Terrific Tenors: The Most Thrilling, Handsomely Heroic, Devastatingly Tragic Arias Ever Written!

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Il trovatore: Di quella pira soprano vocals: Joan Sutherland (soprano) tenor vocals: Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) conductor: Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) recording of: Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Di quella pira l’orrendo foco” (Manrico, Leonora, Ruiz, armed men) composer: Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1853) librettist: Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist) (in 1853) part of: Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara	Giuseppe Verdi		3:20
2	Idomeneo: Fuor del mar tenor vocals: Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) orchestra: English Baroque Soloists conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner recording of: Idomeneo, rè di Creta, K. 366: Act II, Scene III. No. 12 Aria "Fuor del mar" (Idomeneo) composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) librettist: Giambattista Varesco part of: Idomeneo, rè di Creta, K. 366: Act II	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart		6:11
3	Turandot: Nessun dorma tenor vocals: Kenneth Collins (tenor) orchestra: Vladimir Kamirski and Queensland Symphony Orchestra (aka The Queensland Orchestra between 2001–2010) recording of: Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf) composer: Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03) librettist: Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni publisher: Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA part of: Turandot: Atto III	Gioachino Rossini		2:53
4	Manon Lescaut: Donna non vidi mai tenor vocals: José Carreras (Spanish tenor) orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra conductor: Jesús López Cobos recording of: Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Donna non vidi mai simile a questa!” (Des Grieux) composer: Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1893) librettist: Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi part of: Manon Lescaut: Atto I	Gioachino Rossini		2:29
5	Semiramide: Si, sperar voglio contento tenor vocals: Juan Diego Flórez (Peruvian operatic tenor) orchestra: Verdi Symphony Orchestra conductor: Carlo Rizzi (conductor) performer: Verdi Symphony Chorus	Gioachino Rossini		3:13
6	Pagliacci: Vesti la giubba tenor vocals and tenor vocals [Canio]: Mario Del Monaco (tenor) orchestra: Orchestra of the Academy of St Cecilia, Rome conductor: Francesco Molinari‐Pradelli (conductor) recording of: Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” - “Vesti la giubba” (Canio) composer and librettist: Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer) (in 1892) part of: For the First Time (1959 film) part of: Pagliacci: Atto I	Ruggero Leoncavallo		3:37
7	Oberon: Vater, hör' mich flehn zu dir! tenor vocals: Plácido Domingo (tenor) orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra conductor: Rafael Kubelík (conductor) partial recording of: Oberon, J. 306: Act II composer: Carl Maria von Weber (composer) librettist: James Robinson Planché part of: Oberon, J. 306	Carl Maria von Weber		3:38
8	Tosca: “E lucevan le stelle” tenor vocals: José Carreras (Spanish tenor) orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden conductor: Sir Colin Davis (English conductor) recording of: Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi) composer: Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899) librettist: Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899) part of: Tosca: Atto III	Giacomo Puccini		3:12
9	William Tell: O muto asil... Corriam, voliam! tenor vocals: Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) orchestra: Vienna Opera Orchestra conductor: Nicola Rescigno (conductor) recording of: Guglielmo Tell: Atto IV, scena 2. “O muto asil del pianto” composer: Gioachino Rossini (composer) librettist: Hippolyte Louis-Florent Bis (librettist) and Étienne de Jouy translator: Calisto Bassi part of: Guglielmo Tell: Atto IV	Gioachino Rossini		7:39
10	Tamerlano: Ciel e terra armi di sdegno tenor vocals: David Hobson (tenor, composer) orchestra: Sinfonia Australis conductor: Antony Walker (conductor)	George Frideric Handel		3:12
11	La Gioconda: Cielo e mar tenor vocals: Jussi Björling (tenor) orchestra: Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino conductor: Alberto Erede (conductor) recording of: La Gioconda: Atto II. “Cielo e mar!” (Enzo) composer: Amilcare Ponchielli (composer) librettist: Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer) part of: La Gioconda: Atto II. Il rosario	Amilcare Ponchielli		4:58
12	Turandot: Non piangere, Liù tenor vocals: Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) orchestra: Orchestra of the Academy of St Cecilia, Rome conductor: Franco Patanè (conductor) recording of: Turandot: Atto I. “Non piangere, Liù” (Calaf, Liù, Timur) composer: Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) librettist: Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni part of: Turandot: Atto I	Gioachino Rossini		2:47
13	L'elisir d'amore: Una furtiva lagrima tenor vocals: Mario Lanza (tenor) orchestra: RCA Victor Orchestra conductor: Constantine Callinicos recording of: L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Romanza “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino) composer: Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) (in 1832) part of: L’elisir d’amore: Atto II	Gaetano Donizetti		4:15
14	Rigoletto: La donna è mobile tenor vocals: Roy Best (tenor) orchestra: Sinfonia Australis conductor: Andrew Greene (Australian pianist / conductor) recording of: Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca) composer: Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11) librettist: Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11) part of: Rigoletto: Atto III	Giuseppe Verdi		2:19
15	Aida: Se quel guerrier io fossi... Celeste Aida tenor vocals: Rosario La Spina (tenor) orchestra: Orchestre philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo conductor: Richard Mills (Australian composer) recording of: Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès) composer: Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1871) librettist: Antonio Ghislanzoni (in 1870) part of: Aida: Atto I	Giuseppe Verdi		4:56
16	Macbeth: O figli miei!...Ah, la paterna mano tenor vocals: Bruno Prevedi (tenor) orchestra: Orchestra of the Academy of St Cecilia, Rome conductor: Thomas Schippers (conductor and composer) recording of: Macbeth: Atto IV. N°13a Scena "O figli, o figli miei!" (Macduff) composer: Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) part of: Macbeth: Atto IV recording of: Macbeth: Atto IV. N°13b Aria "Ah, la paterna mano" (Macduff) composer: Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) part of: Macbeth: Atto IV	Giuseppe Verdi		3:42
17	La bohème: Che gelida manina tenor vocals: David Hobson (tenor, composer) orchestra: Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra conductor: Marco Guidarini (conductor) recording of: La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo) composer: Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896) librettist: Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica part of: La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (Puccini)	Gioachino Rossini		4:34
18	Das Land des Lächelns: You are my Heart's Delight tenor vocals: Rosario La Spina (tenor) orchestra: Orchestre philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo conductor: Richard Mills (Australian composer) recording of: The Land of Smiles: You Are My Heart's Delight composer: Franz Lehár (composer) librettist: Ludwig Herzer and Fritz Löhner-Beda translator: Harry B. Smith and Harry Graham (in 1931) translated version of: Das Land des Lächelns: Akt II. Nr. 11 „Dein ist mein ganzes Herz” (Sou-Chong) part of: The Land of Smiles	Franz Lehár		3:05