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This live Verdi Requiem from the 1949 Salzburg Festival presents a wholly different Karajan than the conductor heard on his later, duller studio recordings. Here
Puccini’s early Crisantemi (1890) already hints at the dramatic style to come in the composer’s Manon Lescaut–its two principal themes resurface in the opera–but this
Altough not as comprehensive as Placido Domingo’s Verdi aria collection on DG, Carlo Bergonzi’s less exhaustive Philips survey is greatly satisfying in its own right.
Forty-eight years have elapsed, and sopranos (Callas, Price, Caballé), tenors (Corelli, Domingo, Pavarotti), and conductors (Levine, Mehta, Muti) have come and gone, but this set
This is a mostly wonderful performance of Verdi’s great comic opera, with singing and playing of a very high order. Paul Daniel coaxes charming, light
This recording, taken from Lord Harewood’s personal collection and apparently not previously known to exist (or certainly not issued), was taped at Covent Garden on
This is the same performance I reviewed on Myto (type Q6666 in Search Reviews), and it sounds as good if not better now. There are
These recordings are taken from Christmas concerts broadcast on the radio in Italy in 1953 and 1954; there are several others in the series as
This was recorded at La Scala during the controversial run of performances in December, 2006 that featured Roberto Alagna’s infamous departure from the stage after
This live recording, made on May 26, 1951 in Florence, has been available on one label or another for many years, unfortunately in almost unlistenable
