The Very Best of Opera

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Tracklist

1▶CD: The Men

2▶CD: The Women

3▼CD: The Instrumentals
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	March of the Priests (from Die Zauberflote) recording of: Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. No. 9 Marsch der Priester composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791) arrangement of: Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. No. 9 Marsch der Priester (catch-all for arrangements) part of: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt II	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart		2:36
2	Overture (from La Nozze di Figaro) recording of: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Sinfonia composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786) part of: Die Hochzeit des Figaro (German translation) part of: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 (The Marriage of Figaro, K 492)	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart		4:00
3	Intermezzo (from Cavalleria Rusticana) recording of: Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo composer: Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888) publisher: Ascherberg Hopwood & Crew part of: Cavalleria rusticana part of: Cavalleria rusticana (German lyrics)	Pietro Mascagni		3:40
4	Meditation (from Thais) recording of: Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra) composer: Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1894) part of: Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 14) part of: Thaïs: Acte II	Jules Massenet		4:40
5	Prelude to Act 1 (from La Traviata) recording of: La traviata: Atto III. Preludio composer: Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) librettist: Antonio Ghislanzoni part of: La traviata: Act III (english version) part of: La Traviata: Akt III. part of: La traviata: Atto III (La traviata: Act III) part of: Violetta (La traviata) (german lyrics) recording of: La traviata: Preludio composer: Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) librettist: Antonio Ghislanzoni part of: La traviata part of: La traviata (english lyrics) part of: La traviata (french lyrics) part of: La Traviata (aka Violetta, german lyrics) part of: Violetta (La traviata) (german lyrics)	Giuseppe Verdi		3:53
6	Overture (from La Forza del Destino) recording of: La forza del destino: Sinfonia composer: Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) part of: La forza del destino	Giuseppe Verdi		7:44
7	Barcarolle (from The Tales of Hoffmann) recording of: Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Barcarolle (The Tales of Hoffmann: Barcarolle, catch-all for arrangements) composer: Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario) arrangement of: Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III. “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Nicklausse, Giulietta)	Jacques Offenbach		3:20
8	Dance of the Hours (from La Gioconda) recording of: La Gioconda: Atto III, scena 2. Danza delle ore composer: Amilcare Ponchielli (composer) librettist: Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer) part of: Fantasia (Disney soundtrack) part of: La Gioconda: Atto III. Cà d'Oro	Amilcare Ponchielli		7:49
9	Humming Chorus (from Madama Butterfly) recording of: Madama Butterfly: Atto II. Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus) composer: Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) librettist: Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica part of: Madama Butterfly: Atto II (Madame Butterfly: Act II, also: Atto II, parte 1)	Giacomo Puccini		2:46
10	Intermezzo (from Manon Lescaut) recording of: Manon Lescaut: Atto III. Intermezzo (Intermezzo between Acts II and III) composer: Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) librettist: Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi part of: Manon Lescaut	Giacomo Puccini		5:16
11	Act 3: Entr'acte (from Carmen) recording of: Carmen : Acte III. Entr’acte (intermission between Acts III & IV) composer: Georges Bizet (French composer) librettist: Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac part of: Carmen : Acte III part of: Carmen: Act III (english lyrics) part of: Carmen: Akt 3 (German translation, Julius Hopp) part of: Carmen: Atto III (italian lyrics)	Georges Bizet		3:11
12	Overture (from Il Barbiere di Siviglia) recording of: Il barbiere di Siviglia: Sinfonia composer: Gioachino Rossini (composer) librettist: Cesare Sterbini part of: Der Barbier von Sevilla (german lyrics) part of: Il barbiere di Siviglia part of: Le Barbier de Séville (french lyrics) part of: The Barber of Seville (english lyrics) recording of: Il barbiere di Siviglia: Sinfonia (catch-all for arrangements) composer: Gioachino Rossini (composer) arrangement of: Il barbiere di Siviglia: Sinfonia	Gioachino Rossini		6:39
13	Intermezzo (from I Pagliacci) recording of: Pagliacci: Atto I. Intermezzo composer and librettist: Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer) part of: Pagliacci: Atto I (Pagliacci: Act I)	Ruggero Leoncavallo		2:51
14	Overture (from Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg) recording of: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Vorspiel composer: Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1863 until 1867) part of: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96	Richard Wagner		9:44

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Barcode:: 096741122323
Format:: 3×CD
Length:: 3:14:32

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Type:: Album + Compilation
Packaging:: Digipak
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

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35076

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Canada
2005

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