Borodin: Prince Igor, Act 2, Polovtsian Dances: Pt. 2Alexander Borodin, Paavo Järvi, Mariinsky Chorus, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Verdi: Rigoletto, Act 1: "Zitti, zitti" (Coro, Gilda, Rigoletto)Giuseppe Verdi, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, Cornell MacNeil, Coro Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma, Reri Grist, Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma
Bizet: Carmen, WD 31, Act 1: Chœur des gamins. "Avec la garde montante, nous arrivons, nous voilà ! "(Chœur)Georges Bizet, Michel Plasson, La Lauzeta, Orchestre National Du Capitole De Toulouse
Verdi: Il trovatore, Act 2: Coro di zingari. "Vedi! Le fosche notturne" (Coro)Giuseppe Verdi, Antonio Pappano, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra
Verdi: La traviata, Act 1: Brindisi. "Libiamo ne' lieti calici" (Alfredo, Violetta, Flora, d'Orbigny, Douphol, Grenvil, Coro)Giuseppe Verdi, Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti, Alfredo Kraus, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Henry Newman, Renata Scotto, Richard van Allan, Roderick Kennedy, Sarah Walker
Gounod: Faust, Act 4: Chœur des soldats. "Gloire immortelle de nos aïeux" (Chœur)Charles Gounod, Michel Plasson, Chœur de l'Armée française, Choeur Du Capitole De Toulouse, Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act 2: "O Isis und Osiris" (Chor)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie
Bizet: Carmen, WD 31, Act 4: "Les voici ! Voici la quadrille !" (Chœur)Georges Bizet, Bernard Haitink, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Haberdashers' Aske's School Choir, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House & Covent Garden
Verdi: Aida, Act 2: "Gloria all'Egitto" (Coro)Giuseppe Verdi, Carlo Rizzi, Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Berlioz: La damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H 111, Pt. 2: "Jam nox stellata velamina pandit" (Chœur)Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
Rameau: Les Indes galantes, Quatrième entrée "Les sauvages": "Forêts paisibles" (Zima, Adario, Sauvages)Jean-Philippe Rameau, Sabine Devieilhe, Aimery Lefèvre, Le Jeune Choeur de Paris, Alexis Kossenko, Les Ambassadeurs
Bellini: Norma, Act 2: "Guerra, guerra!" (Coro) [Live]Vincenzo Bellini, Riccardo Muti, Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Act 4: "Hail! Great Parent of Us All" (Chorus)Henry Purcell, Sir Roger Norrington, Schütz Choir of London, London Classical Players
Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384, Act 3: "Bassa Selim lebe lange!" (Chor)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie
Verdi: La traviata, Act 2: "Noi siamo zingarelle" (Coro, Flora, Marchese)Giuseppe Verdi, Aldo Ceccato, Delia Wallis, John Alldis Choir, Richard van Allan, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Berlioz: La damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H 111, Pt. 2: "Villes entourées" (Chœur)Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 1: "Giovinette che fate all'amore" (Zerlina, Masetto, Coro)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Carlo Maria Giulini, Graziella Sciutti, Philharmonia Chorus, Piero Cappuccilli, Philharmonia Orchestra
Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Act 1: "Singt dem grossen Bassa Lieder" (Chor)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Zürich Opera Choir, Zürich Opera Orchestra
Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 3: Bridal Chorus. "D'immenso giubilo" (Coro)Gaetano Donizetti, Bernard Haitink, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House & Covent Garden
Rossini: Guillaume Tell, Act 1: "Quel jour serein le ciel présage !" (Chœur)Gioachino Rossini, Lamberto Gardelli, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Mozart: La clemenza di Tito, K. 621, Act 1: "Serbate, oh Dei custodi" (Coro)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Zürich Opera Choir, Zürich Opera Orchestra
Bizet: Les pêcheurs de perles, WD 13, Act 3: Chœur dansé. "Dès que le soleil" (Chœur)Georges Bizet, Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse, Michel Plasson, Choeur Du Capitole De Toulouse
Handel: Serse, HWV 40, Act 1: "Già la tromba, che chiamo" (Coro)George Frideric Handel, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie
Verdi: Ernani, Act 3: "Un patto! Un giuramento!" (Coro)Giuseppe Verdi, Richard Armstrong, Welsh National Opera Chorus, Welsh National Opera Orchestra
Offenbach: Orphée aux enfers, Act 2: Chœur infernal. "Vive le vin ! Vive Pluton !" (Chœur)Jacques Offenbach, Marc Minkowski, Chœur de l’Opéra de Lyon, Orchestre de Chambre de Grenoble, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Puccini: Turandot, Act 2: "Ai tuoi peidi ci prostriam" (Coro)Giacomo Puccini, Alain Lombard, Choeur de l'Opéra du Rhin, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
Verdi: Attila, Prologo: "Urli, rapine" (Coro)Giuseppe Verdi, Riccardo Muti, Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
Bizet: Les pêcheurs de perles, WD 13, Act 1: Chœur. "Sois la bienvenue" (Chœur)Georges Bizet, Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse, Michel Plasson, Choeur Du Capitole De Toulouse
Monteverdi: L'Orfeo, SV 318, Act 1: "Lasciate i monti" (Coro)Claudio Monteverdi, Michel Corboz, Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne, Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne
Rossini: Guillaume Tell, Act 1: "Près des torrents qui grondent" (Chœur)Gioachino Rossini, Lamberto Gardelli, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Giordano: Andrea Chénier, Act 1: "O pastorelle, addio!" (Coro)Umberto Giordano, Bernard Haitink, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House & Covent Garden
Weber: Der Freischütz, Op. 77, J. 277, Act 3: Huntsmen's Chorus. "Was gleicht wohl auf Erden dem Jägervergnügen?" (Chor)Carl Maria von Weber, Bernard Haitink, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House & Covent Garden
Verdi: La forza del destino, Act 3: "Nella guerra, è la follia" (Coro)Giuseppe Verdi, Riccardo Muti, Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
Puccini: Turandot, Act 1: "Gira la cote!" (Coro)Giacomo Puccini, Antonio Pappano, Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act 3: "Wach auf! es nahet gen den Tag" (Chor)Richard Wagner, Bavarian State Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper
Verdi: Il trovatore, Act 3: "Squilli, echeggi la tromba guerriera" (Ferrando, Coro)Giuseppe Verdi, Antonio Pappano, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra
Gounod: Mireille, Act 5: Marche et chœur. "Vous qui du haut des cieux" (Chœur)Charles Gounod, Michel Plasson, Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse, Choeur Du Capitole De Toulouse
Rossini: La Cenerentola, Act 1: "O figlie amabili" (Coro, Clorinda, Tisbe, Cenerentola)Gioachino Rossini, Carlo Rizzi, Adelina Scarabelli, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Jennifer Larmore, Laura Polverelli, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House & Covent Garden
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act 1: "Ah! Se intorno a quest'urna funesta" (Reprise) [Coro]Christoph Willibald Gluck, Philippe Jaroussky, Diego Fasolis, I Barocchisti
Verdi: Attila, Prologo: "Viva il re delle mille foreste" (Coro)Giuseppe Verdi, Riccardo Muti, Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act 3: "With Drooping Wings" (Chorus)Henry Purcell, William Christie, Les Arts Florissants
Offenbach: Les contes d'Hoffmann, Act 1: "Drig, drig, drig, Maître Luther" (Chœur)Jacques Offenbach, Sylvain Cambreling, Les Chœurs de la Monnaie, Orchestre Symphonique De La Monnaie
Verdi: Otello, Act 1: "Fuoco di gioia" (Coro)Giuseppe Verdi, Carlo Rizzi, Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Verdi: I vespri siciliani, Act 5: "Si celebri alfine tra canti, tra fior" (Coro)Giuseppe Verdi, Richard Armstrong, Welsh National Opera Chorus, Welsh National Opera Orchestra
Ponchielli: La Gioconda, Op. 9, Act 1: "Feste e pane!" (Coro, Barnaba)Amilcare Ponchielli, Antonino Votto, Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Piero Cappuccilli, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
Gounod: Faust, Act 2: Valse. "Ainsi que la brise légère" (Chœur, Méphistophélès, Faust, Siebel)Charles Gounod, Michel Plasson, Chœur de l'Armée française, Choeur Du Capitole De Toulouse, José van Dam, Martine Mahé, Richard Leech, Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse
Verdi: La traviata, Act 2: "Di Madride noi siam mattadori" (Gastone, Coro, Flora, Dottore, Marchese)Giuseppe Verdi, Aldo Ceccato, Delia Wallis, John Alldis Choir, Keith Erwen, Richard van Allan, Robert Lloyd, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Puccini: Madama Butterfly, Act 2: Coro a bocca chiusa (Coro)Giacomo Puccini, Antonio Pappano, Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, born in Salzburg in 1756, remains one of the most celebrated and influential composers in the history of Western music. His prodigious talent was evident from an early age, performing publicly on multiple instruments by the age of six. Throughout his relatively short life, Mozart composed over 600 works, spanning virtually every genre of his time, including symphonies, concertos, operas, and chamber music. His compositions, such as "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" and his numerous piano concertos, are renowned for their melodic beauty, formal elegance, and rich harmony. Mozart's legacy endures as a testament to his unparalleled genius, continuing to inspire and enchant audiences worldwide. Despite facing financial struggles and dying at the age of 35, his music remains a cornerstone of the classical repertoire, admired for its sophistication, expressiveness, and joyful spirit.
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Immerse yourself in the grandeur of opera with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Great Opera Choruses," a captivating collection of iconic choral pieces set to be released on July 13, 2025, under Warner Classics. This album is a celebration of Mozart's unparalleled contributions to the world of opera, featuring renowned compositions from his most celebrated works alongside those of other legendary composers.
Spanning a rich duration of 2 hours and 8 minutes, the album is a testament to the timeless beauty of classical and operatic music. It brings together a stunning array of choruses from iconic operas by composers such as Verdi, Bizet, Wagner, and many more. Each track is a masterpiece in its own right, showcasing the power and emotion of choral singing in the operatic tradition.
From the stirring "Polovtsian Dances" by Borodin to the enchanting "Brindisi" from Verdi's "La traviata," and the hauntingly beautiful "Hail! Great Parent of Us All" from Purcell's "The Fairy Queen," this album offers a diverse and captivating journey through the world of opera. The inclusion of live performances, such as the electrifying "Guerra, guerra!" from Bellini's "Norma," adds an extra layer of excitement and authenticity to the listening experience.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a prolific composer with over 600 works to his name, is renowned for his contributions to symphonic, chamber, operatic, and choral music. This album highlights his genius alongside other greats, creating a rich tapestry of sound that is both powerful and deeply moving.
Whether you are a seasoned opera enthusiast or a newcomer to the genre, "Great Opera Choruses" promises to be a thrilling exploration of some of the most beloved and enduring choral works in the history of music. Prepare to be transported to the grand stages of the world's most famous opera houses, where the power of the human voice takes center stage.