Do you like Opera? Any suggestions or favorite songs?

**gristledonna** · January 5th, 2011, 07:09 PM

I just found the Opera singer who did the voice of the blue diva in The Fifth Element. I think she has an incredible voice. I'm not an opera fan but the song is from a scene in an Opera that is referred to as the "Mad Scene"

I don't know anything about Opera at all but I was impressed with these two. Do any of you know have any recommendations. I usually can't stand Opera.

Here is the Albanian singer singing the Diva Dance song

YouTube - Inva Mula Tchako - Il Dolce Suono

Here is the scene from The Fifth Element

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJB5Rqc1m0Y[/YOUTUBE]

**Janet296** · January 5th, 2011, 07:19 PM

I'm not a huge opera fan but I like this one. I heard this in the Shawshank Redemption. Duettino Sull'aria Le nozze di Figaro

**gristledonna** · January 5th, 2011, 07:37 PM

Great scene!

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtTCwH2mQTA[/YOUTUBE]

**Janet296** · January 5th, 2011, 07:44 PM

I thought so. The song is great also.

ETA.... This one is also cool and a little eerie.
O Fortuna

**Aella** · January 6th, 2011, 02:53 AM

I'm not big on opera, but I do like some of the classics.

Callas doing Bizet:

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OHBFbNkQEU[/YOUTUBE]

**A*O** · January 6th, 2011, 04:11 AM

I'm not an opera fan as a rule but some of Mozart's music is sublime.

YouTube - Soave sia il vento - Così fan tutte, Glyndebourne 2006

**lucianodel** · January 6th, 2011, 06:46 AM

Violetta Villas:
Libiamo ne' lieti calici
Habanera

Yma Sumac:
Der Holle Rache
Vissi d'arte

Bogna Sokorska:
Fruhlingstimmen
Au den chonen blaunen Donau
Carnival of Venice
Salaviei (Nightingale)
Ich traume immer noch von dem allein

Erna Sack:
Fruhlingstimmen
Lachwalzer

Mado Robin:
Le rossingnol

Ada Sari:
Il dolce suono
Vissi d'arte
Caro nome

Inessa Galante:
Ave Maria (Caccini)
O mio babbino caro

Maria Callas:
Caro nome

Sumi Jo:
Ave Maria Caccini

Wu BiXia:
Salavieni/Nightingale

Lainie Kazan:
Summertime
I Loves You Porgy

THAT'S WHAT I LIKE.

**HWBL** · January 6th, 2011, 08:08 AM

Madame Butterfly, Puccini, Un bel di vedremo - best version by Raina Kabaivanska in 1983. Wait for the sensational "Aspetto" at the end. Absolutely awesome.

Unfortunately it was taken off YouTube due to Sony's copyrights, but it's still on DailyMotion:

Dailymotion - Raina Kabaivanska Mme Butterfly un bel di vedremo - une vidéo Music

**yanna** · January 6th, 2011, 10:05 AM

I like opera though I am not terribly knowledgeable in it.

Some of my favourite arias:

Casta Diva (Norma):

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBW5a77wINQ[/YOUTUBE]

And a music video with Angela Georghiu's interpretation which I also like. It was used in the soundtrack for the asian sci-fi film 2046.

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3iFRaTwwj0[/YOUTUBE]

Vissi d'arte (Tosca)

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7u77WFkcKQ[/YOUTUBE]

O Mio Babbino Caro (Gianni Schicci) Puccini

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v2jP7_OaMc[/YOUTUBE]

Pretty much the entire Magic Flute (you can't go wrong with Mozart) especially Der Holle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen:

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzFi-7H9TKs[/YOUTUBE]

(lot's of talking, she doesn't start singing until 2 minutes in)

Nessun Dorma (Turandot)

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOfC9LfR3PI[/YOUTUBE]

Very popular stuff, you've probably heard most of them.

**calcifer** · January 6th, 2011, 09:34 PM

i recommend

rameau. castor et pollux.
gluck.
wagner.
berlioz. les troyens.
mozart.
borodin. prince igor.
schönberg.
schreker. die gezeichneten. der ferne klang.
berg. wozzeck.
szymanowski. king roger.
bartók. duke bluebeard's castle.
dvořák. rusalka.