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Puccini: La Fanciulla del West

~ Giacomo Puccini (Composer), Arturo Basile (Conductor), Milan RAI Lyric Orchestra (Orchestra), Aldo Bertocci (Vocals), Aristide Baracchi (Vocals), et al.
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  • Orchestra: Milan RAI Lyric Orchestra
  • Conductor: Arturo Basile
  • Composer: Giacomo Puccini
  • Audio CD (5 Nov 2001)
  • SPARS Code: ADD
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Label: Warner Fonit
  • ASIN: B00005Q4R5
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 440,183 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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On this CD:
  1. (La) Fanciulla del West, '(The) Girl of the Golden West'
    Composed by Giacomo Puccini
    Performed by Milan RAI Chorus, Milan RAI Orchestra
    with Aristide Baracchi, Aristide Baracchi, Aristide Baracchi, Aldo Bertocci, Dario Caselli, Dario Caselli, Pier Luigi Latinucci, Pasquale Lombardo, Tommaso Soley, Ugo Savarese, Carla Gavazzi, Vasco Campagnano, Jane Farolfi, Giulio Scarinci, Giulio Scarinci, Giulio Scarinci
    Conducted by Arturo Basile

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4.0 out of 5 stars THE WAY ITALIAN OPERA SHOULD BE SUNG!, 11 Nov 2006
By A. Scott "artistinmotion" (Minneapolis, MN USA) - See all my reviews
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This was the first "complete" recording of Puccini's take on the American West. I qualify "complete" because it uses the performance and stage cuts that were employed at the time (1950). While there have been more glamorous casts (Tebaldi/Del Monaco, Nilsson, Neblett/Domingo) and more modern recording techniques used on other CD versions, this original Cetra recording serves as an important historical document. For one thing, the cast is completely Italian, giving the work an authenticity and immediacy it rarely receives these days. The under-recorded Carla Gavazzi turns in an amazing performance as the gun-slinging heroine, Minnie. There were very few chances to hear Gavazzi on recordings (a Donna Elvira in DON GIOVANNI, the heroine of Cilea's ADRIANA LECOUVREUR and Nedda in PAGLIACCI are the only others that exist), and it is a tribute to her versatility that she sang this part. Hers is a rather small voice with a tight vibrato, making one wonder whether she was able to be heard in large theatres (her recordings are all based in Radio Italiana concerts). But her interpretation is spot on, leaving the listener with no doubt of either her ability or her commitment. The rest of the cast is excellent, though it boasts no "major" names. I feel I should award special mention to baritone Dario Caselli, who made many recordings for several different companies during the 1940s and 1950s: in a trio of small roles (including ballad-singer Jake Wallace) Caselli's plangent voice and complete understanding of the music is far superior to many of today's singers. GRAB THIS RECORDING WHILE YOU CAN!!
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