Opinion Poll Partial Results

 

"Best conductors, most liked operas, arias, duets, etc."

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In the opinion of 10 members of the parlourofoperalovers group, the following are the best operatic conductors, most liked dramatic and comic operas, ouvertures, arias, duets, and favorite operatic character:
Best 20th Century operatic conductor:

Name

Votes

Name

Votes

Toscanini, A. 10 Bernstein, L. 6
Serafin, T. 8 Giulini, C.M. 6
Levine, J. 6  

Note 1: This poll is still open, meaning you can still vote.

Note 2: 23 conductors have been nominated to date (23/2/2003).

Note 3: Totals may not match since many respondents do not answer all questions.

 
Most liked dramatic opera:
Opera Votes Opera Votes
Otello 9 Norma 5
Don Carlo 6 Turandot 4
Tosca 6 Don Giovanni 4
Il Trovatore 5 Rigoletto 4
Die Walküre 5 Aida 4
 
Most liked comic opera:

Opera

Votes

Opera

Votes

Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) 13 Cosi Fan Tutte 6
Le Nozze di Figaro 8 Don Pasquale 5
Falstaff 8 L'Italiana in Algeri 4
L'Elisir d'Amore 6 Die Fledermaus 4
    Gianni Schicchi 4
  
Most liked operatic ouverture:

Opera

Votes

Opera

Votes

La Forza del Destino 12

Il Barbiere di Siviglia

6
Le Nozze di Figaro 7

Die Zauberflöte

5
Don Giovanni 7

Fidelio (Leonore ouverture, after act 2, scene 1)

3

Luisa Miller 

Most romantic opera:

Opera

Votes Opera Votes
La Boheme 6 La Traviata 2
Tristan und Isolde 4

 

 

Most moving aria:

Aria

Votes

Aria

Votes

Ach, ich fuhl's (Die Zauberflöte) 3 Vissi d'arte (Tosca) 2
 
Most moving duet:

Duet

Votes

Duet

Votes

Act 3 duet (Tosca) 2 Lassu ci rivedremo (Don Carlo, Act 5, Elisabetta/ Don Carlo) 2
Parigi, o cara (Traviata) 2    
 
Most liked operatic character:
Character Votes Character Votes
Marchese di Posa (Don Carlo) 2 Pinkerton (M. Butterfly) 2
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