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Puccini - Madama Butterfly - Barbirolli
Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924)Renata Scotto, Carlo Bergonzi, Rolando PaneraiPiero di Palma, Anna di Stasio, Paolo MontarsoloCoro e Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Romadir: John BarbirolliEMI (2002) 7243-5-67885-2-7 Stereo ADD Rec.1966.Abbey Road Technology[flac & cue; cover, inlays, booklet & disc scans] I don’t know if the same happens to you but in my case there are certain opera characters that I can’t help but associate with certain singers because in my opinion the fusion between character and singer is so complete that they become it. As in the case of Medea, Tosca or Norma with Callas, Isolde with Flagstad, for me Scotto is Cio-Cio San.The emotion that her interpretation gives is not achieved by any other singer although I can also appreciate the contributions of Callas, De los Angeles or Freni.Review"Right from the start the performance exudes quality singing from its all-Italian cast. Track 1 introduces the elegant phrasing and golden […]
2017-03-16 14:39:01
L’or pur de mes cheveux
On this day in 1894 Massenet’s Thaïs premiered in Paris. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTDeuWc8Iww Born on this day in 1923 conductor Heinz Wallberg. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuiCQvdMXzI Born on this day in 1925 bass Paolo Montarsolo. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkClE8M6E8E Happy 89th birthday mezzo-soprano Christa Ludwig. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7QI8Kj1t40 Happy 83rd birthday conductor Roger Norrington. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKjf9jNySGQ Happy 82nd birthday mezzo-soprano Teresa Berganza. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV5Vl9IAV4M
2017-01-20 18:32:02
La bontà in trionfo
[…] it achieved its greatest fame and later formed the basis for a film that starred Frederica von Stade. Valentini-Terrani’s lush contralto is a marked contrast to the brilliant mezzo of Teresa Berganza who sang both the SF and Scala premieres; however, Berganza had pretty much dropped Rossini heroines from her repertoire by the time of this tour. By ’76 Luigi Alva sounds pretty threadbare but stylish as ever and the ripely comic triumvirate of Paolo Montarsolo, Enzo Dara and Claudio Desderi are hard to beat–although all the men aspirate the coloratura like craz). For me, however, the definitive performance is Margherita Guglielmi’s waspish Clorinda, her pungent soprano easily soaring over every ensemble. But it’s Abbado who makes this performance truly special. One has gotten so used to routiniers who routinely conduct comic Rossini that it may be a revelation to experience the precision, speed and sheer pizzazz that Abbado and […]
2016-09-29 02:00:00
[…] Malta, Paata Burchuladze,Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Agnes Baltsa, Kathleen Battle Chor der Deutschen Oper & Berliner Philharmoniker Herbert von Karajan DGG 419 179-2 (1985) - Courtesy of Cecco Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Don Giovanni Samuel Ramey, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Gösta Winbergh, Alexander Malta, Paata Burchuladze,Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Julia Varady, Kathleen Battle Wiener Staatsopernchor & Wiener Philharmoniker Herbert von Karajan DVD Video Rip - Sony 46383 (1987) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Don Giovanni Nicolai Ghiaurov, Walter Berry, Nicolai Gedda, Paolo Montarsolo, Franz Crass,Claire Watson, Christa Ludwig, Mirella Freni New Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus Otto Klemperer EMI 7 63841 2 (1966) - Courtesy of Cecco Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Don Giovanni Cesare Siepi, Fernando Corena, Anton Dermota, Walter Berry, Kurt Böhme,Suzanne Danco, Lisa della Casa, Hilde Gueden Wiener Staatsopernchor & Wiener Philharmoniker Josef Krips Decca 478 1389 (1955) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Don Giovanni Alan Titus, Rolando Panerai, Thomas Moser, Rainer Scholze, Jan-Hendrik Rootering,Julia Varady, Arleen […]
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