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Beautiful Opera arias to start your classical music Journey

Below i made a little list for poeple who want to get into Opera (with Links)

1. Nessun Dorma - Giacomo Puccini

~ A total classic for a reason

2. Lascia ch'io pianga - Georg Friedrich Händel

~ "let me weep my cruel fate" - it's breathtakingly beautiful

3. L'ho perduta - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

~ a short musical masterpiece

4. Je crois entendre encore - George Bizet

~ one of the most heartfelt melodies ever written

5. La Habanera - George Bizet

~ almost everyone heard this sassy classic once

6. Un bel di vedremo - Giacomo Puccini

~ another tearjerker by the master of romantic operas

7. Una furtiva lagrima - Geatano Donizetti

~ one of the most romantic arias out there

8. Addio del passato - Giuseppe Verdi

~ a musical farewell

9. Largo al Factotum - Giachino Rossini

~ This is a fun one and a real show off

10. Pourquoi me reveiller - Jules Massenet

~ this is the one for you if you like it dark and dramatic

Wagner

Tschaikowsky

Italian

Pappano

Kaufmann, one of my favourite singers

Callas

Pretty difficult...in lighter Repertoire Netrebko but otherwise Gheorghiu

Lieder all the way

Soprano

Tenor

Tosca but i love Manon too

Late 19 th century

I can't choose. Love them both equally

ROH

Piano :)

Tell me your answers:

1. Wagner vs Verdi 2. Tchaikovsky vs Mussorgsky 3. Italian opera vs French opera 4. Pappano vs Barenboim 5. Kaufmann vs Domingo 6. Callas vs Tebaldi 7. Gheorghiu vs Netrebko 8. Melodie vs Lieder 9. Soprano vs Mezzo 10. Tenor vs Bass 11. Tosca vs Lescaut 12. Bel Canto vs Late 19th/20th century 13. Baroque vs Classical 14. ROH vs Met 15. Forte vs piano