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This oddity from Berlin in 1982 is more than worth a listen. Here we have a bunch of great singers, an always interesting conductor, and
Luisa Millers are appearing from everywhere lately: first, the re-release of Decca’s fine 1975 studio performance under Peter Maag with Caballé and Pavarotti, and then
This is an interesting case. Caballé and Pavarotti recorded this work in the studio the year before under Peter Maag (for my review type Q6485
There are few who would argue that Montserrat Caballé, both in and near her prime (long over), had a voice of almost unearthly beauty, which
Most of Cecilia Bartoli’s fans will own the recordings from which this collection has been culled; the only un-released material consists of two duets with
Repackaging Pavarotti recordings for reissue seems to be a thriving cottage industry for Decca. You would think a 2-CD “Best Of …” set would suffice,
The title “Live Recital” implies a single program on a single occasion from a single venue. That’s not the case with this release, which is
Luciano Pavarotti very rarely sang the role of Arturo in I puritani. Next to Elvino in Sonnambula and Arnold in William Tell, it probably is
Luciano Pavarotti and Fiorenza Cossotto recorded this opera commercially four years after this 1974 La Scala taping, but on the whole, this performance rings truer
It’s good to have Luciano Pavarotti and Renata Scotto together in their primes. Both were singers of intelligence and sensitivity, and except in Scotto’s case,
