Great Opera Overtures

Great Opera Overtures

Few musical forms capture the spirit of opera like its overtures. In just a few minutes, these orchestral pieces set the stage for stories of love, betrayal, comedy, and drama, giving listeners a glimpse of the world about to unfold. This collection brings together some of the greatest ever written, spanning three centuries of operatic history.
From the sparkling wit of Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro and Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia to the stormy power of Wagner's Der fliegende Holländer and the soaring grandeur of Verdi's La Forza del Destino, every piece here tells a story before a single word is sung. A perfect listen for anyone who loves great orchestral music.

Tracklist:

00:00:00 Handel - Samson, HWV 57: Overture (Live)
Orquesta Reino de Aragón, Ricardo Casero

00:04:24 Mozart - Le Nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Overture
Metamorphose String Orchestra, Pavel Lyubomudrov

00:06:58 Mozart - Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Overture
Opole Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexandr Tracz

00:14:09 Mozart - Così fan tutte, K. 588: Overture (Live)
Orquesta Reino de Aragón, Ricardo Casero

00:18:27 Mozart - Don Giovanni, Act I: Overture
Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana, Alessandro Arigoni

00:25:15 Schubert - Fierrabras, D 796
Orchestra della Toscana, Donato Renzetti

00:34:36 Carl Maria von Weber - Der Freischütz: Overture
00:45:33 Rossini - William Tell: Overture
00:58:41 Rossini - Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Overture
Budapest Scoring Symphonic Orchestra, Peter Illenyi

01:07:04 Bizet - Carmen: "Prélude" (Live)
Orquesta Reino de Aragón, Ricardo Casero

01:09:23 Verdi - I Vespri Siciliani: Sinfonia
01:19:02 Verdi - La Forza del Destino: Sinfonia
01:27:01 Verdi - Nabucco: Sinfonia
01:35:16 Verdi - Aida: Sinfonia (Reconstructed by Pietro Spada)
Orchestra of Eastern Netherlands, Gabriele Bellini, Koor van de Nationale Reisopera

01:46:49 Wagner - Der fliegende Holländer: Ouverture
01:57:31 Wagner - Lohengrin: Vorspiel zum 1. Aufzug
Robert Schumann Philharmonie Chemnitz, Oleg Caetani

02:06:52 Johann Strauss II - Die Fledermaus: Ouverture
Strauss Festival Orchester Wien, Peter Guth

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