Classic 100 opera (ABC)

Classic 100 opera (ABC)

The following is a summary of the Classic 100 Opera survey conducted by the ABC Classic FM radio station during 2005/6.

Survey summary

Rank Opera Composer Aria
100 The Bohemian Girl Balfe I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls
99 Parsifal Wagner Prelude
98 The Magic Flute Mozart Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja (Birdcatcher's Aria)
97 The Abduction from the Seraglio Mozart O wie will ich triumphieren (Osmin's Aria)
96 Casanova J. Strauss II O Madonna, auf uns sieh (Nuns' Chorus)
95 The Force of Destiny Verdi La Vergine degli angeli (Act II: Hymn)
94 Otello Verdi Piangea cantando (Willow Song)
93 The Marriage of Figaro Mozart Esci, omai, garzon malnato (Act II finale)
92 The Magic Flute Mozart Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön
91 La traviata Verdi Parigi, o cara (Final duet)
90 The Barber of Seville Rossini Largo al factotum
89 Madame Butterfly Puccini Spira sul mare (Act I: Entrance of Butterfly)
88 Don Giovanni Mozart Deh vieni alla finestra (Serenade)
87 Jocelyn Godard Berceuse
86 The Marriage of Figaro Mozart Sull'aria (Letter Duet)
85 The Trojans Berlioz Nuit d'ivresse (Act IV love duet)
84 The Marriage of Figaro Mozart Overture
83 Orphée et Eurydice Gluck Dance of the Blessed Spirits
82 I puritani Bellini A te, o cara
81 Don Giovanni Mozart Madamina! Il catalogo e questo (Catalogue Aria)
80 Salome R. Strauss Ich habe deinen Mund geküsst, Jokanaan (Final scene)
79 The Magic Flute Mozart O zittre nicht, mein lieber Sohn
78 Julius Caesar Handel Va tacito e nascosto
77 Otello Verdi Già nella notte densa (Love duet)
76 La traviata Verdi Prelude
75 Carmen Bizet Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre (Toreador's Song)
74 Eugene Onegin Tchaikovsky Kuda vy udalilis (Lensky's aria)
73 Aida Verdi O terra, addio (Act IV final duet)
72 Götterdämmerung Wagner Immolation of Brünnhilde
71 Lakmé Delibes Où va la jeune Indoue (Bell Song)
70 Andrea Chénier Giordano La mamma morta
69 The Merry Widow Lehár Es lebt' eine Vilja, ein Waldmägdelein (Vilia Song)
68 La traviata Verdi Madamigella Valéry... Pura siccome un angelo ...Dite alla giovine (Act II Scene 5)
67 Götterdämmerung Wagner Siegfried's Funeral Music (Act III)
66 La bohème Puccini Quando m'en vo' soletta (Musetta's Waltz)
65 Carmen Bizet La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (Flower Song)
64 Die Walküre Wagner Ho jo to ho (The Ride of the Valkyries)
63 The Daughter of the Regiment Donizetti Ah! Mes amis...Pour mon âme
62 Porgy and Bess Gershwin Summertime
61 The Magic Flute Mozart O Isis und Osiris
60 The Mastersingers of Nuremberg Wagner Morgenlich leuchtend in rosigem Schein (Walther's Prize Song)
59 Fidelio Beethoven O welche Lust (Prisoners' chorus)
58 The Tales of Hoffmann Offenbach Nuit d'amour (Barcarolle)
57 The Marriage of Figaro Mozart Porgi Amor
56 The Elixir of Love Donizetti Una furtiva lagrima
55 Eugene Onegin Tchaikovsky Puskai pogibnu ya, no pryezhde (Letter Scene)
54 La bohème Puccini Sono andati? (Death of Mimì)
53 Zaide Mozart Ruhe sanft
52 Thaïs Massenet Meditation
51 The Coronation of Poppea Monteverdi Pur ti miro
50 The Marriage of Figaro Mozart Voi che sapete
49 Madame Butterfly Puccini Tu, tu piccolo Iddio (Death of Butterfly)
48 La traviata Verdi Libiamo, ne' lieti calici (Brindisi)
47 Serse Handel Ombra mai fu
46 The Pearl Fishers Bizet Je crois entendre encore (Act I romance)
45 Die tote Stadt Korngold Glück, das mir verblieb (Marietta's Song)
44 Beatrice di Tenda Bellini Angel of Peace
43 Hansel and Gretel Humperdinck When Night Comes Softly Creeping... Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep
42 Tannhäuser Wagner Der Gnade heil (Pilgrims' Chorus)
41 Pagliacci Leoncavallo Vesti la giubba (On with the Play)
40 Die Walküre Wagner Leb wohl (Wotan's Farewell)
39 The Magic Flute Mozart Pa pa pa Papagena
38 Rinaldo Handel Lascia ch'io pianga
37 Cavalleria rusticana Mascagni Easter Hymn
36 Don Giovanni Mozart La ci darem la mano
35 Der Rosenkavalier Strauss Mir ist die Ehre widerfahren (Presentation of the Rose)
34 The Marriage of Figaro Mozart Dove sono I bei momenti (Act III)
33 Tosca Puccini Tre sbirri, una carrozza...Te Deum (Act I)
32 Tosca Puccini Vissi d'arte
31 Lucia di Lammermoor Donizetti Chi mi frena (Act II sextet)
30 La Wally Catalani Ebben? Ne andrò lontana
29 The Marriage of Figaro Mozart Pace, pace...Gente, gente, all'armi (Act IV finale)
28 Aida Verdi Gloria all Egitto (Triumphal March)
27 Samson and Delilah Saint-Saëns Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix (Act II: Delilah's aria)
26 Don Giovanni Mozart Don Giovanni, a cenar teco (Act II: The statue comes to dinner)
25 Carmen Bizet L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera)
24 Fidelio Beethoven Mir ist so wunderbar (Act I quartet)
23 Cavalleria rusticana Mascagni Intermezzo
22 Tosca Puccini E lucevan le stelle
21 Faust Gounod Alerte! Alerte!...Anges purs
20 Gianni Schicchi Puccini O mio babbino caro
19 Madame Butterfly Puccini The Humming Chorus
18 The Magic Flute Mozart Der Hölle Rache (Queen of the Night aria)
17 Lucia di Lammermoor Donizetti Mad Scene (Act III)
16 Madame Butterfly Puccini Vogliatemi bene (Act I love duet)
15 La bohème Puccini Che gelida manina
14 La bohème Puccini O soave fanciulla
13 Norma Bellini Casta diva
12 Turandot Puccini Nessun dorma
11 Rusalka Dvorák Song to the Moon
10 Der Rosenkavalier R. Strauss Hab' mir's gelobt (Act III trio and finale)
9 Orfeo ed Euridice Gluck Che faro senza Euridice
8 Rigoletto Verdi Bella figlia dell'amore (Act III quartet)
7 Tristan and Isolde Wagner Liebestod
6 Madame Butterfly Puccini Un bel dì (One fine day)
5 Dido and Aeneas Purcell Thy hand, Belinda...When I am laid in earth (Dido's Lament)
4 Così fan tutte Mozart Soave sia il vento (Act I trio)
3 Lakmé Delibes Sous le dôme épais (Flower Duet)
2 Nabucco Verdi Va, pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew slaves)
1 The Pearl Fishers Bizet Au fond du temple saint (In the depths of the temple)

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