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Composer: Giacomo PucciniConductor: Charles Mackerras
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
Performer: Montserrat Caball?
Edition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 1990-10-25
Music Label: EMI Classics Imports
Soundtracks:
- Turandot: Signore, ascolta!
- Turandot: Tu che di gel sei cinta
- Madama Butterfly: Un bel di vedremo
- Madama Butterfly: Tu, tu piccolo iddio! (Death of Butterfly)
- Manon Lescaut: In quelle trine morbide
- Manon Lescaut: Sola, perduta, abbandonata
- Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
- Tosca: Vissi d'arte
- La Boheme: Mi chiamano Mimi
- La Boheme: Donde lieta usci (Mimi's Farewell)
- Le Villi: Se come voi piccina
- La Rondine: Chi il bel sogno di Doretta
Free Music Notes for Puccini: Arias
Free Music Review: a performance that is equally powerhouse as it is sublime
Hit: 5 Stars
An indispensable, treasurable recital that has sadly long been out of print on CD. You can find most of its contents contained within EMI's Very Best of Montserrat Caballe compilation. What they left out, though, is a crime.
I will always feel a bit of nostalgia for this particular recital, since it was one the the first operatic recordings I ever purchased (the other was Joan Sutherland's Verdi Bellini Donizetti recital).
In my mind, three arias make the case for why this is one of the greatest recordings on the past century:
Signore, Ascolta!- Just listen to La Caballe float that final note. In a word, heavenly.
Sola, Perduta, Abbandonata- NOT included in the "Very Best" compilation. A shame, since Montserrat delivers a spine-chilling rendition of Manon Lescault's final aria. The vocal heft, solid technique, and absence of bad taste and coarseness serves as a lesson to divas-in-training.
Se Come Voi Piccina- A forgotten gem from Puccini's Le Villi, one of his two early operatic failures. Montserrat weaves a magical, ephemeral tapestry of warmth and reverie. Just takes your breath away.
I cannot say it enough- I have since purchased a great many recital discs, and this one has never lost its place on my list of great recordings.
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