Concert Band with Vocal Solo

The aria 'Ah prigioniero io sono' ('I am a prisoner') in Giuseppe Verdi's opera 'Nabucco' is sung in the fourth and last act: Nabucco turns to the God of the Hebrews and promises to convert himself an...

Tosca' might be described as a thriller with political overtones it shows its hero and heroine, the singer Floria Tosca and the painter Mario Cavaradossi, caught up in and eventually destroyed by the...

Tosca' might be described as a thriller with political overtones it shows its hero and heroine, the singer Floria Tosca and the painter Mario Cavaradossi, caught up in and eventually destroyed by the...

In the third act of Charles Gounod's Opera Faust, Marguerite sings her famous Jewel Song 'Ah! Je ris' when she looks satisfied to herself in the mirror and to the box with jewels which Faust gave her...

In the third act of Charles Gounod's Opera Faust, Marguerite sings her famous Jewel Song 'Ah! Je ris' when she looks satisfied to herself in the mirror and to the box with jewels which Faust gave her...

The Italian composer Giuseppe Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) finished his masterpiece Otello in October 1885. In the last act - after singing the Canzone del Salice (Willowsong) - Desdemona says her eveni...

The Italian composer Giuseppe Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) finished his masterpiece Otello in October 1885. In the last act - after singing the Canzone del Salice (Willowsong) - Desdemona says her eveni...

Carmen' is probably the most famous opera in the whole opera-repertoire, although its premiere in 1875 was a great disappointment.The aria 'Je dis que rien ne m'epouvante' is sung by Micaela in the th...

Carmen' is probably the most famous opera in the whole opera-repertoire, although its premiere in 1875 was a great disappointment.The aria 'Je dis que rien ne m'epouvante' is sung by Micaela in the th...

The Aria Un baccio di mano (A handkissing) was conceived in May 1788 in Vienna for the singer Francesco Albertarelli as part of the opera Le Geloise fortunate from the Italian composer Pasquale Anfoss...

The Aria Un baccio di mano (A handkissing) was conceived in May 1788 in Vienna for the singer Francesco Albertarelli as part of the opera Le Geloise fortunate from the Italian composer Pasquale Anfoss...

Die Zauberflöte isn't a romantic love story but a real parable: a resemblance about higher human striving to purity and self-improvement. Not love between two people is in the centre but a more indivi...

Die Zauberflöte isn't a romantic love story but a real parable: a resemblance about higher human striving to purity and self-improvement. Not love between two people is in the centre but a more indivi...

The duet La ci darem la mano (Give me the hand) from Mozart's opera Don Giovanni is sung in the first act when Don Giovanni asks the peasant daughter Zerlina to marry hem. (Soprano, Baritone and Conce...

Otto Nicolai's last opera Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor is the only one left and also his only one in German language. It is still one of the most performed opera's in Germany opera houses. The aria...

Otto Nicolai's last opera Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor is the only one left and also his only one in German language. It is still one of the most performed opera's in Germany opera houses. The aria...

Carmen' is probably the most famous opera in the whole opera-repertoire, although its premiere in 1875 was a great disappointment. The Toreadorsong is sung in the second act of the opera: the famous b...

Carmen' is probably the most famous opera in the whole opera-repertoire, although its premiere in 1875 was a great disappointment. The Toreadorsong is sung in the second act of the opera: the famous b...

The aria Stride la vampa - blazing flames - is sung by the gipsy woman Azucena in the second act of Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il Trovatore whilst she is staring into the campfire and telling the story of...

The aria Stride la vampa - blazing flames - is sung by the gipsy woman Azucena in the second act of Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il Trovatore whilst she is staring into the campfire and telling the story of...

The Romanza Bella siccome un angelo is sung by Dottor Malatesta in the first act of Donizetti's opera Don Pasquale. Bursting with impatience, the rich, elderly Don Pasquale is waiting for Dr. Malatest...

The Romanza Bella siccome un angelo is sung by Dottor Malatesta in the first act of Donizetti's opera Don Pasquale. Bursting with impatience, the rich, elderly Don Pasquale is waiting for Dr. Malatest...

Cavalleria Rusticana became Pietro Mascagni's most successful opera. It is still a great repertoire favorite, almost always double-billed with Ruggiero Leoncavallo's Pagliacci. The aria Voi lo sapete,...

Cavalleria Rusticana became Pietro Mascagni's most successful opera. It is still a great repertoire favorite, almost always double-billed with Ruggiero Leoncavallo's Pagliacci. The aria Voi lo sapete,...

Giuseppe Verdi's romantic opera 'Il Trovatore' lives by its streams of memorable melodies. One of those is the aria 'D'amor sull'ali rosee'. It is sung by Leonora in the fourth act of the Opera: Manri...