1 | 51 | 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
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2 | 52 | JULES MASSENET (1842-1912) Thais: Meditation Barbara Jane Gilby violin, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, David Stanhope conductor
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3 | 53 | WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791) Zaide: Ruhe sanft Shu-Cheen Yu soprano, The Queensland Orchestra, Brett Kelly conductor
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4 | 54 | GIACOMO PUCCINI (1858-1924) La boheme: Sono andati? (Death of Mimi) Cheryl Barker soprano, David Hobson tenor, Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Julian Smith conductor LIVE RECORDING
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5 | 55 | PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) Eugene Onegin: Puskai pogibnu ya, no pryezhde (Letter Scene) Marilyn Richardson soprano, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Kamirski conductor
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6 | 56 | GAETANO DONIZETTI (1797-1848) The Elixir of Love: Una furtiva lagrima David Hobson tenor, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Marco Guidarini conductor
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7 | 57 | WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART The Marriage of Figaro: Porgi, Amor Rita Hunter soprano, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Dobbs Franks conductor
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8 | 58 | JACQUES OFFENBACH (1819-1880) The Tales of Hoffmann: Belle nuit, o nuit d'amour (Barcarolle) Joan Sutherland soprano, Marilyn Horne mezzo-soprano, Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra, Richard Bonynge conductor LIVE RECORDING
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9 | 59 | LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Fidelio: O welche Lust (Prisoners' chorus) Robert Johnson tenor, Philip Kraus baritone, Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Sir Georg Solti conductor
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10 | 60 | RICHARD WAGNER (1813-1883) The Mastersingers of Nuremberg: Morgenlich leuchtend in rosigem Schein (Walther's Prize Song) James King tenor, Vienna Opera Orchestra, Dietfried Bernet conductor
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11 | 61 | WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART The Magic Flute: O Isis und Osiris Conal Coad bass, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Dobbs Franks conductor
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12 | 62 | GEORGE GERSHWIN (1898-1937) Porgy and Bess: Summertime Leontyne Price soprano, unnamed orchestra
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13 | 63 | GAETANO DONIZETTI The Daughter of the Regiment: Ah!Mes amis... Pour mon ame Luciano Pavarotti tenor, Eric Garrett bass, Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge conductor
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14 | 64 | RICHARD WAGNER Die Walkure: Ho-jo-to-ho (The Ride of the Valkyries) Vera Schlosser, Berit Lindholm, Helga Dernesch sopranos, Brigitte Fassbaender, Helen Watts, Vera Little, Marilyn Tyler, Claudia Hellmann mezzo-sopranos, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti conductor
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VOL. 2 CD 2
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1 | 65 | GEORGES BIZET (1838-1875) Carmen: La fleur que tu m'avais jetee (Flower Song) Placido Domingo tenor, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti conductor
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2 | 66 | GIACOMO PUCCINI La boheme: Quando m'en vo' soletta (Musetta's Waltz) Shu-Cheen Yu soprano, The Queensland Orchestra, Brett Kelly conductor
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3 | 67 | RICHARD WAGNER Gotterdammerung: Siegfried's Funeral Music (Act III) Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti conductor
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4 | 68 | GIUSEPPE VERDI La traviata: Madamigella Valery?...Pura siccome un angelo ...Dite alla giovine (Act II Scene 1) Cheryl Barker soprano, Peter Coleman-Wright baritone, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Martin Andre conductor
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5 | 69 | FRANZ LEHAR (1870-1948) The Merry Widow: Vilia Song Yvonne Kenny soprano, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Kamirski conductor
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6 | 70 | UMBERTO GIORDANO (1867-1948) Andrea Chenier: La mamma morta Renata Tebaldi soprano, Members of the Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Nino Sanzogno conductor HISTORIC MONO RECORDING
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7 | 71 | LEO DELIBES (1836-1891) Lakme: Par les dieux inspiree... Ou va la jeune Indoue (Bell Song) Joan Sutherland soprano, Clifford Grant bass, The Australian Opera Chorus, Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra, Richard Bonynge conductor LIVE RECORDING
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8 | 72 | RICHARD WAGNER Gotterdammerung: Immolation of Brunnhilde Birgit Nilsson soprano, Gottlob Frick bass, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti conductor
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9 | 73 | GIUSEPPE VERDI Aida: O terra, addio (Act IV final duet) Renata Tebaldi soprano, Mario del Monaco tenor, Ebe Stignani mezzo-soprano, Chorus and Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome, Alberto Erede conductor HISTORIC MONO RECORDING
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10 | 74 | PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Eugene Onegin: Kuda vy udalilis (Lensky's aria) Stuart Burrows tenor, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Georg Solti conductor
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VOL. 2 CD 3
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1 | 75 | GEORGES BIZET Carmen: Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre (Toreador's Song) Teddy Tahu Rhodes baritone, Alison Morgan soprano, Jenny Duck-Chong, Sally-Anne Russell mezzo-sopranos, Cantillation, Sinfonia Australis, Antony Walker conductor
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2 | 76 | GIUSEPPE VERDI La traviata: Prelude Orchestra Victoria, Richard Divall conductor
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3 | 77 | GIUSEPPE VERDI Otello: Gia nella notte densa (Love duet) Herva Nelli soprano, Ramon Vinay tenor, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini conductor HISTORIC MONO RECORDING
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4 | 78 | GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (1685-1759) Julius Caesar: Va tacito e nascosto Graham Pushee countertenor, Dominic Harvey Baroque horn, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Paul Dyer artistic director
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5 | 79 | WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART The Magic Flute: O zittre nicht, mein lieber Sohn Cristina Deutekom soprano, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti conductor
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6 | 80 | RICHARD STRAUSS (1864-1949) Salome: Ah, ich habe deinen Mund gekußt, Jochanaan (Final scene) Cheryl Studer soprano, Horst Hiestermann tenor, Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Giuseppe Sinopoli conductor
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7 | 81 | WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Don Giovanni: Madamina!Il catalogo e questo (Catalogue Aria) Teddy Tahu Rhodes baritone, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Ola Rudner conductor
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8 | 82 | VINCENZO BELLINI (1801-1835) I puritani: A te, o cara Luciano Pavarotti tenor, Joan Sutherland soprano, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Giancarlo Luccardi basses, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge conductor
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9 | 83 | CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD GLUCK (1714-1787) Orphee et Eurydice: Dance of the Blessed Spirits Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Richard Divall conductor
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10 | 84 | WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART The Marriage of Figaro: Overture Orchestra Victoria, Richard Divall conductor
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11 | 85 | HECTOR BERLIOZ (1803-1869) The Trojans: Nuit d'ivresse (Act IV love duet) Josephine Veasey mezzo-soprano, Jon Vickers tenor, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Colin Davis conductor
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12 | 86 | WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART The Marriage of Figaro: Sull'aria (Letter Duet) Irmgard Seefried, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf sopranos, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan conductor HISTORIC MONO RECORDING
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13 | 87 | BENJAMIN GODARD (1849-1895) Jocelyn: Oh! Ne t'eveille pas encore (Berceuse) David Hobson tenor, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Marco Guidarini conductor
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14 | 88 | WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Don Giovanni: Deh vieni alla finestra (Serenade) Teddy Tahu Rhodes baritone, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Ola Rudner conductor
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15 | 89 | GIACOMO PUCCINI Madama Butterfly: Quanto cielo!quanto mar!... Ancora un passo or via (Act I: Entrance of Butterfly) Renata Tebaldi soprano, Chorus and Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome, Alberto Erede conductor HISTORIC MONO RECORDING
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VOL. 2 CD 4
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1 | 90 | GIOACHINO ROSSINI (1792-1868) The Barber of Seville: Largo al factotum Jose Carbo baritone, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Anthony Inglis conductor LIVE RECORDING
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2 | 91 | GIUSEPPE VERDI La traviata: Parigi, o cara (Final duet) Joan Sutherland soprano, Luciano Pavarotti tenor, Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra, Richard Bonynge conductor LIVE RECORDING
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3 | 92 | WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART The Magic Flute: Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schon Anton Dermota tenor, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan conductor HISTORIC MONO RECORDING
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4 | 93 | WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART The Marriage of Figaro: Esci, omai, garzon malnato (Act II finale) Scena: George London baritone (Count), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf soprano (Countess), Irmgard Seefried soprano (Susanna), Erich Kunz bass (Figaro), Wilhelm Felden bass (Antonio), Elisabeth Hongen soprano (Marcellina), Marjan Rus bass (Bartolo), Erich Majkut tenor (Don Basilio), Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan conductor HISTORIC MONO RECORDING
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5 | 94 | GIUSEPPE VERDI Otello: Piangea cantando (Willow Song)... Ave Maria Joan Carden soprano, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Eric Clapham conductor
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6 | 95 | GIUSEPPE VERDI The Force of Destiny: La Vergine degli angeli (Act II hymn) Zinka Milanov soprano, The Robert Shaw Chorale, RCA Victor Orchestra, Renato Cellini conductor HISTORIC MONO RECORDING
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7 | 96 | JOHANN STRAUSS II (1825-1899) arr. Douglas Gamley Casanova: O Madonna, auf uns sieh (Nuns' Chorus) Kiri Te Kanawa soprano, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Utah Symphony Orchestra, Julius Rudel conductor
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8 | 97 | WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART The Abduction from the Seraglio: O wie will ich triumphieren (Osmin's Aria) Conal Coad bass, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Dobbs Franks conductor
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9 | 98 | WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART The Magic Flute: Der Vogelfanger bin ich ja (Birdcatcher's Aria) Teddy Tahu Rhodes baritone, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Ola Rudner conductor
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10 | 99 | RICHARD WAGNER Parsifal: Prelude Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti conductor
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11 | 100 | MICHAEL BALFE (1808-1870) The Bohemian Girl: I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls Yvonne Kenny soprano, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Kamirski conductor
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