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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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My first encounter with this work was a television recording of a Covent Garden production with Joan Sutherland, Alfredo Kraus and Stafford Dean. My admiration for the piece was strengthened by the thrilling production at last year's Buxton Festival and I was delighted to snap up this recording at such a competitive price. The Sony Opera House series of recordings have unearthed some real gems and with such things readily accessible online, the lack of a printed libretto is no serious hardship. Lucrezia Borgia is the part which brought Montserrat Caballé overnight fame and she sings with consistently lovely, steady tone and great breadth of phrasing. The ever elegant Alfredo Kraus is a magnificent Gennaro, while Shirley Verrett is a fresh-voiced Orsini. Ezio Flagello is a secure, sonorous and rather uninspired Duke and the many comprimario parts benefit from being sung by native Italians. Jonel Perlea was the conductor on the occasion of Caballé's great success in New York in 1965 and he is the conductor here a year later. He fails to generate much sparkle, but the orchestra play well enough. Not a perfect recording, but a great bargain nonetheless, if only for Caballé and Kraus.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Caballè, Kraus and Verrett are a perfect cast for donizetti'lucrezia borgia. Kraus can also be seen in the same role with sutherland as lucrezia on a video thirty years ago at a time he could still be on stage the "stupenda"'s son. In what concerns Caballè this reccording shows her voice at the summit and verrett is a powerful orsini.
Played and sung by Italians - as it should be! - with the immaculate Montserrat Caballe in the title role. Although recorded in 1966 it has a 'digital' quality. The performance can not be faulted and Donizetti produces his normal quantity of beautiful melodies. Very good for the price!
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