Great Operatic Duets
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Composer: Vincenzo BelliniComposer: Gaetano Donizetti
Composer: Jacques Offenbach
Composer: Amilcare Ponchielli
Composer: Giacomo Puccini
Composer: Gioachino Rossini
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor: Anton Guadagno
Conductor: John McCarthy
Performer: Shirley Verrett
Orchestra: Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra
Performer: Montserrat Caball?
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1991-08-09
Music Label: RCA
Soundtracks:
- Alle Piu Calde Immagini
- Dio, che Mi Vedi; Sul Suo Capo Aggravi Un Dio
- Mira, O Norma
- selections
- Silenzio! Aida Verso Noi S'avanza
- Il Cannone Del Porto! (Flower Duet)
- E Un Anatema!; L'amo Com Il Fulgor Del Creato
Music reviews of Great Operatic Duets
Music Review: Magic
Rating: 5 Stars
I remember when this album was first released on vinyl disc so many years ago. Caballe and Verrett had sung and recorded together quite a few times, and there was definately a wonderful chemistry between them. Of the many duets here, I particularly remember "Mira Norma" and the "Barcarolle" as utterly haunting. It is rare for singers to have such a "magical" quality in performance, and RCA wisely captured them in their prime in some of the most wonderful duets of the operatic genre.
As an interesting sideline, your readers might like to know that Caballe and Verrett were engaged to sing Norma at the Paris Opera probably around the time of this recording. Because of a Chorus Union Strike with the Paris Opera Chorus, a performance was cancelled just before they were to go on. Maria Callas, who was retired at that time and lived in Paris, had heard on the radio about the strike and cancellation. She invited Caballe and her husband, tenor Bernabe Marti, and Shirley Verret to dinner at her home that very evening.
After that dinner with Maria Callas at her home, Caballe and Verrett became friends with her and she graciously advised them on their careers. I can't help but feel that they absorbed something of Callas influence to express themselves "more" in the music. Certainly this album in no way copies Maria Callas, but both Caballe and Verrett are at the height of their vocal and expressive powers. Enjoy. This album is Magic.
General CDs
- Styles > Classical
- Featured Composers, A-Z > ( B ) > Bellini, Vincenzo
- ( D ) > Donizetti, Gaetano
- ( O ) > Offenbach, Jacques
- ( P ) > Ponchielli, Amilcare
- Puccini, Giacomo
- ( R ) > Rossini, Gioacchino
- ( V ) > Verdi, Giuseppe
- Opera & Vocal > General
- Divas > Caballe, Montserrat
- Historical Periods > Classical (c.1770-1830)
- Romantic (c.1820-1910)
- Languages > French
- Italian
- Donizetti, Gaetano - Works by Donizetti
- Offenbach, Jacques - Works by Offenbach
- Ponchielli, Amilcare - Works by Ponchielli
- Puccini, Giacomo - Works by Puccini
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