Famous Opera Songs

Opera singers and musicians perform a dramatic work with combination of text, known as libretto and musical score is called the opera. The Western tradition includes the opera. You will be able to witness many elements of theater in an opera. These elements include acting, scenery, elaborate costumes and even dance. Opera started in Italy towards the end of 16th century. It began with Jacopo Peri's lost Dafne that was produced in Florence around 1597. Opera soon spread all over Europe like fire and established the national traditions in the 17th century. The Schutz in Germany, Lully in France and Purcell in England are a few famous Operas. By the 18th century, it was theI
This article on famous opera songs will try to enlist some significant operas. These most famous opera songs include all the important genre. Let us begin enlisting the most famous opera songs ever. You can read more on
Most Famous Opera Songs Ever

Rigoletto - 'Caro nome'

Orfeo ed Euridice - 'Che faro senza Euridice?'

Romeo et Juliette - 'Je veux vivre dans le reve' (Waltz Song)

Le nozze di Figaro - 'Voi che sapete che cosa e amor'

Samson et Dalila - 'Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix'

Tosca - 'Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore'

Aida - 'Celeste Aida'

Il barbiere di Siviglia - 'Una voce poco fa...Io sono dolcile'

Lakme - 'Ou va la jeune indoue?' (Bell Song)

La Wally - 'Ebben?... Ne andro lontana'

Die Zauberflote - 'Der Holle Rache'

Famous Female Opera Songs

Carmen – Bizet - 'Habanera'

Madama Butterfly - Puccini - 'Un bel di'

Marriage of Figaro - Mozart - 'Dove sono'

Marriage of Figaro - Mozart - 'Voi che sapete'

The Barber of Seville - Rossini - 'una voce poco fa'

The Puritans - Vincenzo Bellini - 'Qui la voce sua soave '

La Boheme – Puccini - 'Si mi chiamano Mimi'

Famous Male Opera Songs

Aida- Puccini - 'Nessun dorma'

Tosca - Puccini - 'Recondita armonia'

The Marriage of Figaro - Mozart - 'Non piu andrai'

I Pagliacci - Leoncavallo - 'Vesti la giubba'

i - Donizetti’s - 'La Fille du Regiment'

Plácido Domingo - Verdi - 'La traviata'

David Daniels - Handel - 'Giulio Cesare'

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