You know more opera that you think…

Here are some famous opera arias that you have probably heard on television or in films -  and you didn't even know it was opera!

Bizet, Carmen, ‘L’Amour est un oiseau rebelle’ (Habanera), interpreted by Maria Callas

Mozart, Die Zauberflöte, ‘Der Hölle Rache’, interpreted by Edita Gruberova

Puccini, Gianni Schicchi, ‘O mio bambino caro’, interpreted by Katia Ricciarelli

Wagner, Die Walküre, ‘Hojotoho! Heiaha!’ (The Ride of Valkyries), interpreted by Astrid Varnay and Regina Resnik

Verdi, La traviata, ‘Libiamo ne’lieti calici’, interpreted by Rollando Villazon and Anna Netrebko

Bellini, Norma, ‘Casta diva’, interpreted by Maria Callas

Offenbach, Les Contes d’Hoffmann, ‘Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour’ (Barcarolle), interpreted by Joan Sutherland

Verdi, Rigoletto, ‘La donna e mobile’, interpreted by Luciano Pavarotti

Delibes, Lakmé, ‘Viens, Mallika’ (Flower Duet), interpreted by Katherine Jenkins and Kiri Te Kanawa

Rossini, Il barbiere di Seviglia, ‘Una poco voce fa’, interpreted by Maria Callas