The DeuxDuel Opera's Greatest Arias lineup

24 songs · 24 artists · 1953–2022 · listed A–Z, not ranked

What this list is

DeuxDuel draws from 24 songs when it builds a Opera's Greatest Arias matchup. Two of them appear side by side, you play a 30-second preview of each, and you pick the one you would rather hear. Every track here is a real Apple Music catalogue song, hand-picked for this category — not pulled from a streaming chart — and voting needs no music subscription.

The order below is alphabetical by artist. It is not a ranking and does not imply one.

No ranking is published for Opera's Greatest Arias yet. DeuxDuel only publishes a chart once a category has real head-to-head evidence behind it, so this page shows the lineup and nothing more. How the ranking works.

Every song in Opera's Greatest Arias

  1. Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro"
    Angela Gheorghiu, London Symphony Orchestra & Antonio Pappano · 1999
  2. Lohengrin: Bridal Chorus
    Bamberg Philharmonic Orchestra, Heinrich Hollreiser & Bamberg Philharmonic Chorus · 2008
  3. Tristan und Isolde: Liebestod
    Berlin Philharmonic & Herbert von Karajan · 1984
  4. Lakmé: Flower Duet
    Carl Davis & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra · 1994
  5. Norma: "Casta Diva"
    Dame Joan Sutherland, Richard Bonynge, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Samuel Ramey & Chorus of the Welsh National Opera · 1987
  6. Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: "Non più andrai"
    Ferruccio Furlanetto, James Levine & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra · 1991
  7. Don Giovanni, K. 527: "Madamina, il catalogo è questo"
    Gabriel Bacquier, Sir Georg Solti & London Philharmonic Orchestra · 1990
  8. L'elisir D'amore: "Una Furtiva Lagrima"
    James Levine, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Luciano Pavarotti · 1990
  9. La Traviata: "Libiamo Ne'lieti Calici (Brindisi)
    James Levine, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Luciano Pavarotti, Wendy White, Anthony Laciura & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus · 1992
  10. La Boheme: "Che gelida manina"
    Luciano Pavarotti, Herbert von Karajan & Berlin Philharmonic · 1980
  11. Tosca: "E lucevan le stelle"
    Luciano Pavarotti, Nicola Rescigno & National Philharmonic Orchestra · 1978
  12. Pagliacci: "Vesti La Giubba"
    Luciano Pavarotti, Riccardo Muti & The Philadelphia Orchestra · 1992
  13. The Pearl Fishers: Au Fond Du Temple Saint
    Manuel Rosenthal & RTF Radio Orchestra · 2003
  14. Carmen, WD 31: Habanera. L'amour est un oiseau rebelle
    Maria Callas, Choeurs René Duclos, Georges Prêtre & Paris Opera Orchestra · 1961
  15. Tosca: Vissi d'arte
    Maria Callas, Teatro Alla Scala Orchestra & Victor de Sabata · 1953
  16. Madama Butterfly: "Un Bel Dì Vedremo"
    Mirella Freni, Herbert von Karajan & Vienna Philharmonic · 1974
  17. Lucia Di Lammermoor: "Il Dolce Suono"
    Montserrat Caballé, Jesús López-Cobos, Philharmonia Orchestra, Ann Murray, José Carreras, Claes-Håkon Ahnsjö, Vincenzo Sardinero & Samuel Ramey · 2002
  18. Aida: Celeste Aida
    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Vienna Philharmonic & Vincenzo La Scola · 2001
  19. Rigoletto: "La donna è mobile"
    Plácido Domingo, Carlo Maria Giulini & Vienna Philharmonic · 1980
  20. Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo (Live)
    Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra · 2022
  21. The Barber of Seville: "Largo al factotum"
    Robert Merrill, Cesare Valletti, Fernando Corena, Roberta Peters, Giorgio Tozzi, Margaret Roggero, Calvin Marsh, Erich Leinsdorf, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra · 1972
  22. Faust: Salut! Demeure Chaste Et Pure
    The Metropolitan Opera & Eugene Conley · 2002
  23. La Wally: "Ebben? Ne andrò lontana"
    Tullio Serafin, Philharmonia Orchestra & Maria Callas · 1954
  24. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Barcarolle
    Valery Gergiev & Vienna Philharmonic · 2020
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