Juan Diego Florez - La Fille du Regiment & Don Pasquale (3 Disc Box Set) (DTS)

Juan Diego Flórez stars in two complete operas on DVD - Donizetti's La Fille du Regiment and Don Pasquale.

La Fille du Regiment:
Sensational Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Florez and acclaimed Italian soprano Patrizia Ciofi lead a superb ensemble cast in Donizetti’s sparkling opera-comique from the Teatro Carlo Felice, Genoa. This acclaimed production sets the action in the final days of World War II. Marie is the daughter of an American army captain, Tonio is a young French villager whose love for her leads him to join the American ranks. When the secret of Marie's birth is revealed and her Mother insists on an aristocratic suitor, only an appeal to the memory of young love can reunite them...

Juan Diego Flórez proves he's the new King Of The High C's in one of his greatest stage roles, the acclaimed production from Genoa Sung in the original French with subtitles in English, German, Italian, Spanish and Chinese. Includes a sensational performance of Tonio's aria 'Ah! mes amis...' - WITH 9 TOP Cs - sung not once BUT TWICE!!

Don Pasquale:
Juan Diego Florez in another of his great stage roles with this performance of Donizetti's irresistible comedy from Zurich Opera House. The title role of the irascible Don Pasquale is sung by the great Italian bass, Ruggero Raimondi (who famously played Mozart's Don Giovanni in Joseph Losey's classic 1978 film).