The rich recorded legacy of Domingo's Deutsche Grammophon/Decca catalog is thoroughly explored in this lavish 70th-birthday celebration. This limited-edition boxed set chronicles his spectacular operatic achievements as you behold his starring roles in Bizet's Carmen , Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor , Leoncavallo's I Pagliacci , Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana , Offenbach's Les Contes D'Hoffmann , Puccini's Tosca and Turandot , Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia ; Wagner's Lohengrin , Verdi's Otello and La Traviata and more. Among the many illustrious performers joining Domingo: the Wiener Philharmoniker (George Solti), Paris Orchestra (Daniel Barenboim), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Herbert Von Karajan), London Symphony Orchestra (Claudio Abbado) and more!

This limited edition collection was produced in honor of Plácido Domingo’s 70th birthday, and celebrates his spectacular operatic achievements and roles in much-loved operas. Performing with Domingo are illustrious performers and conductors including George Solti, Daniel Barenboim, Herbert Von Karajan, and Claudio Abbado.

As a substantial exploration of Plácido Domingo's catalog, Deutsche Grammophon and Decca Classics offer this 26-CD set featuring 13 complete opera recordings.

Spanning over 20 years of recordings, many of these sets are considered benchmark recordings and have never been out of print.

Album Summary:
Bizet, Georges: Carmen
Donizetti, Gaetano: Lucia di Lammermoor
Leoncavallo, Ruggero: Pagliacci
Mascagni, Pietro: Cavalleria rusticana
Offenbach, Jacques: Gaîté Parisienne
Puccini, Giacomo: Tosca
Puccini, Giacomo: Turandot
Rossini, Gioachino: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Saint-Saëns, Camille: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47
Verdi, Giuseppe: Il Trovatore
Verdi, Giuseppe: La traviata
Verdi, Giuseppe: Otello
Wagner, Richard: Lohengrin