| Other author/creator | Bruson, Renato vocalist. |
| Other author/creator | Caballé, Montserrat vocalist. |
| Other author/creator | Casoni, Bianca Maria, vocalist. |
| Other author/creator | Cavalli, Floriana, vocalist. |
| Other author/creator | Ceccato, Aldo, conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Collins, Michael, 1962- conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Craig, Charles, 1919-1997, vocalist. |
| Other author/creator | Davis, Colin, 1927-2013, conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Domingo, Plácido, 1941- vocalist. |
| Other author/creator | Downes, Edward, 1911-2001 conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Fistoulari, Anatole, conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Gardelli, Lamberto, conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Gedda, Nicolai, vocalist. |
| Other author/creator | Guadagno, Anton, conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Matačić, Lovro von, conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Moffo, Anna vocalist. |
| Other author/creator | Muti, Riccardo conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Obrazt͡sova, Elena, 1939-2015 vocalist. |
| Other author/creator | Patanè, Giuseppe, 1932-1989 conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Shuard, Amy, vocalist. |
| Other author/creator | Sills, Beverly vocalist. |
| Other author/creator | Stapleton, Robin conductor. |
| Included Work | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Aïda. Celeste Aïda. |
| Included Work | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Aïda. Gloria all' Egitto. |
| Included Work | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Aïda. Ritorna vincitor. |
| Included Work | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Ballo in maschera. Di' tu se fedele. |
| Included Work | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Don Carlos. O don fatal. |
| Included Work | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Forza del destino. Pace, pace, mio Dio. |
| Included Work | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Forza del destino. Rataplan, rataplan, rataplan. |
| Included Work | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Nabucco. Va, pensiero sull' ali dorate. |
| Included Work | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Otello. Ave Maria. |
| Included Work | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Rigoletto. Caro nome. |
| Included Work | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Rigoletto. Donna è mobile. |
| Included Work | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Traviata. Selections. |
| Included Work | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Trovatore. Vedi! le fosche notturne spoglie. |
| Other author/creator | John Alldis Choir, performer. |
| Other author/creator | New Philharmonia Orchestra, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Philharmonia Orchestra (London, England), performer. |
| Other author/creator | Royal Opera House (London, England). Orchestra, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra performer. |
| Other author/creator | Teatro alla Scala. Coro performer. |
| Other author/creator | Teatro alla Scala. Orchestra performer. |
| Uniform title | Operas. Selections |
| Variant title |
Opera favorites |
| Variant title |
Verdi opera favorites |
| Portion of title |
Opera favourites |
| Contents |
La traviata. Prelude to act 1 (4:33) -- La traviata. Libiamo ne'lieti calici (act 1) (3:04) -- Nabucco. Va pensiero (chorus of Hebrew slaves) (act 3) (5:08) -- Rigoletto. Gualtier Maldè--Caro nome (act 1) (6:59) -- Rigoletto. La donna è mobile (act 3) (2:01) -- La traviata. È strano--Ah, fors' è lui--Sempre libera (act 1) (7:07) -- La traviata. Di Provenza il mar (act 2) (4: 42) -- Il trovatore. Vedi! le fosche notturne spoglie (Anvil chorus) (act 2) (3:38) -- Un ballo in maschera. Di' tu se fedele (act 1) (3:10) -- La forza del destino. Rataplan (act 3) (3:07) -- La forza del destino. Pace, pace, mio Dio! (act 4) (5:46) -- Don Carlo. O don fatale (act 3) (4:12) -- Otello: Ave Maria (act 4) (4:12) -- Adia. Se quel guerrier io fossi!--Celeste Aida (act 1) (4:22) -- Aida. Ritorna vincitor! (act 1) (6:33) -- Aida. Gloria all'Egitto (Triumphal chorus & grand march) (act 2) (6:53). |
| General note | Librettos by Piave, Brindisi, Solera, Cammarano. Somma, Mery, Du Locle, Lauzières, Boito, and Ghislanzoni. |
| General note | Opera excerpts. |
| General note | Previously released on compact disc. |
| Performer |
Beverly Sills, Anna Moffo, Floriana Cavalli, Montserrat Caballe, Amy Shuard, sopranos ; Biancamaria Casoni, Elena Obraztsova, mezzo-sopranos ; Nicolai Gedda, Charles Craig, Placido Domingo, tenors ; Renato Bruson, baritone ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ; John Alldis Choir ; Chorus and Orcehstra of La Scala, Milan ; Philharmonia Orchestra ; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden ; Ambrosian Opera Chorus ; New Philharmonia Orchestra ; Aldo Ceccato, Lovro von Matacic, Sir Colin Davis, Michael Collins, Riccardo Muti, Giuseppe Patanè, Lamberto Gardelli , Anatole Fistoulari, Robin Stapleton, Anton Guadagno, Sir Edward Downes, conductors. |
| Language | Sung in Italian. |
| Genre/form | Sound recordings. |