FabSwingers.com forum: Favourite arias

By *obilebottom OP Man
6 weeks ago

All over

Do you like your arias? What are your favourites. Any of the ones below or perhaps something else?

1. The Queen of the Night (The Magic Flute)

2. Nessun dorma (Turandot)

3. Che gelida manina (La bohème)

4. Largo al factotum (The Barber of Seville)

5. Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix (Samson and Delilah)

6. Sempre libera (La Traviata)

7.Un bel dì (Madam Butterfly)

8. Habanera (Carmen)

9. O mio babbino caro (Gianni Schicchi)

10. La donna è mobile (Rigoletto)

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By *wist my nipplesCouple
6 weeks ago

North East Scotland, mostly

I love Rusalka’s Song to the Moon. Never managed to do it in Czech though!

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
6 weeks ago

East Sussex

3 and 7 add Casta Diva

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By *unnesscoupleMan
6 weeks ago

around

no 9 and add Delibes Flower Duet from Lakme

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By (user no longer on site)
6 weeks ago

In no preferred order:

GF Handel: Rinaldo “Lascia ch’io pianga”

Mozart: Idomeneo “Idol Mio, Se Ritroso Altro Amante- Odo Da Lunge Armonioso Suono”

Mozart: Don Giovanni “Vedrai, Carino”

Purcell: The Fairy Queen “Now the night is chad’s away”

And many others.

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By *obilebottom OP Man
6 weeks ago

All over

Yes some great ones there, thanks. One I forgot and personally like though not that well kniwn is Großmächtige Prinzessin from Ariadne auf Naxos

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By *obilebottom OP Man
6 weeks ago

All over

"Yes some great ones there, thanks. One I forgot and personally like though not that well kniwn is Großmächtige Prinzessin from Ariadne auf Naxos"

Also Zerbinetta's character is funny. A great quote from her ' The best way to get over a man is to get anotber'

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By *obilebottom OP Man
6 weeks ago

All over

I knew I should have posted this in the Bikers forum

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By *cLovin2Man
6 weeks ago

London

My favourite is the version of conte par tiro by Bocelli

I've never heard such utter beauty.

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By *rthur30Man
6 weeks ago

Warrington

Marietta's Lied from Der Todt Stadt

Signore, Ascolta from Turandot

The whole octet etc beginning "Contessa, perdono" from The Marriage of Figaro

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By *obilebottom OP Man
6 weeks ago

All over

"My favourite is the version of conte par tiro by Bocelli

I've never heard such utter beauty. "

Indeed is beautiful. I was lucky to see a live performance few years back. Magnifico!

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By *obilebottom OP Man
6 weeks ago

All over

"Marietta's Lied from Der Todt Stadt

Signore, Ascolta from Turandot

The whole octet etc beginning "Contessa, perdono" from The Marriage of Figaro

All great indeed.

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
6 weeks ago

BRIDPORT

I have more of an appreciation for areolas

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By *obilebottom OP Man
6 weeks ago

All over

"I have more of an appreciation for areolas

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By *inchestersBitchWoman
6 weeks ago

land of overweight munters

O soave fanciulla

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By *obilebottom OP Man
6 weeks ago

All over

"O soave fanciulla

Very emotive when performed well for sure

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By *avinaTVTV/TS
6 weeks ago

Transsexual Transylvania

I love number 7, from Madame Butterfly, and I'm fond of Bizet's Pearl Fishers' duet.

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By *obilebottom OP Man
6 weeks ago

All over

"I love number 7, from Madame Butterfly, and I'm fond of Bizet's Pearl Fishers' duet."

Yes both are divine

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By *inky PerkyCouple
6 weeks ago

Kingston

Toyota Aria

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By *vaRoseWoman
6 weeks ago

Ankh-Morpork

The one from happy feet 2 😜

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By *olinOfBathMan
6 weeks ago

Corsham

Wow, no mention of "Vesti la giubba" from anyone?!?

Maybe it's too close to home for some folks...

Whatever, you have to check out Pavarotti's rendition - and Caruso is still better than most modern efforts.

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By *siris01Man
6 weeks ago

Luton

Pourquoi Me Réveiller..(Massenet)

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By *inky PerkyCouple
6 weeks ago

Kingston

Aria Grande. "Thank U. Next"

Absolutely divine.

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By *atnip make me purrWoman
6 weeks ago

Reading

I have to choose?

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By *obilebottom OP Man
6 weeks ago

All over

"I have to choose? "

No, can like them all or not and/or tell us of another

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By *rthur30Man
6 weeks ago

Warrington

Che faro senza euridice from Orfeo ed Eurydice

Dido's Lament from Dido and Aeneas

Una furtiva lagrima from L'elisir d'amore

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By *he Gentleman.Man
6 weeks ago

Sitlington

9. Always makes me tearful though.

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By *ittlebirdWoman
6 weeks ago

The Big Smoke

I’m a huge fan of all of Vivaldi’s arias but then I am a huge fan of pretty much everything he did.

Being a violinist his music “sings” to me.

My other favourite is Handel’s Messiah and the arias through that are incredibly deep and thought provoking ♥️

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By *onk3yb0yMan
6 weeks ago

south west

Completely misread the subject.

I was hoping for favourite areolas.

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By *r lotharioMan
6 weeks ago

newcastle-under-lyme

6 - verdi's drinking song la traviata. there's a good flash mobby version on youtube in a drakes stoke in the u s of a.

but if you want the best flash mob it's one of beethoven no. 9 ode an die freude (ode to joy) outside banco de sabadell

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By *r lotharioMan
6 weeks ago

newcastle-under-lyme

can we rename it the 'people with culture' thread? lol

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By *obilebottom OP Man
6 weeks ago

All over

Good to see some posts with good references to favourite arias. Thank you.

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By *hrills and adventureMan
6 weeks ago

Winchester

Too high brow for me though I do like Madame Butterfly.

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By *orphia2003Woman
6 weeks ago

Tonypandy.

Adore magic flute.

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By *rthur30Man
6 weeks ago

Warrington

Some excellent choices in this thread.

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By *obilebottom OP Man
6 weeks ago

All over

"Too high brow for me though I do like Madame Butterfly."

Nothing really high brow about opera and arias and classical music I don't think. It is just that sometimes not everyone had an opportunity to listen to it. Then again my music taste is so varied I could fill an entire HMV shop from Black Sabbath to Kylie and the 3 tennors

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By *WANDTGCouple
6 weeks ago

Borough of Greenwich

The flower duet - Delibes , British airways advert

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By *eoBloomsMan
6 weeks ago

Springfield

Porgi Amor from Marriage of Figaro ❤️

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By *obilebottom OP Man
6 weeks ago

All over

Wonderful, keep them coming

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By *eoBloomsMan
6 weeks ago

Springfield

You certainly know your arias from your elbow, MB.

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By *obilebottom OP Man
6 weeks ago

All over

"You certainly know your arias from your elbow, MB."

a little bit of what you fancy does you good

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By *rHotNottsMan
6 weeks ago

Dubai & Nottingham

"I love Rusalka’s Song to the Moon. Never managed to do it in Czech though!

She never sings for me

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By *xfordjohnMan
6 weeks ago

Oxford

"I’m a huge fan of all of Vivaldi’s arias but then I am a huge fan of pretty much everything he did.

Being a violinist his music “sings” to me.

My other favourite is Handel’s Messiah and the arias through that are incredibly deep and thought provoking ♥️"

Great to see another Handel enthusiast. His operas have always been my favourites although I'm beginning to appreciate French baroque opera nearly as much.

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By *obilebottom OP Man
6 weeks ago

All over

"I’m a huge fan of all of Vivaldi’s arias but then I am a huge fan of pretty much everything he did.

Being a violinist his music “sings” to me.

My other favourite is Handel’s Messiah and the arias through that are incredibly deep and thought provoking ♥️

Great to see another Handel enthusiast. His operas have always been my favourites although I'm beginning to appreciate French baroque opera nearly as much.

Habanera

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By *ensualMan
6 weeks ago

Sutton

Ebben? Ne andrò lontana" ("Well, then? I'll go far away," act 1, from La Wally sang by American soprano Wilhelmenia Fernandez in Jean-Jacques Beineix's 1981 movie Diva.

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By *rthur30Man
6 weeks ago

Warrington

"3 and 7 add Casta Diva "

Especially Callas singing Casta Diva.

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By *rthur30Man
6 weeks ago

Warrington

"Ebben? Ne andrò lontana" ("Well, then? I'll go far away," act 1, from La Wally sang by American soprano Wilhelmenia Fernandez in Jean-Jacques Beineix's 1981 movie Diva."

How could I have forgotten this?

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By *eadpool-ishMan
6 weeks ago

Horam

"You certainly know your arias from your elbow, MB."

Now if you mix "Ebben? Ne andrò lontana" with Elbow's "Kindling" ( but has to be the duet with John Grant version) .... goosebumps

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By *obilebottom OP Man
6 weeks ago

All over

I also like the Canzonetta Sull'Anime from Handel's Orlando. A rather reflective one

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