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Jane Glover: Opera in Italian vs English in the time of Handel

Jane Glover: Opera in Italian vs English in the time of Handel

Betrayed! Betrayed!

Betrayed! Betrayed!

Fools! Fools!

Fools! Fools!

Never one word of praise or thanks

Never one word of praise or thanks

Was it so shameful what I have done

Was it so shameful what I have done

Ferdinand Frantz - Verachtet mir die Meister nicht (Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg)

Ferdinand Frantz - Verachtet mir die Meister nicht (Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg)

Ferdinand Frantz - King Marke's Monologue (Tristan und Isolde)

Ferdinand Frantz - King Marke's Monologue (Tristan und Isolde)

Marianne Schech - "Ich sah das Kind" (Parsifal)

Marianne Schech - "Ich sah das Kind" (Parsifal)

Marianne Schech "Nie sollst du ihn finden!" Parsifal

Marianne Schech "Nie sollst du ihn finden!" Parsifal

Nadezda Kniplova "Grane, mein Ross" (Götterdämmerung)

Nadezda Kniplova "Grane, mein Ross" (Götterdämmerung)

Nadezda Kniplova Ewig war ich (Siegfried)

Nadezda Kniplova Ewig war ich (Siegfried)

Nadezda Kniplova Ha! Dieser war es from Götterdämmerung

Nadezda Kniplova Ha! Dieser war es from Götterdämmerung

Kniplova Kostelnicka's Monologue

Kniplova Kostelnicka's Monologue

Kniplova Nun zaume dein Ross

Kniplova Nun zaume dein Ross

Leonie Rysanek sings "Grausamer!" from Parsifal

Leonie Rysanek sings "Grausamer!" from Parsifal

Rigoletto Act I

Rigoletto Act I

Carlo Cossutta and Kiri Te Kanawa sing an excerpt from the love duet from Otello

Carlo Cossutta and Kiri Te Kanawa sing an excerpt from the love duet from Otello

Margaret Price sings "Non pianger mia compagna" from Don Carlo

Margaret Price sings "Non pianger mia compagna" from Don Carlo

Giuseppe di Stefano sings "Quando le sere al placido" from Luisa Miller

Giuseppe di Stefano sings "Quando le sere al placido" from Luisa Miller

Marisa Galvany sings "Or tutti, sorgete" from Macbeth

Marisa Galvany sings "Or tutti, sorgete" from Macbeth

Carlo Bergonzi and Antonietta Stella sing "Seguirti, fino agli ultimi" from La forza del destino

Carlo Bergonzi and Antonietta Stella sing "Seguirti, fino agli ultimi" from La forza del destino

Astrid Varnay sings "Tacea la notte" from Verdi's Il Trovatore

Astrid Varnay sings "Tacea la notte" from Verdi's Il Trovatore

Astrid Varnay sings the Liebestod from Wagner's Tristan und Isolde

Astrid Varnay sings the Liebestod from Wagner's Tristan und Isolde

Astrid Varnay sings "La Luce Langue" from Verdi's Macbeth

Astrid Varnay sings "La Luce Langue" from Verdi's Macbeth

Astrid Varnay sings "Entweihte Götter" from Lohengrin

Astrid Varnay sings "Entweihte Götter" from Lohengrin

Marisa Galvany sings "Vissi d'arte" from Puccini's Tosca

Marisa Galvany sings "Vissi d'arte" from Puccini's Tosca

Emilia Ravaglia sings an excerpt from Pizzetti's La Sacra Rappresentazione di Abramo e Isacco

Emilia Ravaglia sings an excerpt from Pizzetti's La Sacra Rappresentazione di Abramo e Isacco

Leonie Rysanek sings "Ist mein Liebster dahin" from Strauss' Die Frau ohne Schatten

Leonie Rysanek sings "Ist mein Liebster dahin" from Strauss' Die Frau ohne Schatten

Astrid Varnay sings "Vieni, t'affretta!" from Verdi's Macbeth

Astrid Varnay sings "Vieni, t'affretta!" from Verdi's Macbeth

Astrid Varnay and Ramon Vinay sing an excerpt from the Love Duet from Tristan und Isolde

Astrid Varnay and Ramon Vinay sing an excerpt from the Love Duet from Tristan und Isolde

Astrid Varnay sings Kostenicka's monologue from Janacek's Jenufa

Astrid Varnay sings Kostenicka's monologue from Janacek's Jenufa

Gwyneth Jones & James King sing "O namelose Freude" from Beetoven's Leonore

Gwyneth Jones & James King sing "O namelose Freude" from Beetoven's Leonore

Marisa Galvany & Placido Domingo sing an excerpt from Cavalleria Rusticana

Marisa Galvany & Placido Domingo sing an excerpt from Cavalleria Rusticana

Franco Corelli sings "Di quella pira" from Verdi's Il Trovatore

Franco Corelli sings "Di quella pira" from Verdi's Il Trovatore

Franco Corelli, Antonietta Stella & Ettore Bastianini sing the finale to Act I of Il Trovatore

Franco Corelli, Antonietta Stella & Ettore Bastianini sing the finale to Act I of Il Trovatore

Carlos Kleiber conducts the Fugue from Verdi's Falstaff

Carlos Kleiber conducts the Fugue from Verdi's Falstaff

A "Ring Medley" featuring Berit Lindholm, Ursula Schroeder-Feinen and Catarina Ligendza

A "Ring Medley" featuring Berit Lindholm, Ursula Schroeder-Feinen and Catarina Ligendza

Catarina Ligendza sings "Mehr als Wallhalls Wonne" from Act I of Götterdämmerung

Catarina Ligendza sings "Mehr als Wallhalls Wonne" from Act I of Götterdämmerung

Ursula Schröder-Feinen sings an excerpt from the final scene of Wagner's Siegfried

Ursula Schröder-Feinen sings an excerpt from the final scene of Wagner's Siegfried

Berit Lindholm sings "Soll fesselnder Schlaf fest mich binden" from Wagner's Die Walküre

Berit Lindholm sings "Soll fesselnder Schlaf fest mich binden" from Wagner's Die Walküre

Marga Höffgen sings "Weiche, Wotan" from Wagner's Das Rheingold

Marga Höffgen sings "Weiche, Wotan" from Wagner's Das Rheingold

Hans Hotter sings Die Krähe from Schubert's Winterreise

Hans Hotter sings Die Krähe from Schubert's Winterreise

Astrid Varnay sings an excerpt from Act I of Hänsel und Gretel

Astrid Varnay sings an excerpt from Act I of Hänsel und Gretel

Peter Hofmann sings "Nur eine Waffe taugt" from Wagner's Parsifal

Peter Hofmann sings "Nur eine Waffe taugt" from Wagner's Parsifal

Marjorie Lawrence sings "Entweihte Götter!" from Wagner' Lohengrin

Marjorie Lawrence sings "Entweihte Götter!" from Wagner' Lohengrin

Sena Jurinac and Josephine Veasey sing an excerpt from Act I of Der Rosenkavalier

Sena Jurinac and Josephine Veasey sing an excerpt from Act I of Der Rosenkavalier

Pauline Tinsley sings " Or là attender io vo" from Puccini's Edgar

Pauline Tinsley sings " Or là attender io vo" from Puccini's Edgar

Lorna Haywood sings the final scene of Janacek's The Makropulos Case in English

Lorna Haywood sings the final scene of Janacek's The Makropulos Case in English

Sutherland, Schwarzkopf, Alva & Waechter sing "Non ti fidar, o misera" from Don Giovanni

Sutherland, Schwarzkopf, Alva & Waechter sing "Non ti fidar, o misera" from Don Giovanni

Geraint Evans and Regina Resnik sing "Reverenza" from Act II of Verdi's Falstaff

Geraint Evans and Regina Resnik sing "Reverenza" from Act II of Verdi's Falstaff

Mirella Freni sings "Venite, inginocchiatevi" from Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro

Mirella Freni sings "Venite, inginocchiatevi" from Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro

Elizabeth Vaughan sings "Be Kind and Courteous" from A Midsummer Night's Dream

Elizabeth Vaughan sings "Be Kind and Courteous" from A Midsummer Night's Dream

Kirsten Flagstad sings "Ewig war ich" from Wagner's Siegfried

Kirsten Flagstad sings "Ewig war ich" from Wagner's Siegfried

Kirsten Flagstad sings "Ich sah das Kind" from Wagner's Parsifal

Kirsten Flagstad sings "Ich sah das Kind" from Wagner's Parsifal

Lorna Haywood sings "Gerechter Gott... In seiner Blüte bleicht mein Leben" from Rienzi

Lorna Haywood sings "Gerechter Gott... In seiner Blüte bleicht mein Leben" from Rienzi

April Cantelo sings "Kennst du das Leid der Elternlosen" from Wagner's Das Liebesverbot

April Cantelo sings "Kennst du das Leid der Elternlosen" from Wagner's Das Liebesverbot

Maria Callas sings "Ich sah das Kind" in Italian from Wagner's Parsifal

Maria Callas sings "Ich sah das Kind" in Italian from Wagner's Parsifal

Maria Callas sings "Grausamer! Fühlst du im Herzen" in Italian from Wagner's Parsifal

Maria Callas sings "Grausamer! Fühlst du im Herzen" in Italian from Wagner's Parsifal

Nilsson, Rysanek, King, Adam, Windgassen and Greindl sing a "medley" from the Ring Cycle

Nilsson, Rysanek, King, Adam, Windgassen and Greindl sing a "medley" from the Ring Cycle

Birgit Nilsson sings the finale to the Immolation Scene from Wagner's Götterdämmerung

Birgit Nilsson sings the finale to the Immolation Scene from Wagner's Götterdämmerung

Birgit Nilsson sings "Ewig war ich" from Wagner's Siegfried

Birgit Nilsson sings "Ewig war ich" from Wagner's Siegfried

Birgit Nilsson and Theo Adam sing the opening to Act II of Die Walküre

Birgit Nilsson and Theo Adam sing the opening to Act II of Die Walküre

Theo Adam sings "Vollendet das ewige Werk!" from Das Rheingold

Theo Adam sings "Vollendet das ewige Werk!" from Das Rheingold

Ferdinand Frantz, Wolfgang Windgassen & Res Fischer sing the finale to Das Rheingold

Ferdinand Frantz, Wolfgang Windgassen & Res Fischer sing the finale to Das Rheingold

Lorna Haywood sings an excerpt from Jancek's Katya Kabanova

Lorna Haywood sings an excerpt from Jancek's Katya Kabanova

Tatiana Troyanos sings "When I am laid" from Purcell's Dido and Aeneas

Tatiana Troyanos sings "When I am laid" from Purcell's Dido and Aeneas

Jess Thomas sings the Preislied from Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

Jess Thomas sings the Preislied from Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

Mirella Freni and Placido Domingo sing "Ma lassù ci vedremo" from Verdi's Don Carlo

Mirella Freni and Placido Domingo sing "Ma lassù ci vedremo" from Verdi's Don Carlo

Régine Crespin sings an excerpt from Fauré's Pénélope

Régine Crespin sings an excerpt from Fauré's Pénélope

Peter Pears sings "In dreams I've built myself" from Act II of Peter Grimes

Peter Pears sings "In dreams I've built myself" from Act II of Peter Grimes

Leonie Rysanek sings "Suicidio!" from La Gioconda

Leonie Rysanek sings "Suicidio!" from La Gioconda

Anna Moffo sings an excerpt from Pizzetti's Ifigenia

Anna Moffo sings an excerpt from Pizzetti's Ifigenia

Anja Silja sings Marie's Act III Monologue from Berg's Wozzeck

Anja Silja sings Marie's Act III Monologue from Berg's Wozzeck

Jose Carreras sings "Fu celeste quel contento" from Mercadante's Il Giuramento

Jose Carreras sings "Fu celeste quel contento" from Mercadante's Il Giuramento

Joan Sutherland sings Mme Lidoine's Act II monologue from Dialogues of the Carmelites

Joan Sutherland sings Mme Lidoine's Act II monologue from Dialogues of the Carmelites

Joan Sutherland sings "Bel raggio lusighier" from Semiramide

Joan Sutherland sings "Bel raggio lusighier" from Semiramide

Joan Sutherland sings "Sempre libera" from La Traviata

Joan Sutherland sings "Sempre libera" from La Traviata

Joan Sutherland sings the cabaletta from Beatrice di Tenda

Joan Sutherland sings the cabaletta from Beatrice di Tenda

Barbara Holt, Kenneth MacDonald and David Ward sing an excerpt from "Die schweigsame Frau"

Barbara Holt, Kenneth MacDonald and David Ward sing an excerpt from "Die schweigsame Frau"

Teresa Berganza and Peter Glossop sing "Dunque io son" from Il barbiere di Siviglia

Teresa Berganza and Peter Glossop sing "Dunque io son" from Il barbiere di Siviglia

Renata Tebaldi sings "Da tempeste il legno infranto" from Giulio Cesare

Renata Tebaldi sings "Da tempeste il legno infranto" from Giulio Cesare

Schwarzkopf, Söderström and Dobbs: final trio to Der Rosenkavalier

Schwarzkopf, Söderström and Dobbs: final trio to Der Rosenkavalier

Mirella Freni and Placido Domingo sing "Gia nella notte densa" from Verdi's Otello

Mirella Freni and Placido Domingo sing "Gia nella notte densa" from Verdi's Otello

Wolfgang Windgassen sings "Nur eine Waffe taugt" from Parsifal

Wolfgang Windgassen sings "Nur eine Waffe taugt" from Parsifal

Ljuba Welitsch sings "Ich kann nicht sitzen" from Elektra

Ljuba Welitsch sings "Ich kann nicht sitzen" from Elektra

Joan Sutherland sings the finale to the Mad Scene "Spargi d'amaro pianto" from Lucia di Lammermoor

Joan Sutherland sings the finale to the Mad Scene "Spargi d'amaro pianto" from Lucia di Lammermoor

Birgit Nilsson sings "Ewig war ich" from Wagner's Siegfried

Birgit Nilsson sings "Ewig war ich" from Wagner's Siegfried

Sandor Konya sings "O dieu, de quelle ivresse" from Les Contes d'Hoffmann

Sandor Konya sings "O dieu, de quelle ivresse" from Les Contes d'Hoffmann

Kiri Te Kanawa sings the Jewel Song from Faust

Kiri Te Kanawa sings the Jewel Song from Faust

Richard Lewis and Forbes Robinson sing an excerpt from Schoenberg's Moses und Aron

Richard Lewis and Forbes Robinson sing an excerpt from Schoenberg's Moses und Aron

Erich Kleiber conducts the finale to Act I of Wozzeck

Erich Kleiber conducts the finale to Act I of Wozzeck

Grace Bumbry sings "O don fatale" from Don Carlo

Grace Bumbry sings "O don fatale" from Don Carlo

Birgit Nilsson sings an excerpt from the Narration and Curse from Tristan und Isolde

Birgit Nilsson sings an excerpt from the Narration and Curse from Tristan und Isolde

Nicolai Gedda sings "Sur les monts les plus sauvages" from Benvenuto Cellini

Nicolai Gedda sings "Sur les monts les plus sauvages" from Benvenuto Cellini

Richard Lewis sings "I accept their verdict" from Billy Budd

Richard Lewis sings "I accept their verdict" from Billy Budd

Hildegard Behrens sings an excerpt from the final scene of Salome

Hildegard Behrens sings an excerpt from the final scene of Salome

Tito Gobbi sings "Si corre dal notaio" from Gianni Schicchi

Tito Gobbi sings "Si corre dal notaio" from Gianni Schicchi

Joan Carlyle sings "Senza Mamma" from Suor Angelica

Joan Carlyle sings "Senza Mamma" from Suor Angelica

Richard Cassilly & Giuseppe Taddei sing "Si, pel ciel" from Otello

Richard Cassilly & Giuseppe Taddei sing "Si, pel ciel" from Otello

Fiorenza Cossotto & Placido Domingo sing an excerpt from the final scene of Carmen

Fiorenza Cossotto & Placido Domingo sing an excerpt from the final scene of Carmen

Mirella Freni, Gundula Janowitz & Gabriel Bacquier sing "Susanna, or via sortite" from Figaro

Mirella Freni, Gundula Janowitz & Gabriel Bacquier sing "Susanna, or via sortite" from Figaro

Amy Shuard and Franco Corelli sing an excerpt from "In questa reggia" from Turandot

Amy Shuard and Franco Corelli sing an excerpt from "In questa reggia" from Turandot

Raina Kabaivanska sings "Selva opaca, deserta brughiera" from Guglielmo Tell

Raina Kabaivanska sings "Selva opaca, deserta brughiera" from Guglielmo Tell

Gerda Lammers sings an excerpt from Elektra's monolog ("Allein! Weh, ganz allein!")

Gerda Lammers sings an excerpt from Elektra's monolog ("Allein! Weh, ganz allein!")

Montserrat Caballé & Richard Tucker sing "Tu, Tu! Amore, tu?!" from Manon Lescaut

Montserrat Caballé & Richard Tucker sing "Tu, Tu! Amore, tu?!" from Manon Lescaut

Montserrat Caballé sings "Io son l'umile ancella" from Adriana Lecouvreuer

Montserrat Caballé sings "Io son l'umile ancella" from Adriana Lecouvreuer

Montserrat Caballé & Teresa Zylis-Gara sing the final trio to Der Rosenkavalier

Montserrat Caballé & Teresa Zylis-Gara sing the final trio to Der Rosenkavalier

Montserrat Caballé sings "Dich, teure Halle" from Tannhäuser

Montserrat Caballé sings "Dich, teure Halle" from Tannhäuser

Montserrat Caballé sings the finale to Act I of Der Rosenkavalier

Montserrat Caballé sings the finale to Act I of Der Rosenkavalier

Martha Mödl and Ramon Vinay sing an excerpt from the Love Duet from Wagner's Tristan und Isolde

Martha Mödl and Ramon Vinay sing an excerpt from the Love Duet from Wagner's Tristan und Isolde

Ramon Vinay sings an excerpt from Act III or Wagner's Tristan und Isolde

Ramon Vinay sings an excerpt from Act III or Wagner's Tristan und Isolde

Martha Mödl sings the Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde

Martha Mödl sings the Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde

Catarina Ligendza sings the finale to the Immolation scene from Götterdämmerung

Catarina Ligendza sings the finale to the Immolation scene from Götterdämmerung

Catarina Ligendza sings "Ewig war ich" from Siegfried

Catarina Ligendza sings "Ewig war ich" from Siegfried

Gwyneth Jones sings "Der Männer Sippe" from Die Walküre

Gwyneth Jones sings "Der Männer Sippe" from Die Walküre

Theo Adam sings "Abendlich strahlt der Sonne Auge" from Das Rheingold

Theo Adam sings "Abendlich strahlt der Sonne Auge" from Das Rheingold

Catarina Ligendza sings the Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde

Catarina Ligendza sings the Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde

Jessye Norman sings "Dich teure Halle" from Wagner's Tannhäuser

Jessye Norman sings "Dich teure Halle" from Wagner's Tannhäuser

Johanna Meier sings an excerpt from the final moments of Der fliegende Holländer

Johanna Meier sings an excerpt from the final moments of Der fliegende Holländer

Eva Marton sings "O Sachs! Mein Freund" from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

Eva Marton sings "O Sachs! Mein Freund" from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

Herbert Janssen sings an excerpt from Das Rheingold. Erich Kleiber conducting

Herbert Janssen sings an excerpt from Das Rheingold. Erich Kleiber conducting

Nicolai Gedda sings "In fernem Land" from Lohengrin

Nicolai Gedda sings "In fernem Land" from Lohengrin

Berit Lindholm and Jean Cox sing an excerpt from the Love duet from Götterdämmerung

Berit Lindholm and Jean Cox sing an excerpt from the Love duet from Götterdämmerung

Liane Synek sings an excerpt from the final scene of Die Walküre

Liane Synek sings an excerpt from the final scene of Die Walküre

Gertrude Grob-Prandl and Gunther Treptow sing an excerpt from the finale of Siegfried

Gertrude Grob-Prandl and Gunther Treptow sing an excerpt from the finale of Siegfried

Marianne Schech sings "Nie sollst du ihm finden" from Act II of Parsifal

Marianne Schech sings "Nie sollst du ihm finden" from Act II of Parsifal

Nicolai Gedda sings "Pourquoi me réveiller" from Werther

Nicolai Gedda sings "Pourquoi me réveiller" from Werther

Nicolai Gedda sings "Inutile regrets!" from Les Troyens

Nicolai Gedda sings "Inutile regrets!" from Les Troyens

Nicolai Gedda sings "Hier soll ich dich denn sehen" from Die Entführung aus dem Serail

Nicolai Gedda sings "Hier soll ich dich denn sehen" from Die Entführung aus dem Serail

Nicolai Gedda sings "Ah, fuyez!" from Manon

Nicolai Gedda sings "Ah, fuyez!" from Manon

Anita Cerquetti and Franco Corelli sing the finale from Norma

Anita Cerquetti and Franco Corelli sing the finale from Norma

Gigluola Frazzoni sings "Sempre così, sul margine del sogno" from La Cena delle beffe

Gigluola Frazzoni sings "Sempre così, sul margine del sogno" from La Cena delle beffe

Inge Borkh and Hilde Zadek sing the finale to Strauss' Elektra

Inge Borkh and Hilde Zadek sing the finale to Strauss' Elektra

Nicolai Gedda sings "Je crois entendre encore" from Les Pecheurs de perles

Nicolai Gedda sings "Je crois entendre encore" from Les Pecheurs de perles

Patricia Brooks sings "Chi il bel sogno di Doretta" (In English) from La Rondine

Patricia Brooks sings "Chi il bel sogno di Doretta" (In English) from La Rondine

Maria Del Monaco sings "Implorons à genoux" from Act I of Samson et Dalila

Maria Del Monaco sings "Implorons à genoux" from Act I of Samson et Dalila

Ingrid Bjoner sings the Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde

Ingrid Bjoner sings the Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde

Eugenia Ratti sings an excerpt from Il Turco in Italia

Eugenia Ratti sings an excerpt from Il Turco in Italia

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf sings "Da geht er hin" from Der Rosenkavalier

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf sings "Da geht er hin" from Der Rosenkavalier

Joan Suhterland and Marilyn Horne sing an excerpt from Semiramide

Joan Suhterland and Marilyn Horne sing an excerpt from Semiramide

Maria Callas sings "Tu che invoco con orrore, Dea tremenda" from La Vestale

Maria Callas sings "Tu che invoco con orrore, Dea tremenda" from La Vestale

Joan Sutherland sings "Bel raggio lusinghier" from Semiramide

Joan Sutherland sings "Bel raggio lusinghier" from Semiramide

Astrid Varnay sings the finale to the Immolation scene from Götterdämmerung

Astrid Varnay sings the finale to the Immolation scene from Götterdämmerung

Gottlob Frick sings "Hier sitz ich zur Wacht" from Götterdämmerung

Gottlob Frick sings "Hier sitz ich zur Wacht" from Götterdämmerung

Astrid Varnay and Wolfgang Windgassen sing the finale to Siegfried

Astrid Varnay and Wolfgang Windgassen sing the finale to Siegfried

Hans Hotter sings "Loge, hör'! from Die Walküre

Hans Hotter sings "Loge, hör'! from Die Walküre

Hans Hotter sings "Abendlicht strahlt der Sonne auge" from Das Rheingold

Hans Hotter sings "Abendlicht strahlt der Sonne auge" from Das Rheingold

Amy Shuard sings "Du bist der Lenz" from Die Walküre

Amy Shuard sings "Du bist der Lenz" from Die Walküre

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf sings "Martern aller Artern" from Die Entführung aus dem Serail

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf sings "Martern aller Artern" from Die Entführung aus dem Serail

Maria Callas sings "Son vergin vezzosa" from I Puritani

Maria Callas sings "Son vergin vezzosa" from I Puritani

Montserrat Caballe sings an excerpt from Act I of I Vespri Siciliani

Montserrat Caballe sings an excerpt from Act I of I Vespri Siciliani

Marisa Galvany sings "Sempre libera" from La Traviata

Marisa Galvany sings "Sempre libera" from La Traviata

Victoria de los Angeles and Pierre Mollet sing an excerpt from Act III of Pelleas et Melisande

Victoria de los Angeles and Pierre Mollet sing an excerpt from Act III of Pelleas et Melisande

Astrid Varnay sings "Grausamer!" from Act II of Parsifal

Astrid Varnay sings "Grausamer!" from Act II of Parsifal

Magda Olivero and Fedora Barbieri sing an excerpt from Wolf-Ferrari's "I Quattro rusteghi"

Magda Olivero and Fedora Barbieri sing an excerpt from Wolf-Ferrari's "I Quattro rusteghi"

Christel Goltz and Margarete Klose sing an extended scene from Strauss's Elektra

Christel Goltz and Margarete Klose sing an extended scene from Strauss's Elektra

Leyla Gencer sings "Neppur oggi, a Natale" from L'assassinio nella cattedrale"

Leyla Gencer sings "Neppur oggi, a Natale" from L'assassinio nella cattedrale"

Hans Sotin sings "Vollendet das ewige Werk" from Das Rheingold

Hans Sotin sings "Vollendet das ewige Werk" from Das Rheingold

Grace Bumbry sings "Casta Diva" from Norma

Grace Bumbry sings "Casta Diva" from Norma

Gwyneth Jones sings the finale to the Immolation Scene from Götterdämmerung

Gwyneth Jones sings the finale to the Immolation Scene from Götterdämmerung

Leyla Gencer sings "Divinita infernal" from Alceste

Leyla Gencer sings "Divinita infernal" from Alceste

Regine Crespin sings "D'Amour l'ardente flamme" from La Damnation de Faust

Regine Crespin sings "D'Amour l'ardente flamme" from La Damnation de Faust

Regine Crespin sings "Du bist der Lenz" from Die Walküre

Regine Crespin sings "Du bist der Lenz" from Die Walküre

Regine Crespin sings "Vissi d'arte" from Tosca

Regine Crespin sings "Vissi d'arte" from Tosca

Christa Ludwig sings "O don fatale" from Don Carlo

Christa Ludwig sings "O don fatale" from Don Carlo

Beverly Sills and Placido Domingo sing an excerpt from Les Contes d'Hoffmann

Beverly Sills and Placido Domingo sing an excerpt from Les Contes d'Hoffmann

Ramon Vinay sings "Nur eine Waffe taugt" from Parsifal

Ramon Vinay sings "Nur eine Waffe taugt" from Parsifal

Sena Jurinac and Charles Craig sing an excerpt from the Love Duet from Madama Butterfly

Sena Jurinac and Charles Craig sing an excerpt from the Love Duet from Madama Butterfly

Eleanor Steber sings "Zeffiretti lusinghieri" from Idomeneo

Eleanor Steber sings "Zeffiretti lusinghieri" from Idomeneo

Martha Mödl and Peter Pears sing an excerpt from Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex

Martha Mödl and Peter Pears sing an excerpt from Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex

Patricia Brooks and Placido Domingo sing an excerpt from the St. Sulpice scene from Manon

Patricia Brooks and Placido Domingo sing an excerpt from the St. Sulpice scene from Manon

Marissa Galvany sings the finale to Cherubini's Medea

Marissa Galvany sings the finale to Cherubini's Medea

Donald McIntyre sings "Loge, hör!" from Die Walküre

Donald McIntyre sings "Loge, hör!" from Die Walküre

Donald McIntyre sings "Vollendet das ewige Werk" from Das Rheingold

Donald McIntyre sings "Vollendet das ewige Werk" from Das Rheingold

Gwyneth Jones sings the finale of the Immolation Scene from Götterdämmerung

Gwyneth Jones sings the finale of the Immolation Scene from Götterdämmerung

James King sings "Ein Schwert verhiess mir der Vater" from Die Walküre

James King sings "Ein Schwert verhiess mir der Vater" from Die Walküre

Gwyneth Jones, Jean Cox & Karl Ridderbusch sing an excerpt from Act II of Götterdämmerung

Gwyneth Jones, Jean Cox & Karl Ridderbusch sing an excerpt from Act II of Götterdämmerung

Gwyneth Jones & Jean Cox sing the finale to Siegfried

Gwyneth Jones & Jean Cox sing the finale to Siegfried

Gundula Janowitz sings "Ist mein Liebster dahin?" from Die Frau ohne Schatten

Gundula Janowitz sings "Ist mein Liebster dahin?" from Die Frau ohne Schatten

Gundula Janowitz sings "Du bist der Lenz" from Die Walküre

Gundula Janowitz sings "Du bist der Lenz" from Die Walküre

Gundula Janowitz sings "Donde lieta usci" from La boheme

Gundula Janowitz sings "Donde lieta usci" from La boheme

Gwyneth Jones & Hugh Beresford sing the finale to the first scene of Wagner's Tannhäuser

Gwyneth Jones & Hugh Beresford sing the finale to the first scene of Wagner's Tannhäuser

Ghena Dimitrova sings the Act II Cabaletta ("Salgo gia del trono aurato") from Nabucco

Ghena Dimitrova sings the Act II Cabaletta ("Salgo gia del trono aurato") from Nabucco

Maria Callas and Giuseppe Di Stefano sing "Addio speranza ed anima" from Rigoletto

Maria Callas and Giuseppe Di Stefano sing "Addio speranza ed anima" from Rigoletto

Alfredo Kraus & Giuseppe Taddei sing the duet from The Pearl Fishers

Alfredo Kraus & Giuseppe Taddei sing the duet from The Pearl Fishers

Renata Scotto sings an excerpt from Bellini's Zaira

Renata Scotto sings an excerpt from Bellini's Zaira

Christel Goltz sings the final scene of Salome

Christel Goltz sings the final scene of Salome

Katia Ricciarelli and Mario Del Monaco sing the love duet from Otello

Katia Ricciarelli and Mario Del Monaco sing the love duet from Otello

Phyllis Curtin and Franco Corelli sing an excerpt from the Act I duet of Tosca

Phyllis Curtin and Franco Corelli sing an excerpt from the Act I duet of Tosca

Gwyneth Jones sings an excerpt from Berlioz's La Mort de Cleopatre

Gwyneth Jones sings an excerpt from Berlioz's La Mort de Cleopatre

Max Lorenz sings an excerpt from Pfitzner's Palestrina

Max Lorenz sings an excerpt from Pfitzner's Palestrina

Montserrat Caballé sings "Casta Diva" from Norma

Montserrat Caballé sings "Casta Diva" from Norma

Martha Mödl sings the finale to the Immolation Scene from Götterdämmerung

Martha Mödl sings the finale to the Immolation Scene from Götterdämmerung

Hans Hotter and Wolfgang Windgassen sing an excerpt from Act III of Siegfried

Hans Hotter and Wolfgang Windgassen sing an excerpt from Act III of Siegfried

Hans Hotter and Martha Mödl sing the opening to Act II of Die Walküre

Hans Hotter and Martha Mödl sing the opening to Act II of Die Walküre

Hans Hotter sings "Vollendet das ewige Werk" from Das Rheingold

Hans Hotter sings "Vollendet das ewige Werk" from Das Rheingold

Amy Shuard sings "Grausamer!" from Act II of Parsifal

Amy Shuard sings "Grausamer!" from Act II of Parsifal

Helena Braun sings ""Entweihte! Götter! Helft jetz meiner Rache" from Lohengrin

Helena Braun sings ""Entweihte! Götter! Helft jetz meiner Rache" from Lohengrin

Sylvia Sass and Alfredo Kraus sing "Un di, felice" from La Traviata

Sylvia Sass and Alfredo Kraus sing "Un di, felice" from La Traviata

Gwyneth Jones and Tito Gobbi sing an excerpt from Act II of Tosca

Gwyneth Jones and Tito Gobbi sing an excerpt from Act II of Tosca