num_pages: 30
description:  In Classical Mood: Opera Favorites- Fate and Fortune Full length compact disc. The three operas in this collection are linked by the concept of human destiny, which in each story controls the lives of the central characters. In 11 Trovatore, a cruel trick of fate leads the gypsy, Azucena, to bring up her enemy's child as her son: this entangles her in a bitter, lifelong conflict between maternal love and revenge. A wager with the devil condemns the Flying Dutchman to sail the seas forever, unless the curse is broken by a woman's love. Boris Godunov commits a terrible crime, which brings disaster to his country, Russia, and a life of inner torment to him. The operas span a broad range of musical styles, from the robust Russian idiom of Mussorsky's Boris Godunov through the melodramatic Latin flavor of Verdi's 11 Trovatore to the full-blown romance of Wagner's  The Flying Dutchman
title: Fate and Fortune: Opera Favorites
titlecomplete: Fate and Fortune: Opera Favorites (The Classical Mood)
publisher: Int'l Masters