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Precisely why this recording—made live at Covent Garden in 1973—is […]
There are dozens of complete recordings of Aida on the
Fanciulla is Puccini’s most sophisticated score. He had learned from the work of the French impressionist composers, and particularly Debussy, new things about texture, orchestration,
Every so often a recording with known singers and conductor comes along and throws us a fabulous curve ball by giving so much that it
There’s no dearth of Bohèmes on the market, but this one has a place alongside the best. Freni and Pavarotti recorded the opera commercially in
This “classic” 1954 recording is indeed that: I’d be hard pressed to think of a better performance of this opera, either live or on discs.
There are three available recordings of this opera: A complete performance on Decca with Sutherland and a weak tenor; a cut Italian version live from
This addition to the Tristan sweepstakes is a great surprise and is highly recommended. It is crucial if only for the conducting of Carlos Kleiber.
It’s a little-known fact that Joan Sutherland created the role of Jennifer in Michael Tippett’s masterpiece The Midsummer Marriage at its Covent Garden premiere in
They’re not making ’em like this anymore. By “’em” I mean both singers and performances. The three leads here, taped at or near their primes
