What are the most beautiful opera arias to listen to?

Question

I am a fan of classical music and am looking to collect the greatest opera arias ever recorded. Can anyone give me a list that I can examine? And the greatest singers as well?

Answer 1

you would do well to find a collection of arias titled greatest or best these are good compilations so you can develop your taste ... specific arias that you'll probably want but not the entire opera: Depuis le jour, Ebben, ebben, Amor te vieta, O mio babbino caro, Song to the moon there are so many. with Callas whom you must explore make sure you only get CDs recorded pre 1953 you'll then hear why she is revered this is a short list of necessary singers to listen to (more modern recordings at least) Tebaldi, Freni, Sutherland, Fleming, Simionato, Bumbry, Verrett, Corelli, Bjoerling, Bergonzi, Domingo, Pavarotti, Merrill, Warren, Milnes, Cappucilli there are so many more ... and a small note Brightman and Bocelli are NOT opera singers they are well trained pop singers and do very well in there own styles

Answer 2

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What are the most beautiful opera arias to listen to?

I am a fan of classical music and am looking to collect the greatest opera arias ever recorded. Can anyone give me a list that I can examine? And the greatest singers as well?

Answer 3

Let's try a different approach:

From old, wel known to newer

Ghosts/Suspence:

- Don Giovanni, Mozart

- der Freishutz, CM von Weber

- Flying Dutchman, R Wagner

- Faust Gounod or Berlioz

- Histoire de Soldat, Strawinsky (Not an opera but it fits in here)



Hero

- Fidelio

- Ring des Nibelungen (Richard Wagner)



Love

- Tristan and Isolde, Wagner



Suspence

- Tosca, Puccini

- Wozzeck, A. Berg

- Turn of the Screw, Britten

- Lady Macbeth, Shostakovich



Fairytale

- Haensel und Graetel, Humperdink

- Renard, Strawinsky



Apart from the obvious Italian Opera's

Answer 4

La Triviata, Madama Butterfly, The marriage of Figaro, Tristan and Isolde, Don Juan, La Boheme, etc. My favorites sporanos are Maria Callas, Sarah Brightman, and Beverly Sills. Tenors are Bocelli, Pavarotti, and Domingo. I'm a opera listener too.

Answer 5

all your questions are completely subjective. It would be pointless to give you my opinion because it may differ so completely with yours. For example, I think Maria Callas was an amazing actress, but I deplore her vocal technique. ( Duck, the tomatoes are coming in my direction)

Certainly, there are many operas that are on an unwritten Top 10 List, as they are played and replayed over the years.

La Traviata,, La Boheme, Marriage of Figaro, Magic Flute, Don giovanni, Hansel and Gretel, Flying Dutchman, Tales of Hoffmann, Carmen, and Lucia di Lamermoor come to mind, but there are hundreds more. The only way to decide on your "greatest" is to start listening, and keep on listening.

Same goes for voices. There are people who adore coloratura sopranos, and people who only like tenors. How to find the right mix? Keep on listening! What constitutes a good singer, in your mind? Is it purity of tone, clarity of articulation, those amazing high/low notes? Definitely subjective. One of my favorites has a voice that is robust, sturdy, will peel the wallpaper off the back wall of the theater, and is ugly. (It's as if Charles Bronson's face were translated into music) What he did with it was truly god-like, but that's only my opinion, see?

There's so much music out there! Go wild!

You could spend the rest of your life trying to answer your own questions, and enjoying yourself thoroughly

Best wishes

Answer 6

It is impossible to honor your request. I have been collecting

78 rpm's; lp's and cd's for the past 60 years. I have over 1500 different recordings of operas, symphony's arias etc.

tenors, sopranos' bassos etc. It would take forever to come up with a list.

Answer 7

Since all music appreciation is rather subjective, I think "toutvas bien" has the best idea. Check out world's best . . . greatest etc. I have several and love them. They give a wide range of arias and artists. Best way to go when you're starting out.