Magda Olivero

1. Fedora, opera Act IV (Complete)
   Composed by Umberto Giordano
   with Aldo Protti, Doro Antonioli, Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam, Karin Ostar, Magda Olivero
   
   
2. La bohème, opera Act I: Non sono in vena
   Composed by Giacomo Puccini
   with Luigi Lega, Karin Ostar, Cor Niessen, Omroeporkest, Magda Olivero
   
   
3. La bohème, opera Act I: Che gelida manina
   Composed by Giacomo Puccini
   with Luigi Lega, Karin Ostar, Cor Niessen, Omroeporkest, Magda Olivero
   
   
4. La bohème, opera Act I: Mi chiamano Mimi
   Composed by Giacomo Puccini
   with Luigi Lega, Karin Ostar, Cor Niessen, Omroeporkest, Magda Olivero
   
   
5. La bohème, opera Act I: O soave fanicula
   Composed by Giacomo Puccini
   with Luigi Lega, Karin Ostar, Cor Niessen, Omroeporkest, Magda Olivero
   
   
6. La bohème, opera Act III: Sa dirmi, scusi
   Composed by Giacomo Puccini
   with Luigi Lega, Karin Ostar, Cor Niessen, Omroeporkest, Magda Olivero
   
   
7. La bohème, opera Act III: O buon Marcello, Aluto!
   Composed by Giacomo Puccini
   with Luigi Lega, Karin Ostar, Cor Niessen, Omroeporkest, Magda Olivero
   
   
8. La bohème, opera Act III: Marceloo, finalmente!
   Composed by Giacomo Puccini
   with Luigi Lega, Karin Ostar, Cor Niessen, Omroeporkest, Magda Olivero
   
   
9. La bohème, opera Act III: Addio, senza rancor!
   Composed by Giacomo Puccini
   with Luigi Lega, Karin Ostar, Cor Niessen, Omroeporkest, Magda Olivero
   
   
10. La bohème, opera Act III: Che facevi, che dicevi
    Composed by Giacomo Puccini
    with Luigi Lega, Karin Ostar, Cor Niessen, Omroeporkest, Magda Olivero
    
    
11. La bohème, opera Sono andati
    Composed by Giacomo Puccini
    with Luigi Lega, Karin Ostar, Cor Niessen, Omroeporkest, Magda Olivero
    
    
12. La Traviata, opera Act II: Madamigella Valéry?
    Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
    with Aldo Protti, Doro Antonioli, Catharina Hessels, Groot Omreoporkest, Aad De Rijk, Magda Olivero
    
    
13. La Traviata, opera Act II: Pura siccome un angelo
    Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
    with Aldo Protti, Doro Antonioli, Catharina Hessels, Groot Omreoporkest, Aad De Rijk, Magda Olivero
    
    
14. La Traviata, opera Act II: Non sapete quale affetto
    Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
    with Aldo Protti, Doro Antonioli, Catharina Hessels, Groot Omreoporkest, Aad De Rijk, Magda Olivero
    
    
15. La Traviata, opera Act II: Ah! Dite alla giovine
    Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
    with Aldo Protti, Doro Antonioli, Catharina Hessels, Groot Omreoporkest, Aad De Rijk, Magda Olivero
    
    
16. La Traviata, opera Act III (Complete)
    Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
    with Aldo Protti, Doro Antonioli, Catharina Hessels, Groot Omreoporkest, Aad De Rijk, Magda Olivero
    
    
17. Francesca da Rimini, opera Act IV, Part II (Complete)
    Composed by Riccardo Zandonai
    with Aldo Protti, Doro Antonioli, Groot Omreoporkest, Magda Olivero
    
    

Magda Olivero,Umberto Giordano,Giacomo Puccini,Giuseppe Verdi,Riccardo Zandonai,Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam,Groot Omreoporkest,Omroeporkest,Aad De Rijk,Aldo Protti,Catharina Hessels,Cor Niessen,Doro Antonioli,Karin Ostar,Luigi Lega,Magda Olivero,Verona,Classical,Classical Music,Italian 20th/21st Century Opera,Italian Romantic Opera,Opera,Opera / Operetta / Oratorio

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Average customer rating: The legendary interpretation of the composer's favourite soprano Olivero's Compelling Adriana Olivero triumphant amid stellar cast a truly legendary operatic performance

Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur Manufacturer: Opera D'oro ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Puccini: Manon Lescaut / Olivero, Tucker, Sardinero Puccini: Manon Lescaut Verdi: Ernani Boito: Nerone Catalani: La Wally ASIN: B00025ET8W Release Date: 2004-06-08

Tracks:

1. Michonnet, Della Biacca!
2. Il Principe Di Bouillon E L'abate Di Chazeuil
3. Del Sultano Amuratte M'arrendo All'imper
4. Io Son L'umile Ancella
5. Eccoci Soli, Alfin!
6. Ragazza Mia, Paventa La Gioia Tentatrice...La Dolcissima Effige Sorridente
7. Or Dunque, Abate?
8. Ecco Il Monologo
9. Maledetta Polotica!
10. Acerba Volutta, Dolce Tortura...O Vagabonda Stella D'Oriente
11. Principessa...Finalmente!...L'animo Ho Stanca
12. Amore E Fiamma, Cener L'amista
13. Vi Cogliam, Conte Sul Fatto
14. Eccovi Alfin, Divina!
15. Ma, Dunque, E Vero?
16. Ebbene?...Che Granchio!
17. E Sia! Non Risponde. Aprite!

Tracks:

1. Eh Via! Cosi Non Va
2. Io Son Confusa
3. Non Fatevi Pregar
4. Dopo Marte, Tersicore
5. E Quella Dama Al Certo!
6. Giusto Cielo! Che Feci In Tal Giorno?
7. So Ch'ella Dorme
8. Amico Mio!
9. Lieta Sorpresa!
10. Un Cofanetto?
11. E Sia!...Poveri Fiori
12. Adriana!...Non Odi?
13. No, La Mia Fronte
14. Che? Tu Tremi
15. Dio!...Venite...
16. Scostatevi, Profani!

Album Description

The masterpiece of composer Francesco Cilea, "Adriana Lecouvreur" premiered in 1902 with Caruso in the tenor lead. It has remained a standard in Italy, though it is less famous abroad. This is one of its best recordings ever, with the great singing actress Magda Olivero literally living the title role, and a fabulous supporting cast headed by Franco Corelli. Live performance, Naples, November 28, 1959.

Customer Reviews:

The legendary interpretation of the composer's favourite soprano.......2006-01-13

Magda Olivero was Cilea's favourite soprano for the title role of this opera, and this recording is probably the best extant proof of his choice. Although her singning technique was not exceptional (in fact, she has been surpassed by Caballé), the colour of her voice and the distinction of her interpretation are unique and it is difficult to appreciate other sopranos as Adriana after you have listened to Olivero. It seems hard to believe today that a live recording could include such an exceptional cast. Franco Corelli possessed one of the most beautiful tenor voices of the 50s and 60s, and although many critics object his singing technique, he composes an excellent Maurizio. By the time of this recording (1959)he was at his best. Giulietta Simonatto was not only an outstanding singer, but her interpretation of the jealous and revengeful princess of Bouillon is also a reference. So is Bastianini's Michonnet. The quality of the sound is really good for a live recording. This recording of Adriana Lecouvreur is highly recommended as a fist choice, except to those who do not appreciate historical recordings.

Olivero's Compelling Adriana.......2005-05-17

Francesco Cilea (1866-1950), like his fellow verismo opera composers Mascagni (Cavalleria Rusticana), Leoncavallo (I Pagliacci), and Giordano (Andrea Chenier), is chiefly remembered for just a single work. In Cilea's case, that work is "Adriana Lecouvreur" (1901-02). But unlike those other composers' operas, Cilea's Adriana really stands or falls on the performance of the soprano. That challenge is met with great success here: Magda Olivero's assumption of the title role is a memorable triumph of interpretation. Her voice is by no means perfect, but her portrayal is far more involving than anybody else's on record. I don't listen to opera as much as I once did, but when I'm in the mood to hear a soprano really command a role, Olivero is one of the first artists who springs to mind (the quite different Leyla Gencer is another).

Olivero was one of the only soprano stars in the Italian verismo opera firmament who didn't come from a peasant background (her father was a judge). Perhaps I'm biased, but there is something about her singing that's more aristocratic than what one hears from, say, Tebaldi, Scotto or Callas. Olivero retired early from the operatic stage (thus avoiding the sad fate of many sopranos who suffered neglect in the midst of the Callas-Tebaldi wars). But in 1951, she was persuaded by Cilea (who regarded her as his only famous opera's finest exponent) to return to the stage in Adriana, which she continued to perform for decades (her last performance was at age 83!). Talk about vocal longevity!

I saw Olivero perform just once, in the early 1970's at Newark, New Jersey, and the opera was, of course, Adriana. Never before or since have I witnessed a soprano "live" who so totally identified with the role she was singing. Sadly, she never made a studio recording of the complete opera. But fortunately, this CD set preserves a great "live" 1959 Naples performance conducted by Mario Rossi. To my ears, this is the opera's definitive recording. Olivero is magnificent throughout, and her colleagues are all in great voice (Corelli, Bastianini, and Simionato). Rossi's conducting isn't exactly subtle, but then this isn't exactly a subtle work. This CD transfer is definitely superior to my old pirate LP set on the MRF label. The sound is variable but adequate. There's lots of audience participation here (they go virtually berserk more than once), and it really adds a lot to the sense of occasion that is usually lacking in a studio recording. Corelli is his usual hammy self (but what a voice!), Bastianini sings with far greater warmth than in his disappointing Germont with Callas (the famous but poorly recorded Traviata at La Scala with Giulini), and Simionato belts out her villainess role with total conviction. All in all, this is one of the most entertaining accounts of ANY opera ever recorded.

A broader sample of Olivero's talents (Puccini, Cilea, Boito, Charpentier, etc.) can be heard on a Preiser CD, which has studio recordings made 1938-1953, when her voice was at its freshest. In 1938 her "Poveri fiori" from Adriana was even better sung than it is here - the final crescendo is simply staggering - but somehow it isn't quite as moving as in this performance 21 years later before a live audience.

A truly remarkable artist, whose singing remains a constant source of listening pleasure.

Highly recommended.

Olivero triumphant amid stellar cast.......2005-05-16

Magda Olivero, that radiant and glorious soprano, made too few studio recordings in her long career. So many of her live performances made their way into circulation, however, that she referred to herself as the Queen of the Pirates. She first sang the part of Adriana with Gigli as far back in 1938. She was a protegee of the composer, Cilea, and was regarded by him as the perfect exponent of the role. Her career fell into two parts, separated by a premature retirement. Cilea coaxed her back onto the stage specifically to sing this, his most successful opera, but he died before he could enjoy her triumphant return. Olivero was fully a peer of her younger contemporaries, Callas and Tebaldi. She was unmatched in the verismo repertory.

The four main singers in this performance are a quartet of such star power as seldom to be found since the original "Puritani" quartet. All were Italians. All had the verismo style in their blood. All were in excellent form. But "Adriana Lecouvreur" is the soprano's opera and the youthful Olivero triumphs. (For this recording, she was a mere slip of a girl at age 49, still years before her debut at the Metropolitan Opera. Her very last recording would consist of excerpts from "Adriana Lecouvreur" made at the age of 83.)

The sound quality on the recording is acceptable and about what might reasonably be expected from a live performance in 1959.

Documentation is fully up to the abysmal standards of Od'O. No libretto. Minimal plot synopsis. Nothing on the singers or the circumstances of the recording.

a truly legendary operatic performance.......2004-10-12

This is one of those operatic live performances that has assumed a mythic status, in the same league as Caballe's star-making turn as Lucrezia Borgia. Magda Olivero, tragically, is not very well known, given that she didn't record much in the studio. However, thanks to live performances such as these, we will not have to guess about how the legend matches the hype. I have listened to this performance a few times by now, and I am blown away every time.

First, the opera itself is a neglected gem. Critics love to dismiss the plot, and the music. How can you dismiss such fine, tuneful, delicate music? And if the plot isn't that credible, it doesn't matter, since this is essentially a diva's chance to show off her theatrical ability.

Second, there is Olivero. This is a low-lying soprano role, like in other verismo operas. Olivero had an incredible range, and the low notes don't betray her, like they often did to Caballe. Her portamento is exquisite- she sounds like Tebaldi, but even more dramatic. Finally, there is that dramatic use of pianissimo, sung "on the breath." At every point, she nuances her performance, not just relying on prettily sung notes. Io Son L'Umile Ancella, the most recognizeable aria from Adriana, is sung with conviction. It is not seamless, but rather revelatory. Giusto Cielo, the declamation scene, is overwhelmingly powerful. If you understand the least bit of Italian, you will be roused. Even if you don't, just the way she declaims should rouse you! Finally, Poveri Fiori, sung by Olivero, is guaranteed to move you to tears. She "files" her voice down to a quiet pianissimo, so quiet you can barely hear it at one point. Every phrase is sung with unwavering conviction- you feel Adriana's incredible pain. Words can't really give justice to how incredibly Olivero sings this aria. Then, just when you've been moved to tears, you hear her dying gasps, and you are moved to tears again.

If every other singer on the recording was terrible, Olivero's Adriana would be enough to justify a spot in your collection for this opera. Fortunately, there are two other legends on the recording. You have Giulietta Simionato's Principessa, a vengeful creature that she sings with her fearsome, booming voice, replete with strong, secure high notes. The only heir to the Simionato throne was Fiorenza Cossotto, and since then we haven't had an Italian mezzo of this caliber. Speaking of caliber, you also have Franco Corelli's Maurizio. Yes, he is always loud and unsubtle, but I find him more likeable on this recording that I do others!

The conducting could have been more nuanced, but is adequate.

Average customer rating:

Ferruccio Tagliavini: The First Recordings, 1940-1943 Manufacturer: Grammofono 2000 ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bellini, Vincenzo | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Donizetti | Donizetti, Gaetano | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mascagni | Mascagni, Pietro | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Thomas | Thomas, Ambroise | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolf-Ferrari | Wolf-Ferrari, Ermanno | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00003OPCG Release Date: 2000-01-11

Tracks:

1. L'eslisir D'amore; Una Furtiva Lacrima
2. La Sonnambula: Prendi L'anel Ti Dono
3. Mignon: Addio Mignon
4. Rigoletto: Parmi Veder Le Lacrime
5. Falstaff: Dal Labbro Il Canto
6. Manon: Chiudo Gli Occhi
7. La Boheme: Che Gelida Manina
8. Tosca: Recondita Armonia
9. Tosca: E Lucevan Le Stelle
10. L'Arlesiana: E' La Solita Storia Del Pastore
11. I Quattro Rusteghi: Lucieta Xe Un Bel Nome
12. La Boheme: Dunque E Proprio Finita... - Ferruccio Tagliavini/PiaTassinari/Maria Huder/Enzo Mascherini
13. L'Amico Fritz: Suzel, Buon Di - Ferruccio Tagliavini/Magda Olivero

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Magda Olivero: Famous Amsterdam Concerts Verdi , Puccini , Giordano , Zandonai , and Olivero Manufacturer: Bella Voce Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000005SJ1 Release Date: 2000-08-05

Average customer rating: Olivero in 1971 live performance of good verismo opera

Alfano: Risurrezione Manufacturer: Opera D'oro ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Franco Alfano: Cyrano de Bergerac ASIN: B0000JMLC6 Release Date: 2003-11-04

Customer Reviews:

Olivero in 1971 live performance of good verismo opera.......2005-06-05

Source: This is live performance from Turin, dated October 22, 1971.

Sound: Fairly good, offering about a much as can reasonably be expected from a live performance of its time. This is the same performance that Gala issued in a quite wretched edition. This Opera d'Oro release offers markedly better sound. (Now, THERE is a sentence that one seldom has occasion to write!) There are a few moments of feet clomping on the stage. The audience is well-disciplined and scatters only a few coughs.

Documentation: Typical Od'O wasted opportunity. No libretto. Too short summary of the plot. The only list of performers, which is located on the back cover, offers the names of about half of the singers in solo parts. The track list does not identify who is singing and shows no timings. The tracks are over-long, with only ten used on Disk 2. The documentation on the Gala release is better, but that is only the faintest of praise.

A single hearing of "Risurrezione" is sufficient to establish that Franco Alfano had the verismo style down cold. The opera is absolutely at home with "Cavalleria Rusticana," "Pagliacci," "Andrea Chenier" and "Tosca." It is diatonic, melodic and orchestrally lush. But it is just a little late, just behind the crest of the verismo wave, so to speak. Alfano was a fine craftsman, with every tool in the verismo kit, lacking only the ability to craft a hit tune.

"Risurrezione" is based on Tolstoy's 1900 novel, "Resurrection." Despite that blue-blooded ancestry, Alfano's version is chock-full of good old, low-down, Italianate emotion. For once, Alfano managed to avoid the weak endings that plague his "Cyrano" and his completion of "Turandot." The last act of "Risurrezione" offers full-throttle exchanges between the tenor and the soprano that surely would wake up any audience.

The unquestioned star of this recording is that prima donna assoluta, Magda Olivero. The youthful Olivero (she was only about sixty at the time) sounds wonderful. The tenor, Giuseppe Gismondo was a real surprise to me. He presents a convincing performance with a big, powerful, dark voice. As far as I can gather, he sang extensively with the second-tier opera companies in the US during the 1960s. I find myself puzzled about why he did not become better known.

The rest of the cast is wholly unknown to me. On the whole, they are pretty good. I can't claim any familiarity with this opera beyond this performance, but the conducting seems to be both competent and appropriate.

The opera is a good piece of work, possessing almost all the virtues of the turn-of-the-Twentieth Century verismo school. Olivero is, as always, a true star and a genuine treat. Gismondo is a pleasing surprise.

Five stars.

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Ferruccio Tagliavini, The Early Operatic Recordings 1940-1943 Manufacturer: Centaur ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bellini, Vincenzo | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Donizetti | Donizetti, Gaetano | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mascagni | Mascagni, Pietro | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Thomas | Thomas, Ambroise | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolf-Ferrari | Wolf-Ferrari, Ermanno | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000057W2 Release Date: 1995-03-17

Tracks:

1. L'Elisir D'Amore: Una Furtiva Lagrima
2. Rigoletto: Ella Mi Fu Rapita...Parmi Veder Le Lagrime
3. La Boheme: Che Gelida Manina
4. L'Amico Fritz: Suzel Buon Di - Magda Olivero
5. L'Arlesiana: E La Solita Storia
6. Falstaff: Dal Labbro Il Canto
7. I Quattro Rusteghi: Luceta Xe Un Bel Nome
8. La Sonnambula: Prendi L'anel Ti Dono
9. I Lombardi: La Mia Letizia Infondere
10. L'Amico Fritz: Ed Anche Beppe...O Amore O Bella Luce
11. Tosca: E Lucevan Le Stelle
12. Tosca: Recondita Armonia
13. Il Barbiere Di Siviglia: Ecco Ridente In Cielo
14. Tosca: O Doci Mani
15. Manon: II Sogno
16. Mignon: Addio Mignon Fa Core
17. La Boheme: Addio Dolce Svegliare - Ferruccio Tagliavini/Pia Tassinari/Maria Huder/Enso Mascherini

Average customer rating: GOD ! Simply THE BEST !

An Evening with Franco Corelli Manufacturer: Opera D'oro ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Donizetti | Donizetti, Gaetano | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Corelli, Franco | ( C ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Donizetti, Gaetano | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Giordano, Umberto | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cilea, Francesco | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Massenet, Jules | M to P | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Vocal Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | U to Z | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Franco Corelli: The Unknown Recordings The Very Best of Franco Corelli Tebaldi and Corelli: Great Opera Duets Heroes - Franco Corelli Franco Corelli: Corelli in Concert ASIN: B00000J7YF Release Date: 1999-05-18

Tracks:

1. Ah, Non Mi Ridestar
2. 2 Fior Che Avevi A Me Dato
3. La Dolcissima Effigie
4. Un Di All'Azzurro Spazio
5. Come Un Bel Di Di Maggio
6. Vicino A Te S'Acqueta
7. D'Un Alma Troppo Fervida
8. Sfolgoro Divino Raggio
9. Donna, Malvagio, Nell'Alma La Grazia Scende
10. O Magnanima E Prima
11. E Ver? Sei D'Altri

Customer Reviews:

GOD !.......2003-11-04

Corelli is with You,now.No other singer did or will replace him.A great loss!

Simply THE BEST !.......2000-03-25

I do not dare to comment the music, it is sublime !But I dare to find Franco Corelli the best tenor of all time ! Thank You, Franco Corelli, You are a miracle !

Average customer rating: A Truly Special Singer I love this! Incredible Artistry

Lebendige Vergangenheit: Magda Olivero Manufacturer: Preiser Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Boito, Arrigo | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Franck, César | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mascagni | Mascagni, Pietro | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00068XH7E Release Date: 2005-02-22

Customer Reviews:

A Truly Special Singer.......2006-07-08

Magda Olivero began her career in the early 1930s and gradually built up a reputation in Italy as an outstanding lyric soprano before her retirement in 1941 due to marriage. The verisimo composer Cilea considered her to be the ideal interpreter of his operatic heroine Adriana Lecouvreur and tried hard to persuade her to come back to the stage after the War. She did make a come back in 1951. As a unique and highly distinguished interpreter of the verisimo roles, she managed to hold her ground despite the dominance of Renata Tebaldi and Maria Callas in the Italian operatic scene. Her secure, durable technique as well as the long interval of rest enabled her to enjoy a long career of almost 60 years, singing well into her 80s and outlasting both her more famous colleagues [She made her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1975 as Tosca when she was 65 years old!].

The selections on this CD demonstrate why she has been so much cherished and prized by cognoscenti of vocal art. Indeed she deserves to be known as one of the truly great sopranos of the Twentieth Century. She possesses a voice capable of a wide range of colours and a great variety of expression, but most importantly, she is a stunning vocal actress owning an arsenal of crescendos and decrescendos of the most incredible intensity. Apart from the verisimo heroines of Puccini, Mascagni, Cilea, Catalani and Alfano, she makes a marvelous Violetta, with fantastic colouratura and heart-wrenching expressions in the Act I Scena from Verdi's La Traviata.

The Preiser issue of Olivero's records, made during her vocal prime between 1939 and 1953, is a wonderful souvenir of her special and inimitable artistry and musicianship. It's one that all fans of Italian operas should not be without.

I love this!.......2005-06-28

This disc leavs no doubt: If Magda Olivero had made more records, she would have been as famus and loved as Callas and Tebaldi. Olivero has everything: A beautifull voice, great technique and first class vocal acting. She is simply one of the most exciting sopranos ever recorded.

Incredible Artistry.......2005-04-21

Magda Olivero is an artist to her finger tips. Truly one of the finest soprano's of the twentieth century, she should be a role model for students of singing. Perfect legato, eveness of tone, superb control of dynamics at all levels are combined with passion, intensity and tenderness. These recordings range from 1939 to 1953 during the earlier phase of her career. The tone is lilting, heightened by a fast vibrato, which adds a luster and shine to the voice. Treat yourself to this recital. It is simply enchanting.

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Puccini: Manon Lescaut Manufacturer: Bella Voce Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Giordano: Andrea Chénier ASIN: B000005SJ9 Release Date: 1996-09-17

Tracks:

1. Act One: 'Ave Sera Gentil' - Mario Carlin/Groot Omroepkoor/Fulvio Vernizzi
2. Act One: 'L'amor? L'amor?!' - Umberto Borso/Mario Carlin/Groot Omroepkoor/Fulvio Vernizzi
3. Act One: 'Tra Voi Belle, Brune O Bionde' - Umberto Borso/Mario Carlin/Groot Omroepkoor/Fulvio Vernizzi
4. Act One: 'Ma Bravo!' - Mario Carlin/Groot Omroepkoor/Fulvio Vernizzi
5. Act One: 'Discendono, Vediam!' - Groot Omroepkoor/Fulvio Vernizzi/Mario Carlin/Ferdinando Lidonni/Joop Ruivenkamp/Umberto Borso...
6. Act One: 'Cortese Damigella' - Umberto Boros/Magda Olivero/Ferdinando Lidonni
7. Act One: 'Donna Non Vidi Mai' - Umberto Boros
8. Act One: 'La Tua Ventura Ci rassicura' - Mario Carlin/Groot Omroepkoor/Fulvio Vernizzi/Giovanni Foiani/Ferdinando Lidonni/Joop Ruivenkamp...
9. Act One: 'La Tua Prosperpina' - Mario Carlin/Umberto Boros
10. Act One: 'Vedete? Io Son Fedele' - Magda Olivero/Umberto Boros
11. Act One: 'Non C'e Piu Vino?' - Ferdinando Lidonni/Umberto Borso/Magda Olivero/Mario Carlin/Giovanni Foiani/Joop Ruivenklamp
12. Act One: 'Cavalli Pronti Avete?' - Ferdinando Lidonni/Giovanni Foiani/Mario Carlin/Groot Omroepkoor/Fulvio Vernizzi
13. Act Two: 'Dispettosetto Questo Riccio!' - Magda Olivero/Ferdinando Lidonni
14. Act Two: 'In Quelle Trine Morbide' - Magda Olivero
15. Act Two: 'Poiche Tu Vuoi Saper' - Ferdinando Lidonni/Magda Olivero
16. Act Two: 'Che Ceffi Son Costor?...Sulla Vetta Tu Del Monte' (Madrigale) - Ferdinando Lidonni/Magda Olivero/Groot Omroepkoor/Fulvio Vernizzi
17. Act Two: 'Paga Costor!' - Magda Olivero/Ferdinando Lidonni
18. Act Two: 'Vi Prego, Signorina (Minuetto)...L'ora, O Tirsi, E Vaga E Bella' - Mario Carlin/Giovanni Foiani/Magda Olivero/Groot Omroepkoor/Fulvio Vernizzi
19. Act Two: 'Oh, Saro La Piu Bella' - Magda Olivero/Umberto Borso
20. Act Two: 'Ah!...Affe, Madamigella' - Magda Olivero/Giovanni Foiani/Umberto Borso
21. Act Two: 'Ah! Ah! Liberi...Ah, Manon, Mi Tradisce' - Magda Olivero/Umberto Borso
22. Act Two: 'Lescaut? Tu Qui?' - Umberto Borso/Magda Olivero/Ferdinando Lidonni/Giovanni Foiani

Tracks:

1. Act Three: 'Ansia Eterna, Crudel' - Umberto Borso/Ferdinando Lidonni/Magda Olivero
2. Act Three: '...E Kate Ripose Al Re' - Mario Carlin/Umberto Borso/Magda Olivero
3. Act Three: 'Manon, Disperato E Il Mio Prego!' - Umberto Borso/Magda Olivero
4. Act Three: 'All'armi! All'armi' - Groot Omroepkoor/Fulvio Vernizzi/Ferdinando Lidonni/Umberto Borso/Magda Olivero/Giovanni Foiani...
5. Act Three: 'Rosetta!...Eh! Che Aria!' - Giovanni Foiani/Groot Omroepkoor/Fulvio Vernizzi/Magda Olivero/Umberto Boros
6. Act Three: 'Presto! In Filia!...No! Pazzo Son!' - Giovanni Foiani/Umberto Borso/Groot Omroepkoor/Fulvio Vernizzi/Giovanni Foiani
7. Act Four: 'Tutta Su Me Ti Posa' - Umberto Borso/Magda Olivero
8. Act Four: 'Manon, Senti, Amor Mio...Vedi, Son Io Che piango' - Umberto Borso
9. Act Four: 'Sei Tu Che Piangi?' - Magda Olivero/Umberto Borso
10. Act Four: 'Sola, Perduta, Abbandonata' - Magda Olivero
11. Act Four: 'Fra Le Tue Braccia, Amore' - Magda Olivero/Umberto Borso
12. Act One: 'Combien Ces Femmes Sont Jolies!' - Magda Olivero
13. Act One: 'Suis Encore Tout Etourdie' - Magda Olivero
14. Act Two: 'Allons! Il Le Faut...Adieu, Notre Petite Table' - Magda Olivero
15. Act Three: 'Toi! Vous!...N'est-ce Plus Ma Main Que Cette main Presse' - Umberto Boros/Magda Olivero
16. Act Two: 'Oh, Saro La Piu Bella!' - Magda Olivero/Giuseppe Venditelli

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Medea Manufacturer: Great Opera Perform. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cherubini, Luigi | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000003Y4D Release Date: 1995-11-01

Average customer rating: Idiomatically superb, ensemble performance such an exciting live recording

Verdi: Don Carlo Manufacturer: Myto Records Italy ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Russian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Box Sets | Stores | Music ASIN: B00002SSMJ Release Date: 1999-11-19

Customer Reviews:

Idiomatically superb, ensemble performance.......2005-05-21

Okay, so if you've heard the classy studio performances of DON CARLO on EMI, Decca, etc., and are wondering just how the opera sounds with a truly grand Italianate, idiomatic cast. HERE is where you may wish to start. Anita Cerquetti simply outsings and outshines most of her more famous competitors in the role of Elisabetta, including Tebaldi, Caballe, Mattila, etc. Christoff's Filippo is well known (via the early EMI 1950s recording and others, including a 1954 version on GOP records), and here he is superb. Giulio Neri was the Grand Inquisitor on the early EMI, his hollow, black voice resonating supremely, and once again he makes the role HIS own. Bastianini, along with Tito Gobbi, was the greatest Italian baritone of the 1950s and early '60s. His Posa here demonstrates why...once you hear HIM, you really can't listen to the "studio" Posas with the same ear, they simply pale in comparison. Fedora Barbieri is, IMHO, the very best Eboli on record, bar none. Angelo Lo Forese, while not a Corelli or Bergonzi, is certainly at home in the music and acquits himself well...he would be a superstar where he singing today. And, a word about the sound. It's okay, but not stereo, not "great" by today's standards...but it's listenable and you get used to it, because the great singing draws you in and holds you, gripping you, like only perhaps the Vickers-Brouwenstijn issue (on Myto) or some of the other live recordings manage to do. In any case, you can find this new and cheaply, if you look hard enough, or buy it second hand. You won't be disappointed.

such an exciting live recording.......2005-01-31

This is a review with a proviso: I like live recordings. This CD is a single recorded performance in Florence, and as a result has all the usual coughs, applause etc. and sound quality which is less than crystal clear (though perfectly good enough to enjoy... no crackling or hissing, it just doesn't sound as fresh as a studio recording).
The singing is largely excellent, and, in some cases, extraordinary. I am a big fan of Cesare Siepi, who sings King Philip, and he was in his absolute prime in the mid-1950s. His big aria (ella giammai m'amo) is wonderfully sung, and the Grand Inquisitor scene which immediately follows is a great performance of one of the greatest scenes in all opera.
Ettore Bastianini is also in good form as Posa - he had a really exciting voice, but a regrettably short career, and the whole cast is very strong.
I find that a live performance gives you a really interesting insight into what singers actually sounded like on a daily basis, rather than in a studio.
Of course, the price ($68 today) is pretty horrific, and I'm not sure I could justify buying this instead of one of the best studio recordings - I got it out from the library - but it's fascinating to listen to.

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