A groundbreaking Decca album celebrating the glory of both bel canto and the voice of Sutherland in her prime, long unavailable on it's own, reissued complete with a booklet introduction from Richard Bonynge. More than a quarter of a century has now passed since Decca remastered ?The Age of Bel Canto? among the first releases in it's ?Classic Sound? series of classic albums from the tag?s history. While the contents of the album have reappeared complete or excerpted in one or another tribute to Sutherland and her art, it is past time for a new generation of record lovers to appreciate once more how curiosity, research, technical finesse and dedication all contribute towards the making of a classic of the gramophone and not just another recording. Album Tracks DISC 1 1. Niccolò Piccinni (1728-1800) - Furia Di Donna Irata (La Buona Figliuola) 2. George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) - Care Selve (Atalanta) 3. Giovanni Battista Lampugnani (1706-1786) - Superbo Di Me Stesso (Meraspe) 4. George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) - with Plaintive Note (Samson) 5. George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) - Hence, Iris, Hence Away (Semele) 6. Giovanni Bononcini (1670-1747) - Mio Caro Ben (Astarto) 7. Thomas Arne (1710-1778) - Oh! Too Lovely (Artaxerxes) 8. William Shield (1748-1829) - Light As Thistledown (Rosina) 9. William Shield (1748-1829) - When William at Eve (Rosina) 10. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) - Voi Che Fausti Ognor Donate (Il Re Pastore) 11. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) - O Zittre Nicht, Mein Lieber Sohn!... Zum Leiden Bin Ich Auserkoren (Die Zauberflöte) 12. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) - Ich Baue Ganz Auf Deine Stärke (Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail) 13. François-Adrien Boieldieu (1775-1834) - Ma Fanchette Est Charmante (Angéla) DISC 2 1. Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) - Serbami Ognor SÌ Fido (Semiramide) 2. Daniel-F