Following the enormous success of the album OPERA 2011, Virgin Classics releases OPERA 2012. With 40 tracks, and over 2½ hours of operatic arias and duets, this double album features the best and most popular names in opera from the catalogs of both Virgin Classics and EMI Classics. This is a can't-miss collection of the best in opera that will have a wide appeal. This set features present day superstars like Natalie Dessay and Angela Gheorghiu as well as rising new artists such as Joyce DiDonato and Vittorio Grigolo. The set also contains tracks by some of the world's greatest conductors such as Antonio Pappano and Sir Roger Norrington.