Angela Gheorghiu as Leonora in Il Trovatore

Romanian soprano Angela Gheorghiu s legendary characterization of Leonora from Il Trovatore (1853, Giuseppe Verdi): 1. Cavatina di Leonora: Tacea la notte placida (act I, scene 2); 2. Cabaletta di Leonora: Di tale amor, che dirsi (act I, scene 2): begins at 6:26 3. D amor sull ali rosee (act IV, scene 1): begins at 8:00 4. Miserere (act IV, scene 1): begins at 11:49 5. Cabaletta di Leonora: Tu vedrai che amore in terra (act IV; scene 1): begins at 17:19 Sung in true Verdian style, this performance ranks with the very best in the history of opera.