CD-i was a multimedia machine, Philips even called it The Imagination Machine in its early years. It had a focus on education and professional areas, but it also offered games and videos. Among these videos, music was a clear popular subject. Especially classical music. Famous operas found their way in a digital video version on CD-i, like Opera Imaginaire:
From the disc: "Whether you’re newcomer to opera or a seasoned connoisseur, you’ll never have experienced anything like this. Sublime music, great singing (Lucia Popp, Caruso Nicolaï Gedda) and award winning animation! Twelve unforgettable arias from the world’s greatest masters – Puccini, Mozart, Verdi, Bizet – and every aria imaginatively interpreted for the screen by some of Europe’s most talented film directors. Opera Imaginaire is the most exciting and entertaining way to appreciate the romance, intrigue and comedy of Opera.”A marvellous cocktail of animated styles! "
On the disc the following can be found:
- Marriage of Figaro – Mozart – Voi che sapete
- Madame Butterfly – Puccini – Un bel di
- Pearl Fishes – Bizet – Au fond du temple saint
- The Magic Flute – Mozart – Du also bist…
- Cinderella – Rossini – Questo un nodo…
- Faust – Gounod – Le veau d’or
- La Traviata – Verdi – Gipsy chorus
- Lakmé – Delibes – Viens Mallika
- La Tosca – Puccini – E lucevan le stelle
[Thanks, Fazerco, Thorsbabelis, scans by an anonymous source (known @ Interactive Dreams)]