Category Archives: Opera

Pavarotti sings Di Quella Pira at the Madison Square Garden, New York [1987]

Legendary Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti sings “Di quella pira”, a famous aria from Giuseppe Verdi’s opera “Il Trovatore,”. Recorded during a concert at the Madison Square Garden, New York, in 1987. New Jersey Symphony Orchestra conducted by Emerson Buckley.

Pavarotti sings La Donna è Mobile at the Madison Square Garden, New York [1987]

Legendary Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti sings La donna è mobile, one of the most famous and recognizable arias from the world of opera. Recorded during a concert at the Madison Square Garden, New York, in 1987. New Jersey Symphony Orchestra conducted by Emerson Buckley.

The Three Tenors London 1996 Concert [Full, Remastered Video and Audio]

The most celebrated operatic singing trio of the late 1990s and early 2000s, The Three Tenors‘ 1996 London concert. The concert took place at Wembley Stadium, and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra accompanied the famous tenors Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, and José Carreras. Conductor: James Levine.

The Three Tenors: Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici [From Verdi’s La Traviata]

Accompanied by the L.A. Philharmonic and the L.A. Music Center Opera Chorus, the most celebrated operatic singing trio of the late 1990s and early 2000s, The Three Tenors (Luciano Pavarotti, José Carreras, and Plácido Domingo) perform “Libiamo ne’ lieti calici” (English: “Let’s drink from the joyful cups”), a famous duet with a chorus from Giuseppe Verdi’s La …

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Pavarotti sings Nessun Dorma during The Three Tenors concert [1994]

Accompanied by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, the legendary Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti sings Nessun Dorma, a very famous tenor aria from Giacomo Puccini’s opera Turandot. Conductor: Zubin Mehta. Recorded during The Three Tenors concert at the Los Angeles Dodger Stadium in July 1994.

Brownlee and Spyres sing “All’idea di quel metallo” [Rossini] from Il barbiere di Siviglia

American operatic tenor Lawrence Brownlee and the American baritenor (the opera singer who can sing both baritone and tenor arias) Michael Spyres sing “All’idea di quel metallo”, a famous duet from Gioachino Rossini’s 1816 comic opera “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” (The Barber of Seville).

Pavarotti sings Nessun dorma [Lincoln Center, 1979]

Accompanied by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, legendary Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti sings Nessun Dorma, a very famous tenor aria from Giacomo Puccini’s (22 December 1858 – 29 November 1924) opera Turandot. Recorded during a concert (Joan Sutherland and Luciano Pavarotti in their first joint recital) at the Lincoln Center, New York, in 1979. Conductor: …

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Mario Lanza and Kathryn Grayson sing Vogliatemi bene

American actress and coloratura soprano Kathryn Grayson and the American tenor and Hollywood star of Italian origin Mario Lanza sing Vogliatemi bene, a famous Italian aria from the Act 1 of Giacomo Puccini’s 1904 opera “Madama Butterfly”. From the 1950 MGM musical film “The Toast of New Orleans”.