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Montserrat Caballé – “Sombre forêt” Aria of Princess Mathilde von Habsburg – “Guillaume Tell” (1829) – Gioacchino Rossini. “Hommage à Rossini” Chamber Orchestra of Europe Choeur de Radio France M.° Claudio Abbado Conductor. LIVE in Versailles – 1985. ” […] a Rossini spectacular starring Montserrat Caballe, Marilyn Horne, Francisco Araiza, Samuel Ramey and Ruggero Raimondi. […]

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Shirley Verrett – “Non temer, d’un basso affetto” Aria of Ismene – “L’assedio di Corinto” (1828) – Gioacchino Rossini. LIVE at The Metropolitan Opera Theater – New York – 1975. Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus M.° Thomas Schippers Conductor Cast: Beverly Sills – Shirley Verrett – Harry Theyard – Justino Díaz.

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Lella Cuberli – “L’ora fatal s’appressa…Giusto Ciel! in tal periglio” Recitative and Preghiera of Palmira – “L’Assedio di Corinto” (1828) – Gioacchino Rossini. From the CD “Lella Cuberli Recital” – Milan RAI Chorus and Orchestra/ M.° Bruno Bartoletti Conductor. Recorded July 1983 – Teatro Carcano – Milano – I (Remastered by WM Italy – 2002). […]

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Montserrat Caballé – “L’ora fatal s’appressa … Giusto ciel! In tal periglio” Recitative and Preghiera of Pamira – “L’assedio di Corinto” (1828) – Gioacchino Rossini. Recorded in 1968 M.° Carlo Felice Cillario Conductor From the Album “Artists Of The Century: Montserrat Caballé” – Remastered and released in 1997. “L’assedio di Corinto” is the Rossini’s Italian […]

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Teresa Berganza – “Nacqui all’affanno … Non più mesta” Rondò finale of Angelina – “La Cenerentola” (1817) – Gioacchino Rossini. LIVE in concert – Napoli – 1958. Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI – Napoli – I Coro del Teatro di S. Carlo – Napoli – I Conductor M.° Mario Rossi. Perfect in every sense.

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“La cenerentola” (1817) – ” Siete voi? Voi Prence siete? … Questo è un nodo avviluppato” Concertato II Act – Gioacchino Rossini . Film version 1981. Orchestra Teatro alla Scala M.° Claudio Abbado Conductor Jean Pierre-Ponnelle Set and costume design. Cast: Frederica von Stade (Cenerentola) Claudio Desderi (Dandini) Francisco Araiza (Don Ramiro) Paolo Montarsolo (Don […]

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Lucia Valentini Terrani – “Signor, perdono per l’incertezza … Nacqui all’affanno e al pianto … Non più mesta accanto al fuoco” Recitative, Aria and Cabaletta of Angelina – “La cenerentola” (1817) – Gioacchino Rossini. LIVE at Royal Covent Garden – 1976. Royal Covent Garden Orchestra & Chorus M.° Claudio Abbado Conductor Cast: Angelina: Lucia Valentini […]

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Maria Callas – “Nacqui all`affanno e al pianto … Non più mesta accanto al fuoco”” – “La cenerentola” (1817) by Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868). LIVE in concert. Philharmonia Orchestra M.° Georges Prêtre Conductor London, Royal Festival Hall – 27.II.1962. GREAT! In 1962, tells the “legend”, Maria Callas wasn’t at her best, but here is she simply […]

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“Legend” Maria Callas holds an assured place in the pantheon of great artists, but details concerning the components of her greatness are often mired in platitudes that conflate biography, public persona, and myth with her actual approach to opera. Moreover, Callas worked in a milieu that itself has always been mercurial and difficult to evaluate. […]

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Maria Callas – “Non si dà follia maggiore” – “Il Turco in Italia” (1814) – Gioacchino Rossini. LIVE At Teatro Eliseo – Roma – Italia – X.19.1950. “The list of such revivals is fairly extensive, earning Callas the reputation to which she alluded in interviews; e.g., speaking on-air with Norman Ross in Chicago during September […]