Various Artists - Belcanto D'amore (Italian, Blu-ray disc)

Collection of operas composed by Giuseppe Verdi and Giacomo Puccini. Carlo Rizzi conducts the Wiener Symphoniker for a performance of 'Aida' featuring Tatiana Serjan in the title role, Iano Tamar as Amneris, Rubens Pelizzari as Radamès and Iain Paterson as Amonasro. 'Madama Butterfly' stars Raffaella Angeletti, Annunziata Vestri and Massimiliano Pisapia with the score performed by the Fondazione Orchestra Regionale delle Marche and conducted by Daniele Callegari. Maria Guleghina plays the role of the eponymous character in 'Turandot' with Zubin Mehta leading the Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana. 'La Traviata' features Svetla Vassileva, Massimo Giordano and Vladimir Stoyanov. Yuri Temirkanov conducts the Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Regio di Parma. Finally, Massimo Zanetti conducts a production of 'Rigoletto' which stars Leo Nucci in the lead role with Francesco Demuro as the Duke of Mantua and Nino Machaidze as Gilda.