Verdi: Il Trovatore (complete opera recorded in 1969)
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Il Trovatore (complete opera recorded in 1969)
Plácido Domingo, Fiorenza Cossotto, Leontyne Price, Sherrill Milnes / New Philharmonia Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers, Zubin Mehta
[ Sony RCA Classical Opera / 2 CD ]
Release Date: Tuesday 1 October 2013
With the young Plácido Domingo as a heroic troubadour, Leontyne Price in soaring, sumptuous voice as Leonora, Sherrill Milnes on top baritonal form as the jealous Count and Fiorenza Cossotto simply electrifying as the deranged Azucena, this benchmark recording amply fulfils Caruso's dictum that all you need for a good Trovatore is "the four greatest singers in the world". Add Zubin Mehta's white-hot conducting and you have what the Penguin Guide hails as "one of the most thrilling of all Verdi operas on record".
Recording taken from original Master Tapes
"The soaring curve of Leontyne Price's rich vocal line is immediately thrilling in her famous Act 1 aria, and it sets the style of the RCA performance, full-bodied and with dramatic tension consistently high. The choral contribution is superb." Rosette Penguin Guide
"One of the best opera recordings of all-time" Mel/Marbecks
