Some of The Most Beautiful Opera Overtures
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqi4C36AaTw.
This is a selection of some of the most beautiful opera overtures.
1) Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro.
2) Mozart: The Abduction from the Seraglio.
3) Mozart: The Magic Flute.
4) Mozart: Don Giovanni.
5) Beethoven: Fidelio.
6) Rossini: William Tell.
7) Rossini: La Gazza Ladra.
8) Rossini: The Barber of Seville.
9) Rossini: Semiramide.
10) Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri.
11) Wagner: The Mastersingers of Nuremberg.
12) Wagner: Tannhäuser.
13) Wagner: Lohengrin.
14) Offenbach: Orpheus in the Underworld.
15) Bizet: Carmen.
16) Verdi: Nabucco.
17) Verdi: La Traviata.
There are lots of beautiful pieces that aren't included here, this is just a selection, it's almost impossible to fit them all in one video because of the time limit.