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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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`Great recordings of the century' proclaims the cover of EMIs recording of Verdi's Il Trovatore and they're not far wrong, either. Herbert von Karajan conducts the Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano with considerable gusto, Maria Callas gives a magnificent performance (but in fairness, when has she not?) in the role of the doomed Leonora and Giuseppe di Stefano is terrific as the eponymous troubadour, Manrico.
Exceptional value and highly recommended.
Exceptional value and highly recommended.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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This is one of the all time finest opera performances IN THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF OPERA. As others have said everything works together perfectly. This is Callas' best interpretation and performance in her entire opera production. Panerai is magnificent as well. Karajan goes beyond his own limits and achieves an eternal living essence in music. This must be part of every opera collection. A desert island recording. The sound remastering is excellent and the overall sound is brillant and sparkling. A MUST!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Just take a look at the cast, orchestra and conductor.
It's been written somewhere that this opera requires the four greatest singers in the world, and at the time (mid-50s), this cast would have come pretty near it. Herbert von Karajan's conducting suits the music perfectly and the chorus is excellent.
The only drawback in this set is the mono sound, which is fine for its age but not up to the standard of EMI's later stereo recordings. However, this matters less in this opera than others, firstly as the performance is so good, and secondly, as the orchestra is perhaps less important in terms of detail and colour than Verdi's other works. The mono sound is preferable to the old LP issue, which was 'electronically re-processed to simulate stereo' and sounded a bit strange in places.
Verdi's great music makes you forget the ridiculous plot, truly one of the worst in opera. Despite its age, this is still my favourite recording of this work.
It's been written somewhere that this opera requires the four greatest singers in the world, and at the time (mid-50s), this cast would have come pretty near it. Herbert von Karajan's conducting suits the music perfectly and the chorus is excellent.
The only drawback in this set is the mono sound, which is fine for its age but not up to the standard of EMI's later stereo recordings. However, this matters less in this opera than others, firstly as the performance is so good, and secondly, as the orchestra is perhaps less important in terms of detail and colour than Verdi's other works. The mono sound is preferable to the old LP issue, which was 'electronically re-processed to simulate stereo' and sounded a bit strange in places.
Verdi's great music makes you forget the ridiculous plot, truly one of the worst in opera. Despite its age, this is still my favourite recording of this work.
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