| Naxos | Popular arias, choruses and orchestral excerpts from the most famous opera composers over a period of three centuries. France and Austria greatly influenced music for the theatre in the 17th and 18th centuries, with Lully, Gluck and Mozart producing a succession of their finest works. But it was the sheer quantity of outstanding composers that swept Italy to prominence in the 19th century. The comedies of Rossini and Donizetti, together with the dramatic scores of Verdi, dominated the world's opera houses, and with the dawn of the 20th century, they were joined by Puccini, Mascagni and Leoncavallo in a new era of verismo opera. They had one attribute in common - the ability to create the most exciting, memorable and beautiful vocal music in the world of opera. |
| Disc No: 8.554682 | |
| Price: Sek. 74 | |
| Name: Best Of Opera Vol.4 | |
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| Order |
| Composer | Opus | Music | Key | Performer |
| Ritorna vincitor! | Various | |||
| Thaï - Méditation | ||||
| Una furtiva lagrima | ||||
| La Traviata - Drinking Song | ||||
| Pagliacci - Bell Chorus | ||||
| Carmen - Entr'acte | ||||
| Mamma, quel vino è generoso and many others |