Double bill of operas from the 1980s starring tenor Luciano Pavarotti. In 'Aida' Pavarotti performs the role of Radamès alongside Maria Chiara and Ghena Dimitrova. Lorin Maazel conducts the Teatro alla Scala Orchestra and Chorus. In 'La Bohème' Pavarotti stars as Rodolfo with Tiziano Severini leading the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus. The rest of the cast includes Mirella Freni, Sandra Pacetti and Gino Quilico.

Egypt and Ethiopia are at war. Radames is appointed commander of the Egyptian forces by the King, whose daughter, Amneris, loves Radames. It is in fact Amneris' Ethiopian slave Aida whom Radames loves. Ramades wins the war against the Ethiopians, capturing Aida's father Amonasro in the process. On his return to Egypt he faces a choice between marrying Amneris or betraying his country through his love for Aida. This new production was a triumphant success when it opened at La Scala in December 1985 and Luciano Pavarotti's long awaited performance as Radames, his first in Italy, was greeted with rapturous applause.

Lorin Maazel leads the Orchestra and Choir of the Wiener Staatsoper and the Vienna Boys Choir in this production of Puccini's final opera, recorded in 1983. Performers include Eva Marton, Jose Carreras, Katia Ricciarelli and John-Paul Bogart.

A live performance of Manuel de Falla's opera from the Palau de les Arts in Valencia. Written in 1905, the opera tells the story of a poor gypsy girl, Salud, who is passionately in love with a young well-to-do man named Paco. Unfortunately, she does not know, and Paco does not tell her, that he is already engaged to a girl of his own class. The performers featured include Chilean soprano Cristina Gallardo-Domâs, as well as Jorge de León and María Luisa Corbacho.