2 disc compilation featuring 29 favourite operatic arias, as chosen by listeners of BBC Radio 3. The album showcases some of the most beautiful music ever written, from composers including Mozart, Verdi, Puccinni, Purcell, Handel, Wagner, Tchaikovsky & Gluck. The surprise winner of the Nation's Favourite Arias in 2010--" When I Am Laid in Earth" by Henry Purcell--reflects both the quality & variety of this collection. These legendary works are performed by the top opera singers of recent times, including Roberta Alagna, Teresa Berganza, Ian Bostridge, Maria Callas, David Daniels, Natlie Dessay, Plácido Domingo, Susan Graham, Lucia Popp & Rolando Villazon. Disc 1 Purcell: When I Am Laid In Earth (Dido & Aeneas, Act Iii) Mozart: Dove Sono (Le Nozze Di Figaro, Act Iii) Wagner: Mild Und Leise (Liebestod) (Tristan Und Isolde, Act Iii) Puccini: E Lucevan Le Stelle (Tosca, Act Iii) Bellini: Casta Diva (Norma, Act I) Dvoák: Song To The Moon (Rusalka Act I) Gluck: Che Farò Senza Euridice? (Orfeo Ed Euridice, Act Iii) Mozart: Die Hölle Rache (Die Zauberflöte, Act Ii) Mozart: Ruhe Sanft, Mein Holdes Leben (Zaide, Act I) Korngold: Glück, Das Mir Verblieb (Die Tote Stadt, Act I) Saint-Saëns: Mon Cur S'ouvre À Ta Voix (Samson Et Dalila, Act Ii) Verdi: Ella Giammai M'amò (Don Carlo, Act Iv) Handel: E Vivo Ancora... Scherza Infida (Ariodante Act Ii) Mozart: Voi, Che Sapete (Le Nozze Di Figaro, Act Ii) Puccini: Che Gelida Manina (La Bohème, Act I) Disc 2 Mozart: Deh Vieni Non Tadar (Le Nozze Di Figaro, Act Iv) Tchaikovsky: Tatiana's Letter Scene (Pooskai Pogibnoo Ya) (Eugene Onegin, Act I) Handel Va Tacito E Nascosto (Giulio Cesare In Egitto, Act I) Tchaikovsky: Lensky'a Aria (Kuda, Kuda) (Eugene Onegin, Act Ii) Donizetti: Una Furtiva Lagrima (L'elisir D'amore, Act Ii) Handel: Frondi Tenere... Ombra Mai Fù (Serse, Act I) Mozart Porgi Amor (Le Nozze Di Figaro, Act Ii) Puccini: Un Bel Dì Vedremo (Madama Butterfly, Act Ii) Wagner: Morgenlich Leuchtend In Rosigem Schein (Walther's Prize Song) Handel: Dopo Notte Altra E Funestra (Ariodante, Act Iii) Handel: Lascia Ch'io Pianga (Rinaldo, Act Ii) Catalani: Ebben? Ne Andrò Lontana (La Wally, Act I) Wagner: Leb' Wohl (Wotan's Farewell) (Die Walküre, Act Iii) Puccini: O Mio Babbino Caro (Gianni Schicchi)