Eugene Onegin is a well-known example of lyric opera, to which Tchaikovsky added music of a dramatic nature. The aria from Tatiana's Letter scene is from the opera Eugene Onegin composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

Tchaikovsky - Tatiana's Letter Scene, ' Let me die, but first.' This aria has been recorded by nearly 500 tenors in at least seven different languages between 19, but the performance in 1906 by Enrico Caruso, who was closely associated with the role of Rodolfo, will never be forgotten: 'Che gelida manina' is an aria from La bohème, an opera in four acts, composed by Giacomo Puccini. Listen to this stunning performance by soprano Lucia Popp performing at the Paris Opera Garnier in 1980:

The opera tells how the servants Figaro and Susanna succeed in getting married, foiling the efforts of their philandering employer Count Almaviva to seduce Susanna and teaching him a lesson in fidelity. Susanna's aria is taken from the opera buffa (comic opera) Marriage of Figaro, composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1786. It is said that Luciano Pavarotti's stardom is reckoned from a performance of 'Pour mon âme', so it is only fitting to tribute his performance here: It features nine high Cs and features early in the opera, giving the performer less time to warm up their voice.

This opera is famous for the aria ' Ah! mes amis, quel jour de fête!' (sometimes referred to as ' Pour mon âme') as it has been considered the 'Mount Everest' for tenors. La fille du régiment(The Daughter of the Regiment) is an opéra comique in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti written in 1840.

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