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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
There’s an unwritten rule that many artists do their best work in repertoire that seems atypical of their style or predilections. Such is the case
Cilea wrote very few operas, and no one has ever claimed that any of them was a work of unmitigated genius. L’Arlesiana has its fans
Some boilerplate first, just in case you’re new to Decca’s The Singers series. Each disc is housed in an attractive cardboard cover–goodbye and good riddance,
Mario del Monaco was a leading tenore di forza in the 1950s, before the breed became extinct. Some dismissed him as a stentorian blaster unable
Volume 7 brings us halfway through Naxos’ chronological survey of Enrico Caruso’s complete recordings, focusing on material from 1912-13. The goods more or less divide
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
This opera has all the makings of great post-Wagnerian archetypal drama without falling into the trap of overstated pathos or wretchedly excessive musical filigree. Though
This set (originally issued by Decca) was one of the first operas (possibly the first) released on LP, and its virtues hold their own fifty
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
