Violetta: Joan Sutherland Alfredo: Giacomo Aragall Germont: Sherrill Milnes Conductor: Richard Bonynge 12 October 1970 Metropolitan Opera In-house recording

Violetta: Jeannette Pilou Alfredo: Luigi Alva Germont: Robert Merrill Conductor: Jan Behr 18 November 1967 Metropolitan Opera In-house recording

Violetta: Pilar Lorengar Alfredo: Luigi Alva Germont: Sherrill Milnes Conductor: Fausto Cleva 1 November 1967 Metropolitan Opera In-house recording

Violetta: Montserrat Caballé Alfredo: Richard Tucker Germont: Cornell MacNeil Conductor: Fausto Cleva 18 September 1967 Metropolitan Opera In-house recording

Violetta: Virginia Zeani Alfredo: Bruno Prevedi Germont: Robert Merrill Conductor: Georges Prêtre 12 November 1966 Metropolitan Opera In-house recording

Melia: Arleen Auger Apollo: Cornelia Wulkopf Mozarteum Orchestra Conductor: Leopold Hager Salzburg Mozart Week Broadcast 23 January 1981

Aspasia: Arleen Auger Sifare: Edita Gruberova Mozarteum Orchestra Conductor: Leopold Hager Salzburg Mozart Week Broadcast 21 January 1977

Fauno: Arleen Auger Mozarteum Orchestra Conductor: Leopold Hager Salzburg Mozart Week Broadcast 23 January 1976

Giunia: Arleen Auger Cecilio: Julia Varady Lucio Silla: Peter Schreier Mozarteum Orchestra Conductor: Leopold Hager Salzburg Mozart Week Broadcast 24 January 1975

Elisa: Arleen Auger Aminta: Edith Mathis Mozarteum Orchestra Conductor: Leopold Hager Salzburg Mozart Week Broadcast 28 January 1974

Arleen Auger Mozarteum Orchestra Conductor: Leopold Hager Broadcast Salzburg Festival 12 August 1973

Sifare: Arleen Auger Aspasia: Edda Moser Felsenreitschule, Salzburg Festival Mozarteum Orchestra Conductor: Leopold Hager Broadcast 25 August 1971

(in English) Wanda: Kristine Biller Olga: Karen Blanchard Amelie: Rebecca Whitlow Charlotte: Susan Polack Fritz: Gordon Gietz General Boum: Kevin Glavin Baron Puck: Douglas Perry Prince Paul: Daniel Belcher Nepomuc: Ubaldo Feliciano-Hernandez Baron Grog: Michael Riley Conductor: Emanuel Joel Opera Company of Philadelphia April 2004 Broadcast…

Aida: Rita Hunter Amneris: Elena Obraztsova Priestess: Jean Kraft Radamès: Carlo Bergonzi Amonasro: Louis Quilico Ramfis: James Morris King: Philip Booth Messenger: Paul Franke Conductor: Kazimierz Kord Metropolitan Opera In-house recording 12 October 1976

Aida: Montserrat Caballé Amneris: Marilyn Horne Priestess: Marcia Baldwin Radamès: Robert Nagy Amonasro: Cornell MacNeil Ramfis: Jerome Hines King: James Morris Messenger: Charles Anthony Conductor: James Levine Metropolitan Opera In-house recording 10 March 1976

Aida: Lucine Amara Amneris: Shirley Verrett Priestess: Carlotta Ordassy Radamès: Carlo Bergonzi Amonasro: Mario Sereni Ramfis: Justino Díaz King: Paul Plishka Messenger: Rod MacWherter Conductor: Kurt Adler Metropolitan Opera In-house recording March 31, 1970

Aida: Galina Vishnevskaya Amneris: Mignon Dunn Priestess: Carlotta Ordassy Radamès: Jon Vickers Amonasro: Anselmo Colzani Ramfis: Jerome Hines King: Louis Sgarro Messenger: Robert Nagy Conductor: Nino Verchi 6 November 1961 Metropolitan Opera In-house recording

Daphne: Soile Isokoski Gaea: Jadwiga Rappé Mägde: Jialin Zhang & Gaële le Roi Apollo: John Horton Murray Leukippos: Torsten Kerl Peneios: Peter Rose Schäfer: Bernard Polisset, Charles Alves da Cruz, Jacques Scamps & Mario Castagnetti Choeur et Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France Conductor: Marek Janowski Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris 26 November …

Daphne: Alexandra von der Weth Gaea: Jane Henschel Mägde: Rebecca Nash / Gweneth-Ann Jeffers Apollo: Johan Botha Leukippos: Roberto Saccà Peneios: Alfred Reiter Schäfer: James Rutherford / Peter Auty / Graeme Broadbent / Darren Jeffery Conductor: Stefan Soltesz Royal Opera, Covent Garden 15 May 2002 Broadcast…

Daphne: Lucia Popp Gaea: Jadwiga Rappé Mägde: Martina Musacchio / Janeen Franz Apollo: Michael Pabst Leukippos: Claes Hakan Ahnsjö Peneios: Hans Tschammer Schäfer: Leonard Graus / Brett Martin / Wolfgang Barta / Marc Mazuir Choeur du Grand Theatre de Geneve Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Christian Thielemann Grand Theatre de Geneve 12 January 1991 …

Lucrezia Contarini: Maria Parazzini Pisana: Anna di Stasio Jacopo Foscari: Carlo Bergonzi Francesco Foscari: Renato Bruson Loredano: Bernardino di Bagno Barbarigo: Angelo Marchiandi Conductor: Daniel Oren Teatro dell’opera di Roma 10 December 1980 In-house recording

Lida: Enriqueta Tarrés Imelda: Wendela Bronsgeest Arrigo: Gianni Bevaglio Rolando: Salvatore Sassu Barbarossa/Consule/Podesta: Aurio Tomicich Kees Groot Omroepkoor Omroeporkest Bakels, Conductor: Kees Bakels Amsterdam 29 January 1977 Broadcast

Baronin Freimann: Dagmar Schellenberger Gräfin von Eberbach: Lioba Braun Gretchen: Jeanine Thames Nanette: Gisela Uhlmann Graf von Eberbach: Bo Skovhus Baron Kronthal: Michael Schade Baculus: Roland Bracht Conductor: Leopold Hager Kinderchor der Bayerischen Staatsoper Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks Münchner Rundfunkorchester Munich 19 April 1998 Br…

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Marina Rebeka Stanislas de Barbeyrac Les Talens Lyriques Conductor: Christophe Rousset Berlin Staatsoper 24 November 2023 In-house recording

Arias and Duets from Donizetti: Maria Stuarda & Anna Bolena; Rossini: Semiramide & Elisabetta, Regina d’Inghilterra; Bellini: Norma and Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro (encore) Marina Rebeka Karine Deshayes Paris Chamber Orchestra Conductor: Speranza Scappucci Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris 21 March 2023 Broadcast…

Madama Cortese: Teresa Romano Corinna: Christina Obregon Marchesa Melibea: Maite Beaumont Contessa di Folleville: Marina Rebeka Cavalier Belfiore: Michael Spyres Conte di Libenskof: Sergey Romanovsky Lord Sidney: Roberto Tagliavini Don Profondo: Simón Orfila Barone di Trombonok: José Carbó Don Alvaro: Simone del Savio Conductor: Ottavio Dantone Tea…

Die Kaiserin: Deborah Voigt Färberin: Christine Brewer Die Amme: Jill Grove Der Kaiser: Robert Dean Smith Barak: Franz Hawlata Der Geisterbote: Quinn Kelsey Der Einäugige: Daniel Sutin Der Einarmige: Andrew Funk Der Bucklige: John Easterlin Die Erscheinung eines Jünglings: Bryan Griffin Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis Lyric Opera of Chicago 16 December…

Die Kaiserin: Karen Huffstodt Färberin: Lisbeth Balslev Die Amme: Nadine Denize Der Kaiser: Michael Sylvester Barak: Jose van Dam Der Geisterbote: Eike Wilm Schulte Der Einaugige: Fabrice Raviola Der Einarmige: Andreas Kohn Der Bucklige: Bengt Ola Morgny Erscheinung eines Junglings: Alain Gabriel Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Conductor: Armin Jord…

(in English) Die Kaiserin: Anne Evans Färberin: Pauline Tinsley Die Amme: Patricia Payne Der Kaiser: Matti Kastu Barak: Norman Bailey Der Geisterbote: Geoffrey Moses Der Einäugige: Russell Smythe Der Einarmige: Julian Moyle Der Bucklige: Arthur Davies Die Erscheinung eines Jünglings: Timothy German Conductor: Richard Armstrong Welsh National Opera …

Amelia: Montserrat Caballé Oscar: Joy Clements Ulrica: Irene Dalis Riccardo: Plácido Domingo Renato: Robert Merrill Samuel: Paul Plishka Tom: Andrij Dobriansky Silvano: Raymond Gibbs Conductor: Francesco Molinari-Pradelli Metropolitan Opera 13 October 1970 In-house recording

Leonora: Montserrat Caballé Azucena: Viorica Cortez Ines: Carlotta Ordassy Manrico: Plácido Domingo Count Di Luna: Robert Merrill Ferrando: Paul Plishka Ruiz: Nico Castel Conductor: Carlo Felice Cillario Metropolitan Opera 11 April 1973 In-house recording

Wally: Eva-Maria Westbroek Afra: Serena Malfi Walter: Inna Dukach Hagenbach: Mats Carlsson Gellner: Piero Terranova Stromminger: Kristof Klorek Il pedone: Hugo Oliveira Groot Omroepkoor & Radio Filharmonisch Orkest Conductor: Guiuliano Carella Concertgebouw, Amsterdam 27 February 2010 Broadcast

Wally: Stefka Evstatieva Afra: Marion van den Akker Walter: Ghyslaine Raphanel Hagenbach: Kristjan Johannsson Gellner: Sigmund Cowan Stromminger: Henk Smit Il Pedone: Henk Smit Dutch Radio Chorus & Orchestra Conductor: Henry Lewis Vredenburg, Utrecht 5 April 1992 Broadcast

La Wally: Carol Neblett Afra: Marilu Anselmi Walter: Martha Millan Hagenbach: Ermanno Mauro Gellner: Gianpiero Mastromei Stromminger: Nino Meneghetti Il Pedone: Jose Crec Conductor: Michelangelo Veltri Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires 16 September 1981 Broadcast

Wally: Magda Olivero Afra: Laura Zannini Walter: Ida Farina Hagenbach: Amedeo Zambon Gellner: Silvano Carroli Stromminger: Nicola Zaccaria Il Pedone: Giovanni Foiani Conductor Ferruccio Scaglia Teatro Donizetti, Bergamo October 1972 In-house recording

Wally: Renata Tebaldi Afra: Deborah Kieffer Walter: Isabel Penagos Hagenbach: Carlo Bergonzi Gellner: Peter Glossop Stromminger: Andrzehj Saciuk Il Pedone: Fernando Corena Conductor: Fausto Cleva American Opera Society, Carnegie Hall 13 March 1968 In-house recording

Francesca: Raina Kabaivanska Samaritana: Barbara Hoffman Adonella: Alice Marie Nelson Biancofiore: Frederika Wisehart Smaragdi: Carole Walters Garsenda: Sheryl King Altichiara: Carole Walters Paolo: Placido Domingo Gianciotto: Matteo Manuguerra Malatestino: Nuccio Saetta A Jester/Tower Warden: Donald Chapman Ostasio: Harlan Foss Ser Toldo Berardeng…

1. Maria Agresta 2. Angel Blue 3. Saioa Hernandez 4. Angela Meade 5. Anna Pirozzi 6. Maria José Siri 7. Krassimira Stoyanova 8. Rachel Willis-Sørensen

1. Maria Parazzini 2. Françoise Pollet 3. Orianna Santunione 4. Lynne Strow Piccolo 5. Sharon Sweet 6. Ilona Tokody 7. Amber Wagner 8. Felicia Weathers

1. Horiana Branistenau 2. Marcella De Osma 3. Seta Del Grande 4. Susan Dunn 5. Galina Gorchakova 6. Ljilijana Molnar-Talajic 7. Silvia Mosca

1. Martina Arroyo 2. Grace Bumbry 3. Montserrat Caballé 4. Anja Harteros 5. Gwyneth Jones 6. Anna Netrebko 7. Sondra Radvanovsky 8. Renata Scotto 9. Anna Tomowa-Sintow 10. Julia Varady

Your task here is to identify the ten samples drawn from the sixteen sopranos listed below. Lucine Amara Maria Chiara Elizabeth Connell Michele Crider Cristina Deutekom Ghena Dimitrova Angeles Gulin Rita Hunter Jennifer Rowley Eva Marton Lotte Rysanek Sylvia Sass Elena Souliotis Cheryl Studer Astrid Varnay Mara Zampieri…

Santuzza: Mignon Dunn Lola: Isola Jones Mamma Lucia: Geraldine Decker Turiddu: Ermanno Mauro Alfio: Cornell MacNeil Conductor: David Stivender Met Tour to the Kennedy Center 25 April 1981 In-house

Santuzza: Rita Hunter Lola: Mildred Miller Mamma Lucia: Carlotta Ordassy Turiddu: Harry Theyard Alfio: Morley Meredith Conductor: John Nelson 27 November 1974 Metropolitan Opera In-house

Santuzza: Régine Crespin Lola: Judith Forst Mamma Lucia: Batyah Godfrey Ben-David Turiddu: Enrico Di Giuseppe Alfio: Matteo Manuguerra Conductor: Carlo Felice Cillario 9 June 1973 Metropolitan Opera In-house

Santuzza: Fiorenza Cossotto Lola: Nedda Casei Mamma Lucia: Jean Kraft Turiddu: Carlo Bergonzi Alfio: Anselmo Colzani Conductor: Christopher Keene 24 September 1971 Metropolitan Opera In-house

Santuzza: Giulietta Simionato Lola: Rosalind EliasMamma Lucia: Thelma VotipkaTuriddu: Jussi Björling Alfio: Walter Cassel Conductor: Nino Verchi 16 November 1959 Metropolitan Opera In-house

Fiordiligi: Christine Goerke Dorabella: Joyce DiDonato Despina: Judith Christin Ferrando: Richard Croft Guglielmo: Nathan Gunn Don Alfonso: Alfonso Antoniozzi Conductor: Patrick Summers Houston Grand Opera 19 January 2001 Broadcast

Antonia: Mirella Freni La Mère d’Antonia: Teresa Mandalari Hoffmann: Agostino Lazzari Miracle: Sesto Bruscantini Frantz: Sergio Tedesco Crespel: Vito De Taranto Conductor: Peter Maag Teatro San Carlo di Napoli 27 February 1960 Broadcast