
The Italian soprano vocalist Mirella Freni and the Italian bass vocalist Cesare Siepi - widely regarded as two of the most refined and astounding voices in contemporary Europe - team up for a once-in-a-lifetime concert of arias in the home video issue, Freni and Siepi: Aria Concert. In this sixty-one minute program, recorded on May 17, 1985, Freni and Siepi cover selections from: Otto Nicolai (Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor), Charles Gounoud (Philemon et Baucis), Arrigo Boito (Mefistofele), Giuseppi Verdi (Simon Boccanegra and Don Carlos), Giacomo Puccini (Tosca and Gianni Schicchi), and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Don Giovanni). ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi