MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: VERDI: La Traviata (Complete opera recorded in 1967)
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MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: VERDI: La Traviata (Complete opera recorded in 1967)
Carlo Bergonzi, Montserrat Caballé, Sherrill Milnes / RCA Italiana Orchestra and Chorus, Georges Prêtre
[ Sony RCA Opera House / 2 CD Box Set ]
Release Date: Tuesday 1 October 2013
Spanish soprano Montserrat Caballé stars as a ravishingly rich-voiced Violetta, alongside consummately stylish Italian tenor Carlo Bergonzi and ever-thrilling US baritone Sherrill Milnes as Germont fils et père, plus an absolutely complete musical text, in a 1967 set that the Penguin Guide still calls "consistently satisfying".
Recording taken from original Master Tapes.
"All three singers are excellent. Caballé is dramatically involved and vocally brilliant. Bergonzi is an ideal Alfredo, and Milnes is excellent. Some critics have not liked Prêtre's conducting, but he supports the singers well." (Fanfare)
"This was one of the first recordings to offer the score complete; none of the "traditional" cuts are made. The three principals were on the young side - and in excellent voice - in 1967. Caballé's singing can be heartbreakingly beautiful (listen to "Alfredo, Alfredo" at the start of the second act finale), and there are very distinguished moments such as the palpable fright in her voice when she looks in her mirror and sees how pale she is in the first scene." ClassicalNet
