- Performer: Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, William Matteuzzi, Inva Mula, Alberto Rinaldi, et al.
- Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor: Antonio Pappano
- Composer: Giacomo Puccini
- Audio CD (1 Oct 1999)
- SPARS Code: DDD
- Number of Discs: 2
- Label: EMI Classics
- ASIN: B000002RYA
- Other Editions: MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 107,086 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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39 of 39 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is a delight for Puccini fans because so little of this work is well known. But know it you must ! The music unfolds with one stunningly beautiful section after another. The performances are perfection - it is impossible to find fault with it. The orchestra plays with such clarity and yet such warmth - it is astonishing that this jewel has remained hidden for so long. The documentaion is excellent - there is simply no reason not to buy it !
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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This is a must have set for lovers of opera but also Puccini fans who may not know this work very well. Have been lucky enough to see the Covent Garden and Opera North productions in recent years. It's a mystery to me why people are still so sniffy about it. On these discs as in the theatre Angela Gheorghiu is a magnificent Magda and on this occasion her husband rises to the challenge of singing with his wife. This along with Il Trittico is one of Pappano's greatest successes on disc, buy it and you won't be disappointed.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I ordered this disc through my local Exeter dealer 'Opus' having seen the performance on the HD Cinema link from the Met,New York in Feb this year.
After waiting 6 months EMI still failed to bother to get their act together to provide it to the patient shop,let alone myself. What service is this? How can a shop survive with such suppliers? I do try to support local suppliers.
It arrived from Amazon within the week. Well done.
The Met performance in Feb was superb despite Gheorghiu getting over a throat infection at the time. Gheorghiu and Alagna have done much to revive this opera which has been seldom performed.
The Disc, recorded in 1997,is not apparently recorded at a public performance and is clear sharp and very sympathetic, with the two developing their lyrical play finely.
I have't heard other recordings but can't imagine there to be a more passionate interpretation. Gheorghiu is quite simply superb.
After waiting 6 months EMI still failed to bother to get their act together to provide it to the patient shop,let alone myself. What service is this? How can a shop survive with such suppliers? I do try to support local suppliers.
It arrived from Amazon within the week. Well done.
The Met performance in Feb was superb despite Gheorghiu getting over a throat infection at the time. Gheorghiu and Alagna have done much to revive this opera which has been seldom performed.
The Disc, recorded in 1997,is not apparently recorded at a public performance and is clear sharp and very sympathetic, with the two developing their lyrical play finely.
I have't heard other recordings but can't imagine there to be a more passionate interpretation. Gheorghiu is quite simply superb.
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