Donizetti: Don Pasquale
Sesto Bruscantini (Pasquale), Mirella Freni (Norina), Gosta Winbergh (Ernesto), Leo Nucci (Malatesta)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Riccardo Muti
The charm of this recording lies in the ensemble work, the elegance of Gösta Winbergh’s tenor, and the excellence of the orchestral playing. It is also a genuine production, with a sense of...
Donizetti: Don Pasquale
Sesto Bruscantini (Pasquale), Mirella Freni (Norina), Gosta Winbergh (Ernesto), Leo Nucci (Malatesta)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Riccardo Muti
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The charm of this recording lies in the ensemble work, the elegance of Gösta Winbergh’s tenor, and the excellence of the orchestral playing. It is also a genuine production, with a sense of...
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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
- Leo Nucci (baritone), Sesto Bruscantini (bass), Gösta Winbergh (tenor), Mirella Freni (soprano), Guido Fabbris (baritone)
- Philharmonia Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers
- Riccardo Muti
- Recorded: 1982-07-11
- Recording Venue: 28-30 June & 8-11 July 1982: Kingsway Hall London
Don Pasquale, Act II Quarta Scena: Fra da un parte etcetera (Malatesta / Notaro / Pasquale)
Track length3:33
Awards and reviews
The charm of this recording lies in the ensemble work, the elegance of Gösta Winbergh’s tenor, and the excellence of the orchestral playing. It is also a genuine production, with a sense of occasion: a sparkling occasion too and a pleasure to attend
January 2011
this is a very enjoyable set, led by the vastly experienced Sesto Bruscantini in the title-role...Even better is the stylish, youthful singing of the late-lamented Gösta Winbergh as Ernesto: a performance of extraordinary grace and agility. The rest of the cast is strong - Mirella Freni's tone is (happily) lighter as Norina than in some recordings from this period in her career.
June 2014
Vintage performances on Riccardo Muti's 1983 studio recording, with Mirella Freni sounding unscathed by a decade of far heavier roles and never over-doing the archness as Norina, Gosta Winbergh a plangent Ernesto and Sesto Bruscantini and Leo Nucci sparking off one another delightfully as Pasquale and Malatesta - their buffo duet 'Cheti, cheti' is one of my favourite operatic tracks ever.
