
This is a lovely souvenir of a bygone era and style, and it’s also a delightful performance in its own right. Filmed in somewhat faded
This 86-minute, black-and-white, 1938 film of Gustave Charpentier’s opera Louise is of interest for several reasons. First, film buffs will revel in Abel Gance’s direction.
This is a juicy performance of Verdi’s fifth opera, a work brimming with great melodies and exciting arias, duos, trios, and ensembles. It has great
What we’re presented with here is a complete Gioconda from 1964 in Philadelphia with Franco Corelli, Mary Curtis-Verna, Mignon Dunn, and Cesare Bardelli, and 71
Recorded in October, 1961 in Berlin (the Rome Opera must have been on tour), this sonically fine recording is filled with some general excitement and
The draw here clearly is the Manrico of Jussi Björling, taped live at Covent Garden in 1939, 13 years before he recorded the opera commercially
This is the same performance I reviewed on Myto (for my comments, type Q6665 in Search Reviews). The sound quality is essentially the same (it