Claudio Abbado conducts “Songs of Love and Desire” at the 1998 New Year’s Eve Concert
Songs of Love and Desire was how the Berliner Philharmoniker subtitled their 1998 New Year’s Eve Concert. The various ways these powerful human emotions manifest themselves was to be heard in famous arias and scenes by Mozart, Verdi and Tchaikovsky. The evening’s soloists were Christine Schäfer, Simon Keenlyside and Marcelo Àlvarez plus special guest Mirella Freni.
Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado
Christine Schäfer
Simon Keenlyside
Marcelo Álvarez
Mirella Freni
© 1998 EuroArts Music International
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