A collection of operas recorded live at the Vienna State Opera. Riccardo Muti is the conductor for a 1999 performance of Mozart's 'Don Giovanni', with a cast including Franz-Joseph Selig, Michael Schade, Adrianne Pieczonka, Carlos Álvarez, Angelika Kirchschlager, Anna Caterina Antonacci and Lorenzo Regazzo. Thomas Hampson, Christina Gallardo-Domas and Ferruccio Furlanetto head the cast of Verdi's opera 'Simon Boccanegra', recorded in 2002 with Daniele Gatti conducting. Finally, Philippe Jordan is the conductor for a 2005 performance of Massenet's opera 'Werther', featuring Marcelo Álvarez, Elina Garanca, Adrian Eröd and Ileana Tonca.

Paolo Carignani conducts the Orchestra of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna in this 2009 production of Rossini's opera. Recorded at the Rossini Opera Festival, the performance features Yijie Shi in the title role with the rest of the cast including María José Moreno, Laura Polverelli, Roberto De Candia and Lorenzo Regazzo.

Paolo Carignani conducts the Orchestra of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna in this 2009 production of Rossini's opera. Recorded at the Rossini Opera Festival, the performance features Yijie Shi in the title role with the rest of the cast including María José Moreno, Laura Polverelli, Roberto De Candia and Lorenzo Regazzo.