Jessye Mae Norman was an American opera singer and recitalist. She was able to perform dramatic soprano roles, but did not limit herself to that voice type.

* Filmed on location in 1981 in Italian Renaissance landmarks including the Castello di San Giorgio in Mantua, the Piazza Duomo in Cremona, and the Teatro Farnese in Parma, Jean-Pierre Ponnelle’s authentic rendering captures all the tenderness and tragedy of Verdi’s heart-breaking drama.
* Riccardo Chailly conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker and a stellar cast featuring Luciano Pavarotti, Edita Gruberova and Ingvar Wixell.
* Luciano Pavarotti sings the role of the Duke of Mantua, a part in which he is unsurpassed; Edita Gruberova, internationally acclaimed as one of the greatest coloratura sopranos of our time, sings the role of Gilda; and Ingvar Wixell, a superlative baritone, sings a captivating Rigoletto.

☆劉漢盛榜單推薦--專測女高音
☆音樂時代★★★★推薦
☆音樂月刊94/95年度推薦
對喜歡聆賞聲樂或者是歌劇的樂友們而言，可說是一定要收集也是必聽的CD。
葛貝洛娃是出生於捷克的女高音，1968年登台演唱時一鳴驚人，從此在世界花腔女高音樂壇立下了永恆之地位，盛名至今不衰。
本片是她1993年3月28日，於東京山多利音樂廳，為紀念她個人從事歌唱藝術生渥25年，所舉辦的音樂會實況錄製的專輯。在葛貝洛娃純熟的演唱技巧、美如天籟的音質，以及獨特的詮釋，使得在場的每一位樂友聽得為之動容，如果以「大珠小珠落玉盤落玉盤」我想也不能形容葛洛貝娃的歌藝於萬一。
同時本片現場錄音的音響效果之佳，亦達到發燒級天碟的參考標準，也得到世界各音樂、音響雜誌的一致推薦。如果第一次購買聲樂CD，本片是很好的參考對象，聽到她絕美的歌聲，您才會了解什麼才是世界上最美的人聲，音響論壇總編 劉漢盛先生形容為：像夜鶯一般美的花腔女高音，也是女高音錄音與演唱的典範。

Così fan tutte centers on a brotherly wager that tests the loyalty of two couples who had sworn eternal faithfulness.
• This sophisticated comedy, with extremely dark undercurrents, contains some of Mozart’s loveliest arias and the largest number of ensembles of any of his operas.
• Nikolaus Harnoncourt leads Edita Gruberova and the Vienna Philharmonic in Jean-Pierre Ponnelle’s 1988 staging of Mozart’s most controversial work.
• This spectacular new addition includes a bonus documentary about Jean-Pierre Ponnelle and the making of this now-historic production.