Operetta has been one of the favourite forms of musical entertainment since the 19th-century and has recently witnessed a revival thanks to many new, successful stage productions around world.
Curated with knowledge and insight, this compilation provides a perfect introduction to the genre. It combines all the hits with some lesser known pieces, featuring many popular opera singers, past and present, who have convincingly adapted to the demands of the lighter form.
- Anna Netrebko sings the title track and can be heard in two more arias
- Renée Fleming contributes the famous Vilja-Lied from The Merry Widow and sings a duet with German tenor Klaus Florian Vogt.
- Plácido Domingo is featured with one of his signature tracks, Dein ist mein ganzes Herz and Fritz Wunderlich reminds us of Spring in Vienna with Im Prater bluh’n wieder die Bäume