Any opera fans here? See Below. Enjoy and please add to it. I love listening and discovering.

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I have a background in Opera.
Although, I have studied them all, I would have to say Mozart is my favorite ( My ultimate favorite piece would have to be the Requiem Mass in D Minor in its entirety) and with Verdi at a close second. My favorite colluratura is Leontyne Price and Lucia Popp holds a close second. As for the men, Mario Lanza's voice makes me swoon and then there are everyone's favorite 3 Tenors. Pavarotti, Domingo and Carreras. And close to my heart is Mario Lisanti although I can no longer find anything on YouTube about him I know he also coached Phoebe Snow. I have included some of my favorites here:
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*Just a little fun fact about me*
( I absolutely insisted that Lucia Popp's version of the Laudate Dominum was played at my wedding as my bridal party came down the aisle in church. I entered with my father as the "Amen" solo began singing from behind the doors ) the church thought I was crazy. It was a favorite piece of mine and I dedicated it to the souls that could not be there with me that day . many of them who had gone down that aisle before me laid to rest. My now ex-husband ever the punk rocker and death metal god still harasses me about that to this day LOL.

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alan20 · M

I absolutely love a scene in Massenet's Manon. The hero has fallen in love with her. After months of bliss together and following a condemnatory visit from his father, she leaves him. In despair he rushes off to become a priest. She eventually hears of it, turns up at Notre Dame just as he's about to be ordained, and pulls out all the stops to win him back. It takes some doing but her cry of "Enfin" when she realises she's won is a real tear-jerker. The Victoria de los Angeles performance is my favourite but the digital remastering is poor,

LaLumieri · 51-55, F

@alan20 I'm intrigued and I can't wait to see that thank you so much for sharing!!

alan20 · M

@LaLumieri It really is worth it! Some of Tchaikovsky's are worthwhile too : he has a tendency to have his heroines have unhappy endings; don't know if that was a result of his mainly gay sexuality. Try Eugene Onegin. And even the Prelude to Pique Dame (aka Queen of Spades) which always has me off my feet!

LaLumieri · 51-55, F

@alan20 wow wow wow Victoria De Los Angeles wonderful thank you for sharing this with me and she is spectacular what absolute range I completely enjoyed this

LaLumieri · 51-55, F

@alan20 I'm going to have a great day now because of you thank you so much I'll absolutely get back to you I can't wait to spend the evening experiencing each of these!

alan20 · M

@LaLumieri Thank you very much!!. I hope they don't disappoint. Looking forward to hearing from you. Dvorak's Rusalka is also worth a listen, especially the Silver Moon aria. Happy listening.