Best Aria ever written

What is the best operatic aria in your opinion? I am partial to Hoho Hoho/ Nuthung Nuthung from Wagner's Siegfried. What are your nominations?

"Must the winter come so soon" from Vanessa, by Samuel Barber.

"Glitter and be gay" from Candide, by Leonard Bernstein.

"Credo in un Dio Crudel", from Otello, by Giuseppe Verdi.

"Glitter and Be Gay" from Candide DEFINITELY!!!!

*sigh* you people...

"Glitter and Be Gay" from Candide by the famous Bernstein. (Best composer ever)

Originally Posted by Monteverdi Fan

What is the best operatic aria in your opinion? I am partial to Hoho Hoho/ Nuthung Nuthung from Wagner's Siegfried. What are your nominations?

I don't know if that is really an aria...Mime sings in it just as much as Siegfried. But it's definitely one of my favorites.

My very favorite aria, is Elektra's first monologue http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4DUw...eature=related

It's so awesome! Worship it.

King Marke's monologue in Tristan might be my next favorite. To alot of people its sort of boring but I think it is very sensitive.

I don't know if you can consider it an aria, but Hans Sachs monologue at the end of Meistersinger is great.

1. Elektra's first monologue
2. Hans Sachs final monologue
3. Marke's monologue.

Originally Posted by QcCowboy

"Must the winter come so soon" from Vanessa, by Samuel Barber.

FANTASTIC aria. I'm also partial to "The New York Lights" from A View from the Bridge by William Bolcom. Also the Shaper's aria from Grendel.

I'm a little emoboy you'll have to excuse me. I then again have just gotten into opera so I don't know all of the arias as much as I would like to.
La mamma Morta (Maria Callas of course) Umberto Giordano Andrea Chernier
La Paterna Mano Verdi's Macbeth

"Cosa Mi Narri?... Che Soave Zeffiretto" but i don't know if that qualifies as an aria. that's mozarts nozze i think (and know).