The albums that define
opera.
Our picks for where to start with opera — with a one-line read on why each one matters.
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The opera essentials
Twenty-four picks. Press play on any of them.
Nino Rota
The Godfather – Original Soundtrack Recording
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Serj Tankian
Harakiri
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Serj Tankian
Orca Symphony No. 1
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Serj Tankian
Elasticity
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Roger Waters
Is This the Life We Really Want?
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart: The Sonata Project - Salzburg
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Anthony Braxton
2 Compositions (Järvenpää) 1988
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Serj Tankian
Imperfect Harmonies
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Serj Tankian
Jazz-Iz-Christ
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Serj Tankian
Elect the Dead Symphony
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Serj Tankian
Lie Lie Live
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Serj Tankian
Elect the Dead
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Serj Tankian
Serart
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Serj Tankian
Imperfect Remixes
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Michael Nyman
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
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Michael Nyman
String Quartets 1–3
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Sissel Kyrkjebø
Innerst i sjelen
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Sissel Kyrkjebø
Til deg
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Sissel Kyrkjebø
Glade Jul
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Roger Waters
Amused to Death
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Roger Waters
Radio K.A.O.S.
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Roger Waters
Ça Ira
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Sissel Kyrkjebø
Spirit of the Season
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Terence Blanchard
A Tale of God's Will
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Meredith Monk
Impermanence
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Kristin Chenoweth
The Art of Elegance
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Kristin Chenoweth
For the Girls
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Astor Piazzolla
Tango: Zero Hour
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Plácido Domingo
Christmas in Vienna
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KAJ
Professionella pjasalappar
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KAJ
Lokalproducerat pjas
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Mikis Theodorakis
Canto General
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Tan Dun
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
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Roberto Alagna
Pasión
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Malena Ernman
Santa Lucia – En klassisk jul
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Malena Ernman
I decembertid
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Marco Frisina
Silent Night – A Christmas in Rome
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Greg Lake
Manoeuvres
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Greg Lake
Greg Lake
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José Carreras
Northern Lights
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Luciano Berio
Sinfonia
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Jake Heggie
The Faces of Love - The Songs of Jake Heggie
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John Lunn
Downton Abbey – The Essential Collection
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John Lunn
Downton Abbey: The Ultimate Collection
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John Lunn
Downton Abbey: Original Music from the Television Series
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Donald Swann
Poems and Songs of Middle Earth
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Andrea Bocelli
Bocelli
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Andrea Bocelli
Vivere Live in Tuscany
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Andrea Bocelli
Sogno
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Andrea Bocelli
The Best of Andrea Bocelli: Vivere
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