"Claudio Abbado’s career with Deutsche Grammophon stretched back over more than four decades. He was as much a man of the theatre as he was one of the greatest of all late 20th century symphonic conductors and many of his opera recordings remain unsurpassed in the catalog. • Limited Edition 59-CD set presenting the entirety of Claudio Abbado’s opera recordings on Deutsche Grammophon • 20 complete operas + aria collections, overtures and two gala recitals • Featuring the orchestras with whom Abbado was most closely associated: Orchestra Mozart, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, London Symphony Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Philharmoniker, Mahler Chamber Orchestra and Lucerne Festival Orchestra • Booklet presents new notes by James Jolly (Editor-in-Chief of Gramophone magazine) • Complements DG’s Claudio Abbado Symphony Edition"