Opernchöre – Famous Opera Choruses (3-CD Box)
Label: Brilliant Classics

CD 1

1. Giuseppe Verdi – Triumph Scene, from Aida — 12:48

2. Giuseppe Verdi – Introductory Chorus, from Nabucco — 5:33

3. Giuseppe Verdi – Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves, from Nabucco — 4:53

4. Giuseppe Verdi – Chorus from the 2nd Act, from Rigoletto — 1:21

5. Giuseppe Verdi – Toast, from La Traviata — 2:44

6. Giuseppe Verdi – Chorus of the Gypsies, from Il Trovatore — 3:29

7. Giuseppe Verdi – Chorus of the Soldiers, from Il Trovatore — 3:26

8. Georges Bizet – Les voici! La quadrille, from Carmen — 4:06

9. Charles Gounod – Chorus of the Soldiers, from Faust — 4:21

10. Alexander Borodin – Introduction Chorus, from Prince Igor — 4:20

11. Alexander Borodin – Chorus from the 2nd Scene, from Prince Igor — 6:22

12. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Chorus from the 1st Scene, from Eugene Onegin — 4:49

Total time: 60:43

Performers:

• Bulgarian National Choir

• Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra – Georgi Robev (1)

• Choir of the National Opera Theatre

• Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra – Rouslan Raichev (2–13)

CD 2

1. Gaetano Donizetti – Servant’s Chorus, from Don Pasquale — 3:29

2. Bedřich Smetana – Introduction Chorus, from The Bartered Bride — 2:50

3. Christoph Willibald von Gluck – Introduction Chorus, from Orpheus & Euridice — 3:43

4. Richard Wagner – Bridal Chorus, from Lohengrin — 4:42

5. Vincenzo Bellini – Introduction Chorus, from La Sonnambula — 2:14

6. Richard Wagner – Guests’ Arrival at Wartburg, from Tannhäuser — 6:55

7. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov – Chorus (Act III), from The Tsar’s Bride — 5:31

8. Vincenzo Bellini – Chorus (Act I), from La Sonnambula — 2:54

9. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov – Wedding Chorus, from Sadko — 3:19

10. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Chorus (Act I), from The Queen of Spades — 2:23

11. Vincenzo Bellini – Chorus (Act II), from La Sonnambula — 3:11

12. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Chorus (Act III), from The Queen of Spades — 2:33

13. Mikhail Glinka – Finale Chorus, from Ivan Susanin — 3:46

14. Vincenzo Bellini – Introduction Chorus (Act II), from La Sonnambula — 5:18

15. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Chorus (Act III), from Eugene Onegin — 3:00

Total time: 56:18

Performers:

• Bratislava Symphony Choir & Orchestra – Ondrej Lenárd (1–6,8,11,14)

• Choir of the National Opera Theatre / Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra – Rouslan Raichev (7,9,10,12,13,15)

CD 3

1. Carl Maria von Weber – Bridal Chorus “Wir winden dir den Jungfernkranz”, from Der Freischütz — 3:12

2. Ludwig van Beethoven – Prisoners’ Chorus “O welche Lust”, from Fidelio — 3:46

3. Otto Nicolai – Moon’s Chorus “O süsser Mond”, from The Merry Wives of Windsor — 3:35

4. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Priest’s Chorus “O Isis und Osiris”, from The Magic Flute — 3:08

5. Friedrich von Flotow – Peasant’s Chorus “Mädchen brav und treu”, from Martha — 2:44

6. Richard Wagner – Spinner’s Chorus “Summ und brumm”, from The Flying Dutchman — 6:05

7. Giuseppe Verdi – Procession Chorus, from I Lombardi — 5:12

8. Giuseppe Verdi – Chorus of the Witches, from Macbeth — 3:29

9. Giuseppe Verdi – Chorus of the Scottish Fugitives “Patria oppressa”, from Macbeth — 6:26

10. Ruggero Leoncavallo – Bell Chorus, from Pagliacci — 4:46

11. Giacomo Puccini – Humming Chorus, from Madama Butterfly — 3:07

12. Richard Wagner – Pilgrim’s Chorus, from Tannhäuser — 5:14

13. Gioachino Rossini – Chorus Prayer, from Moses — 3:43

Total time: 56:11

Performers:

• Bulgarian National Choir

• Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra – Georgi Robev (1–11,13)

• Baritone: Hermann Prey (selected tracks)

• Bratislava Symphony Choir & Orchestra – Kurt Wöss (12)