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The highly acclaimed gala concert celebrating the 2006 Mozart anniversary from the Salzburg Festival featuring some of the world's top singers, including Anna Netrebko, Magdalena Kozená, Thomas Hampson and René Pape with the Vienna Philaharmonic under Daniel Harding at last on DVD! Held in the Felsenreitschule on July 30th, 2006 at the start of the Salzburg Festival, the gala performance represents the full spectrum of the Mozart festivities through a selection of arias and orchestral works. Celebrated soprano Anna Netrebko lives up to her reputation as a fiery dramatic diva with her passionate rendition of Elettra's aria "D'Oreste, d'Ajace" from Idomeneo, while René Pape performs a spirited rendition of Leporello's famous catalogue aria from Don Giovanni. Recorded at Felsenreitschule Salzburg, Austria July 30, 2006