Aria Of The Day

once again, here is the lovely Flicka, Frederica von Stade, singing the aria Enfin, je suis ici from Massenet’s Cendrillon

countertenor Artur Stefanowicz sings the aria Mi vedrai con lieta fronte from Vivaldi’s Tigrane.

Tenor Paul Groves sings Nadir’s aria Je crois entendre encore from Bizet’s Les Pecheurs de Perles

bass Boris Christoff sings Mephistopholes’ aria, Le veau d’or, from Gounod’s Faust.

the singer is unknown, but this is the only professional recording i can find of this gorgeous aria.  this is from Handel’s oratorio Jephtha, and in this aria Iphis is accepting her fate as a sacrifice by her father’s hand.  this is Ye Sacred Priests / Farewell, Ye Limpid Springs.

(it starts at 7:10)

soprano Hildegarde Heichele sing’s Adele’s aria Mein Herr Marquis, also known as the laughing song, from Strauss’s opera, Die Fledermaus

bass-baritone Nicolas Legoux sings the aria La Vendette from Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro

the wonderful soprano Lilly Pons sings the amazing Bell Song from Delibes’ opera, Lakme

mezzo Ketevan Kemoklidze sings Stephano’s aria in Gounod’s Roméo et Juiliette, Que fais-tu, blanche tourterelle?