Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia
Montserrat Caballé (Lucrezia Borgia), Shirley Verrett (Maffio Orsini), Ezio Flagello (Don Alfonso), Franco Ricciardi (Jacopo Liveretto), Franco Romano (Don Apostolo Gazella)
RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra & RCA Italiana Opera Chorus, Jonel Perlea
Caballé's caught at her peak on this 1966 recording alongside Alfredo Kraus's peerless Gennaro in a role which showcases her prodigious agility, creamy tone and superhuman breath-control.
Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia
Montserrat Caballé (Lucrezia Borgia), Shirley Verrett (Maffio Orsini), Ezio Flagello (Don Alfonso), Franco Ricciardi (Jacopo Liveretto), Franco Romano (Don Apostolo Gazella)
RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra & RCA Italiana Opera Chorus, Jonel Perlea
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Caballé's caught at her peak on this 1966 recording alongside Alfredo Kraus's peerless Gennaro in a role which showcases her prodigious agility, creamy tone and superhuman breath-control.
About
CD includes a booklet with a three-language synopsis (English/French/German), full cast list and detailed track list.
Contents and tracklist
- RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra, Montserrat Caballé (soprano), Vito Maria Brunetti (bass), Robert El Hage (bass), Ezio Flagello (bass), Ferruccio Mazzoli (bass), Franco Romano (bass), Giuseppe Baratti (tenor), Fernando Iacopucci (tenor), Alfredo Kraus (tenor), Franco Ricciardi (tenor), Shirley Verrett (mezzo-soprano), Andrea Mineo (baritone), Franco Ruta (vocal), Camillo Sforza (vocal), Ezio Flagello (tenor), RCA Italiana Opera Chorus (baritone)
- Jonel Perlea
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Awards and reviews
June 2014
Caballé's caught at her peak on this 1966 recording alongside Alfredo Kraus's peerless Gennaro in a role which showcases her prodigious agility, creamy tone and superhuman breath-control.
