50 Best Opera Classics 5 years old

Artists

Ernest Blanc

Gérard Souzay

Gabriel Bacquier

Ruggero Raimondi

Name
Ernest Blanc This album released 8 years after his death. He was 87 years old when he died.
Gérard Souzay This album released 14 years after his death. He was 85 years old when he died.
Gabriel Bacquier When album released, He was 94, now 99 years old
Ruggero Raimondi When album released, He was 77, now 82 years old
Mirella Freni This album released 0 years after her death. She was 84 years old when she died.
Shirley Verrett This album released 8 years after her death. She was 79 years old when she died.
Siegfried Jerusalem When album released, He was 78, now 84 years old
Heather Harper This album released 0 years after her death. She was 88 years old when she died.
Jane Rhodes This album released 7 years after her death. She was 82 years old when she died.
Janine Micheau This album released 42 years after her death. She was 62 years old when she died.
Edda Moser When album released, She was 80, now 85 years old
Jules Bastin This album released 22 years after jules Bastin death. Jules Bastin was 63 years old when jules Bastin died.
Renata Scotto When album released, She was 85, now 90 years old
Régine Crespin This album released 11 years after her death. She was 80 years old when she died.
Alain Vanzo This album released 17 years after his death. He was 73 years old when he died.
Rita Gorr This album released 7 years after her death. She was 85 years old when she died.
Teresa Berganza When album released, She was 86, now 91 years old
Boris Christoff This album released 25 years after his death. He was 79 years old when he died.
Victoria de los Ángeles This album released 14 years after her death. She was 81 years old when she died.
Jess Thomas This album released 25 years after his death. He was 66 years old when he died.
Alfredo Kraus This album released 20 years after his death. He was 71 years old when he died.
Franco Corelli This album released 15 years after his death. He was 82 years old when he died.
Nicolai Gedda This album released 2 years after his death. He was 91 years old when he died.
Christa Ludwig When album released, She was 91, now 96 years old
Jon Vickers This album released 3 years after his death. He was 88 years old when he died.
José Carreras When album released, He was 72, now 77 years old
José Cura When album released, He was 56, now 61 years old
José van Dam When album released, He was 78, now 83 years old
Rafael Kubelík This album released 22 years after his death. He was 82 years old when he died.
Jacques Offenbach This album released 138 years after his death. He was 61 years old when he died.
Elisabeth Schwarz When album released, She was 34, now 39 years old
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf This album released 12 years after her death. She was 90 years old when she died.
Thomas Schippers This album released 41 years after his death. He was 47 years old when he died.
Mady Mesplé When album released, She was 88, now 93 years old
Gustave Charpentier This album released 63 years after his death. He was 95 years old when he died.
Wolfgang Sawallisch This album released 6 years after his death. He was 89 years old when he died.
Zubin Mehta When album released, He was 82, now 87 years old
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau This album released 6 years after his death. He was 86 years old when he died.
Rudolf Kempe This album released 42 years after his death. He was 65 years old when he died.
Ruggero Leoncavallo This album released 99 years after his death. He was 62 years old when he died.
Tullio Serafin This album released 51 years after his death. He was 89 years old when he died.
John Alldis This album released 9 years after his death. He was 81 years old when he died.
Judith Blegen When album released, She was 75, now 80 years old
Riccardo Muti When album released, He was 77, now 82 years old
Peter Sohn When album released, He was 41, now 46 years old
Aldo Ceccato When album released, He was 85, now 90 years old
Richard Strauss This album released 69 years after his death. He was 85 years old when he died.
Richard Wagner This album released 136 years after his death. He was 69 years old when he died.
Georges Bizet This album released 143 years after his death. He was 36 years old when he died.
Geraint Evans This album released 26 years after his death. He was 70 years old when he died.
Giacomo Puccini This album released 94 years after his death. He was 65 years old when he died.
Gioachino Rossini This album released 150 years after his death. He was 76 years old when he died.
Montserrat Caballé This album released 0 years after her death. She was 85 years old when she died.
Myung-whun Chung When album released, He was 66, now 71 years old
Bernard Haitink When album released, He was 90, now 95 years old
Bruno Bartoletti This album released 5 years after his death. He was 86 years old when he died.
Vincenzo Bellini This album released 183 years after his death. He was 33 years old when he died.
Waltraud Meier When album released, She was 63, now 68 years old
Jean-Pierre Marty When album released, He was 86, now 91 years old
Ambroise Thomas This album released 123 years after his death. He was 84 years old when he died.
André Cluytens This album released 51 years after his death. He was 62 years old when he died.
Hildegard Behrens This album released 9 years after her death. She was 72 years old when she died.
Ileana Cotrubaș When album released, She was 79, now 84 years old
Camille Saint-Saëns This album released 97 years after his death. He was 86 years old when he died.
Carlo Maria Giulini This album released 13 years after his death. He was 91 years old when he died.
Charles Gounod This album released 125 years after his death. He was 75 years old when he died.
Éva Marton When album released, She was 75, now 80 years old
Thomas Allen When album released, He was 74, now 79 years old
Cornelius Hauptmann When album released, He was 67, now 72 years old
Anja Silja When album released, She was 78, now 84 years old
Alain Vian This album released 23 years after his death. He was 74 years old when he died.

#	Song	Play
1	Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act 2: "Voi che sapete" (Cherubino) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Daniel Barenboim, Teresa Berganza, English Chamber Orchestra Duration: 02:55
2	Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act 2: "Porgi, amor" (Countess) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Daniel Barenboim, Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra Duration: 04:18
3	Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 2: "Deh vieni all finestra" (Don Giovanni) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Bernard Haitink, Thomas Allen, London Philharmonic Orchestra Duration: 02:02
4	Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 1: "Batti, batti, o bel Masetto" (Zerlina) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Bernard Haitink, Elizabeth Gale, London Philharmonic Orchestra Duration: 03:52
5	Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act 2: "Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen" (Königin) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Edda Moser, Orchester der Bayerischen Staatsoper München Duration: 02:56
6	Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act 2: "O Isis und Osiris" (Sarastro, Chorus) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Roger Norrington, Cornelius Hauptmann, London Classical Players Duration: 03:12
7	Mozart: Cosi fan tutte, K. 588, Act 1: "Temerari ... Come Scoglio" (Fiordiligi) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Karl Böhm, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Philharmonia Orchestra Duration: 05:52
8	Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia, Act 1: "La calunnia è un venticello" (Basilio) by Gioachino Rossini, James Levine, Ruggero Raimondi, London Symphony Orchestra Duration: 04:56
9	Verdi: Don Carlos, Act 2: "Nei giardin del bello ... Tessete i veli" (Eboli, Tebaldo, Chorus) by Giuseppe Verdi, Carlo Maria Giulini, Delia Wallis, Shirley Verrett, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Duration: 04:59
10	Bellini: Norma, Act 1: "Casta Diva" (Norma) by Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Tullio Serafin, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano Duration: 05:36
11	Verdi: Aïda, Act 1: "Se quel guerrier io fossi! ... Celeste Aida" (Radamès) by Giuseppe Verdi, Zubin Mehta, Franco Corelli, Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma Duration: 04:41
12	Verdi: La traviata, Act 3: "Teneste la promessa ... Addio del passato" (Violetta) by Giuseppe Verdi, Aldo Ceccato, Beverley Sills, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Duration: 05:43
13	Verdi: Otello, Act 4: "Niun mi tema" (Otello) by Giuseppe Verdi, José Cura, Philharmonia Orchestra Duration: 05:18
14	Puccini: Madama Butterfly, Act 2: "Un bel dì vedremo" (Butterfly) by Giacomo Puccini, Sir John Barbirolli, Renata Scotto, Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma Duration: 04:44
15	Puccini: Tosca, Act 3: "E lucevan le stelle" (Cavaradossi) by Giacomo Puccini, James Levine, Plácido Domingo, Philharmonia Orchestra Duration: 02:53
16	Puccini: La bohème, Act 1: "Sì. Mi chiamano Mimi" (Mimì) by Giacomo Puccini, Thomas Schippers, Mirella Freni, Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma Duration: 04:57
17	Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 2: "In quelle trine morbide" (Manon) by Giacomo Puccini, Bruno Bartoletti, Montserrat Caballé, New Philharmonia Orchestra Duration: 02:22
18	Puccini: Turandot, Act 1: "Signore, ascolta" (Liù) by Giacomo Puccini, Kiri Te Kanawa, London Symphony Orchestra, Myung-Whun Chung Duration: 02:37
19	Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, Act 1: "Recitar! ... Vesti la giubba" (Canio) by Ruggero Leoncavallo, Riccardo Muti, José Carreras, Philharmonia Orchestra Duration: 03:56
20	Giordano: Fedora, Act 2: "Amor ti vieta di non amar" (Loris) by Umberto Giordano, Plácido Domingo, Nello Santi, Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin Duration: 02:12
21	Gounod: Faust, Act 2: "Le veau d'or est toujours debout" (Méphistophélès, Chorus) by Charles Gounod, André Cluytens, Boris Christoff, Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris Duration: 02:03
22	Delibes: Lakmé, Act 2: "Où va la jeune hindoue" (Lakmé) by Léo Delibes, Alain Lombard, Mady Mesple, Orchestre du Theatre National de IOpera-Comique Duration: 06:30
23	Gounod: Roméo et Juliette, Act 2: "L'amour! l'amour! ... Ah! lève-toi, soleil! " (Roméo) by Charles Gounod, Michel Plasson, Alfredo Kraus, Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse Duration: 04:19
24	Massenet: Manon, Act 2: "Allons, il le faut ... Adieu, notre petite table" (Manon) by Jules Massenet, Michel Plasson, Ileana Cotrubas, Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse Duration: 03:42
25	Massenet: Werther, Act 3: "Toute mon âme est là! ... Pourquoi me réveiller" (Werther) by Jules Massenet, Georges Prêtre, Nicolai Gedda, Orchestre de Paris Duration: 02:35
26	Bizet: La jolie fille de Perth, WD 15, Act 2: "Quand la flamme de l'amour" (Ralph) by Georges Bizet, Georges Prêtre, José van Dam, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France Duration: 04:57
27	Bizet: Carmen, WD 31, Act 1: "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Carmen) by Georges Bizet, Sir Thomas Beecham, Victoria de los Ángeles, Orchestre National Radiodiffusion Française Duration: 04:36
28	Bizet: Les Pêcheurs de Perles, WD 13, Act 1: "A cette voix ... Je crois entendre encore" (Nadir) by Georges Bizet, Georges Prêtre, Alain Vanzo, Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris Duration: 03:11
29	Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Act 5: "Une puce gentille" (Mephisto) by Hector Berlioz, Georges Prêtre, Gabriel Bacquier, Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris Duration: 01:27
30	Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 5: "Je vais mourir ... Adieu, fière cité" (Didon) by Hector Berlioz, Georges Prêtre, Régine Crespin, Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris Duration: 06:01
31	Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47, Act 2: "Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix" (Dalila, Samson) by Camille Saint-Saëns, Georges Prêtre, Jon Vickers, Rita Gorr, Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris Duration: 05:17
32	Wagner: Tannhäuser, WWV 70, Act 3: "Wie Todesahnung … O du, mein holder Abendstern" (Wolfram) by Richard Wagner, Franz Konwitschny, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Staatsopernorchester Berlin Duration: 04:18
33	Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer, WWV 63, Act 2: "Johohoe! Traft ihr das Schiff im Meere an?" (Senta) by Richard Wagner, Otto Klemperer, Anja Silja, New Philharmonia Orchestra Duration: 08:13
34	Wagner: Lohengrin, WWV 75, Act 3: "In fernem Land" (Lohengrin) by Richard Wagner, Rudolf Kempe, Jess Thomas, Wiener Philharmoniker Duration: 06:21
35	Wagner: Siegfried, Act III, Scene 3: "Heil dir, Sonne!" (Brünnhilde, Siegfried) by Richard Wagner, Bernard Haitink, Siegfried Jerusalem, Eva Marton, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Duration: 05:17
36	Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90, Act 3: "Mild und leise" (Isolde) by Richard Wagner, Christa Ludwig, Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra Duration: 06:55
37	Gounod: Faust, Act 3: "Les grands seigneurs … Ah! Je ris de me voir si belle" (Marguerite) by Charles Gounod, André Cluytens, Victoria de los Ángeles, Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris Duration: 05:51
38	Massenet: Le Jongleur de Notre-Dame, Act 2: "Marie, avec l'enfant Jésus" (Boniface) by Jules Massenet, Roger Boutry, Jules Bastin, Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo Duration: 05:31
39	Gounod: Mireille, Act 4: "Heureux petit berger" (Mireille) by Charles Gounod, Georges Prêtre, Janine Micheau, Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris Duration: 02:06
40	Thomas: Mignon, Act 1: "Connais-tu le pays?" (Mignon) by Ambroise Thomas, Jean-Claude Hartemann, Jane Rhodes, Orchestre du Theatre National de IOpera-Comique Duration: 05:40
41	Thomas: Mignon, Act 3: "Elle ne croyait pas dans sa candeur" (Wilhelm) by Ambroise Thomas, Georges Prêtre, Nicolai Gedda, Orchestra National de la Radiodiffusion Francaise Duration: 03:34
42	Bizet: Carmen, WD 31, Act 2: "Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre ... Toréador" (Escamillo, Carmen, Frasquita, Mercédès, Chorus) by Georges Bizet, Sir Thomas Beecham, Denise Monteil, Ernest Blanc, Monique Linval, Victoria de los Ángeles, Orchestre National Radiodiffusion Française Duration: 04:56
43	Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Act 1: "Les oiseaux dans la charmille" (Olympia) by Jacques Offenbach, Mady Mesple, Jean-Pierre Marty, Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris Duration: 05:48
44	Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 3: "Maintenant, chantons ... Devant la maison de celui qui t'adore" (Méphistophélès) by Hector Berlioz, Georges Prêtre, Gérard Souzay, Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris Duration: 02:17
45	Charpentier: Louise, Act 3: "Depuis le jour" (Louise) by Gustave Charpentier, Julius Rudel, Beverley Sills, Georges Prêtre, Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris Duration: 05:34
46	Strauss, R: Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59, TrV 227, Act 1: "Da geht er hin, der aufgeblasene schlechte Kerl" (Marschallin) by Richard Strauss, Bernard Haitink, Kiri Te Kanawa, Staatskapelle Dresden Duration: 05:17
47	Wagner: Lohengrin, WWV 75, Act 1: "Einsam in trüben Tagen" (Elsa) by Richard Wagner, Régine Crespin, Georges Prêtre, Orchestre National Radiodiffusion Française Duration: 06:02
48	Wagner: Tannhäuser, WWV 70, Act 2: "Dich, teure Halle" (Elisabeth) by Richard Wagner, Hildegard Behrens, Peter Schneider, Sinfonieorchester des Münchner Rundfunks Duration: 04:45
49	Wagner: Die Walküre, WWV 86B, Act 3: "Leb wohl, du kühnes, herrliches Kind!" (Wotan) by Richard Wagner, Rafael Kubelik, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, München Duration: 15:42
50	Wagner: Die Walküre, WWV 86B, Act 2: "Hojotoho! Hojotoho! " (Brünnhilde, Fricka, Wotan) by Richard Wagner, Bernard Haitink, James Morris, Waltraud Meier, Eva Marton, Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, München Duration: 05:55