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What do I hear you saying? You’re not familiar with any opera? You haven’t heard any opera tunes either? Well, I have quite the surprise for you! Make sure to join us on Thursday at 6pm on GaySA Radio. Let me refresh your memory with what you might have overlooked! We’ll be featuring 12 Opera Arias that have achieved “Pop” status. Giacomo Puccini: “Nessun Dorma!” from Turandot Sc 91 Act III Sung by Luciano Pavarotti, with the John Alldis Choir, Wandsworth School Boys Choir, and the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta · Guisppe Verdi: ”La donna è mobile” from Rigoletto Act III Sung by Luciano Pavarotti with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Richard Bonynge · Giacomo Puccini: “O mio babbino caro” from Gianni Schicchi Sung by Renée Fleming with the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras · Gioachino Rossini: “Largo al factotum” from Il barbiere di Siviglia Sung by Baritenor Michael Spyres. The orchestra and conductor are not named · Lèo Delibes: “The Flower Duet” from Lakmé Sung by Katherine Jenkins and Kiri Te Kanawa with the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Anthony Inglis · Giuseppe Verdi: “Libiamo ne’lieti calici” from La traviata Act 1 Sung by Luciano Pavarotti and Joan Sutherland with the London Opera Chorus, and the National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Richard Bonynge · Gaetano Donizetti: “Una furtive lagrima” from L’elisir d’amore Act 2 Sung by Léopold Simoneau with the Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin conducted by Paul Strauss · Vincenzo Bellini: “Casta diva” from Norma Act 1 Sung by Renée Fleming and the London Voices with the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras · Ruggero Leoncavallo: “Recitar! Mentre preso; Vesti la giubba” from I Pagliacci Act I Plácido Domingo with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Nello Santi · Giuseppe Verdi: “Va pensiero” from Nabucco Sung by the Chorus of Opera Roma with the orchestra of the Opera Roma conducted by Riccardo Muti) · Giacomo Puccini: “Musetta’s Waltz Quando m’en vo” from La Bohème Act II Sung by Anna Netrebko with an unnamed orchestra conducted by Yuri Temirkanov · Charles Gounod: “Je veux vivre” from Roméo et Juliette Sung by Aida Garifullina with an unnamed orchestra and conductor · Giacomo Puccini: “Nessun Dorma!” from Turandot Sc 91 Act III Sung by Luciano Pavarotti from “The Three Tenors in Concert 1994”