Terrific Tenors: The Most Thrilling, Handsomely Heroic, Devastatingly Tragic Arias Ever Written!

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#	Title	Artist	Length
1	Il trovatore: Di quella pira soprano vocals: Joan Sutherland tenor vocals: Luciano Pavarotti orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Richard Bonynge recording of: Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Di quella pira l’orrendo foco” (Manrico, Leonora, Ruiz, armed men) composer: Giuseppe Verdi (in 1853) librettist: Salvadore Cammarano (in 1853) part of: Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara	Giuseppe Verdi	3:20
2	Idomeneo: Fuor del mar tenor vocals: Anthony Rolfe Johnson orchestra: English Baroque Soloists conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner recording of: Idomeneo, rè di Creta, K. 366: Act II, Scene III. No. 12 Aria "Fuor del mar" (Idomeneo) composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart librettist: Giambattista Varesco part of: Idomeneo, rè di Creta, K. 366: Act II	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	6:11
3	Turandot: Nessun dorma tenor vocals: Kenneth Collins orchestra: Vladimir Kamirski and Queensland Symphony Orchestra recording of: Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf) composer: Giacomo Puccini (from 1921-03 until 1924-03) librettist: Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni publisher: Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA part of: Turandot: Atto III (Turandot: Act III)	Gioachino Rossini	2:53
4	Manon Lescaut: Donna non vidi mai tenor vocals: José Carreras orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra conductor: Jesús López Cobos recording of: Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Donna non vidi mai simile a questa!” (Des Grieux) composer: Giacomo Puccini (in 1893) librettist: Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi part of: Manon Lescaut: Atto I	Gioachino Rossini	2:29
5	Semiramide: Si, sperar voglio contento tenor vocals: Juan Diego Flórez orchestra: Verdi Symphony Orchestra conductor: Carlo Rizzi performer: Verdi Symphony Chorus	Gioachino Rossini	3:13
6	Pagliacci: Vesti la giubba tenor vocals [Canio]: Mario Del Monaco (in 1959-07) orchestra: Orchestra of the Academy of St Cecilia, Rome (in 1959-07) conductor: Francesco Molinari‐Pradelli (in 1959-07) phonographic copyright (℗) by: The Decca Record Company Limited (in 1960) recorded at: Accademia nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Roma, Roma, Lazio, Italy (in 1959-07) recording of: Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” … “Vesti la giubba” (Canio) (in 1959-07) composer and librettist: Ruggero Leoncavallo (in 1892) part of: For the First Time (1959 film) part of: Pagliacci: Atto I (Pagliacci: Act I)	Ruggero Leoncavallo	3:37
7	Oberon: Vater, hör' mich flehn zu dir! tenor vocals: Plácido Domingo orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra conductor: Rafael Kubelík partial recording of: Oberon, J. 306: Act II composer: Carl Maria von Weber librettist: James Robinson Planché part of: Oberon, J. 306	Carl Maria von Weber	3:38
8	Tosca: “E lucevan le stelle” tenor vocals: José Carreras orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden conductor: Sir Colin Davis recording of: Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi) composer: Giacomo Puccini (from 1896 until 1899) librettist: Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899) part of: Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)	Giacomo Puccini	3:12
9	William Tell: O muto asil... Corriam, voliam! tenor vocals: Luciano Pavarotti orchestra: Vienna Opera Orchestra conductor: Nicola Rescigno recording of: Guglielmo Tell: Atto IV, scena 2. “O muto asil del pianto” composer: Gioachino Rossini librettist: Hippolyte Louis-Florent Bis and Étienne de Jouy translator: Calisto Bassi part of: Guglielmo Tell: Atto IV	Gioachino Rossini	7:39
10	Tamerlano: Ciel e terra armi di sdegno tenor vocals: David Hobson orchestra: Sinfonia Australis conductor: Antony Walker	George Frideric Handel	3:12
11	La Gioconda: Cielo e mar tenor vocals: Jussi Björling orchestra: Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino conductor: Alberto Erede recording of: La Gioconda: Atto II. “Cielo e mar!” (Enzo) composer: Amilcare Ponchielli librettist: Arrigo Boito part of: La Gioconda: Atto II. Il rosario	Amilcare Ponchielli	4:58
12	Turandot: Non piangere, Liù tenor vocals: Giuseppe Di Stefano orchestra: Orchestra of the Academy of St Cecilia, Rome conductor: Franco Patanè recording of: Turandot: Atto I. “Non piangere, Liù” (Calaf, Liù, Timur) composer: Giacomo Puccini librettist: Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni part of: Turandot: Atto I (Turandot: Act I)	Gioachino Rossini	2:47
13	L'elisir d'amore: Una furtiva lagrima tenor vocals: Mario Lanza orchestra: RCA Victor Orchestra conductor: Constantine Callinicos recording of: L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Romanza “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino) composer: Gaetano Donizetti (in 1832) librettist: Felice Romani part of: L’elisir d’amore: Atto II	Gaetano Donizetti	4:15
14	Rigoletto: La donna è mobile tenor vocals: Roy Best orchestra: Sinfonia Australis conductor: Andrew Greene recording of: Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca) composer: Giuseppe Verdi (until 1851-03-11) librettist: Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11) part of: Rigoletto: Atto III	Giuseppe Verdi	2:19
15	Aida: Se quel guerrier io fossi... Celeste Aida tenor vocals: Rosario La Spina orchestra: Orchestre philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo conductor: Richard Mills recording of: Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès) composer: Giuseppe Verdi (in 1871) librettist: Antonio Ghislanzoni (in 1870) part of: Aida: Atto I	Giuseppe Verdi	4:56
16	Macbeth: O figli miei!...Ah, la paterna mano tenor vocals: Bruno Prevedi orchestra: Orchestra of the Academy of St Cecilia, Rome conductor: Thomas Schippers recording of: Macbeth: Atto IV. N°13a Scena "O figli, o figli miei!" (Macduff) composer: Giuseppe Verdi librettist: Francesco Maria Piave part of: Macbeth: Atto IV recording of: Macbeth: Atto IV. N°13b Aria "Ah, la paterna mano" (Macduff) composer: Giuseppe Verdi librettist: Francesco Maria Piave part of: Macbeth: Atto IV	Giuseppe Verdi	3:42
17	La bohème: Che gelida manina tenor vocals: David Hobson orchestra: Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra conductor: Marco Guidarini recording of: La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo) composer: Giacomo Puccini (in 1896) librettist: Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica part of: La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)	Gioachino Rossini	4:34
18	Das Land des Lächelns: You are my Heart's Delight tenor vocals: Rosario La Spina orchestra: Orchestre philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo conductor: Richard Mills recording of: The Land of Smiles: You Are My Heart's Delight composer: Franz Lehár librettist: Ludwig Herzer and Fritz Löhner-Beda translator: Harry B. Smith and Harry Graham (in 1931) translated version of: Das Land des Lächelns: Akt II. Nr. 11 „Dein ist mein ganzes Herz” (Sou-Chong) part of: The Land of Smiles	Franz Lehár	3:05

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