Best Tenor Voices 100

The iconic three tenors - Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, and Jose Carreras - highlight the caliber of vocalists in this collection. The stars of today are represented by singers such as Rolando Villazon, Roberto Alagna, and Ian Bostridge, while Wagner is sung by Klaus Konig, Peter Seiffert, Ben Heppner, and Siegfried Jerusalem, among others. The older generation of singers includes Nicolai Gedda, Alfredo Kraus, Giuseppe di Stefano, Carlo Bergonzi, and Luigi Alva, as well as two of the most famous tenors of all time: Jussi Bjorling and Beniamino Gigli.

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Handel, George Frideric : Der Messias :: Ev'ry valley shall be exalted

Performer: John Aler (Tenor)
Conductor: Andrew Davis
Running Time: 3 min. 25 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Cantata/Oratorio
Written: 1741
Studio/Live: Live

Handel, George Frideric : MEDLEY :: Ombra mai fú

Performer: Fritz Wunderlich (Tenor)
Conductor: Hans Müller-Kray
Running Time: 3 min. 6 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1738
Studio/Live: Live

Handel, George Frideric : Semele :: Where'er you walk

Performer: John Ainsley (Tenor)
Conductor: Andrew Davis
Running Time: 4 min. 25 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Cantata/Oratorio
Written: 1743
Studio/Live: Live

Handel, George Frideric : As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel) :: Love sounds th' alarm

Performer: Ian Bostridge (Tenor)
Conductor: Harry Bicket
Notes: Composition written: 1718.
Running Time: 4 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Cantata/Oratorio
Written: 1718
Studio/Live: Live

Handel, George Frideric : Giulio Cesare :: Vani sono i lamenti...Svegliatevi nel core

Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
Conductor: Eugene Kohn
Running Time: 4 min. 59 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1724
Studio/Live: Live

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Idomeneo :: Fuor del mar

Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
Conductor: Eugene Kohn
Notes: Composition written: 1781.
Running Time: 4 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1781
Studio/Live: Live

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384 :: Hier soll ich dich

Performer: Léopold Simoneau
Conductor: Thomas Beecham
Notes: Composition written: 1782.
Running Time: 3 min. 7 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1782
Studio/Live: Live

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384 :: Konstanze! Konstanze

Performer: Fritz Wunderlich (Tenor)
Conductor: Berislav Klobucar
Notes: Composition written: 1782.
Running Time: 5 min. 16 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1782
Studio/Live: Live

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384 :: Frisch zum Kampfe!

Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
Conductor: Eugene Kohn
Notes: Composition written: 1782.
Running Time: 3 min. 27 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1782
Studio/Live: Live

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384 :: Wenn der Freude Trän

Performer: Léopold Simoneau
Conductor: Thomas Beecham
Notes: Composition written: 1782.
Running Time: 4 min. 32 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1782
Studio/Live: Live

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Don Giovanni :: Dalla sua pace

Performer: Luigi Alva
Conductor: Carlo Giulini
Running Time: 4 min. 24 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1787
Studio/Live: Live

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Don Giovanni :: Il mio tesaro

Performer: Luigi Alva
Conductor: Carlo Giulini
Running Time: 4 min. 42 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1787
Studio/Live: Live

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Così fan tutte, K 588 :: Un'aura amorosa

Performer: Alfredo Kraus
Conductor: Karl Böhm
Running Time: 4 min. 49 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1790
Studio/Live: Live

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Così fan tutte, K 588 :: In qual fiero contrasto...Tradito, schernito

Performer: Alfredo Kraus
Conductor: Karl Böhm
Running Time: 3 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1790
Studio/Live: Live

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620 :: Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön

Performer: Alfredo Kraus
Conductor: Karl Böhm
Running Time: 4 min. 10 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1791
Studio/Live: Live

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : La Clemenza de Tito :: Ah, se fosse intorno al trono

Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
Conductor: Eugene Kohn
Notes: Composition written: 1791.
Running Time: 2 min. 22 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1791
Studio/Live: Live

Verdi, Giuseppe : Macbeth :: O figli, o figli miei!...Ah, la paterna mano

Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
Conductor: Roccardo Muti
Notes: Composition written: 1847.
Running Time: 3 min. 48 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1847
Studio/Live: Live

Verdi, Giuseppe : Attila :: Oh, tutto di navicelle...Ella in poter del barbero...Cara patria

Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
Conductor: Eugene Kohn
Running Time: 7 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1846
Studio/Live: Live

Verdi, Giuseppe : Luisa Miller :: Oh! fede negar potessi...Quando le serre

Performer: Franco Corelli (Tenor)
Conductor: Franco Ferraris
Running Time: 5 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1849
Studio/Live: Live

Verdi, Giuseppe : Rigoletto :: Questa o quella

Performer: Alfredo Kraus
Conductor: Julius Rudel
Running Time: 1 min. 49 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1851
Studio/Live: Live

Verdi, Giuseppe : Rigoletto :: Ella mi fu rapita!...Parmi veder le lagrime

Performer: Alfredo Kraus
Conductor: Julius Rudel
Running Time: 5 min. 29 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1851
Studio/Live: Live

Verdi, Giuseppe : Rigoletto :: La donna è mobile

Performer: Alfredo Kraus
Conductor: Julius Rudel
Running Time: 2 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1851
Studio/Live: Live

Verdi, Giuseppe : Il Trovatore :: Ah sì, ben mio

Performer: Franco Corelli (Tenor)
Conductor: Thomas Schippers
Running Time: 3 min. 29 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1853
Studio/Live: Live

Verdi, Giuseppe : Il Trovatore :: Di quella pira

Performer: Franco Corelli (Tenor)
Conductor: Thomas Schippers
Running Time: 2 min. 5 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1853
Studio/Live: Live

Verdi, Giuseppe : La traviata :: Lunge da lei...De' miei bollenti spiritì...O mio rimorso

Performer: Rolando Villazón (Tenor)
Conductor: Marcello Viotti
Notes: Composition written: 1853.
Running Time: 5 min. 20 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1853
Studio/Live: Live

Verdi, Giuseppe : Un ballo in maschera :: Di'tu se fedele

Performer: Nicolai Gedda (Tenor)
Conductor: Giuseppe Patanè
Running Time: 3 min. 13 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1859
Studio/Live: Live

Verdi, Giuseppe : Un ballo in maschera :: Forse la soglia attinse...Ma se m'è forza perderti

Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
Conductor: Riccardo Muti
Running Time: 5 min. 20 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1859
Studio/Live: Live

Verdi, Giuseppe : La forza del destino :: La vita è inferno...O tu che in seno agli angeli

Performer: Carlo Bergonzi (Tenor)
Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli
Running Time: 6 min. 27 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1862
Studio/Live: Live

Verdi, Giuseppe : Don Carlos :: Io l'ho perduta...lo la vidi

Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
Conductor: Herbert Karajan
Notes: Composition written: 1884.
Running Time: 3 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1884
Studio/Live: Live

Verdi, Giuseppe : Aida, opera :: Se quel guerrier io fossi!...Celeste Aida

Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
Conductor: Riccardo Muti
Notes: Composition written: 1871.
Running Time: 4 min. 24 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1871
Studio/Live: Live

Verdi, Giuseppe : Requiem Mass :: Ingemisco

Performer: Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor: Riccardo Muti
Running Time: 3 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1874
Studio/Live: Live

Verdi, Giuseppe : Otello :: Niun mi tema

Performer: Placido Tomingo
Conductor: John Barker
Running Time: 5 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1887
Studio/Live: Live

Puccini, Giacomo : Manon Lescaut :: Donna non vidi mai

Performer: Charles Craig (Tenor)
Conductor: Michael Collins
Notes: Composition written: 1893.
Running Time: 2 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1893
Studio/Live: Live

Puccini, Giacomo : La bohème :: Che gelida manina

Performer: Roberto Alagna (Tenor)
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Running Time: 4 min. 44 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1896
Studio/Live: Live

Puccini, Giacomo : Tosca :: Recondita armonia

Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
Conductor: Eugene Kohn
Running Time: 2 min. 57 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1900
Studio/Live: Live

Puccini, Giacomo : Tosca :: E lucevan le stelle

Performer: Franco Corelli (Tenor)
Conductor: Franco Ferraris
Running Time: 3 min. 24 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1900
Studio/Live: Live

Puccini, Giacomo : Madama Butterfly :: Addio, fiorito asil

Performers: Jussi Björling (Tenor); Mario Sereni
Conductor: Gabriele Santini
Notes: Composition written: 1904.
Running Time: 1 min. 49 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1904
Studio/Live: Live

Puccini, Giacomo : Gianni Schicchi, opera :: Firenze è come un albero fiorito

Performer: Roberto Alagna (Tenor)
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Running Time: 2 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1918
Studio/Live: Live

Puccini, Giacomo : La Fanciulla del West :: Una parola sola...Or son sei mesi

Performer: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor: Antonino Votto
Notes: Composition written: 1910.
Running Time: 3 min. 59 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1910
Studio/Live: Live

Puccini, Giacomo : La Fanciulla del West :: Ch'ella mi creda libero

Performer: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor: Antonino Votto
Notes: Composition written: 1910.
Running Time: 2 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1910
Studio/Live: Live

Puccini, Giacomo : Turandot :: Nessun dorma

Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
Conductor: Alain Lombard
Notes: Composition written: 1926.
Running Time: 4 min. 14 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1926
Studio/Live: Live

Giordano, Umberto : Andrea Chénier :: Colpito...Un dì all'azzurro spazio

Performer: Franco Corelli (Tenor)
Conductor: Gabriele Santini
Notes: Composition written: 1896.
Running Time: 5 min. 39 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1896
Studio/Live: Live

Giordano, Umberto : Andrea Chénier :: Legray!...Andrea Chénier!...Sì, fui soldato

Performers: Paolo Pedoni; Giuseppe Modesti (Bass); Antoinetta Stella (Voice); Franco Corelli (Tenor); Mario Sereni
Conductor: Gabriele Santini
Notes: Composition written: 1896.
Running Time: 3 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1896
Studio/Live: Live

Giordano, Umberto : Andrea Chénier :: Come un bel dì di maggio

Performer: Franco Corelli (Tenor)
Conductor: Gabriele Santini
Notes: Composition written: 1896.
Running Time: 3 min. 25 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1896
Studio/Live: Live

Giordano, Umberto : Fedora :: Amor ti vieta

Performer: Beniamino Gigli (Tenor)
Conductor: Umberto Berrettoni
Notes: Composition written: 1898.
Running Time: 2 min. 3 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1898
Studio/Live: Live

Francesco Cilèa (1866 - 1950) : L'Arlesiana :: E la solita storia

Performer: Rolando Villazón (Tenor)
Conductor: Marcello Viotti
Running Time: 4 min. 47 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1897
Studio/Live: Live

Mascagni, Pietro : Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act :: Intanto amici...Viva il vino spumeggiante

Performers: Franco Corelli (Tenor); Adriana Lazzarini (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: Gabriele Santini
Running Time: 2 min. 57 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Studio/Live: Live

Mascagni, Pietro : Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act :: Mamma, quel vino è generoso

Performers: Corinna Vozza (Mezzo-soprano); Franco Corelli (Tenor)
Conductor: Gabriele Santini
Running Time: 4 min. 8 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Studio/Live: Live

Mascagni, Pietro : L'Amico Fritz :: O amore, o bella luce del core

Performer: Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Running Time: 2 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Studio/Live: Live

Leoncavallo, Ruggero : Pagliacci, opera :: Recitar!...Vesti la giubba

Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
Conductor: Riccardo Muti
Running Time: 3 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1892
Studio/Live: Live

Vivaldi, Antonio : Giustino, RV 717 :: All'armi, o guerrieri!

Performer: Leonardo Lisi (Voice)
Conductor: Alan Curtis
Running Time: 1 min. 16 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1724
Studio/Live: Live

Bellini, Vincenzo : I Puritani, opera :: A te, o cara

Performer: Franco Corelli (Tenor)
Conductor: Franco Ferraris
Running Time: 3 min. 34 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1835
Studio/Live: Live

Bellini, Vincenzo : Norma, opera :: Meco all'altar di Venere...Me protegge, me difende

Performers: Piero de Palma (Tenor); Franco Corelli (Tenor)
Conductor: Tullio Serafin
Running Time: 6 min. 10 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1831
Studio/Live: Live

Rossini, Gioachino : Il barbiere di Siviglia :: Ecco ridente in cielo

Performer: Luigi Alva
Conductor: Vittorio Gui
Running Time: 4 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1816
Studio/Live: Live

Rossini, Gioachino : Stabat mater :: Cujus animam

Performer: Robert Gambill (Tenor)
Conductor: Riccardo Muti
Running Time: 6 min. 59 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1841
Studio/Live: Live

Rossini, Gioachino : Petite Messe solennelle :: Domine Deus

Performer: Franco Corelli (Tenor)
Conductor: Raffaele Mingardo
Running Time: 4 min. 24 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Choral
Written: 1863
Studio/Live: Live

Donizetti, Gaetano : La Favorita :: Favorita del Re!...Spirto gentil

Performer: Franco Corelli (Tenor)
Conductor: Franco Ferraris
Running Time: 4 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1840
Studio/Live: Live

Donizetti, Gaetano : Don Pasquale :: Com'è gentil

Performer: Alfredo Kraus
Conductor: Sarah Caldwell
Running Time: 3 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1843
Studio/Live: Live

Donizetti, Gaetano : L' elisir d'amore, opera :: Quanto è bella

Performer: Nicolai Gedda (Tenor)
Conductor: France Molinari-Pradelli
Running Time: 2 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1832
Studio/Live: Live

Donizetti, Gaetano : L' elisir d'amore, opera :: Una furtiva lagrima

Performer: Nicolai Gedda (Tenor)
Conductor: France Molinari-Pradelli
Running Time: 4 min. 54 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1832
Studio/Live: Live

Donizetti, Gaetano : Lucia di Lammermoor :: Tombe degli avi miei...Fra poco a me ricovero

Performer: Alfredo Kraus
Conductor: Nicola Rescigno
Running Time: 7 min. 59 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1835
Studio/Live: Live

Donizetti, Gaetano : Lucia di Lammermoor :: Tu che a Dio spiegasti l'ali

Performers: Alfredo Kraus; Robert Lloyd (Bass)
Conductor: Nicola Rescigno
Running Time: 5 min. 4 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1835
Studio/Live: Live

Boito, Arrigo : Mefistofele :: Dai campi, dai prati

Performer: Peter Seiffert (Tenor)
Conductor: Heinz Wallberg
Notes: Composition written: 1868-75.
Running Time: 2 min. 24 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1868-1875
Studio/Live: Live

Ponchielli, Amilcare : La Gioconda :: Cielo e mar!

Performer: Franco Corelli (Tenor)
Conductor: Franco Ferraris
Running Time: 4 min. 43 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1876
Studio/Live: Live

Guerrero, Jacinto : Los gavilanes :: Mi aldea

Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
Conductor: Manuel Moreno-Buendia
Notes: Composition written: Spain.
Running Time: 3 min. 47 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Studio/Live: Live

Pablo Sorozábal (1897 - 1988) : La taberna del puerto :: No puede ser

Performer: Rolando Villazón (Tenor)
Conductor: Placido Domingo
Notes: Composition written: 1936.
Running Time: 2 min. 42 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1936
Studio/Live: Live

Meyerbeer, Giacomo : Die Afrikanerin

Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
Conductor: Jacques Delacôte
Notes: Composition written: 1864.
Running Time: 3 min. 25 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1864
Studio/Live: Live

Donizetti, Gaetano : La figlia del reggimento :: Ah! mes amis, quel jour de fête...Pour mon âme

Performer: Rockwell Blake (Tenor)
Conductor: Patrick Fournillier
Running Time: 3 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1840
Studio/Live: Live

Fromental Halévy (1799 - 1862) : La juive :: Rachel, quand du Seigneur

Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
Conductor: Jacques Delacôte
Running Time: 6 min. 20 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1835
Studio/Live: Live

Rossini, Gioachino : Guglielmo Tell :: Asile héréditaire

Performer: Nicolai Gedda (Tenor)
Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli
Running Time: 3 min. 44 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1829
Studio/Live: Live

Rossini, Gioachino : Le Comte Ory :: Que les destins prospères

Performer: Rockwell Blake (Tenor)
Conductor: Patrick Fournillier
Running Time: 4 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1828
Studio/Live: Live

Adam, Adolphe : Le postillon de Lonjumeau :: Mes amis, écoutez l'histoire

Performer: John Aler (Tenor)
Conductor: Thomas Fulton
Running Time: 4 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1836
Studio/Live: Live

Massenet, Jules : Manon :: Je suis seul...Ah! fuyez, douce image

Performer: Alfredo Kraus
Conductor: Michel Plasson
Running Time: 4 min. 49 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1882-1883
Studio/Live: Live

Massenet, Jules : Le Cid :: Ah! tout est bien fini!...O souverain, ô juge, ô juge, ô père

Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
Conductor: Jacques Delacôte
Notes: Composition written: Spain.
Running Time: 5 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Studio/Live: Live

Massenet, Jules : Werther :: Traduire...Pourquoi me réveiller

Performer: Roberto Alagna (Tenor)
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Running Time: 3 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Studio/Live: Live

Gounod, Charles : Roméo et Juliette :: L'amour! L'amour...Ah! Lève-toi, soleil!

Performer: Roberto Alagna (Tenor)
Conductor: Michel Plasson
Notes: Composition written: 1865-71.
Running Time: 3 min. 59 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1865-1871
Studio/Live: Live

Gounod, Charles : Faust :: Quel trouble inconnu...Salut, demeure chaste et pure

Performer: Nicolai Gedda (Tenor)
Conductor: Giuseppe Patanè
Running Time: 5 min. 33 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1856-1859
Studio/Live: Live

Lalo, Edouard : Le Roi d'Ys :: Puisqu'on ne peut fléchir...Vainement, ma bien-aimée

Performer: Beniamino Gigli (Tenor)
Conductor: Rainaldo Zamboni
Notes: Composition written: 1875-88.
Running Time: 3 min. 25 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1875-1888
Studio/Live: Live

Thomas, Ambroise : Mignon :: Adieu, Mignon, courage

Performer: Nicolai Gedda (Tenor)
Conductor: Georges Prêtre
Running Time: 2 min. 27 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1866
Studio/Live: Live

Thomas, Ambroise : Mignon :: Elle ne croyait pas

Performer: Nicolai Gedda (Tenor)
Conductor: Georges Prêtre
Running Time: 3 min. 34 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1866
Studio/Live: Live

Bizet, Georges : Carmen, opera :: La fleur que tu m'avais jetée

Performer: Jon Vickers (Tenor)
Conductor: Rafae Frühbeck de Burgos
Running Time: 4 min. 22 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1873-1874
Studio/Live: Live

Bizet, Georges : The Pearl Fishers, opera :: Je crois entendre encord

Performer: Alain Vanzo (Tenor)
Conductor: Georges Prêtre
Running Time: 3 min. 10 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1863
Studio/Live: Live

Offenbach, Jacques : Gaîté Parisienne :: Va, pour Kleinzach!

Performers: Nicolai Gedda (Tenor); André Mallabrera (Tenor)
Conductor: André Cluytens
Running Time: 5 min. 20 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Studio/Live: Live

Offenbach, Jacques : La belle Hélène :: Au mont Ida

Performer: Roberto Alagna (Tenor)
Conductor: Richard Armstrong
Notes: Composition written: 1864.
Running Time: 3 min. 15 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1864
Studio/Live: Live

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Queen of Spades, Op. 68 :: Chto nasha zhizhn? Igra!

Performer: Nicolai Gedda (Tenor)
Conductor: Gika Zdravkovitch
Running Time: 2 min. 22 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1890
Studio/Live: Live

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Eugen Onegin :: Kuda, kuda

Performer: Rolando Villazón (Tenor)
Conductor: Michel Plasson
Running Time: 6 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1877-1878
Studio/Live: Live

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Fidelio, Op. 72 :: Gott! Welch Dunkel hier!

Performer: Jon Vickers (Tenor)
Conductor: Herbert Karajan
Notes: Composition written: 1804-06.
Running Time: 7 min. 51 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1804-1806
Studio/Live: Live

Flotow, Friedrich von : Martha :: Ach, so fromm

Performer: Fritz Wunderlich (Tenor)
Conductor: Berislav Klobucar
Notes: Composition written: 1847.
Running Time: 2 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1847
Studio/Live: Live

Weber, Carl Maria von : Der Freischütz, J 277 :: Nein, länger trag' ich nicht...Durch die Wälder

Performer: Rudolf Schock (Tenor)
Conductor: Joseph Keilberth
Running Time: 6 min. 56 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1817-1821
Studio/Live: Live

Lortzing, Albert : Undine :: Vater, Mutter, Schwestern, Brüder

Performer: Peter Schreier (Tenor)
Conductor: Robert Heger
Notes: Composition written: 1845.
Running Time: 3 min. 32 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1845
Studio/Live: Live

Goldmark, Karl : Die Königin von Saba :: Magische Töne

Performer: Nicolai Gedda (Tenor)
Conductor: Heinrich Bender
Notes: Composition written: 1869-71.
Running Time: 3 min. 44 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1869-1871
Studio/Live: Live

Franz Lehár (1870 - 1948) : The Land of Smiles :: Dein

Performer: Fritz Wunderlich (Tenor)
Conductor: Carl Michalski
Running Time: 3 min. 40 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Studio/Live: Live

Franz Lehár (1870 - 1948) : Paganini :: Gern hab' ich die Frau'n geküát

Performer: Nicolai Gedda (Tenor)
Conductor: Willi Boskovsky
Notes: Composition written: 1924-25.
Running Time: 3 min. 20 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1924-1925
Studio/Live: Live

Strauss II (Junior), Johann : Der Zigeunerbaron :: Als flotter Geist...Ja, das alles auf Ehr'

Performer: Peter Seiffert (Tenor)
Conductor: Peter Falk
Notes: Composition written: 10/24/1885.
Running Time: 3 min. 1 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 10/24/1885
Studio/Live: Live

Wagner, Richard : Tannhäuser :: Dir töne Lob!

Performer: Klaus Konig (Tenor)
Conductor: Bernard Haitink
Running Time: 1 min. 54 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1843-1865
Studio/Live: Live

Wagner, Richard : Lohengrin :: In fernem Land

Performer: Nicolai Gedda (Tenor)
Conductor: Heinrich Bender
Running Time: 5 min. 25 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1848
Studio/Live: Live

Wagner, Richard : Lohengrin :: Mein lieber Schwan

Performer: Rudolf Schock (Tenor)
Conductor: Wilhelm Schuchter
Running Time: 4 min. 11 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1848
Studio/Live: Live

Wagner, Richard : Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg :: Morgendlich leuchtend im rosigen Schein

Performers: Kurt Moll (Bass); Bernd Vocals] (Baritone); Ben Heppner; Cheryl Studer (Soprano)
Conductor: Wolfgang Sawallisch
Running Time: 6 min. 2 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1862-1867
Studio/Live: Live

Wagner, Richard : Die Walküre :: Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond

Performer: Peter Seiffert (Tenor)
Conductor: Heinz Wallberg
Running Time: 3 min. 17 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1854-1856
Studio/Live: Live

Wagner, Richard : Siegfried :: Was am besten er kann...Notung! Notung!

Performers: Siegfried Jerusalem (Tenor); Peter Haage (Tenor)
Conductor: Bernard Haitink
Running Time: 5 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1856-1871
Studio/Live: Live

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