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This release features five outstanding operas from Bregenz Festival's amazing lake stage: Aida, Andrea Chenier, Die Zauberflote, Turandot, and Carmen. The reviews of these individual performances were gleaming. "Stage director Graham Vick and set designer Paul Brown conjure up an open-air spectacle of superlatives." (Die Zeit about Aida) "A gigantic set with iconic qualities- a masterly achievement." (Die Welt about Andrea Chenier) "David Pountney finds stunning answers to the everlasting questions surrounding The Magic Flute." (Der Togesspiegel about Die Zauberflote) "A bit of Hollywood in Bregenz: Melodies for millions, impressively staged grand opera." (ZDF heute journal about Turandot) "... Kasper Holten's production of Carmen on Es Devlin's extraordinary set was a knockout..." (The Telegraph) Elisabeth Sobotka, the artistic director of the Bregenz Festival, sums it up by saying "Art doesn't belong to a clique in society. Art is a jewel, a rich resource that must be made accessible to a large audience. See, and hear, for yourself... and enjoy the richness of the artistic offerings on the incomparable lake stage."