Giorgio Tozzi
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Puccini: La fanciulla del West RecommendedRenata Tebaldi (Minnie), Mario del Monaco (Dick Johnson), Cornell MacNeil (Jack Rance)
Orchestra e Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Franco Capuana
both Tebaldi and del Monaco were at their finest, and Tozzi as Jake Wallace proved another outstanding asset. The Decca producers, James Walker and Christopher Raeburn, again demonstrated Decca's... — More…
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Building a Library, December 2016, Also Recommended
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Verdi: Aida RecommendedLeontyne Price (Aida), Jon Vickers (Radamès), Rita Gorr (Amneris), Robert Merrill (Amonasro), Plinio Clabassi (Il Re di Egitto), Giorgio Tozzi (Ramfis), Franco Ricciardi (Un Messaggero), Mietta Sighiele (Una Sacerdotessa)
Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Sir Georg Solti
Solti motivates his account of Verdi's score with thrilling dynamism, fully displaying the music's grandeur and depth as well as deriving considerable refinement from his Roman forces. His cast... — More…
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Grammy Awards, 5th Awards (1962), Best Opera Recording
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Puccini: La Bohème
RecommendedVictoria de los Angeles, Jussi Björling, Fernando Corena, Robert Merrill, Giorgio Tozzi
The Columbus Boychoir & RCA Victor Chorus & Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham
A classic, with extra electricity derived from the hasty recording, with Beecham's living, vivid conducting and a superb cast, both stellar and supporting, even though the mono sound is less... — More…
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Building a Library, June 2008, First Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Puccini: La Bohème
Jussi Björling, Victoria de los Angeles, Robert Merrill, Lucine Amara & Giorgio Tozzi
RCA Victor Chorus and Orchestra (Thomas Martin) & The Columbus Boychoir (Herbert Huffman), Sir Thomas Beecham
One of the great classics of recording, expertly restored. Victoria de los Angeles and Jussi Björling are an incomparable pair, and Beecham's conducting is, as ever, inimitable. — More…
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Verdi: Rigoletto
RecommendedRobert Merrill (Rigoletto), Roberta Peters (Gilda), Jussi Björling (Il Duca), Anna Maria Rota (Maddalena), Giorgio Tozzi (Sparafucile)
Rome Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Jonel Perlea
[On the original release in 1956] under Perlea, the orchestral playing is firm and dramatic, well balanced with the voice. The music is well paced. Björling’s tone is a constant pleasure. He... — More…
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Verdi: La forza del destino
RecommendedGiovanni Foiani (Il Marchese di Calatrava), Leontyne Price (Leonora di Vargas), Robert Merrill (Don Carlo), Richard Tucker (Don Alvaro), Shirley Verrett (Preziosilla), Ezio Flagello (Fra Melitone), Corinna Vozza (Curra), Giorgio Tozzi (Padre Guardiano), Piero De Palma (Mastro Trabuco), Mario Rinaudo...
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Building A Library, February 2019, Recommended Recording
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Puccini: La fanciulla del West
Eleanor Steber (Minnie), Gian Giacomo Guelfi (Jack Rance), Mario Del Monaco (Dick Johnson), Piero De Palma (Nick), Vito Susca (Ashby), Enzo Viaro (Sonora), Giorgio Tozzi (Jake Wallace)
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Dmitri Mitropoulos
Thanks above all to the passionate commitment of Mitropoulos, working with a fine team of soloists, this neglected work sounds a true masterpiece. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2009, Re-issue of the Month
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Puccini: Turandot
RecommendedBirgit Nilsson, Giorgio Tozzi, Jussi Bjorling, Piero de Palma
Rome Opera Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf
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Grammy Awards, 3rd Awards (1960), Best Opera Recording
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Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492
RecommendedRoberta Peters (soprano), Giorgio Tozzi (baritone), Fernando Corena (bass), Sandra Warfield (mezzo-soprano), Rosalind Elias (soprano), George London (baritone), Gabor Carelli (tenor), Lisa Della Casa (soprano), Annie Felbermeyer (soprano), Ljubomir Pantscheff (bass)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Wiener...
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Grammy Awards, 2nd Awards (1959), Best Opera Recording
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Wagner: Der Fliegende Holländer: highlights
London, Rysanek, Tozzi
orchestra and Chorus of The Royal Opera House, Antal Dorati
