Classic 100 opera (ABC)

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

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Survey summary

RankOperaComposerAria
100 The Bohemian Girl Balfe"I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls"
99 Parsifal WagnerPrelude
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)
96Casanova J. Strauss II/Benatzky "O Madonna, auf uns sieh" (Nuns' Chorus)
95 The Force of Destiny Verdi"La Vergine degli angeli" (act 2: Hymn)
94 Otello Verdi"Piangea cantando" (Willow Song)
93 The Marriage of Figaro Mozart"Esci, omai, garzon malnato" (act 2 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 Madama Butterfly Puccini"Ancora un passo ... Spira sul mare" (act 1: 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 4 love duet)
84 The Marriage of Figaro MozartOverture
83 Orphée et Eurydice GluckDance of the Blessed Spirits
82 I puritani BelliniA te, o cara
81 Don Giovanni Mozart"Madamina, il catalogo è 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 VerdiPrelude
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 4 final duet)
72 Götterdämmerung WagnerImmolation 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 2, scene 5)
67 Götterdämmerung WagnerSiegfried's Funeral Music (act 3)
66 La bohème Puccini"Quando me'n vo'" (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 MassenetMeditation
51 The Coronation of Poppea Monteverdi"Pur ti miro"
50 The Marriage of Figaro Mozart"Voi che sapete"
49 Madama 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 1 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" (Evening Prayer)
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 MascagniEaster Hymn
36 Don Giovanni Mozart"Là 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 3)
33 Tosca Puccini"Tre sbirri, una carrozza...Te Deum" (act 1 finale)
32 Tosca Puccini"Vissi d'arte"
31 Lucia di Lammermoor Donizetti"Chi mi frena" (act 2 sextet)
30 La Wally Catalani"Ebben? Ne andrò lontana"
29 The Marriage of Figaro Mozart"Pace, pace...Gente, gente, all'armi" (act 4 finale)
28 Aida Verdi"Gloria all Egitto" (Triumphal March)
27 Samson and Delilah Saint-Saëns"Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix" (act 2: Delilah's aria)
26 Don Giovanni Mozart"Don Giovanni, a cenar teco" (act 2: The statue comes to dinner)
25 Carmen Bizet"L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Habanera)
24 Fidelio Beethoven"Mir ist so wunderbar" (act 1 quartet)
23 Cavalleria rusticana MascagniIntermezzo
22 Tosca Puccini"E lucevan le stelle"
21 Faust Gounod"Alerte! Alerte!...Anges purs"
20 Gianni Schicchi Puccini"O mio babbino caro"
19 Madama Butterfly PucciniThe Humming Chorus
18 The Magic Flute Mozart"Der Hölle Rache" (Queen of the Night aria)
17 Lucia di Lammermoor Donizetti"Il dolce suono" (Mad Scene, act 3)
16 Madama Butterfly Puccini"Vogliatemi bene" (act 1, 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 Dvořák"Song to the Moon"
10 Der Rosenkavalier R. Strauss"Hab' mir's gelobt" (act 3 trio and finale)
9 Orfeo ed Euridice Gluck"Che faro senza Euridice"
8 Rigoletto Verdi"Bella figlia dell'amore" (act 3 quartet)
7 Tristan und Isolde Wagner"Liebestod"
6 Madama 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 1 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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