This collection of Famous Arias and Scenes, opera’s finest, most brilliant moments, will dazzle opera lovers and newcomers alike. The Arias and Scenes are each presented and performed by the most renowned and acclaimed artists of the opera stage, such as Dame Joan Sutherland, Kiri Te Kanawa, Eva Marton, Marilyn Horne, Angela Gheorghiu, Anna Netrebko, Christine Schäfer, Anne Sofie von Otter, Natalie Dessay, Roberto Alagna, Bryn Terfel, René Kollo, Philip Langridge, Yuri Marusin, Thomas Hampson and José Van Dam. Their performances are selected from live recordings of acclaimed productions of key works in the operatic repertoire, and each sequence is preceded by a short contextual introduction by the featured singer. Famous Arias and Scenes is both a visually exciting introduction for new viewers to opera and a unique opportunity to see great singers talking to camera and then performing roles for which they are famous. Collected here are Famous Baroque Arias and Scenes. They feature works by Händel, Purcell and Vivaldi and the artists David Daniels, Marilyn Horne, Yvonne Kenny and Ann Murray. Marilyn Horne “Sorge l’irato nembo” from Vivaldi’s Orlando furioso David Daniels “Cara sposa” / “Cor ingrato” and “Venti turbini” from Händel’s Rinaldo Yvonne Kenny “Piangerò la sorte mia” from Händel’s Giulio Cesare “O let me weep” from Purcell’s The Fairy Queen Ann Murray “If you worship the man who has spurned you” from Händel’s Xerxes “Take your pleasure” from Händel’s Ariodante