"Plácido Domingo, "the greatest operatic artist of modern times" (The Guardian), recorded this selection of beloved French and Italian arias in 1980 with Carlo Giulini, the aristocrat of modern conductors and one of the singer's preferred collaborators. Domingo rhapsodized about the Los Angeles recording sessions: "It is fabulous whe one really establishes contact with the conductor and the orchestra right away. This happened here." Deutsche Grammophon Numerique Digital Recording