Essential Opera: The Best Duets Ever

Various Artists

• Released on 9/12/19 by Menuetto Classics
• Main artist: Various Artists
• Genre: Classical

1 La traviata, Act I: "Libiamo ne'lieti" (Brindisi)

Czech Symphony Orchestra 00:03:12

Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Francesco Maria Piave, Lyricist - Susan McCulloch, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Prague Philharmonic Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Czech Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Bigg, Conductor, MainArtist - John Oakman, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist

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2 Lakmé, Act I: "Dome epais" (Flower Duet)

Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra 00:04:50

Léo Delibes, Composer - Philippe Gille, Lyricist - Edmond Gondinet, Lyricist - Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Landor, Conductor, MainArtist - Rachel Rosales, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Christine Moore, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist

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3 The Tales of Hoffmann, Act II: Barcarole

Czech Symphony Orchestra 00:03:43

Jacques Offenbach, Composer - Jules Barbier, Lyricist - Susan McCulloch, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Anne-Marie Owens, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Czech Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Bigg, Conductor, MainArtist

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4 Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act III: "Sull'aria"

Dimiter Dimitrov 00:02:41

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist - Elizabeth Carter, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Sofia Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Dimiter Dimitrov, Conductor, MainArtist - Petra Maria Schnitzer, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist

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5 The Pearlfishers, WD 13, Act I: "Au fond du temple saint"

Czech Symphony Orchestra 00:04:59

Steven Page, Baritone Vocals, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Michel Carre, Lyricist - Eugene Cormon, Lyricist - Czech Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Bigg, Conductor, MainArtist - John Oakman, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist

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6 L'Incoronazione di Poppea, SV 308, Act III: Scene VIII "Pur ti miro

Santini Chamber Orchestra Münster 00:02:55

Rudolf Ewerhart, Conductor, MainArtist - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Ursula Buckel, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Hans-Ulrich Mielsch, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Santini Chamber Orchestra Münster, Orchestra, Ensemble, MainArtist - Giovanni Busenello, Lyricist

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7 Madama Butterfly, Act I: Finale. Duet, "Vogliatemi bene"

Hungarian State Opera Orchestra 00:06:57

Giacomo Puccini, Composer - Luigi Illica, Lyricist - Giuseppe Giacosa, Lyricist - Hungarian State Opera Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Rosekrans, Conductor, MainArtist - Maria Spacagna, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Richard di Renzi, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist

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8 Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act I: Duet. "Bei Männern welche Liebe fühlen"

Sofia Symphony Orchestra 00:03:03

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Sofia Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Dimiter Dimitrov, Conductor, MainArtist - Petra Maria Schnitzer, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - James E. Stith, Baritone Vocals, MainArtist

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9 Norma, Act II: "Mira, o Norma, ai tuoi Ginocchi"

Rome Lyric Opera Orchestra 00:04:15

Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Felice Romani, Lyricist - Alberico Vitalini, Conductor, MainArtist - Rome Lyric Opera Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Maria Luisa Barducci, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Scilly Fortunato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist

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10 Hänsel und Gretel: "Abends will ich schlafen gehen"

WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln 00:02:09

Engelbert Humperdinck, Composer - Axel Köhler, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Adelheid Wette, Librettist - Helmuth Froschauer, Conductor, MainArtist - WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln, Orchestra, MainArtist - Solist der Wiener Sängerknaben, Choir, MainArtist

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11 A Night in Venice: XII. Ni-nana Duet

"A Night in Venice" 1952 US Cast Orchestra 00:02:33

Johann Strauss II, Composer - Richard Genée, Lyricist - Laurel Hurley, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Thomas Martin, Lyricist, Conductor, MainArtist - Ruth Martin, Lyricist - Camillo Walzel, Lyricist - Thomas Tibbet Hayward, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - "A Night in Venice" 1952 US Cast Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - "A Night in Venice" 1952 US Cast Chorus, Chorus, MainArtist

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12 Fidelio, Op. 72, Act I: XI. Jetzt, Alter

Vienna State Opera Orchestra 00:05:05

Vienna State Opera Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Karl Böhm, Conductor, MainArtist - Paul Schöffler, Baritone Vocals, MainArtist - Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Herbert Alsen, Bass Vocals, MainArtist

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13 La Resurrezione, HWV 47, Act I: "Dolci chiodi", Duetto

Santini Chamber Choir Münster 00:04:11

Rudolf Ewerhart, Conductor, MainArtist - George Frideric Handel, Composer - Emmy Lisken, Vocals, MainArtist - Annemarie Töpler-Marizy, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Santini Chamber Orchestra Münster, Orchestra, MainArtist - Santini Chamber Choir Münster, Choir, MainArtist

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14 Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act I: VI. Duet and Chorus. "Fear No Danger"

I Musici di San Cassiano 00:02:29

Caitriona O'Leary, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Nahum Tate, Lyricist - Henry Purcell, Composer - Bradley Brookshire, Conductor, MainArtist - I Musici di San Cassiano, Ensemble, MainArtist - I Musici di San Cassiano Chorus Singers, Chorus, MainArtist - Cassandra Hoffman, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist

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15 Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act I: Duet. "La ci darem la mano"

NHK Chamber Soloists 00:03:25

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Sona Ghazarian, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Renato Bruson, Baritone Vocals, MainArtist - Roberto Paternostro, Conductor, MainArtist - NHK Chamber Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist

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16 Pique dame, Op. 68, Act I: Duet. "Night Falls Down"

Sofia Symphony Orchestra 00:03:38

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Sofia Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Dimiter Dimitrov, Conductor, MainArtist - Krasimira Lazarova, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Galia Pavlova, Contralto Vocals, MainArtist

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17 Der Freischütz, Op. 77, Act 2: Schelm, halt fest! Ich will dich's lehren!

Saxon State Orchestra 00:04:32

Rudolf Kempe, Conductor, MainArtist - Carl Maria Von Weber, Composer - Friedrich Kind, Lyricist - Elfriede Trötschel, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Saxon State Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Irma Beilke, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Saxon State Chorus, Choir, MainArtist

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18 Die Lustige Witwe: Es waren 2 Königskinder/Ich geh jetzt ins Maxims

Vienna Volksoper Orchestra 00:03:23

Franz Bauer-Theussl, Conductor, MainArtist - Kurt Equiluz, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Franz Lehár, Composer - Vienna Volksoper Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Leo Stein, Lyricist - Viktor Léon, Lyricist - Lotte Rysanek, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Vienna Volksoper Choir, Choir, MainArtist

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19 Die Fledermaus: Brüderlein und Schwesterlein

Hamburg State Opera Orchestra 00:03:21

Johann Strauss II, Composer - Richard Genée, Lyricist - Richard Müller-Lampertz, Conductor, MainArtist - Sonja Schöner, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Willy Ferenz, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Karl Haffner, Lyricist - Hamburg State Opera Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

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20 The Bartered Bride, JB 1:100, Act I: "Mit der Mutter sank zu Grabe"

Staatskapelle Berlin 00:05:45

Bedrich Smetana, Composer - Staatskapelle Berlin, Orchestra, MainArtist - Traute Richter, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Sebastian Hauser, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Hans Lenzer, Conductor, MainArtist

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About the album

• 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
• Total length: 01:17:06

• Main artist: Various Artists
• Composer: Various Composers
• Label: Menuetto Classics
• Genre: Classical
Available in
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