Simply the Best Night at the Opera

Giacomo Puccini (Artist), Jacques Offenbach (Artist), Gaetano Donizetti (Artist), Georges Bizet (Artist), Gioachino Rossini (Artist), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Artist), George Frideric Handel (Artist), Igor Stravinsky (Artist), Jules Massenet (Artist), Antonin Dvorak (Artist), Camille Saint-Saëns (Artist), Benjamin Britten (Artist), Claudio Monteverdi (Artist), Giuseppe Verdi (Artist), Hector Berlioz (Artist), Charles Gounod (Artist), Henry Purcell (Artist), Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (Artist), Richard Wagner (Artist), English Chamber Orchestra (Artist), Munich Bavarian State Orchestra (Artist), Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra (Artist), Lyon National Opera Orchestra & Chorus (Artist), Prague Symphony Orchestra (Artist), Orchestre National de France (Artist), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Artist), Halle Orchestra (Artist), London Philharmonia Orchestra (Artist), Marc Minkowski (Artist), Kent Nagano (Artist), Marcello Viotti (Artist), Carlo Rizzi (Artist), Alain Lombard (Artist), Claudio Scimone (Artist), Ondrej Lenard (Artist), James Conlon (Artist), Lawrence Foster (Artist), Daniel Barenboim (Artist), Raymond Leppard (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 6, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Erato
• ASIN: B00000J9HR
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #79,325 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #78 in Music > Classical > Historical Periods > Baroque (c.1600-1750) > Composers > Purcell, Henry

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Turnadot: Nessun Dorma

2. Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro

3. Les Conte d'Hoffmann: Messiers, Silence!

4. L'Elisir diAmore: Una fortiva lagrima

5. Carmen: Je Dis que rien ne m'epouvant

6. Les pecheurs de perles: Au fond du temple saint

7. L'Inganno felice: Al piu dolce

8. Cosi fan tutte: Soave sia il vento

9. Xerxes: Ombra mai fu

10. The Rake's Progress: Quietly, night

See all 14 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. La Boheme: O soave faciulla

2. Samson et Dalila: Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix

3. La nozze di Figaro: Voi, che sapete che cosa e amor

4. Billy Budd: Look! ... Through The Port Come The Moonshine Astray!

5. L'Incoronazione di Poppea: Lameto di Ottavia: 'Diprezzata Regina'

6. Rigoletto: Gaultier Malde ... caro nome

7. Manon Lescant: Donna on vidi mia

8. Madama Butterfly: Un bel di vedreno

9. La Damnation de Faust: D'amour l'ardente flamme

10. Faust: Vous qui faites l'endormie

See all 15 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good choice for opera lovers., August 15, 2001

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irmita "irmita" (usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Simply the Best Night at the Opera (Audio CD)

If you are in search of a cd containing various popular pieces from the greatest operas in the world, then search no more. This cd contains classic operatic pieces, sung by some of the most talented tenors and sopranos out there, including Placido Domingo. Madame Butterfly's Un Bel Di and Turandot's Nessun Dorma are, without a doubt, two of the most emotional and dramatic songs ever composed. Fortunately, this inexpensive two cd set includes those songs and many more. This cd is a delight to own, whether or not you've ever attended an opera.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars budding operaphiles, February 15, 2009

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John Feesey "fees" (British Columbia,Canada) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Simply the Best Night at the Opera (Audio CD)

We sought to open our enjoyment of opera and read the reviews before buying several best of collections.These seem to consist of record labels offerings from the catalogue, in this case Warner. This 'simply the best night at the opera' is played occasionally on a long trip or in my studio, its sort of our second album,its good, Ill say that much. Amazon discontinued the download service to us and we decided to purchase used from Amazon resellers.We now have this quality album inexpensively with all the artwork as a backup.
Thanks Amazon

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Simply a Stunner", July 21, 2006

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Opera Nut "T" (NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Simply the Best Night at the Opera (Audio CD)

Ideal for an opera lover, or for anyone who loves gorgeous singing. I am an opera nut and was introduced to this one by accident; "Au gond du temple saint" from Pearl Fishers (selection #6, disc one) was playing on the stereo in the Metropolitan Opera giftshop when I walked in at intermission one night. I thought it was so stunning I bought my first copy of the CD then and there; and have bought 2 other "back-up copies" since then, as well as having it on my iPod.