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Verdi: Il Trovatore (complete opera) with Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Herbert von Karajan, Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD 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 General | Classical | Styles | Music 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 Callas, Maria | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Vocal Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | U to Z | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Verdi: Rigoletto (Complete Opera); Maria Callas; Tito Gobbi; Giuseppe di Stefano Puccini: La Boheme (complete opera) with Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Anna Moffo, Antonino Votto, Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan Verdi: Un Ballo In Maschera (complete opera) with Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi, Antonino Votto, Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana & Leoncavallo: Pagliacci (2 complete operas) with Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi, Tullio Serafin, Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan Verdi: Macbeth (complete opera live 1952) with Maria Callas, Enzo Mascherini, Victor de Sabata, Orchestra & Chorus of La Scala, Milan ASIN: B000002RY8 Release Date: 1997-08-19

Tracks:

1. Act One, Scene One: All'erta! All'erta! - Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
2. Act One, Scene One: Di Due Figli Vivea Padre Beato - Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
3. Act One, Scene One: Abbietta Zingara, Fosca Vegliarda! - Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
4. Act One, Scene One: Brevi E Tristi Giorni Visse - Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
5. Act One, Scene One: Sull'orlo Dei Tetti - Nicola Zaccaria
6. Act One, Scene One: Che Piu T'arresti? - Maria Callas
7. Act One, Scene One: Tacea La Notte Placida - Maria Callas
8. Act One, Scene One: Quanto Narrasti Di Turbamento M'ha Piena L'alma! - Maria Callas
9. Act One, Scene One: Di Tale Amor - Maria Callas
10. Act One, Scene One: Tace La Notte! - Rolando Panerai
11. Act One, Scene One: Il Trovator! Lo Tremo!...Deserto Sulla Terra - Rolando Panerai
12. Act One, Scene One: Anima Mia!...Piu Dell'usato - Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
13. Act One, Scene One: Di Geloso Amor Sprezzato - Maria Callas
14. Act Two, Scene One: Vedi! Le Fosche Notturne - Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
15. Act Two, Scene One: Stride La Vampa! - Fedora Barbieri
16. Act Two, Scene One: Mesta E La Tua Canzon! - Giuseppe Di Stefano
17. Act Two, Scene One: Soli Or Siami - Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
18. Act Two, Scene One: Condotta Ell'era In Ceppi - Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
19. Act Two, Scene One: Non Son Tuo Figlio! - Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
20. Act Two, Scene One: Mal Reggendo All'aspro Assalto - Giuseppe Di Stefano
21. Act Two, Scene One: L'usato Messo Ruiz Invia!...Mi Vendica! - Renato Ercolani
22. Act Two, Scene One: Perigliarti Ancor Languente - Giuseppe Di Stefano
23. Act Two, Scene Two: Tutto E Deserto - Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
24. Act Two, Scene Two: Il Balen Dei Suo Sorriso - Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
25. Act Two, Scene Two: Qual Suono! Oh Ciel! - Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
26. Act Two, Scene Two: Per Me Ora Fatale - Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
27. Act Two, Scene Two: Ah! Se L'error T'ingombra - Rolando Panerai
28. Act Two, Scene Two: Perche Piangete? ... O Dolci Amiche (Leonora, Ines, Conte, Coro) - Maria Callas
29. Act Two, Scene Two: E Deggio Posso Crederlo? - Maria Callas

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1. Act Three, Scene One: Or Co' Dadi, Ma Fra Poco - Nicola Zaccaria
2. Act Three, Scene One: In Braccio Al Mio Rival! - Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
3. Act Three, Scene One: Giorni Poveri Vivea - Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
4. Act Three, Scene One: Deh! Rallentate, O Barbari - Rolando Panerai
5. Act Three, Scene Two: Quale D'armi Fragor - Maria Callas
6. Act Three, Scene Two: Ah Si, Ben Mio, Coll'essere Io Tuo - Giuseppe Di Stefano
7. Act Three, Scene Two: L'onda De Suoni Mistici Pura Discenda Al Cor! - Maria Callas
8. Act Three, Scene Two: Di Quella Pira, L'orrendo Foco - Renato Ercolani
9. Act Four, Scene One: Siam Giunti, Ecco La Torre - Maria Callas
10. Act Four, Scene One: D'amor Sull'ali Rosee - Maria Callas
11. Act Four, Scene One: Miserere... Quel Suon, Quelle Preci - Maria Callas
12. Act Four, Scene One: Di Te, Di Te Scordami Di Te - Maria Callas
13. Act Four, Scene One: Udiste? - Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
14. Act Four, Scene One: Mira, D'acerbe Lagrime - Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
15. Act Four, Scene One: Conte! ... Ne Basti! - Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
16. Act Four, Scene One: Colui Vivra...Vivra! Contende Il Giubilo - Maria Callas
17. Act Four, Scene Two: Madre, Non Dormi? - Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
18. Act Four, Scene Two: Si, La Stanchezza Mopprime - Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
19. Act Four, Scene Two: Ai Nostri Monti Ritorneremo - Giuseppe Di Stefano
20. Act Four, Scene Two: Che! Non M'inganna - Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
21. Act Four, Scene Two: Parlar Non Vuoi?...Ha Quest'infame L'amor Venduto - Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
22. Act Four, Scene Two: Ti Scosta! - Maria Callas
23. Act Four, Scene Two: Prima Che D'altri Vivere - Maria Callas

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Maria Callas's voice was never noted for its sheer beauty, but she was in her best form for this session and she knew exactly what to do with what she had. She might not make the distraught figure of Leonora rationally credible, but she knows more about acting with her voice than anyone this side of Sir John Gielgud. And she puts Leonora's emotions, her vulnerability, her whole-hearted, self-sacrificial love, squarely before the listener. Herbert von Karajan's conducting brings logical coherence to a work not noted for that quality. In short, this is vintage Callas, at the top of her form in some of the greatest music and some of the most intensely emotional situations ever devised for a soprano. Von Karajan--young and not yet burdened with the mannerisms of his later years, is an ideal partner. The other singers, though dwarfed by Callas, provide substantial support. --Joe McLellan

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a source of consumer surplus........2007-07-26

Don't even think twice, just buy it! Stellar cast exhibiting fearless performances.

I haven't heard the Azucena Barbieri recorded earlier with Milanov & Bjorling that many people prefer over her performance in this one, but here she is superb: her voice is strong and so dark that you really get a sense of Azucena's baleful schema.

Of course, the selling point is Callas. In this recording, she demonstrates just how supremely gifted she is as an artist. There are numerous wonderful surprises in her phrasing throughout that keep you always spellbound by her character.

It's an amazing, essential recording for any opera lover.

A Leonora For All Time.......2006-04-08

I have always considered the Trovatore Leonora to be one of Callas's very greatest roles. Here , less obscured by her undoubted dramatic gifts, we can enjoy the pure musicality of her singing. The timbre is perfect for Leonora - dark, plangent & (apart form at the very top of her register)surpassingly beautiful. The role displays her perfect legato, incredible breath control & accurate coloratura. She also has a wonderful understanding of just how to phrase a Verdian cadenza, quite different from anything she would do in Bellini or Donizetti. You only have to hear her first few phrases to know that this Leonora is an aristocrat. Leontyne Price is undoubtedly another great Leonora, and she too has a voice perfectly suited to the role, but occasionally she mars the vocal line with unmusical cadenzas, appearing more interested in laying out her voice for admiring display, where Callas is more intent on letting us hear Verdi. The rest of the cast is just about as perfect as was possible at the time & a good deal better than anything we could manage today. True, Di Stefano lacks the requisite weight, but he sings with such face, it is readily forgiven. His "Di quella pira" may not have the heroic heft of a Corelli, but he sings "Ah, si ben mio" quite beautifully. Panerai, Barbieri & Zaccaria could hardly be bettered & Karajan was at this time the perfect conductor for the project. He conducts with great style & dash, while at no time apologising for the occasional vulgarities in the score. More modern recordings are uncut & here we have the cuts traditional at the time, but at least we get one verse of Leonora's cabaletta "tu vedrai". The sound has also been remarkably well freshened up in it's present transfer. Unless you really have to have modern stereo digital sound, buy it. And, even if you have another recording, acquire this as well. You won't regret it!

The greatest Leonora!.......2004-07-02

I couldn't agree more with the reviews stating that Callas' Leonora is unsurpassed. Björling called this Leonora "sheer perfection". Unbeatable!

Brilliant!.......2004-06-13

The dream-team Callas-di Stefano comes together once more to record I'll Trovatore! And how beautifully they did it! Herbert von Karajan's conducting is supreme, Callas sings the definite Leonora, di Stefano sounds passionate and loving as Manrico and Barbieri kicks ass as Azucena. To the guy who said that if Callas had Milanov as a rival she'd fall on her face, Callas and Milanov performed at the same time! So there! The best Trovatore ever!

The best Leonora forever.......2004-05-16

Period! Di Stefano sounds surprisingly on fire as the ill-fated Manrico, Barbieri COMMANDS as Azucena and Panerei is a fabulous di Luna. Von Karajan conducts mastefully. Not the only Trovatore but one of the very best!

Average customer rating: Rare but well-polished Verdi gems.

Les Introuvables Du Chant Verdien Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD 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 Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Giannini, Dusolina | ( G ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music National Philharmonic Orchestra London | ( N ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Vocal Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | U to Z | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music Bargain Box Sets | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Bargain Box Sets | Opera & Vocal General | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Opera & Vocal General | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Les Introuvables du Chant Français Les Introuvables Du Chant Wagnérien The Verdi Recordings Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli plays Mozart, Chopin, Brahms, etc. (Box) [Germany] ASIN: B000051W4C Release Date: 2001-02-13

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1. Ernani: Act I: Surta E La Notte... Ernani! Ernani, Involami - Frieda Hempel
2. Ernani: Act I: Che Mai Vegg'io!... Infelice!... Infin Che Un Brando Vindice - Boris Christoff
3. Ernani: Act II: Vieni Meco... - Mattia Battistini/Emillia Cors/Chor Del Teatro Alla Scala
4. Ernani: Act III: O De' Verd'anni Miei - Giuseppe Kaschmann/Salvatore Cottone
5. Ernani: Act III: Gran Dio!... O De' Verd'anni Miei - Benvenuto Franci
6. Ernani: Act III: O Sommo Carlo - Mattia Battistini/Emillia Corsi/Luigi Colazza/Aristodemo Silich/Chor Del Teatro Alla Scala
7. Il Trovatore: Act I: Tacea La Notte Placida - Giannina Arangi-Lombardi
8. Il Trovatore: Act I: Deserto Sulla Terra - Francesco Tamagno
9. Il Trovatore: Act II: Stride La Vampa! - Fedora Barbiera
10. Il Trovatore: Act II: Condotta Ell'era In Ceppi - Margarete Klose
11. Il Trovatore: Act II: Perigliarti Ancor (Sung In German) - Margarete Matzenauer/Heinrich Knote
12. Il Trovatore: Act II: Il Balen Del Suo Sorriso - Giuseppe Pacini
13. Il Trovatore: Act III: Ah! Si Ben Mio, Coll'essere - Charles Dalmores
14. Il Trovatore: Act III: Di Quella Pira (Sung In French) - Cesar Vezzani
15. Il Trovatore: Act III: Di Quella Pira - Jussi Bjorling
16. Il Trovatore: Act IV: Timor Di Me?... D'amor Sull'ali Rosee - Emmy Destinn
17. Il Trovatore: Act IV: D'amor Sull'ali Rosee (Sung In German) - Frida Leider
18. Il Trovatore: Act IV: D'amor Sull'ali Rosee - EVA TURNER
19. Il Trovatore: Act IV: Udiste?... Mira, D'acerbe Lagrime... Vivra! - Carlo Galeffi/Giannina Arragi-Lombardi
20. Il Trovatore: Act IV: Si M'ami Ancor... Ai Nostri Monti - Beniamino Gigli/Cloe Elmo

Tracks:

1. Macbeth: Act II: La Luce Langue (Sung In German) - Martha Modl
2. Macbeth: Act IV: O Figli, O Figli Mie!... Ah La Paterna Mano - Enrico Caruso
3. Macbeth: Act IV: Una Macchia E Qui Tuttora - Margherita Grandi/Vera Terry/Ernest Frank
4. Rigoletto: Act I: Questa O Quella - Alfred Piccaver
5. Rigoletto: Act I: Questa O Quella - Dino Borgioli
6. Rigoletto: Act I: Pari Siamo! - Tito Gobbi
7. Rigoletto: Act I: Gia Tre Lune... Veglia, O Donna (Sung In German) - Claire Dux/Joseph Schwartz
8. Rigoletto: Act I: E Il Sol Dell'anima (Sung In French) - Miguel Villabella/Elde Norena
9. Rigoletto: Act I: Caro Nome (Sung In Russian) - Lydia Lipowska
10. Rigoletto: Act I: Caro Nome (Sung In German) - Maria Ivogun
11. Rigoletto: Act II: Cortigiani, Vil Razza Damnata (Sung In German) - Joseph Schwarz
12. Rigoletto: Act II: Cortigianni, Vil Razza Damnata - Pasquale Amato
13. Rigoletto: Act II: Ciel! Dammi Corraggio! Tutte Le Feste - Olimpia Boronat
14. Rigoletto: Act II: Tutte Le Feste... Piangi Fanciulla - Lotte Schone/Herbert Janssen
15. Rigoletto: Act II: No, Vecchio, T'inganni... Si Vendetta - Maria Galvany
16. Rigoletto: Act III: La Donna E Mobile - Enrico Caruso
17. Rigoletto: Act III: La Donna E Mobile - Tino Folgar
18. Rigoletto: Act III: Bella Figlia Dell'amore - Beniamino Gigli/Louise Homer/Amelita Galli-Curci/Giuseppe De Luca
19. Rigoletto: Act III: O Mia Gilda... Lassu In Ciel - Tito Ruffo/Graziella Pareto

Tracks:

1. Simon Boccanegra: Prologuo: A Te L'estremo Addio... Il Lacerto Spirito - Francesco Navarini
2. Simon Boccanegra: Prologuo: A te L'estremo Addio... Il Lacertato Spirito - Alexander Kipnis
3. La Traviata: Act I: Un Di, Felice - Bjorn Talen/Lola Artot De Padila
4. La Traviata: Act I: Ah Fors' e Lui (Sung In Russian) - Antonina Neshdanova/Umberto Mazetti
5. La Traviata: Act I: Ah Fors'e Lui - Maria kousnezoff
6. La Traviata: Act I: Ah Fors'e Lui... Follie!... Sempre Libera - Luisa Tetrazzini
7. La Traviata: Act II: De' Miel Bollenti Spiriti - Fernando De Lucia
8. La Traviata: Act II: Lunge Da Lei... De' Miei Bollentti Spiriti - Giuseppe Di Stefano
9. La Traviata: Act II: Dite Alla Giovine - Nellie Melba/John Brownlee/Harold Craxton
10. La Traviata: Act II: Madamigella Valery?... Pura Siccome Un Angelo... Dite Alla Giovine - Rolando Panerai/Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
11. La Traviata: Act II: Che Fai? Nulla Scrivevi? (Sung In German) - Helge Roswaenge/Maria Cebotari
12. La Traviata: Act II: Mio Figlio... Di Provenza - Mattia Battistini
13. La Traviata: Act II: Alfredo, Alfredo... - Lilli Lehmann
14. La Traviata: Act III: Teneste La Promessa... Addio, Del Passato - Claudio Muzio
15. La Traviata: Act III: Teneste La Promessa... Addio De Passato - Margherita Carosio

Tracks:

1. Nabucco: Act I: Sperate, O Figli - Nazzareno De Angelis
2. Nabucco: Act II: Anch'io Dischiuso Un Giorno - Ines De Frate
3. Nabucco: Act III: Ah! Prigioniero Io Sono... Dio Di Giuda - Carlo Galeffi
4. La Forza Del Destino: Act I: Ma Pellegrina Ed Orfana - Gina Cigna
5. La Forza Del Destino: Act II: Madre, Pietosa Vergine - Celestina Boninsegna
6. La Forza Del Destino: Act II: Son Giunta!... Madre, Pietosa Vergine - Dusolina Giannini
7. La Forza Del Destino: Act II: Chi Puo Legger Nel Futoro (Sung In German) - Ivan Andresen/Meta Seinemeyer
8. La Forza Del Destino: Act II: Alzatevi... La Vergine Degli Angeli - Ezio Pinza/Rosa Ponselle/Chor Of The Metropolitan Opr
9. La Forza Del Destino: Act III: O Tu Che In Seno Agli Angeli - Francesco Merli
10. La Forza Del Destino: Act III: Solene In Quest'ora - Enrico Caruso/Antonio Scotti
11. La Forza Del Destino: Act III: Morir!... Urna Fatale... E Salvo (Sung In German) - Heinrich Schlusnus
12. La Forza Del Destino: Act IV: Invano, Alvaro - Gino Bechi/Giacomo Lauri-Volpi
13. La Forza Del Destino: Act IV: Pace, Pace, Mio Dio - Salomea Kruszelnicka
14. La Forza Del Destino: Act IV: Pace, Pace, Mio Dio - Zinka Milanov
15. La Forza Del Destino: Act IV: Non Imprecare - Ezio Pinza/Rosa Ponselle/Giovanni Martinelli

Tracks:

1. Don Carlo: Act I: E Lui... Dio, Che Nell'alma - Giuseppe De Luca/Giovanni Martinelli
2. Don Carlo: Act II: Nell Giardin Del Bello (Sung In German) - Margarete Arndt-Ober
3. Don Carlo: Act II: Restate - Boris Christoff/Tito Gobbi
4. Don Carlo: Act IV: Ou Suis-je!... Je Dormirai Dans Mon Manteau Royal (Sung In French) - Pol Plancon
5. Don Carlo: Act III: Ella Giammai M'amo!... Dormiro Sol - Boris Christoff
6. Don Carlo: Act III: O Don Fatale - Frida Leider
7. Don Carlo: Act III: O Don Fatale - Clara Butt
8. Don Carlo: Act III: I. Convien Qui Dirci Addio... Per Me Giunto/II. O Carlo Ascolta... Lo Morro - Tito Gobbi
9. Don Carlo: Act IV: Tu Che Le Vanita - Hertha Stolzenberg
10. I Vespri Siciliani: Act II: O Tu Palermo - Boris Christoff
11. I Vespri Siciliani: Act III: In Braccia Alle Dovizie - Riccardo Stracciari
12. I Vespri Siciliani: Act IV: Giorno Di Pianto (Sung In German) - Helge Roswaenge
13. I Vespri Siciliani: Act IV: Arrigo! Ah Parli A Un Core - Ester Mazzoleni
14. I Vespri Siciliani: Act IV: Merce, Dilette Amiche - Rosa Raisa

Tracks:

1. I Lombardi/Jerusalem: Act II: Je Veux Encore Entendre - Leonce Escalais
2. I Lombardi/Jerusalem: Act II: Grace, Mon Dieu!... O Jour Fatal - Paul Payan
3. I Lombardi/Jerusalem: Act III: Or Non Piu... Qual Volutta Trascorrere - Elisabeth Rethberg/Beniamino Gigli/Ezio Pinza
4. Aida: Act I: Celeste Aida (Sung In French) - Paul Franz
5. Aida: Act I: Se Quel Guerrier Io Fossi!... Celeste Aida (Sung In German) - Helge Roswaenge
6. Aida: Act I: I Sacri Nomi (Sung In French) - Felia Litvinne
7. Aida: Act I: Ritorna Vincitor - Giannina Russ
8. Aida: Act I: Ritorna Vincitor - Florence Austral
9. Aida: Act III: O Patria Mia (Sung In German) - Emmy Destinn
10. Aida: Act III: Qui Radames Verra... O Patria Mia (Sung In Russian) - Natalia Yushina
11. Aida: Act III: Pur Ti Riveggo - Giovanni Martinelli/Rosa Ponselle
12. Aida: Act III: Fuggiam Gli Ardori Inospiti (Sung In German) - Elsa Bland/Leo Slezak
13. Aida: Act III: Lo L'amo Sempre... Gia I Sacerdoti (Sung In German) - Sabine Kalter/Richard Tauber
14. Aida: Act III: Ohime!... Morir Mi Sento - Ebe Stignani/Chor Del Teatro Dell'Opr Di Roma
15. Aida: Act III: Morir Si Pura E Bella (Sung In German) - Leo Slezak/Sofie Sedlmair
16. Aida: Act III: O Terra, Addio - Johanna Gadski/Enrico Caruso

Tracks:

1. I Due Foscari: Act I: O Vecchio Cor - Riccardo Stracciari
2. I Due Foscari: Act I: Questa Dunque - Pasquale Amato
3. Otello: Act I: Esultate - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi
4. Otello: Act I: Esultate - John O'Sullivan
5. Otello: Act I: Qua, Ragazzi... Inaffia L'ugola! - Apollo Granforte/Nello Palai/Piero Girardi/Chor Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
6. Otello: Act I: Gia Nella Notte - Tino Pattiera/Meta Seinemeyer
7. Otello: Act II: Credo In Un Dio Crudel - Cesare Formichi
8. Otello: Act II: Tu! Indietro... Ora E Per Sempre Addio (Sung In French) - Jose Luccioni
9. Otello: Act II: Tu! Indietro... Ora E Per Sempre Addio - Mario Del Monaco
10. Otello: Act II: Era La Notte - Eugenio Giraldoni
11. Otello: Act II: E Qual Certezza... Era La Notte - Lawrence Tibbett
12. Otello: Act II: Si Pel Ciel - Giovanni Zenatello/Paquale Amato
13. Otello: Act III: Dio! Mi Potevi Scagliar (Sung In German) - Lauritz Melchior
14. Otello: Act III: Dio! Mi Potevi Scagliar - Renato Zanelli
15. Otello: Act IV: Piangea Cantando (Sung In German) - Lotte Lehmann
16. Otello: Act IV: Mia Madre Aveva Una Pavera Ancella - Yvonne Gall
17. Otello: Act IV: Ave Maria (Sung In German) - Tiana Lemnitz
18. Otello: Act IV: Niun Mi Tema - Francesco Tamagno/Salvatore Cottone
19. Otello: Act IV: Niun Mi Tema - Giuseppe Borgatti

Tracks:

1. Luisa Miller: Act I: Ah! Tutto M'arride... Il Mio Sangue - Tancredi Pasero
2. Luisa Miller: Act II: Oh! Fede Negar Potessi... Quando Le Sere Al Placido - Giuseppe Anselmi
3. Luisa Miller: Act II: Quando Le Sere Al Placido - Aureliano Pertile
4. Un Ballo In Maschera: Act I: Zitti... L'incanto... Re Dell'abisso - Irene Minghini-Cattaneo
5. Un Ballo In Maschera: Act I: E' Scherzo Od E Follia - Aureliano Pertile/Ines Maria Ferraris/Luis Bertana/Antonio Righetti/Cesare Baromeo
6. Un Ballo In Maschera: Act II: Ma Dall'arido Stelo - Eugenai Burzio
7. Un Ballo In Maschera: Act II: Ma Dall'arido Stelo - Hina Spani
8. Un Ballo In Maschera: Act III: Morro, Ma Prima In Grazia (Sung In German) - Melanie Kurt
9. Un Ballo In Maschera: Act III: Morro, Ma Prima In Grazia - Elisabeth Rethberg
10. Un Ballo In Maschera: Act III: Eri Tu - Giuseppe De Luca
11. Un Ballo In Maschera: Act III: Saper Vorreste - Selma Kurz
12. Un Ballo In Maschera: Act III: Forse La Soglia Attinse... Ma Se M'e Forza Perderti - Antonio Cortis
13. Falstaff: Act I: L'onore! - Mariano Stabile
14. Falstaff: Act II: Alfin, T'ho Colto... Quand'ero Paggio - Antonio Magini-Coletti/Elisa Petri
15. Falstaff: Act II: Quand'ero Paggio - Victor Maurel
16. Falstaff: Act III: Ehi! Taverniere - Mariano Stabile
17. Falstaff: Act III: Da Labbro Il Canto - Tito Schipa
18. Falstaff: Act III: Sul Fil D'un Soffio Etesio - Toti Dal Monte/Chor Del Teatro Alla Scal, Milano

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This collection, whose French title might be translated "Verdi Vocal Rarities," is a unique contribution to the Verdi centennial year. Its 136 selections on eight compact discs offer an in-depth survey of singers who recorded notable Verdi performances during the era of 78-rpm recording. Coincidentally, this period covers, within a few years, the half- century after the composer's death, in 1901. Some of the singers in the earliest cuts--tenor Francesco Tamagno and bass Victor Maurel, for example--had known Verdi and sung for him. Many of the singers will be familiar to connoisseurs of Verdi discography--Enrico Caruso, Boris Christoff, Fedora Barbieri, Ezio Pinza, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Tito Gobbi, Beniamino Gigli, and Jussi Bjoerling, to name a few. Others, such as Frieda Hempel, Emmy Destinn, Martha Modl, Joseph Schwarz, Gino Cigna, and Mattia Battistini, are names you come across in books about opera, but you have heard their voices only if you spend a lot of time with historic recordings. And a lot of performances, including some of the best, are likely to be the work of singers encountered for the first time.

Most of the big moments from Verdi's operas are included--grouped by opera, not by chronological order of recording. There are a few strange omissions; for example, the "Miserere" scene from Il trovatore. But other selections, such as "Ah fors' e lui" and "La donna e mobile," are given in two or three performances--sometimes in French, German, or Russian as well as Italian. Some of the performances are classics; many are mind-boggling.

Some favorite Verdi singers--Maria Callas, Joan Sutherland, Placido Domingo, and Luciano Pavarotti, among them--are absent because they began recording after the collection's cutoff date. Other problems are mostly related to the dates of the original recordings. The sound is all pre-high-fidelity and sometimes quite primitive, though some remarkable work has been done to optimize the earliest items. The annotations are minimal--mostly the date, venue, and performers in each cut, with pictures of the biggest stars. This decision was probably made to keep the price low, and those who already know most of the arias and ensembles will likely find the tradeoff acceptable. --Joe McLellan

Customer Reviews:

Rare but well-polished Verdi gems........2001-10-21

Classical music enthusiasts will have become aware that EMI have been marketing several boxed sets with a French title containing the word "introuvables". The word suggests that when you open the box you'll find items that are so rare as to be almost unobtainable. It suggests also that their rarity is not due only to age or production limitations, it is also due to the incomparability of their quality.

Few would quibble about the quality of what is to be found in this splendid collection of Verdi "introuvables". You will hear how Emmy Destinn portrayed Aida yearning for her homeland in 1908, and how Elisabeth Schwarzkopf portrayed Violetta intereacting with her lover's father in 1953. You will hear several items duplicated. Francesco Navarini, recorded in 1907 with a piano, makes a stunning Fiesco in the "Simon Boccanegra" prologue, as is not up-staged by the more familiar Alexander Kipnis version which follows.

You might regret that your favourite Verdi record is not here. You'll have opportunities to make comparisons, however. I could never believe that anyone could equal Giuseppe de Luca'a 1930 "O sommo Carlo" from "Ernani, but here I have a chance to hear for the first time how the famous baritone Mattia Battistini did it in 1906.

Keith Hardwick compiled and transferred this collection originally in the late 1980s. He has augmented and transferred that issue onto 8 CDs, and provided the annotations. Full recording details are provided, there are many singer photographs but no singer biographies.

The recording dates range from 1903 to 1953. Sadly, almost all the singers - Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf being a notable exception - are all dead by now. Those of us who have opportunities to hear and collect their work, however, can be grateful that the older we get the better it sounds. Indeed, I have never heard any of the items included here in better transfers. Elsewhere I have given this issue a five star rating. Subsequent hearings have made me aware of a technical matter which may bother some listeners. This set has been transferred from the long playing records on which it was originally issued. Their pristine sound quality has been preserved but also some of the ghostly "swish" that accompanied each revolution.

Average customer rating: Great Italian prog with jazz rock flourishes Ecstatic, Period. Excellent Italian prog rock Instrumental prog rock from Italy

Essere O Non Essere? Essere, Essere, Essere! Il Volo Manufacturer: Pidm ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Italy | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Dedicato a Frazz Zarathustra Ys Hamburger Concerto Uomo Di Pezza ASIN: B00004WFF2 Release Date: 1999-02-01

Tracks:

1. Gente in Amore
2. Medio Oriente 249000 Tutto Compreso
3. Canto di Lavoro
4. Essere
5. Alcune Scene
6. Svegliandomi Con Te Alle Sei del Mattino
7. Canti E Suoni

Album Description

Reissue of 1975 album by the Italian prog rock outfit, complete with the original artwork and all six of the cuts that first graced it. 1999 BMG Ariola S.p.A. release. The full title is 'Essere O Non Essere? Essere, Essere, Essere!'.

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Great Italian prog with jazz rock flourishes .......2006-09-03

The world of Italian prog really is a great place and this mellow 1975 album certainly adds to the overall quality. In contrast with a lot of prog albums from Italy however, where European classical typically sat in the driver's seat, there are some jazz rock overtones on this album. As such, this album can be neatly lumped with releases by Arti + Mestieri and the late 1976-1977 output of PFM. As a fan of both prog and jazz rock, I enjoyed this album quite a lot although there were tiny moments that sounded just a teeny tiny bit dated. They were far and few between however and did not ruin the listening experience in any way.

The six tracks on the album are pretty short and range from 4'00" to 6'14" - each track is distinct from one another and the six tracks are not arranged in a suite.

Musically, this is largely an instrumental album (about 95%), although there are brief sections where both wordless vocals and vocals (in Italian) are featured. The vocals really are not too bad at all and are typically heavily electronically altered with a lot of echo on them. In terms of instrumentation this is a very keyboard heavy album (e.g. moog, string synthesizer, Hammond organ, acoustic piano, electric piano, clavinet), along with the standard bass guitar, drums, and electric guitar lineup. I think that I also heard the occasional electric sitar bit and a host of percussion instruments are used as well, e.g. tablas, chimes etc.

Like a lot of Italian prog, the ensemble work is fantastic and the use of melodies is unrivaled. All of the musicians are pretty good although there is very little in the way of the breakneck tempos and wildly virtuosic soling that is characteristic of much jazz rock. In fact, I guess it is this property, combined with the abundant use of melodies that places them more fully in the prog camp rather than the jazz rock camp.

Although the production is OK, it is a bit muddy and bass/drum heavy and many of the keyboard instruments are buried deep in the mix. This is unfortunate because the keyboardist is excellent. One other minor drawback is the fact that at 30'48", this album is really, really short. However, I feel that the overall quality of the music more than makes up for the low production values and the brevity.

In summation, I would have to say that this album would make an excellent addition to the Italian prog collection and might also appeal to more open minded jazz rock fans as well. Highly recommended along with stylistically similar Italian albums including Tilt (Arti + Mestieri, 1974), Chocolate Kings (PFM, 1976), and Jet Lag (PFM, 1977).

Ecstatic, Period........2003-06-13

Well, I don't think all of the songs on this CD are great. But you SHOULD have this amazing CD for the last track, Canti e Suoni. I have a huge collection of progressive rocks but there are only a couple of songs I think 'Ecstatic'. One is 'the onlything she needs' by UK (79 Danger money), and 'Canti e Suoni'. Generally I don't buy a CD only for a song or two but this was a true exception. I hardly bother with the other songs on this CD. Canti e Suoni is what I want from this CD. And beautiful album jacket is a bonus. Strongly recommened! ---------Young

Excellent Italian prog rock.......2001-11-03

Il Volo is yet another one of those Italian prog bands that released a couple of albums then went their separate ways. Il Volo was actually a supergroup consisting of some of the best musicians from Italy's pop and prog scene. And while "supergroup" might spell bad news to many people (look at Asia, for example), Il Volo has everything I like so well of the best qualities of prog from the mid 1970s. Two of the members I know for sure came from Formula 3, Alberto Radius and Gabriele Lorenzi. There were also members of Osage Tribe and some other bands I'm not aware of or don't remember. While I only have one Formula 3 album, Sognando e Risognando (1972), it sounds much like PFM and ELP with some experimental passages. Il Volo's Essere o Non Essere, from 1975, which is their second and final release doesn't sound much like the Formula 3 album I have at all. In fact their music tends to be a more funk oriented prog sound that was typical of many bands of the time, like Eela Craig (particularly One Niter) and Goblin (like on Roller). None of the music has elaborate solos, it sounds like a real band effort so each member gets his chance to be heard. The music is really easy to get in to as well. There's often a '70s hi-tech feel to these songs as well, one of the cuts, "Alcune Scene", particularly the string synths, sounds like it should belong on a sci-fi film. The instruments are typical of prog, drums, bass, acoustic guitar, clavinet, electric piano, synthesizers, string synths, and sax (although it sounds more like a Computone Lyricon, which was an electronic wind instrument). Most of the occasional vocals are wordless, so it's mainly instrumental. There's not a bad moment on this album, and I am rather surprised that not everyone likes this album. Certainly it's not particularly complex or challenging, but it's still a truly amazing example of what prog was all about in the 1970s, and is definately right up your alley if you like Goblin's Roller and Eela Craig's One Niter.

Instrumental prog rock from Italy.......2001-05-05

Il Volo was an Italian progressive rock band that released two albums. (This supergroup included former members of Formula 3 and Osage Tribe.) Their music has all the usual keyboard works together with some electric guitar play. This album was their second from 1975 and sounds like a colder and jazzier version of typical Italian symphonic prog rock like PFM, Le orme and Banco. It contains a mainly instrumental work but some fine musicianship ,inventive arrangements and production.

*Il Volo means 'The Flight'

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Lebendige Vergangenheit: Paolo Silveri, Vol. 2 Manufacturer: Preiser Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bellini, Vincenzo | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Borodin | Borodin, Alexander | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Ponchielli | Ponchielli, Amilcare | ( 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 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 Russian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Lebendige Vergangenheit: Paolo Silveri ASIN: B00008Y4I1 Release Date: 2003-09-23

Average customer rating: Charming, Delicate Performance

Cenerentola (Dig) Rossini , Baltsa , Araiza , Ams , Amf , and Marriner Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Barber of Seville (Dig) ASIN: B00006LENM Release Date: 2003-02-11

Tracks:

1. Sinfonia - Neville Marriner
2. No, No, No, No: Non V'e, Non V'e - John McCarthy
3. Una Volta C'era Un Re - John McCarthy
4. Un Tantin Di Carita - John McCarthy
5. O Figlie Amabili Di Don Magnifico - John McCarthy
6. Cenerentola, Vien Qua - John McCarthy
7. Cenerentola, Presto, Prepara I Nastri, I Manti - John McCarthy
8. Miei Rampolli Femminini - Ruggero Raimondi
9. Sappiate Che Fra Poco - Ruggero Raimondi
10. Tutto E Desert ... Una Volta C'era... Ah! - John McCarthy
11. (Un Soave Non So Che In Quegl'occhi Scintillo!)/Cenerentola, Da Me - Ruggero Raimondi
12. Non So Che Dir - Ruggero Raimondi
13. Scegli La Sposa ... Come Un'ape Ne' Giorni D'aprile/Prence... - Sire - Ruggero Raimondi
14. Allegrissimamente! Che Bei Quadri! - Ruggero Raimondi
15. Signor, Una Parola - Ruggero Raimondi
16. Qui Nel Mio Codice - Ruggero Raimondi
17. Nel Volto Estatico Di Questo E Quello - Ruggero Raimondi
18. Si, Tutto Cangera - John McCarthy
19. La Del Ciel Nell'arcano Profondo - John McCarthy
20. Ma Bravo, Bravo, Bravo, Caro Il Mio Don Magnifico! ... Ora Sono Da Voi - Ruggero Raimondi

Tracks:

1. Conciosiacosache ... Intendente? Direttor? - Ruggero Raimondi
2. Noi Don Magnifico - Ruggero Raimondi
3. Zitto Zitto: Piano Piano ... Principino, Dove Siete?/Venga, Inoltri, Avanzi Il Pie - John McCarthy
4. Sapientissimo Alidoro, Questo Strepito Cos'e? - John McCarthy
5. Ah! Se Velata Ancor Dal Seno Il Cor Ci Hai Tolto - John McCarthy
6. Sprezzo Quei Don Che Versa Fortuna Capricciosa - John McCarthy
7. (Parlar, Pensar, Vorrei, Parlar, Pensar, Non So...) - John McCarthy
8. Signor... Altezz, E In Tavola - Ruggero Raimondi
9. Mi Par D'essere Sognando Fra Giardini E Fra Boschetti - Ruggero Raimondi
10. Mi Par Che Quei Birbanti Ridessero Di Noi Sotto-Cappotto - Ruggero Raimondi
11. Sia Qualunque Delle Figlie, Che Fra Poco Andra Sul Trono - Ruggero Raimondi
12. Ah! Questa Bella Incognita - John McCarthy
13. Si, Ritrovarla Io Giuro - John McCarthy
14. Ma Dunque Io Sono Un Ex - Ruggero Raimondi
15. Un Segreto D'importanza - Ruggero Raimondi
16. Canzone: Una Volta C'era Un Re/Recitativo: Quanto Sei Caro! ... (Ma! Ve L'avevo Detto...) - Ruggero Raimondi
17. No.11 Temporale - Neville Marriner
18. Scusate, Amici. La Carrozza Del Principe Ribalto ... Son qui - Ruggero Raimondi
19. Siete Voi?... - Voi Prence Siete? ... Questo E Un Nodo Avviluppato - Ruggero Raimondi
20. Donna Sciocca! Alma Di Fango! - Ruggero Raimondi
21. Giusto Ciel! Ti Ringrazio! - John McCarthy
22. Della Fortuna Instabile La Revolubil Ruota - John McCarthy
23. Sposa... - Signore - Ruggero Raimondi
24. Nacqui All'Affanno E Al Pianto - Ruggero Raimondi
25. Non Piu Mesta Accanto Al Fuoco - Ruggero Raimondi

Customer Reviews:

Charming, Delicate Performance.......2003-03-26

"Cenerentola" is Rossini at his best. The music is manic, engaging and funny, and Marriner and his orchestra and cast are up to the challenge without a weak link amongst them.

Agnes Baltsa plays the lead on this album. The chief rival on recording is of course the version with Cecilia Bartoli as Cinderella and Enzo Dara as Don Magnifico. Where Ms. Bartoli is a showman pulling notes out of left field and displaying a triumphant coloratura, Agnes Baltsa sticks to a more dramatically truthful portrayal. Her Cinderella is both thoughtful and forgiving. Where Ms. Bartoli is spectacular, Ms. Baltsa is beautiful. She gives a real characterization to a girl trapped by a dysfunctional family.

Francisco Araiza as the prince is a real treat. He has a good comic touch and a voice that blends tremendously well with Ms. Baltsa's. Mr. Araiza wins out in all aspects in regards to the role of the Prince compared to the other recordings available.

The Duet when Cinderella and the Prince meet is a burst of pure happiness where Araiza and Baltsa actually take the time to match each others coloratura phrasing virtually note for note, instead of showing off individually, which really delivers the full emotional payoff of Rossini's composing. It's as if these two were meant for each other, not because the music has them declare their love through coloratura passages, but because when they do, they're already in perfect synch.

The stand out performance on this album is that of Ruggero Raimondi as Don Magnifico. Truly, this is a magnificent man. I was laughing out loud during his performance. While he has never tackled the role on stage, you would hardly know it. On the other recording his rival is Enzo Dara, who in my opinion is a better Don Magnifico, but Raimondi finds such humor in Rossini's delightful music that it make this a recording well worth owning. His aria about the dignified donkey is worth the price of the CD alone... and he's got three more great songs to come. He takes a few of the songs at a noticably slower pace than Dara, but he gives you a delightful performance during the wait.

A few other things that stand out are the ensemble "Cenerentola, vien qua" which is taken at such a clip that it hardly seems possible. Also, in the ensembles the singers make sure to blend harmonies without showing each other up like on the other available recordings.

Dandini and Alidoro or very capable, Dandini is particularly amusing, and Clorina and Tisbe are hands down the best sisters on recording.

If You follow my advice, buy this recording. It's wonderful.

Average customer rating: magnificent !

Lebendige Vergangenheit: Aureliano Pertile Manufacturer: Preiser Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Donizetti | Donizetti, Gaetano | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Ponchielli | Ponchielli, Amilcare | ( P ) | 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 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 Similar Items: Lebendige Vergangenheit: Aureliano Pertile II ASIN: B0000023LT Release Date: 1995-02-07

Customer Reviews:

magnificent !.......2002-08-13

One of the greatest voices of the 20th Century, Aureliano Pertile was a star tenor at Milan's La Scala during the tenure of Arturo Toscanini, who often called Pertile his favorite tenor.
To quote the liner notes: "Pertile has a place in the history of vocal art as the prototype of a "Toscanini voice". He was the perfect embodiment of all those qualities to which the unrelenting maestro attached the greatest importance: the highest degree of musicality, sensitivity, emotion-laden presentetion and an art of phrasing that was without equal".

The power of his voice is extraordinary and overcomes the fact that these recordings were done in the late 20's and early 30's. The passion of his interpretations is as immediate as if this CD had been of recent vintage.
The two earliest, from 1927, are pure genius: "Quando le sere al placido" from Luisa Miller, and "Ah ! si, ben mio coll'essere" from Il Trovatore.

There's no information on this Austrian CD about how/when these historic recordings were remastered, but they did a good job, as there's less "crackle" than in some I've heard from this era.
Pertile was my favorite tenor when I would listen to Buenos Aires radio as a child, and I was curious how he would sound after all these years, and the answer is, magnificent !

Average customer rating: A Worthy Trovatore Strangely fascinating!

Verdi: Il Trovatore Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music 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 The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur Verdi: La Forza del Destino Verdi - Aida / Levine, Domingo, Millo, Metropolitan Opera Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana Puccini: La fanciulla del West ASIN: B00006LENP Release Date: 2003-02-11

Tracks:

1. All'erta! All'erta! - Giorgio Tozzi
2. Di Due Figli Vivea Padre Beato - Giorgio Tozzi
3. Che Piu T'arresti?
4. Tacea La Notte Placida E Bella In Ciel Sereno
5. Di Tale Amor, Che Dirsi Mal Puo Dalla Parola
6. Tace La Notte! ... Il Trovator! - Ugo Savarese
7. Deserto Sulla Terra ... Anima Mia!
8. Infida!...- Qual Voce! ... Di Geloso Amor Sprezzato ... Un Istante Almen Dia Loco il Tuo Sdegno Alla Ragione
9. Vedi! Le Fosche Notturne Spoglie ... Chi Del Gitano I Giorni Abbella? (Anvil Chorus) - Coro Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
10. Stride La Vampa! ... Mesta E La Tua Canzon - Mario Del Monaco
11. Soli Or Siamo; Deh, Narra Quella Storia Funesta ... Condotta Ell'era In Ceppi - Mario Del Monaco
12. Non Son Tuo Figlio? - Mario Del Monaco
13. Mal Reggendo All'aspro Assalto ... L'usato Messo Ruiz Invia! - Mario Del Monaco
14. Perigliarti Ancor Languente Per Cammin Selvaggio Ed Ermo! - Mario Del Monaco
15. Tutto E Deserto - Giorgio Tozzi
16. Il Balen Del Suo Sorriso ... Quel Suono! ... Ardir!... Andiam ... Per Me, Ora Fatale, I Tuoi Momenti Affretta - Giorgio Tozzi
17. Ah!... Se L'erro T'ingombra, O Figlia D'Eva, I Rai ... Perche Piangete?
18. E Deggio... E Posso Crederlo? ... Urgel Viva!

Tracks:

1. Or Co' Dadi, Ma Fra Poco Giocherem Ben Altro Gioco - Giorgio Tozzi
2. Squilli, Echeggi La Tromba Guerriera - Giorgio Tozzi
3. In Braccio Al Mio Rival! ... Che Fu? ... Innanzi, O Strega - Giulietta Simionato
4. Giorni Poveri Vivea ... Tu Vedi Chi L'infame, Orribil Opra Commettea ... Deh, Rallentate, O Barbari, Le Acerbe Mie Ritorte - Giulietta Simionato
5. Quale D'armi Fragor Poc'anzi Intesi?
6. Ah! Si, Ben Mio; Coll'essere Io Tuo, Tu Mia Consorte - Mario Del Monaco
7. L'onda De' Suoni Mistici ... La Zingara, Vieni, Tra Ceppi Mira
8. Di Quella Pira L'orrendo Foco ... All'armi! All'armi!
9. Siam Giunti: Ecco La Torre
10. D'amor Sull'ali Rosee Vanne, Sospir Dolente
11. Miserere ... Quel Suon, Quelle Preci Solenni ... Ah, Che La Morte Ognora E Tarda Nel Venir
12. Tu Vedrai Che Amore In Terra Mai Del Mio Non Fu Piu Forte
13. Udiste? Come Albeggi, La Scure Al Figlio, Ed Alla Madre Il Rogo - Ugo Savarese
14. A Te Davanti. - Qual Voce!
15. Mira, Di Acerbe Lagrime Spargo Al Tuo Piede Un Rio
16. (Vivra!... Contende Il Giubilo I Detti A Me, Signore...)
17. Madre?... Non Dormi? ... Vedi?... Le Sue Fosche Impronte - Mario Del Monaco
18. Si; La Stanchezza M'opprime, O Figlio - Mario Del Monaco
19. Che!... Non M'inganna Quel Fioco Lume?
20. Parlar Non Vuoi?
21. Ti Scosta... - Non Respingermi
22. Prima Che D'altri Vivere... Io Volli Tua Morir! ... Sia Tratto Al Ceppo!

Customer Reviews:

A Worthy Trovatore.......2006-05-13

I decided to buy a used copy of this half century old Trovatore on the strength of the earlier review posting. I'm certainly glad I did.

First, there is the pleasure of hearing Tebaldi in a role that wasn't central to her repertory. Having heard her Violetta on an early '50s Decca recording of Traviata I was not expecting much in the way of florid singing. I was pleasantly surprised. True, some of the runs are sketchy and the tone isn't always ideally equalized when she goes for the high notes, but Tebaldi isn't far behind the fabled Milanov, a favorite in this role. Tebaldi's italianate timbre is a decided plus. A few days ago I played the first act aria and cabaletta for some friends without any identification. After some puzzled looks, someone commented that whoever it was, she was great and though she sounded like Tebaldi, the florid singing was too good for it to be her. Needless to say, they were all pleasantly surprised.

I think Simionato is simply the finest Azucena on disc - whether here or in the legendary Salzburg broadcast of a few years later.

Del Monaco isn't an intellectual tenor by any stretch of the imagination, but this is elemental, viscerally exciting singing. I'll give up the subtle nuances for a vital, heroic Manrico like this.

Savarese is a competant Di Luna. He's certainly not offensive, but there's not much here to convince the listener he belongs in the company of the great exponents of the role. I have to admit that I think the role's showpiece, "Il balen" is a problem for any interpreter. I think organ grinder every time I hear it.

It's always a pleasure to hear the young Tozzi's richly overtoned voice as Ferrando.

Erede is no Karajan (or Mehta) but he gives us a well routined reading of the score. Finally, the sonics of this 1956 recording are very impressive early vintage stereo. Despite its occasional flaws, I quickly have become very attached to this venerable Trovatore.

Strangely fascinating!.......2004-01-01

This old Trovatore recording has aspects that would normally make one avoid it. However, I find myself listening to it more and more and actually enjoying it more than other, more popular recordings of this opera.

Mario Del Monaco is, as expected, a heroic Manrico. He rarely sings piano and knows little about elegant phrasing but the sheer vigour and ring of his voice strikes in magnificiently! Only F. Corelli equals Mario in force and exciting high notes. Musically, Corelli is certainly more creative but I've always found Del Monaco's voice more handsome. Tastes differ, though. Del Monaco is particularly thrilling in "mal reggendo, all'aspro assalto", "ah! Si, ben mio" and "Di quella pira" even if he could hold the last note longer in the cabaletta.

The casting of Renata Tebaldi as Leonora is for most opera fans controversial. She is a spinto with little agilty; it's interesting to see what such a voice can offer. Indeed, she barely manages the florid parts and the highest notes sound effortfull. In this part she's nowhere near Caballe, Milanov, Callas or even Price. However, there are other moments that no other soprano in my experience has ever sung so idiomatically. In "mira, di acerbe lagrime" for example, the way she sings those long phrases using her glorious spinto instrument is unique. She firmly grasps each note and the result is intoxicating! Same with Miserere and the proceeding Manrico - Leonora encounter. Dramatically her outbreaks are few. However, Tebaldi was THE FIRST who made me realise that Leonora is a woman in love!

If one can argue about the performances of Tebaldi and Del Monaco, little can be said about Simionato's Acuzena. Along with Barbieri and Cossotto she's one of the best interpreters of this wonderful role, probably Verdi's greatest mezzo part. The weakest link of the cast is Ugo Savarese's routine Conte di Luna. If only Bastianini had joined this recording instead. Tozzi does an OK job as Ferrando. Erede conducts well but nothing really memorable. Decca's early stereo sound certainly impresses; pity that EMI and RCA didn't adopt stereo so early as well.

On the whole, this set won't beat famous Trovatores like Karajan's live performance but it will always attract my attention!

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Best of the Ballet and the Opera - 50 Classical Highlights Manufacturer: St. Clair Entertainment ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Leoncavallo | Leoncavallo, Ruggiero | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Opera & Vocal | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: 25 Classical Dance Favorites ASIN: B00006L3PK Release Date: 2002-09-24

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Famous Tenors of the Past Manufacturer: Preiser Records 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 Flotow | Flotow, Friedrich von | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | 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 Meyerbeer | Meyerbeer, Giacomo | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Offenbach | Offenbach, Jacques | ( O ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Smetana | Smetana, Bedrich | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Strauss | Strauss, Richard | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | 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 Wagner | Wagner, Richard | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Weber | Weber, Carl Maria von | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | 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 Czech | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Russian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000023Q9 Release Date: 1997-01-21

Tracks:

1. La Favorita: Spirto gentil
2. Euryanthe: Unter bluh'nden Mandelbaumen
3. Otello: Ora per sempre addio
4. Andrea Chenier: Si, fui soldato
5. Romeo Und Julia: Ach, gehe auf
6. Fedora: Amor ti vieta
7. Il Trovatore: Ah, si, ben mio coll'essere
8. Manon Lescaut: Donna non vidi mai
9. La Fanciulla del West: Ch'ella mi creda libera
10. Don Pasquale: Sogno soave e casto
11. Carmen: La fleur que tu m'avais jetee
12. Cavalleria Rusticana: Viva il vino spumeggiante
13. Tannhauser: Inbrunst im Herzen
14. TOSCA: Recondita armonia
15. Werther: Pourquoi me reveiller
16. L'amico Fritz: O amore, o bella luce
17. Andrea Chenier: Io non ho armata ancor
18. Hoffmanns Erzahlungen: Es war einmal am Hofe von Eisenack
19. Mignon: Ah! non credevi tu
20. Norma: Meco all'altar di Venere
21. Aida: Celeste Aida
22. Die Lustigen Weiber von Windsor: Horch, die Lerche singt im Hain
23. L'Africaine: O Paradis sorti de l'onde

Tracks:

1. Oberon: Seit fruhster Jugend in Kampf und Streit
2. La Boheme: Che gelida manina
3. Die Verkaufte Braut: Es muss gelingen
4. Morgenlich leuchtend
5. Eugene Onegin: Faint echo of my youth
6. Sadko: Chanson hindoue
7. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Fanget an!
8. La Dame Blanche: Viens, gentille dame
9. Rigoletto: Parmi veder le lagrime
10. Siegfried: Schmiede, mein Hammer, ein hartes Schwert
11. Martha: Ach, so fromm
12. Dubrovsky: Give me oblivion
13. Der Rosenkavalier: Di rigori armato il seno
14. Pique Dame: Her name is unknown to me
15. Lohengrin: Hochstes Vertrau'n
16. Halka: Rauschen hor'ich Tannen leise
17. Madama Butterfly: Addio fiorito asil
18. Die Entfuhrung Aus Dem Serail: Konstanze, dich wiederzusehen
19. Manon: Ich schloss die Augen
20. Stabat Mater: Cujus animam
21. TOSCA: E lucevan le stelle

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The Placido Domingo Album Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Donizetti | Donizetti, Gaetano | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Flotow | Flotow, Friedrich von | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Leoncavallo | Leoncavallo, Ruggiero | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mascagni | Mascagni, Pietro | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( 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 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 All Works by Wagner | Wagner, Richard | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Domingo, Placido | ( D ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music National Philharmonic Orchestra London | ( N ) | 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 Gounod, Charles | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Flotow, Friedrich von | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Mascagni, Pietro | M to P | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | M to P | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Puccini, Giacomo | M to P | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | Q to T | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Wagner, Richard | U to Z | 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 German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Russian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Price, Leontyne | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000003F6K Release Date: 1992-03-10

Tracks:

1. Il Mio Tesoro
2. M'Appari Tutt'amor
3. Salut! Demeure Chaste Et Pure
4. Ah! Leve-Toi, Soleil
5. La Fleur Que Tu M'avais Jetee
6. In Fernem Land
7. Una Furtiva Lagrima
8. Che Gelida Manina
9. Recondita Armonia
10. E Licevan Le Stelle
11. Non Piangere, Liu
12. Vesti La Giubba
13. Un Di All'Azzurro Spazio
14. Come Un Bel Di Di Maggio
15. Viva Il Vino Spumeggiante
16. Lenski's Aria

Tracks:

1. Ah, Si, Ben Mio Coll'essere
2. Di Quella Pira
3. De' Miei Bollenti Spiriti
4. Questa O Quella
5. Parmi Veder Le Lagrime
6. La Donna E Mobile
7. Quando Le Sere Al Placido
8. Sento Avvampar Nell'Anima
9. Di'tu Se Fedele
10. Giorno Di Pianto
11. Celeste Aida
12. Dio, Che Nell'alma Infondere
13. Gia Nella Notte Densa
14. Si, Pel Ciel Marmoreo Giuro!
15. O, Tu Che In Seno Agli Angeli

Customer Reviews:

Placido.......2007-04-11

I love any album put out by this wonderful tenor. This is one of my favorites and I play it often. I will be very sad when he stops doing albums, as I think I have most of them now.

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