A Verdi Gala from Berlin (A Verdi Gala from Berlin)

Release Date:	2002-04-16
Runtime:	94 min
Status:	Released
Genres:	Music
Production:	EuroArts

Overview

Claudio Abbado conducts the Berlin Philharmonic in this gala New Year's Eve performance, organized to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Giuseppe Verdi's death. Recorded in 2000, the program includes excerpts from the composer's "La Traviata," "Falstaff," "Rigoletto," "Don Carlos" and "Un Ballo in Maschera," with solos by Andrea Rost (soprano), Ramon Vargas (tenor), Alan Titus (baritone) and Lucio Gallo (bass-baritone).