Siepi; Cesare

Don G – excerpts – Leinsdorf – Siepi/Nilsson – Decca C

Robert Levine

This Don Giovanni, recorded in 1959, always has been a mixed bag. Erich Leinsdorf keeps things moving but lacks either poetry or a clear point

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Siepi Preiser C

Dan Davis

Aging boomers may recall seeing Cesare Siepi on stage. He was Ezio Pinza’s successor as the Metropolitan Opera’s reigning bass and, among other accomplishments, the

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Kleiber Nozze di Figaro

Robert Levine

This justly famous 1955 recording has not lost its power to impress. Erich Kleiber’s leadership is golden–witty and warm, with plenty of breathing space for

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Glazunov’s Heartfelt, “Impossible to Ignore” Suite Charactéristique

David Hurwitz August 24, 2025

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Reference Recording: Milstein Plays Dvorák and Glazunov

David Hurwitz August 24, 2025

Naxos’ Scarlatti Cycle Reaches the Bottom of the Barrel

Jed Distler August 17, 2025

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by Robert Levine
October 6, 2024
Benjamin Bernheim Rules as Met’s Hoffmann Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center, NY; Oct 24, 2024 Offenbach’s Tales of Hoffmann is a nasty work. Despite its
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