Soprano Kathleen Battle sings the version used in the movie. It's available on the CD "Classic Kathleen Battle: a portrait" [Sony Classical SK89464]
Which commercial are you talking about first? If it is the haunting operatic solo - it's Maria Callas singing the aria "O mio babbino caro" by Puccini
Some recommended choir audition songs for a soprano voice include "The Prayer" by Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli, "Pie Jesu" from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Requiem, and "O mio babbino caro" from Puccini's Gianni Schicchi.
In Season 1, Episode 7 ("Free Fall") of White Collar, the opera aria playing around minute 11 is "O mio babbino caro" from Giacomo Puccini's opera Gianni Schicchi. This poignant piece enhances the emotional tone of the scene, reflecting themes of longing and beauty. The aria is often noted for its expressive melody and has become one of Puccini's most beloved works.
I believe it was Miriam Gauci (courtesy of Naxos of America). She is a soprano from Malta.
O mio babino caro from the Opera Gianni Schichi by Giacomo Puccini
O Mio Babbino Caro is an aria from the opera Gianni Schicchi (1981), by Giacomo Puccini.
"O mio babbino caro" ("Oh My Dear Papa") is a soprano aria from the opera 1918 Gianni Schicchi, by Giacomo Puccini, to a libretto by Giovacchino Forzano.
"O Mio Babbino Caro" from the Puccini Opera Gianni Schicchi
Which commercial are you talking about first? If it is the haunting operatic solo - it's Maria Callas singing the aria "O mio babbino caro" by Puccini
O Mio Babbino Caro
O Mio Babbino Caro is sung in Italian. It translates to Oh My Dear Father. The song appears in the opera Gianni Schicchi and is sung as a Soprano aria.
O Mio Babbino caro" from Gianni Schicchi, by Puccini.
Opera: Gianni Schicchi (Puccini) Aria: O mio babbino caro
oh MI-oh ba-BI-no CA-roh
It's about a young woman that is pleaing to her father to help her marry the one she loves, they hope for money in a will along with others but the will denys them. So she sings o mia bambino caro to her father expressing that she would rather die than go on. After hearing o mia bambino caro her father helps her.