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Verdi: Un ballo in maschera [Import]

~ Giuseppe Verdi (Composer), Herbert von Karajan (Conductor), Vienna State Opera Concert Choir (Orchestra), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra), Dame Josephine Barstow (Performer), et al.
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  • Performer: Dame Josephine Barstow, Plácido Domingo, Leo Nucci, Sumi Jo
  • Orchestra: Vienna State Opera Concert Choir, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
  • Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
  • Audio CD (1 Jul 1996)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: Import
  • Label: DG
  • ASIN: B0000012Y0
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 257,782 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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On this CD:
  1. Un ballo in maschera
    Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
    Performed by Vienna State Opera Concert Choir
    with Dame Josephine Barstow, Plácido Domingo, Leo Nucci, Sumi Jo, Florence Quivar, Kurt Rydl, Goran Simic, Jean-Luc Chaignaud, Wolfgang Witte, Adolf Tomaschek
    Conducted by Herbert von Karajan

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Karajan's last opera recording, 7 Oct 2000
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This Ballo is almost the only mainstream recording of the work to be set, as Verdi originally intended, in Sweden. Censors demanded the (historically true) assassination of Gustavus III be changed into the murder of an English governor in Boston. Not that the demands of the censors were as far-reaching in this case as they had been in the unhappy case of his earlier opera Stiffelio. But the opera still carries more weight when restored to the original setting.

Apart from sentimental value as Karajan's last opera, here Domingo is in best form as Gustavus, Sumi Jo excellent as the page Oscar, and few intrusive noises. Full libretto in 4 languages included.

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent valediction from Karajan, 13 Oct 2001
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An excellent recording of one of Verdi's lesser known operas, brought to the fore by superb playing from Karajan and the VPO, not to mention the soloists. The tragic elements are powerfully and dramatically played, but the lighthearted parts (e.g. the finale of the first scene of Act 1) are great fun. It is a wonderful performance that I do not regret buying.
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