Best-Loved Opera Arias I

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Xerxès: Largo conductor: Harry Pleva (Conductor) recording of: Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse) composer: George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1737-12-26 until 1738-01-09) librettist: [anonymous] (special purpose artist) part of: Serse, HWV 40: Atto I	George Frideric Handel		2:51
2	Orpheus and Euridice: What is life to me without thee 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 Gluck		4:18
3	Così fan tutte: Ah scostati, paventa il tristo effetto vocals: Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo-soprano) conductor: Kulka János (János Kulka, conductor and composer) recording of: Così fan tutte: Atto I. Recitativo “Ah, scostati!” (Dorabella) composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) librettist: Lorenzo Da Ponte part of: Così fan tutte: Atto I	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart		2:52
4	Lucia di Lammermoor: Sulla tomba che rinserra recording of: Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I, Scena 2. (no. 4b) Duetto "Sulla tomba che rinserra" (Edgardo, Lucia) composer: Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) librettist: Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist) part of: Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I	Gaetano Donizetti		9:31
5	Rigoletto: E il sol del anima performer: Urszula Koszut recording of: Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. “È il sol dell’anima” (Duca, Gilda, Ceprano, Borsa, Giovanna) composer: Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1850) librettist: Francesco Maria Piave (in 1850) part of: Rigoletto: Atto I	Giuseppe Verdi		4:59
6	Don Carlos: Io la vidi e il suo sorriso conductor: Josef Dünnwald (conductor) performer: Raymond Wolansky (American operatic baritone) recording of: Don Carlo: Atto I, scena 1. N°2 “Io l’ho perduta!” … “Io la vidi e il suo sorriso” (Carlo) composer: Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) librettist: Camille du Locle and Joseph Méry part of: Don Carlo: Atto I (II) (1883 revision (4 acts) in italian)	Giuseppe Verdi		6:30
7	Don Carlos: Dio, nell'alma conductor: Josef Dünnwald (conductor) performer: Raymond Wolansky (American operatic baritone) recording of: Don Carlo: Atto I, scena 1. N°4 “Dio, che nell’alma infondere amor …” (Carlo, Rodrigo) composer: Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) librettist: Camille du Locle and Joseph Méry part of: Don Carlo: Atto I (II) (1883 revision (4 acts) in italian)	Giuseppe Verdi		2:41
8	Don Carlos: O don fatale conductor: Josef Dünnwald (conductor) performer: Doris Soffel (mezzo soprano) recording of: Don Carlo: Atto III, scena 1. N°13 “O don fatale, o don crudel” (Eboli) composer: Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) librettist: Camille du Locle and Joseph Méry part of: Don Carlo: Atto III (IV)	Giuseppe Verdi		4:57
9	Don Carlos: Ella giammai m'amo conductor: Josef Dünnwald (conductor) performer: Kurt Rydl (operatic bass) recording of: Don Carlo: Atto III, scena 1. N°10 “Ella giammai m’amò” … “Dormiro sol” (Filippo) composer: Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) librettist: Camille du Locle and Joseph Méry part of: Don Carlo: Atto III (IV)	Giuseppe Verdi		9:05
10	Tales of Hoffmann: Lovely night, oh night of love conductor: Harry Pleva (Conductor) performer: Doris Soffel (mezzo soprano) recording of: Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III. “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Nicklausse, Giulietta) composer: Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario) librettist: Jules Barbier part of: Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III (Giulietta) (alternate order)	Jacques Offenbach		3:35
11	The Pearl Fishers: Au fond du temple saint conductor: Josef Dünnwald (conductor) performer: Raymond Wolansky (American operatic baritone) recording of: Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 2 Duo « Au fond du temple saint » (Zurga, Nadir) composer: Georges Bizet (French composer) (from 1863-04 until 1863-08) librettist: Michel Carré (librettist) and Eugène Cormon part of: Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I	Georges Bizet		4:32
12	Carmen: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle conductor: Kulka János (János Kulka, conductor and composer) performer: Doris Soffel (mezzo soprano) recording of: Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Habanera « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur) composer: Georges Bizet (French composer) librettist: Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac is based on: El arreglito part of: Carmen : Acte I	Georges Bizet		4:02
13	Rusalka: Mesicku na nebi halbokem conductor: Josef Dünnwald (conductor) performer: Teresa Stratas (soprano) recording of: Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání. “Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém” (Rusalka) (Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: Act 1. "Song to the Moon", Song to the Moon) composer: Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1900-04-21 until 1900-11-27) part of: Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání	Antonín Dvořák		5:22
14	Tosca: E lucevan le stelle conductor: Josef Dünnwald (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 Puccini		2:42