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Attila, just an hour and 40 minutes long, goes by like wildfire. Its construction is pretty much formulaic for Verdi at that point in his
Astute collectors of 78s pay close attention to disc pressings just as wine connoisseurs scrutinize particular vintages. Over the years that certain recordings remained in
This is a thoroughly idiomatic, exciting performance of Trovatore, one influenced rather ferociously by the verismo movement. As usual Lorenzo Molajoli and the Scala forces
This lively set has been around in various incarnations for almost 60 years, but Naxos presents it in better, more forward and unobstructed sound than
The notes accompanying this set claim that it is “the first account ever of a complete opera by Verdi conducted by Karajan.” Frankly, we might
Recorded live at performances in April, 1983 in London, this Otello, in Andrew Porter’s translation and produced by Jonathan Miller, was widely praised. The most
Composed in 1845, Alzira was Verdi’s eighth opera, and it’s widely accepted to be his least interesting. “I wrote it almost without noticing,” Verdi claimed,
This recording makes its first appearance on CD–which also marks its first issue since EMI originally released it in 1956. Antonietta Stella was the “consolation
Corelli had it all–movie-star looks, a true tenore di forza voice, passionate singing that drove audiences to a frenzy, and the intelligence to explore repertoire
Admirers of Tullio Serafin’s 1939 Verdi Requiem may be familiar with at least four previous CD transfers: Mark Obert-Thorn’s on Pearl; one by Michael Dutton
