This 3 CD set contains 100 tracks from the most familiar and best-loved works by the iconic Italian operatic composer Giuseppe Verdi, performed by many of the world's leading singers, choruses, orchestras and conductors. Verdi s operas are a mainstay of the current repertoire of opera houses all over the world. Some of his music has become absorbed into popular culture from being used in TV advertisements and film soundtracks, as well as being performed by the most famous classical singers of the day in concerts and on records.