Album DescriptionFollowing the enormous success of the album Opera 2009, EMI Classics releases Opera 2009. With 40 tracks, and over 21/2 hours of operatic arias and duets, this double album features the best and most popular names in opera from the catalogs of both Virgin Classics and EMI Classics. This is a can?t-miss collection of the best in opera that will have a wide appeal. This set features present day superstars like Angela Gheorghiu, Natalie Dessay, Sarah Brightman, Jessye Norman, Plácido Domingo, and more, as well as rising new artists such as Joyce DiDonato, Diana Damrau, Elina Garanca, Vivica Genaux, and Philippe Jaroussky. The set also contains tracks by some of the world?s greatest singers of the past such as Victoria de los Angeles, Teresa Berganza, Mirella Freni, Lucia Popp and Franco Corelli as well as the legendary Luciano Pavarotti and the unique Maria Callas.