Prima Donna
The First Ladies of Opera
Renée Fleming, Anna Netrebko, Sylvia McNair, Cecilia Bartoli, Kiri Te Kanawa, Angela Gheorghiu, Karita Mattila, Barbara Hendricks, Anne Sofie von Otter, Montserrat Caballé, Elina Garanca, Danielle de Niese, Patricia Petibon, Magdalena Kožená, Sumi Jo, Nicole Cabell
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly, SC 74, Act II
- Renée Fleming (soprano)
- London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Sir Charles Mackerras
- Recorded: 1999-07-09
- Recording Venue: The Colosseum, Watford
Un bel dì vedremo
Dvořák: Rusalka, Op. 114, B.203 / Act 1
- Anna Netrebko (soprano)
- Wiener Philharmoniker
- Gianandrea Noseda
- Recorded: 2003-03-17
- Recording Venue: Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien
Mesicku na nebi hlubokém
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K.492 - Original version, Vienna 1786 - Act 2
- Sylvia McNair (soprano)
- Academy of St Martin in the Fields
- Sir Neville Marriner
- Recorded: 1995-12
- Recording Venue: Henry Wood Hall, London
"Porgi amor"
Bellini: Norma (Act 1)
- Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo-soprano), Maria Goldschmidt (flute)
- International Chamber Soloists, Orchestra La Scintilla
- Ádám Fischer
- Recorded: 2006-10-06
- Recording Venue: Evangelisch -reformierte Kirchgemeinde, Zurich
"Casta Diva"
Handel: Samson HWV 57 / Act 3
- Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet)
- English Chamber Orchestra
- Barry Rose
- Recorded: 1984-06-05
- Recording Venue: All Saints' Church, Tooting, London
Let The Bright Seraphim
Verdi: La forza del destino / Act 4
- Angela Gheorghiu (soprano)
- Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi
- Riccardo Chailly
- Recorded: 1998-06
- Recording Venue: Centro Telecinematografico Culturale, Milan
"Pace, pace, mio Dio"
Mozart: Così fan tutte, K.588 / Act 1
- Karita Mattila (soprano), Anne Sofie von Otter (contralto), Francisco Araiza (tenor), Thomas Allen (baritone), José van Dam (bass (vocal))
- Academy of St Martin in the Fields
- Sir Neville Marriner
- Recorded: 1989-07-24
- Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall/St. John's, Smith Square
"Temerari! Sortite!" - "Come scoglio!" - "Ah, non partite"
Puccini: Turandot, Act I
- Barbara Hendricks (soprano)
- Wiener Philharmoniker
- Herbert von Karajan
- Recorded: 1981-05-18
- Recording Venue: Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien
Signore, ascolta!
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K.492 / Act 2
- Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano)
- The English Concert
- Trevor Pinnock
- Recorded: 1995-01-21
- Recording Venue: Henry Wood Hall, London
"Voi che sapete"
Giordano, U: Andrea Chénier / Act 3
- Montserrat Caballé (soprano)
- National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Riccardo Chailly
- Recorded: 1982-08-26
- Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London
"La mamma morta"