Classic 100 Opera - Top 10

Various Teddy Tahu RhodesYvonne KennyTasmanian Symphony Orchestra Sydney Symphony Orchestra Queensland Symphony OrchestraWest Australian Symphony OrchestraMelbourne Symphony OrchestraAustralian Brandenburg Orchestra

Featuring the Top 10 plus selected highlights from the Classic 100 Opera.

Track Listing

1. GEORGES BIZET 1838-1875 The Pearl Fishers: Au fond du temple saint (In the depths of the temple) David Hobson tenor , Teddy Tahu Rhodes baritone , Sinfonia Australis, Thomas Woods conductor
2. GIUSEPPE VERDI 1813-1901 Nabucco:Va, pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) Vienna State Opera Chorus, Wiener Philharmoniker, Lamberto Gardelli conductor
3. LÉO DELIBES 1836-1891 Lakmé: Sous le dôme épais (Flower Duet) Glenys Fowles soprano , Heather Begg mezzo-soprano , Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge conductor
4. WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART 1756-1791 Così fan tutte: Soave sia il vento (Act I trio) Amanda Thane soprano , Fiona Janes mezzo-soprano , David Brennan baritone , Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Carlo Rizzi conductor
5. HENRY PURCELL 1659-1695 Dido and Aeneas:Thy hand, Belinda…When I am laid in earth (Dido's Lament) Fiona Campbell mezzo-soprano , Orchestra of the Antipodes, Antony Walker conductor
6. GIACOMO PUCCINI 1858-1924 Madama Butterfly: Un bel dì (One fine day) Shu-Cheen Yu soprano , Sinfonia Australis, Antony Walker conductor
7. RICHARD WAGNER 1813-1883 Tristan and Isolde: Liebestod Marilyn Richardson soprano , Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Werner Andreas Albert conductor
8. GIUSEPPE VERDI Rigoletto: Un dì, se ben rammentomi...Bella figlia dell'amore (Act III quartet) Joan Sutherland soprano , Huguette Tourangeau mezzo-soprano , Luciano Pavarotti tenor , Sherrill Milnes baritone , London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge conductor
9. CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD GLUCK 1714-1787 Orfeo ed Euridice: Che farò senza Euridice Lauris Elms mezzo-soprano , West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Geoffrey Arnold conductor
10. RICHARD STRAUSS 1864-1949 Der Rosenkavalier: Marie Theres'...Ist ein Traum...Spür nur dich (Act III trio and finale) Régine Crespin, Helen Donath sopranos , Yvonne Minton mezzo-soprano , Otto Wiener baritone , Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti conductor
11. WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART The Magic Flute: O Isis und Osiris Conal Coad bass , Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Dobbs Franks conductor
12. GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL 1685-1759 Rinaldo: Lascia ch'io pianga Yvonne Kenny soprano , Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Paul Dyer artistic director
13. BENJAMIN GODARD 1849-1895 Jocelyn: Oh! Ne t'éveille pas encore (Berceuse) David Hobson tenor , Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Marco Guidarini conductor
14. WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Don Giovanni: Deh vieni alla finestra (Serenade) Teddy Tahu Rhodes baritone , Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Ola Rudner conductor
15. CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI 1567-1643 The Coronation of Poppea: Pur ti miro Sara Macliver soprano , Sally-Anne Russell mezzo-soprano , Orchestra of the Antipodes, Antony Walker conductor
16. GIACOMO PUCCINI Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro Yvonne Kenny soprano , Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Kamirski conductor

Released: 2006

Released: 2006-07-02T00:00:00