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Seeking best world class top recordings in opera? So am I. I would like to start by saying that Victoria de los Angelos and Montserrat Caballe are two good singers to begin with. Opera is for me the finest form of music but it takes time to feel it. Not everyone can get into it, but for those who felt something upon hearing it in a movie or elsewhere I will let you in on a secret it gets better and better I first started out listening to only 5 or 6 operas thinking that listening to other operas would be like studying chemistry and that only the first few operas were pleasant to listen to. Boy was i mistaken it gets better and better but it has to occur naturally , I do not recommend pushing oneself into it. Imho start with la boheme , carmen, aida, rigoletto is excellent to start with.For those who have discovered excellent recordings please share it with others thanks.
pedrillo

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You seem to have a fair amount of expertise, why don't you share with us your list of favorite operas and their performances. I'm sure others will follow suit.

One of my favorites is LaBoheme with Freni conducted by Shippers on EMI, but I have an easy time with most operas by Puccini and Verdi. And I just LOVE Gilbert & Sullivans's HMS Pinafore, Mikado, and The Pirates of Penzance (all on Telarc by Mackerras). And then there is Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, the great American opera (on Dorian by Litton.