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Numerous prominent classical divas, including Shirley Verrett, Karita Mattila, Edita Gruberova and Maria Ewing, headline this compilation film, comprised of extracts from some of history's best known and most-beloved operas. Selections include: Renee Fleming and Alison Hagley on Che soave zeffiretto from Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro; Dawn Upshaw performing Fond Flatt'ring World, Adieu from Handel's Theodora; Kiri Te Kanawa performing Czardas from Johann Strauss's Die Fledermaus; and much more.