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Stella; Antonietta

  • Donizetti: Chamounix

    Recorded in 1956 in clear but boxy mono, with only a few cuts in repeats and superbly led by Tullio Serafin, this bargain set has…

    Robert Levine

  • Puccini: Tosca/Stella, Taddei

    Had you been in Naples in 1957, and had this been playing at the opera (this is a studio recording, not a live one), you…

    Robert Levine

  • Verdi: Trarviata/di Stefano, Stella

    This mostly ordinary Traviata, studio-recorded in 1955, is exceptional only for the Alfredo of Giuseppe di Stefano. He was, of course, at the peak of…

    Robert Levine

  • Verdi: Forza/Mitropoulos/Vienna

    This thrilling live performance, taped on September 23, 1960 in excellent stereo sound at the Vienna State Opera, owes most of its success to conductor…

    Robert Levine

  • Verdi: Aida–Live ’55

    All but the most die-hard fans will be put off by the terrible sound of this 1955 in-house-tape-recorded performance, although this “remastering” has made it…

    Robert Levine

  • Verdi: Don Carlo 1954/RAI

    The only reason for owning this previously unreleased, 1954 RAI recording of Verdi’s four-act version of Don Carlo is the King Philip of Cesare Siepi,…

    Robert Levine

  • Verdi: Trovatore Live, ’62/Corelli

    The authentic “Italian-ness” of this live performance from La Scala in 1962 makes you realize how un-Italianate most of our current Verdi and Puccini singers–and…

    Robert Levine

  • Traviata Trials

    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…

    Victor Carr Jr

  • Corelli’s Trovatore

    This is a recording of opening night at La Scala in 1962, a performance whose virtues have been enhanced by the passage of time. It’s…

    Dan Davis

  • forza live myto C

    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…

    Dan Davis

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