FilthyHippie wrote:

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"O Fortuna" from Carmina Burana
"Have Maria" from...I don't know where actually...

Erm... Carmina Burana aint an Opera... tis a Scenic Cantata (I'm such a geek)

and AVE maria Is just a general song. And theres a good few versions anyway.

My fav is Vissi D'Arte by Puccini. The opening is SO GORGE.

<br /><br />Post edited by: Rachavaara, at: 2007/07/24 09:23

Mack the Knife (yes its from an opra), O' Fortuna, Largo el Factotum (I think thats how its spelt) and theres another good one that i cant remember.

Also for anyone interested a Sweedish band called Therion did a remdition of O' Fortuna for their album Degail. I belive it can be seen on you tube.

Prodied its in a language I dont understand and dosnt have surtitles im gd with it

Well, of course all of Carmen! Bizet does a wonderful job with the music!

Queen of the Night Aria from the Magic Flute by Maria Callas

Pie Jesu, and dies irae from requiem.

Erm well my two favorite operas are Nabucu (chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) and Aieda (The Grand March) But i also luV Figarros song from The Barber of Seville

Habanera from &quot;Carmen&quot; is an absolutely beautiful piece. The best opera right now I think would be &quot;La traviata&quot; by Verdi, in particular Brindisi. I've played both in an orchestra.

Post edited by: irrefragable22, at: 2007/11/18 21:51<br /><br />Post edited by: irrefragable22, at: 2007/11/18 21:52

Ah, this is my kind of thread...
I love opera...
A few of my favorites:
&quot;Einsam in Truben Tagen&quot;, Elsa's aria from Lohengrin, Richard Wagner
The finale of Act I of La Forza Del Destino, Giuseppe Verdi
&quot;Un di felice, eterea&quot; and &quot;Follie! Delirio vano e questo!&quot;, both from La Traviata, Giuseppe Verdi
&quot;Una Furtiva Lagrima&quot; from L'elisir d'amore, Gaetano Donizetti
&quot;La altra notte in fondo al mar&quot; from Mefistofele, Arrigo Boito
&quot;C'est le devoir des jeunes filles&quot; from La Belle Helene, Jacques Offenbach
&quot;Se il mio nome spaer vol bramate&quot; from The Barber of Seville, Gioachino Rossini
&quot;J'ai perdu mon Eurydice&quot; from Orphee et Eurydice, Christoph Gluck

And my all-time favorite aria...it's so beautiful, my eyes tear up when I hear it...
&quot;Sebben, Crudele Mi Fai Languir&quot;, by Antonio Caldera... this is actually not opera, it's a lied, or art song, but, hey, I like it.
Another great lied is &quot;Taubenpost&quot; by Franz Schubert.

Some stuff that's a little heavier, that I adore, but would not recommend if you're just getting to opera or just sort of an aesthetic listener...if that makes sense? I'm not sure that it does, but anyway:

&quot;Wo ist er, dessen Sundenbecher jetzt voll ist?&quot; from Salome, by Richard Strauss
THE IMMOLATION SCENE, from Gotterdammerung, of Der Ring Des Nibelungen, Richard Wagner.
This last one is incredible. It's about the last 10 minutes of the opera, which is the last in a set of four, Der Ring Des Nibelungen.
Actually, basically the entire Ring cycle falls under this &quot;Beautiful but very, massively, heavy&quot; category.

Well, I hope I didn't go on too long and bore anyone...
if you really like opera, or listen to some of these and want to discuss it, please, please, please message me...
I don't get to talk about opera very often- there just aren't very many opera fans at my high school, you know?
Also- I tried not repeat any that have been listed before on this thread. (I may have on accident).
That's not to say, though, that I do not ADORE Maria Callas singing the Habernera.
'cause I do. Whole bunches.

Hey this is totally up my alley. Forgive my spelling, just cuz ya like it or sing it doesn’t mean u remember the spelling:] these are some good tenor arias off the top of my head:] I don’t want to start on the coloratura stuff cuz it would just be too much lol

Lamento Di Frederico- it’ll rip your heart out

Vesti la giubba- its short but holy crap, just like the entire Pagliacci

Una Furtiva Lagrima- only 3 songs can make me cry, this is one of them

Pourqoui Me Reveiller- Massenet is a genius and werther is a gem

Ah mes amis from regiment- its just cool, fun, and impossibly difficult!

The dream from Manon- done right its so enthralling.

What idiot wouldn’t put Nessun Dorma

Outside this House from Venessa- its got almost an old Hollywood sound to it, and the tenor has to float some high notes and that’s not done to often.

Hey Keep listening to more opera, hundreds of years of music, I’m sure there’s more you will likeJ