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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
My count may be slightly off, but there are approximately seven separate recorded performances of La traviata starring Maria Callas, all but one taken from
Taped on July 17, 1951 in really bad sound, with a shockingly ill-rehearsed, ragged chorus and presented under the uninteresting leadership of Oliviero de Fabritiis,
Despite poor singing from the women, this 1953 set is strangely satisfying. Max Rudolf’s leadership can be rough-and-tumble at times, but he pulls back for
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 set, dating from 1956, features three fine singers–Carteri, Valletti, and Warren–but none is at his/her best, and the set is led with amazing tedium
Behind thumpy, dreary sound is a very good L’elisir, never before released, from Milan’s RAI in 1954. Mario Rossi’s leadership lacks sparkle, perhaps because both
Here’s a La sonnambula that should be in the collection of every opera lover. Many own one of its previous incarnations, for this live 1955
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
This set is a classic, and the only reason to steer clear of it is the uniformly poor sound. Maria Callas and Leonard Bernstein rarely
