Verdi: La forza del destino
Agnes Baltsa (Preziosilla), José Carreras (Don Alvaro), Rosalind Plowright (Leonora di Vargas), Renato Bruson (Don Carlo), Jean Rigby (Curra), Paata Burchuladze (Padre Guardiano), John Tomlinson (Il Marchese di Calatrava), Richard Van Allan (Un Alcalde), Mark Curtis (Mastro Trabuco)
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A cast to die for, with Bruson and Carreras in noble voice as the fighting antagonists and Plowright a tender, lyrical and fearful Leonora.
Verdi: La forza del destino
Agnes Baltsa (Preziosilla), José Carreras (Don Alvaro), Rosalind Plowright (Leonora di Vargas), Renato Bruson (Don Carlo), Jean Rigby (Curra), Paata Burchuladze (Padre Guardiano), John Tomlinson (Il Marchese di Calatrava), Richard Van Allan (Un Alcalde), Mark Curtis (Mastro Trabuco)
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A cast to die for, with Bruson and Carreras in noble voice as the fighting antagonists and Plowright a tender, lyrical and fearful Leonora.
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- Philharmonia Orchestra
- Giuseppe Sinopoli
- Recorded: 1985-09-21
- Recording Venue: Watford Town Hall, London
- John Tomlinson (bass), Rosalind Plowright (soprano), Jean Rigby (mezzo-soprano), José Carreras (tenor)
- Philharmonia Orchestra
- Giuseppe Sinopoli
- Recorded: 1985-09-21
- Recording Venue: Watford Town Hall, London
"Ah, per sempre, o mio bell'angiol - Seguirti fino agl'ultimi" (Alvaro, Leonora, Curra)
Track length7:35
- John McCarthy (chorusmaster), Richard van Allan (bass), Renato Bruson (baritone), Rosalind Plowright (soprano), Mark Curtis (tenor), Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano), Juan Pons (baritone), Paata Burchuladze (bass)
- Philharmonia Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers
- Giuseppe Sinopoli
- Recorded: 1985-09-21
- Recording Venue: Watford Town Hall, London
"La cena è pronta" - "Viva la guerra" (ALcade, Contadine, Mullatieri,Paesani, Studente, Leonora, Trabuco, Preziosilla)
Track length1:56
- John McCarthy (chorusmaster), José Carreras (tenor), Renato Bruson (baritone), Petteri Salomaa (bass), Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano), Mark Curtis (tenor), Juan Pons (baritone)
- Philharmonia Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers
- Giuseppe Sinopoli
- Recorded: 1985-09-21
- Recording Venue: Watford Town Hall, London
"A buon mercato" - "Pane, pan per carità" (Trabuco, Soldati, Contadini, Reclute, Vivandiere)
Track length3:38
"Toh, toh! Poffare il mondo!" - "Lasciatelo ch'ei vada" ((Melitone, Soldati, Preziosilla)
Track length4:08
- Juan Pons (baritone), Paata Burchuladze (bass), John McCarthy (chorusmaster), Renato Bruson (baritone), José Carreras (tenor), Rosalind Plowright (soprano)
- Philharmonia Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers
- Giuseppe Sinopoli
- Recorded: 1985-09-21
- Recording Venue: Watford Town Hall, London
"Auf! Pazienza non v'ha che basti ... Del mondo i disinganni" / "Giunge qualcun ... aprite"
Track length6:06
Awards and reviews
January 2006
A cast to die for, with Bruson and Carreras in noble voice as the fighting antagonists and Plowright a tender, lyrical and fearful Leonora.
Some of the finest Verdi conducting of the period
2010 edition
Sinopoli draws out phrases lovingly, sustaining pauses to the limit, putting extra strain on the singers. Happily, the whole cast thrives on the challenge...some of the finest singing of all comes from Agnes Baltsa as Preziosilla.
