Verdi: La Forza Del Destino (complete opera recorded in 1954)

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GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: La Forza Del Destino (complete opera recorded in 1954)
Maria Callas, Richard Tucker, Carlo Tagliabue / Chorus and Orchestra of La Scarla, Milan / Tullio Serafin

[ Naxos Historical / 3 CD ]

Release Date: Friday 15 February 2008

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Although this 1954 recording of La forza del destino is not without flaws, Callas casts her Donna Leonora in the grand manner and her breath spans are of a truly notable length. She makes us conscious of every section of Leonora's music, setting off the first scene in Act I with fitting simplicity.

"I have compared these extensively with a variety of EMI CD releases-and with original LP releases as well. ...What all of this demonstrates is that the single most important technical component in reissuing old recordings is a good ear! There is a fullness, richness, to the sound here that EMI has missed in virtually all of its attempts. These transfers seem a bit brighter. ...There is no question in my mind, there is a presence and immediacy to the sound on these Naxos issues that simply is lacking in the EMI CDs." Fanfare