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Claudio Abbado conducts the Berlin Philharmonic in this gala New Years Eve performance organized to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Giuseppe Verdis death Recorded in 2000 the program includes excerpts from the composers La Traviata Falstaff Rigoletto Don Carlos and Un Ballo in Maschera with solos by Andrea Rost soprano Ramon Vargas tenor Alan Titus baritone and Lucio Gallo bassbaritone