Don’t know where to get started in opera?
Here is a list of some of the most viewed opera arias and duets on Youtube.
Aria: Queen of the Night (Der Hölle Rache)
Opera: The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte)
Composer: Mozart
Singer: Diana Damrau
Location: The Royal Opera House
Aria: Nessun dorma
Opera: Turandot
Composer: Puccini
Singer: Luciano Pavarotti
Event: The Three Tenors in Concert
Aria: Habanera
Opera: Carmen
Composer: Bizet
Singer: Maria Callas
Aria: Habanera
Opera: Carmen
Composer: Bizet
Singer: Elina Garanca
Location: Metropolitan Opera
Duet: Brindisi (Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici)
Opera: La Traviata
Composer: Verdi
Singers: Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo & José Carreras
Event: The Three Tenors in Concert
Duet: Barcarolle
Opera: The Tales of Hoffmann (Les Contes d’Hoffmann)
Composer: Offenbach
Singers: Anna Netrebko & Elina Garanca
Aria: Les oiseaux dans la charmille
Opera: The Tales of Hoffmann (Les Contes d’Hoffmann)
Composer: Offenbach
Singer: Patricia Janeckova
Aria: Casta Diva
Opera: Norma
Composer: Bellini
Singer: Renée Fleming
Aria: O mio babbino caro
Opera: Gianni Schicchi
Composer: Puccini
Singer: Montserrat Caballé
Aria: La donne è mobile
Opera: Rigoletto
Composer: Verdi
Singer: Luciano Pavarotti
Aria: Flower Duet
Opera: Lakmé
Composer: Delibes
Singer: Sabine Devieilhe & Marianne Crebassa
Aria: Largo al factotum
Opera: The Barber of Seville (Il barbiere di Siviglia)
Composer: Rossini
Singer: Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Duet: Papageno/Papagena duet
Opera: The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte)
Composer: Mozart
Singers: Detlef Roth & Gaële Le Roi
Duet: Pearl Fishers duet
Opera: The Pearl Fishers (Les Pêcheurs de perles)
Composer: Bizet
Singer: Jonas Kaufmann & Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Did I miss any videos? Please let me know in the comments.
Thank you for giving us so many great Opera videos to watch! So emotional. Which one is your favorite?
Hi Alice, no problem, I’m glad you liked them! It sort of feels like a cliché but I have to say the first one with Diana Damrau singing the Queen of the Night. Everything about this recording; the singing, staging, acting, set design, videography is perfect to me. I honestly don’t think there will every be such an amazing recording out there. Did you have any favorite or do you have any other opera video that you like which wasn’t included in the list?