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Myung-Whun Chung’s big, dramatic reading of Verdi’s Four Sacred Pieces is greatly aided by the wonderfully solid and rich sound of the Santa Cecilia Chorus,
The Long March of period conductors through the later repertory continues, leaving a wrecked and devastated Romantic-era musical landscape. The latest victim is Verdi, the
What better way to celebrate the Verdi centenary than with some “new” music by this great composer? Well, new to modern listeners at any rate.
What to do with tenor Fabio Armiliato? Several years ago I heard him live at the Met and thought he was on the way to
Verdi’s Requiem as a party record? Yes, if it’s saddled with the vocally challenged Andrea Bocelli. Lots of laughs here from the tenor: listen to
The tragic depths of Verdi’s Rigoletto aren’t explored in this blunt 1950 performance. Leonard Warren’s assumption of the title role is the prime interest. He
For the most part, a vocal feast awaits you, broadcast live from the Met on January 22, 1949 (not January 1, as the booklet indicates).
The best things about this Verdi Requiem are the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Daniel Barenboim’s exciting interpretation, and the male soloists, in that order.
Here’s another routine night at the opera, enshrined for posterity. Well, not quite routine since Myto puts the Overture between Acts 1 and 2. Did
Vocal collectors who’ve been hanging onto the defunct Bourg label’s horrific vinyl transfer of this 1912 Trovatore (sung in French, and slightly cut in places)
