The Inaugural Season: Extraordinary Met Performances From 1966-67
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The Inaugural Season: Extraordinary Met Performances From 1966-67
Leontyne Price, Justino Díaz, Jess Thomas, Joan Sutherland, Richard Tucker, Renata Scotto, George Shirley, Leonie Rysanek, Christa Ludwig, and many mo
[ Metropolitan Opera / 22 CD Box Set ]
Release Date: Wednesday 1 March 2017
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On September 16, 1966, the new Metropolitan Opera House opened in Lincoln Center with the world premiere of Barber's Antony and Cleopatra, with Leontyne Price and Justino Díaz in the title roles. That first season in the Met's new home not only ushered in a new age of theatrical possibility, it also featured an embarrassment of vocal riches, with such incomparable artists as Birgit Nilsson and Franco Corelli facing off in an unforgettable Turandot; Joan Sutherland delivering a Lucia di Lammermoor mad scene for the ages; and Jon Vickers making a historic role debut in Peter Grimes. Now, ten performances from that inaugural season - plus a bonus CD of highlights - have been collected and remastered in this essential milestone set, also featuring such legends as Grace Bumbry, Mirella Freni, Christa Ludwig, Anna Moffo, Roberta Peters, Leonie Rysanek, Renata Tebaldi, Carlo Bergonzi, Robert Merrill, and Richard Tucker, among others.
BONUS DISC:
Highlights of the Met's 1966-67 Season
Tracks:
Barber:
Antony & Cleopatra
Britten:
Peter Grimes
Donizetti:
Lucia di Lammermoor
Mozart:
Die Zauberflöte, K620
Puccini:
Turandot
Madama Butterfly
Strauss, R:
Die Frau ohne Schatten
Verdi:
Aida
Otello
Rigoletto
