16 Classical Drinking Songs To Ring In 2016
16 Classical Drinking Songs To Ring In 2016
Who says enjoying classical music has to be a sober affair? Here is a list of pieces to help you put the bubbles in your bubbly.
Who says enjoying classical music has to be a sober affair? Here is a list of pieces to help you put the bubbles in your bubbly.
“O vin, dissipe la tristesse” from Thomas's Hamlet
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To drink or not to drink, that is the question.
“Ah! Quel diner” from Offenbach’s “La Perichole”
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This will put the bubbles in your bubbly.
“The night they invented champagne” from Lerner & Loewe's "Gigi"
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An eager little Leslie Caron is ready to taste her first sip of champagne.
“A bar on the Piccola Marina” by Noël Coward
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A song about “beer goggles” before the term “beer goggles” became a thing.
“Tam O Shanter” by Malcolm Arnold
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Listen to the drunken bassoonists!
Varlaam's drinking song from “Boris Godunov”
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No one can drink like the Russians.
The Anvil Chorus from "Il Trovatore" by Verdi
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...except maybe the Italians.
"O Fledermaus; Champagne hat's verschuldet" from Strauss's "Die Fledermaus"
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Cheers!
"Fin ch'han dal vino" from Mozart's "Don Giovanni"
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Be careful when you’re drinking with Don Giovanni!
The "brindisi" from Verdi's "La traviata"
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One of the most famous works in all of opera. Cuz alcohol.
"Holà, holà, holà" from Verdi's "La forza del destino"
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Because Traviata isn’t the only Verdi opera with a great drinking song.
"Drink, Drink, Drink" from Romberg and Donnelly's "The Student Prince"
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Because we all learned to drink in college.
"Intanto, amici" from Mascagni's "Cavalleria rusticana"
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There’s nothing like sharing a drink with a friend.
"Certain rat, dans une cuisine" from Berlioz's "La damnation de Faust"
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Unless that friend happens to be the devil.
"In taberna quando sumus" from Orff's "Carmina Burana"
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Monks invented beer after all.
"Prodaná nevěsta" from Smetana's "The Bartered Bride"
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"It's beer, it certainly is a gift from heaven." We couldn’t agree with Smetana more.