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Bellini: I Capuleti e I Montecchi
Agnes Baltsa (Romeo), Edita Gruberova (Giulietta), Dano Raffanti (Tebaldo), Gwynne Howell (Capellio), John Tomlinson (Lorenzo)
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Riccardo Muti
In this live 1984 Covent Garden account Muti's conducting points up the detail of Bellini's dramatic score, with Agnes Baltsa and Edita Gruberova on top form
Bellini: I Capuleti e I Montecchi
Agnes Baltsa (Romeo), Edita Gruberova (Giulietta), Dano Raffanti (Tebaldo), Gwynne Howell (Capellio), John Tomlinson (Lorenzo)
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Riccardo Muti
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In this live 1984 Covent Garden account Muti's conducting points up the detail of Bellini's dramatic score, with Agnes Baltsa and Edita Gruberova on top form
About
The mid-price collection presents some of the most important and admired recordings of the EMI Classics and Virgin Classics catalogue which make EMI - The Home of Opera.
Bonus Disc contains synopsis and libretto with translation.
Contents and tracklist
- John Tomlinson (bass), Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano), Dano Raffanti (tenor), Edita Gruberova (soprano), Orch.Of Royal Opera House Covent Garden (lead vocals), Gwynne Howell (bass)
- Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus
- Riccardo Muti
- Recorded: 1984-04-13
- Recording Venue: 2, 5, 10 & 13 April 1984: recorded 'live' at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Awards and reviews
April 2011
In this live 1984 Covent Garden account Muti's conducting points up the detail of Bellini's dramatic score, with Agnes Baltsa and Edita Gruberova on top form
Muti reveals all the beauty and subtlety of Bellini’s scoring, emphasising the opera’s romantic eloquence and giving its tautly shaped scenes the benefit of his understanding of the flow and pulse of the score.
January 2011
Gruberova is an outstandingly agile Juliet, as well as a very affecting one; Baltsa is just as impressive vocally and movingly conveys Romeo's total devotion to Juliet. The recording is full and immediate (rather like a good live radio broadcast from Covent Garden).
January 2011
Muti never over-drives the tempi, as was often his wont with other composer’s music...Both female soloists are well matched.
October 2014
Agnes Baltsa's distinctive dusky mezzo and Edita Gruberova's silvery soprano are a match made in heaven on Riccardo Muti's 1984 recording with the forces of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden. Veteran basses Gwynne Howell and John Tomlinson are luxury casting as Capulet and Friar Laurence.
