Described by The Daily Telegraph as "The world s greatest tenor", Jonas Kaufmann dedicates his new album to the most popular Italian opera composer of all time, Giacomo Puccini. This brand new recording features one of the most famous and loved arias of all time, "Nessun Dorma", alongside stunning pieces from Manon Lescaut, La Boheme, Tosca and more. Together with Jonas Kaufmann, the celebrated conductor of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano leads his renowned orchestra and choir of the Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia. This deluxe edition of the album comes packaged with an exclusive DVD featuring a "Making of Nessun Dorma - The Puccini Album" and a selection of Jonas Kuafmann"s performances from Puccini"s operas, La Fanciulla del West [Sept 2013] and Manon Lescaut [June 2014]. The deluxe product also includes an extended booklet, providing a comprehensive introduction to Puccini - his life and fame. Giacomo Puccini was "the people s composer" who wrote stirring melodies for his realistic heroes, drawing working class people to his operas. Puccini"s lifetime witnessed great advances in technology and sciences and his unparalleled popularity is greatly attributed to the invention of the Gramophone and its lead proponent the famous Italian tenor Enrico Caruso. Millions heard Caruso sing on shellac, and as a result, millions heard and fell in love with Puccini s music.