Featured artists:
Mirella Freni, Christine Schäfer, Marcelo Alvarez, Simon Keenlyside
Songs of Love and Desire was the theme of the 1998 New Year's Eve concert of the Berliner Philharmoniker under the musical direction of Claudio Abbado. Christine Schäfer, Simon Keenlyside and Marcelo Àlvarez excelled in famous arias and scenes from Mozart, Verdi and Tchaikovsky, and were joined by Primadonna assoluta Mirella Freni.