Everyone should be able to experience firsthand the pleasure of hearing a truly fine singer explore some of the greatest arias ever written. If not firsthand, though, then at least a music lover should have the opportunity to hear Alessandra Marc and the Dallas Symphony on this never-before released disc.

Alessandra Marc is one of the most definitive lyric sopranos for our age, with an incredible, marketable sound, and a tour schedule that takes her around the world. Couple her with Andrew Litton, one of the few American-born conductors of a major orchestra, and one will hear unique interpretations of timeless arias and a few lesser-known gems.

A must-have for any lover of vocal music.

Program:

1. VERDI: Overture to La forza del destino and Overture to Luisa Miller
2. BELLINI: "Casta Diva" and "Guerra, guerra" from Norma
3. DONIZETTI: "Al dolce guidami" from Anna Bolena
4. STRAUSS: "Zweite Brauchtnacht" from The Egyptian Helen
5. BARBER: "Give Me My Robe" from Anthony & Cleopatra
6. PUCCINI: Preludio sinfonico, "Vissi d'arte" from Tosca and "In questa reggia" from Turandot