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Catalani: Loreley
Alfredo Catalani, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, La Scala Theater Orchestra
Catalani: Loreley
Genre: Classical
 
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"This 1968 performance certainly makes a strong case for the opera, with a fine cast and conductor, pulling out all the stops ... there is much here to admire and enjoy ... Suliotis was a fascinating singer ... The Scal...  more »

     
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All Artists: Alfredo Catalani, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, La Scala Theater Orchestra, Agostino Ferrin, Elena Suliotis, Gianfranco Cecchele, Piero Cappuccilli, Rita Talarico
Title: Catalani: Loreley
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Total Copies: 0
Label: Opera D'oro
Original Release Date: 1/1/2006
Re-Release Date: 11/14/2006
Genre: Classical
Style: Opera & Classical Vocal
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 723721248857

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"This 1968 performance certainly makes a strong case for the opera, with a fine cast and conductor, pulling out all the stops ... there is much here to admire and enjoy ... Suliotis was a fascinating singer ... The Scala forces, under the inspired direction of Gianandrea Gavazzeni, play beautifully." -- Opera News
 

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GREAT PERFORMANCE, UNINTERESTING MUSIC
Alfredo R. Villanueva | New York, NY United States | 03/02/2008
(3 out of 5 stars)

"AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, THERE IS NO MODERN ALTERNATE TO THIS 1968 LIVE RECORDING OF CATALANI'S LORELEY. THE SOUND IS ACCEPTABLE, AND THE PERFORMANCE SHOWS LA SCALA'S FORCES AT THEIR BEST. SULIOTIS, CAPPUCCILLI AND CECCELE ARE AS GOOD AS IT CAN GET. ADD GAVAZZENI, AN ARDENT CHAMPION OF VERISMO, AND YOU HAVE IT ALL. BUT THE MUSIC, THE MUSIC! CATALANI IS UNFORTUNATELY AND DEFINITELY SECOND-RATE, AS HIS OTHER SURVIVING OPERA (HE WROTE A GRAND TOTAL OF SIX), "LA WALLY," ALSO SHOWS. AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED, HE LACKS MASCAGNI'S OR GIORDANO'S FIRE AND PATHOS. THE SILLY LIBRETTOS DO NOT HELP. NEVERTHELESS, THIS IS A RECORDING OF HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE IF ONLY BECAUSE IT PRESERVES SOULIOTIS'S PERFORMANCE."