opera & diva lover

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Münchener Bach-Orchester; conducted by Karl Richter

In the world you have fear; however be comforted, I have conquered the world.

Ei tarda ancor! … L’orror del tradimento from Verdi’s Oberto, sung by Simon Estes.

Tamino, halt, ich muss dich seh’n! … Tamino mein, o welch ein Glück from Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, sung by Evelyn Lear and Fritz Wunderlich.

Joseph Haydn, Armida (1784), Overture Concentus Musicus Wien • Nikolaus Harnoncourt (2000) Armida Gazes on the Enchanted Rinaldo, Giuseppe Cades

Haydn: Symphony No.101 in D, ‘The Clock’ - II. Andante (07:32)

Michael Clark et al.

— Clara Schumann (Pianist, Composer)

Beverly Sills, Roberto Devereux. 

GORGEOUS. I had never heard him before and I just randomly clicked on this video. His timbre (tone quality) is BEAUTIFUL.

Joan Sutherland/Met Debut/Lucia

Even people suffering from an unfortunate allergy to fabulous singing should watch this for the Muppets’ sake. “Joan, why didn’t you call me!”

Spirto gentil from Donizetti’s La favorita, sung by Nicolai Gedda.

Maria Callas, Lucia.

Il segreto per esser felici from Donizetti’s Lucrezia Borgia, sung by Alice Coote. Don’t be bothered by the slightly depressive setting and also the fact that they are drinking poison.

Anna Bolena, 1957.

Cheti, cheti immantinente from Donizetti’s Don Pasquale, sung by absolute buttheads Thomas Hampson and Luca Pisaroni.