Italo Tajo, Rome Opera House Chorus, Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma, Tullio Serafin

    05:16

  49. Alcina, HWV 34 / Act 3: Credete al mio dolore

    George Frideric Handel, Karina Gauvin, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis

    07:43

  50. Tosca, Act II: Vissi d'arte

    Giacomo Puccini, Leontyne Price, Giuseppe Taddei, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

    04:45

  51. Gianni Schicchi, Act I: O mio babbino caro

    Giacomo Puccini, Giovacchino Forzano, Marina Rebeka, Marco Boemi, Wrocław Opera Orchestra

    02:28

  52. Pique Dame (Pikovaya Dama), Op. 68, TH.10 - sung in German / Act 1: "Ich muß am Fenster lehnen"

    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Ljuba Welitsch, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Rudolf Moralt

    04:09

  53. Cats' Duet (Duetto buffo di due gatti)

    Gioachino Rossini, Felicity Lott, Ann Murray, Graham Johnson

    03:17

  54. Mozart: Zaide, K. 344/336b, Act 1 Scene 3: No. 3, Arie, "Ruhe sanft, mein holdes Leben" (Zaide)

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Natalie Dessay, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Louis Langrée

    06:21

  55. Weber: Der Freischütz, Op. 77, J. 277: Ouverture (Adagio - Molto vivace)

    Carl Maria von Weber, Elisabeth Grümmer, Berliner Philharmoniker, Joseph Keilberth

    09:06

  56. Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act 2: "Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen" (Königin der Nacht)

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Edda Moser, Orchester der Bayerischen Staatsoper München, Wolfgang Sawallisch

    02:58

  57. Abendempfindung, K. 523

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Irmgard Seefried, Erik Werba

    04:23

  58. Schubert: Ave Maria, Op. 52 No. 6, D. 839

    Franz Schubert, Barbara Bonney, Geoffrey Parsons

    06:19

  59. Gianni Schicchi: "Oh! mio babbino caro"

    Giacomo Puccini, Renata Tebaldi, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Lamberto Gardelli

    02:07

  60. 5 Lieder, Op. 49: No. 4, Wiegenlied

    Johannes Brahms, Elly Ameling, Dalton Baldwin

    02:13

  61. Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 1: Duetto. "Fuggi, crudele, fuggi!" (Donna Anna, Don Ottavio)

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Riccardo Muti, Cheryl Studer, Frank Lopardo, Wiener Philharmoniker

    03:20

  62. Requiem, Op. 48: 4. Pie Jesu

    Gabriel Fauré, Kathleen Battle, Timothy Farrell, Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini

    04:04

  63. Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail - Arie : Ach, iche liebte, war so...

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sandrine Piau, Freiburger Barockorchester

    05:08

  64. Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro

    Giacomo Puccini, Renée Fleming, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras

    02:49

  65. Die Walküre, WWV 86B / Act 1: "Schläfst du, Gast?...Der Männer Sippe saß hier"

    Richard Wagner, Alessandra Marc, Poul Elming, The Cleveland Orchestra, Christoph von Dohnányi

    06:23

  66. Strauss, Johann II: Die Fledermaus, Act 2: "Mein Herr Marquis" (Adele)

    Johann Strauss II, Diana Damrau, David Charles Abell, Karl Huffier, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    03:45

  67. Vier letzte Lieder, TrV 296: 4. Im Abendrot

    Richard Strauss, Jessye Norman, Gewandhausorchester, Kurt Masur

    09:53

  68. Missa Sancti Josephi, ZWV 14: No. 3 Et in terra pax

    Jan Dismas Zelenka, Julia Lezhneva, Daniel Taylor, Jonathan Sells, Kammerchor Stuttgart, Barockorchester Stuttgart, Frieder Bernius

    02:50

  69. La Wally / Act 1: "Ebben? Ne andrò lontana"

    Alfredo Catalani, Angela Gheorghiu, Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino, John Mauceri

    03:42

  70. La forza del destino: Act II: La Vergine degli Angeli

    Giuseppe Verdi, Sondra Radvanovsky, Philharmonia of Russia, Constantine Orbelian

    03:26

  71. Die Zauberflöte, K.620 / Act 2: "Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Cristina Deutekom, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

    02:53

  72. O Mio Babbino Caro

    Giacomo Puccini, Kiri Te Kanawa, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir John Pritchard

    02:30

  73. Forkladd gud, Op. 24: Vad faller over traden for silverglans

    Lars-Erik Larsson, Elisabeth Söderström, Martin Lidstams Vokalensemble, Stockholm Radio Orchestra, Stig Westerberg

    03:30

  74. Stabat Mater in F Minor, P. 77: Stabat Mater dolorosa

    Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Sonya Yoncheva, Karine Deshayes, Ensemble Amarillis, Héloïse Gaillard, Violaine Cochard

    04:07

  75. Verdi: Il trovatore, Act 3 Scene 6: "Ah sì, ben mio, coll'essere … Di quella pira" (Manrico, Leonora, Ruiz, Chorus)

    Giuseppe Verdi, Gabriella Tucci, Franco Corelli, Angelo Mercuriali, Mario Rinaudo, Coro Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma, Renata Scotto, Carlo Bergonzi, Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma & Sir John Barbirolli, Thomas Schippers, Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma

    07:14

  76. Tosca: Act III: E lucevan le stelle … (Cavaradossi)

    Giacomo Puccini, Nelly Miricioiu, Giorgio Lamberti, Silvano Carroli, Andrea Piccinni, Miroslav Dvorský, Jan Durco, Stanislav Beňačka, Jozef Spacek, Slovak Philharmonic Chorus

    03:00

  77. Tannhäuser (Paris/Vienna Version), Act III: Beglückt darf nun dich, o Heimat "Pilgrims' Chorus"

    Richard Wagner, Helga Dernesch, Victor Braun, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

    04:56

  78. Il Trovatore / Act 1: "Che più t'arresti?"

    Giuseppe Verdi, Barbara Frittoli, Antonella Banaudi, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta

    02:27

  79. Die Walküre, WWV 86B / Act 1: "Du bist der Lenz"

    Richard Wagner, Gré Brouwenstijn, Jon Vickers, London Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf

    07:38

  80. War Requiem, Op. 66: II. Dies irae: c. Liber Scriptus

    Benjamin Britten, Galina Vishnevskaya, London Symphony Chorus, The Bach Choir, London Symphony Orchestra

    02:56

  81. Grande Messe des Morts: II. Introitus: Requiem aeternam - Grave

    Francois-Joseph Gossec, Roberta Invernizzi, Maite Arruabarrena, Howard Crook, Claude Darbellay, Radio Svizzera Choir, Lugano, Radio Svizzera Italiana Orchestra, Diego Fasolis

    03:08

  82. La serva padrona, Intermezzo 1: Intermezzo I: Aria: Stizzoso, mio stizzoso, voi fate il borioso (Serpina)

    Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Rosanna Carteri, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano, Carlo Maria Giulini

    03:30

  83. La forza del destino - Original St.Petersburg version - Act 1: "Me pellegrina ed orfana"

    Giuseppe Verdi, Galina Gorchakova, Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev

    03:59

  84. Porgy and Bess / Act 1: "Summertime"

    George Gershwin, Barbara Hendricks, James Vincent Pickens, Francois Clemmons, Arthur Thompson, Florence Quivar, Samuel Hagan, Christopher Deane, The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, The Cleveland Orchestra

    08:45

  85. Pelléas et Mélisande, CD 93, Act I: Pourquoi pleures-tu?

    Claude Debussy, Maria Ewing, José van Dam, Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado

    06:21

  86. Barcarolle

    Jacques Offenbach, Anna Netrebko, Elina Garanca

    03:43

  87. Tosca, Act II: "Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore" (Tosca)

    Giacomo Puccini, Magda Olivero, Orchestra Sinfonica dell'EIAR di Torino, Ugo Tansini

    03:10

  88. Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: Kyrie. Christe eleison (Soprano I and II)

    Johann Sebastian Bach, Carolyn Sampson, Rachel Nicholls, Bach Collegium Japan Chorus, Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki

    04:49

  89. Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 52 "Hymn of Praise": II. Allegro moderato maestoso "Alles, was Odem hat, lobe den Herrn"

    Felix Mendelssohn, Christiane Karg, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Frieder Bernius, Kammerchor Stuttgart

    06:44

  90. Così fan tutte, K. 588 / Act I: "Soave sia il vento"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Miah Persson, Angela Brower, Alessandro Corbelli, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

    02:51

  91. Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio, K. 418

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Patricia Petibon, Concerto Köln, Daniel Harding

    06:38

  92. Requiem, K. 626: I. Introitus. Requiem aeternam

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Wiener Singverein, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

    05:24

  93. La Clemenza di Tito: Atto secondo, scena XV. No.23 Rondo Vitellia "Non più di fiori"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alexandrina Pendatchanska, Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs

    07:22

  94. Mass in C Minor, K. 427 "Grosse Messe" (Rev. and Reconstr. A. Schmitt & E. Gardiner): 1. Kyrie

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sylvia McNair, Diana Montague, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Cornelius Hauptmann, The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

    07:23

  95. Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Atto quarto Scene 9 & 10: No. 28, Recitativo e Aria "Giunse alfin il momento" (Susanna)

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Patrizia Ciofi, René Jacobs, Concerto Köln

    04:26

  96. Lamento della ninfa, SV 163: Amor, amor

    Claudio Monteverdi, Simone Kermes, Enrico Casazza, La Magnifica Comunità

    04:24

  97. Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 / Erster Aufzug: "Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Evelyn Lear, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Berliner Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm

    03:18

  98. Marc'Antonio e Cleopatra: Aria "Morte col fiero aspetto"

    Johann Adolf Hasse, Anna Prohaska, Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini

    04:04

  99. La Traviata, Act I: Libiamo ne' lieti calici

    Giuseppe Verdi, Lisette Oropesa, René Barbera, Ilseyar Khayrullova, Menna Cazel, Francesco Pittari, Daniel Oren, Dresdner Philharmonie, Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden

    03:00

  100. Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 / Zweiter Aufzug: "Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Roberta Peters, Berliner Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm

    02:56