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The strength of this DG reissue is the singing of the three principals. The production of LuisaMiller at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, on which the set was based, probably marked the... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010
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John Barker, Luigi De Corato (baritone), Audrey Michael (mezzo-soprano), Wladimiro Ganzarolli (baritone), Gwynne Howell (bass), Katia Ricciarelli (soprano), Renato Bruson (baritone), Plácido Domingo (tenor), Elena Obraztsova (mezzo-soprano) Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Lorin Maazel Recorded: 1979-06 Recording Venue: unknown, London Show 39 remaining tracks for Verdi: Luisa Miller Hide 39 tracks for Verdi: Luisa Miller
2010
The strength of this DG reissue is the singing of the three principals. The production of LuisaMiller at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, on which the set was based, probably marked the high point of Katia Ricciarelli's career. Maybe the recording caught her just a year too late, when some harsh sounds had started to intrude in her singing at forte above the stave, but the soft singing remains beautiful and the character is immensely touching. Domingo sings Rodolfo with a voice of metal as firm and glowing as bronze, even if he does not have the poetry of Bergonzi or the flair of Pavarotti. Bruson is heard in one of the best roles in his repertoire: the sympathetic music of the Miller calls for exactly the long, lyrical lines at which he excels, often spanning two phrases in a single breath where the average Verdi baritone would be left gasping.
2010 edition
Though taut in his control, Maazel uses his stage experience of working with these soloists to draw them out to their finest, most sympathetic form. Ricciarelli gives one of her tenderest and most beautiful performances on record.
