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Ponchielli, Maria Callas, Votto
La Gioconda
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (15) - Disc #1
1. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Preludio
2. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Feste e pane!
3. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: E cantan su lor tombe
4. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Figlia, che reggi il tremulo pi?
5. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: L'ora non giunse ancor
6. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Gloria a chi vince
7. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Questi ? l'uom ch'io ceeerco
8. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Suo covo ? un tugurio
9. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Ribellion! (Scene V)
10. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Voce di donna o angelo
11. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Enzo Grimaldo
12. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Maledici? Sta ben...
13. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: O monumento!
14. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Carneval! Baccanal!
15. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Angele Dei...
Track Listings (13) - Disc #2
1. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Ho! He! Fissa il timone!
2. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Pescator, affonda l'esca
3. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Sia gloria ai canti
4. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Cielo e mar!
5. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Ma chi vien?
6. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Deh! non turbare
7. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: E il tuo nocchier
8. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Stella del marinar
9. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: ? un anatema!
10. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: L'amo come il fulgor del creato!
11. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Il mio braccio t'afferra
12. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Laura! Laura ove sei?
13. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Tu sei tradito!...Noto m'? il rombo
Track Listings (20) - Disc #3
1. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Si morir ella de'!
2. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Ombre di mia prosapia
3. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Qui chiamata m'avete?
4. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Morir! ? troppo orribile!
5. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: ? gi? che ai nuovi imen!
6. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: O madre mia (Scene V)
7. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Benvenuti messeri!
8. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Grazie vi rendo
9. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Danza delle ore del giorno, della sera, della notte
10. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Barnaba, la Cieca, Gioconda, Enzo e detti
11. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Preludio
12. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Nessun v'ha visto?
13. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Suicidio!...In questi fieri momenti
14. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Ecco il velen di Laura
15. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Enzo! sei tu!
16. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: O furibonda jena
17. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Ten va, serenata
18. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: La barca s'avvicina
19. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: A te questo rosario
20. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: S?, il patto mantengo

CD Details

All Artists: Ponchielli, Maria Callas, Votto, Barbieri
Title: La Gioconda
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Fonit Cetra Records
Release Date: 1/14/1997
Genre: Classical
Styles: Opera & Classical Vocal, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
Number of Discs: 3
SwapaCD Credits: 3
UPCs: 723722670626, 8003927000339, 800392700033

CD Reviews

This is a great opera in historic record

07/14/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Maria Callas is the best interpreter of la Gioconda, I have 7 records of la Gioconda and this record seem to me the most beautiful interpretation of this opera. Gianni Poggi sings very well the Enzo Grimaldo, Giulio Neri and Piero Poldi were basses with greates voices and very good interpretations."

CALLAS AT HER BEST!

Music lover | Philadelphia | 06/12/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I am amazed to see that I find this role to be Callas' greatest creation and the one that, with Norma, suits her best. Why? Because it reveals a spontaneity and heart not evidenced in much of her other work. Her interpretations are exquisitely thought out, full of subtle details and insights, but they rarely seem to live "in the moment". She rarely exhibits total abandonment "abbondonata" as the Italians call it, but is very emotionally controlled. This style is perfect for Bel Canto, thus her extraordinary success with these heroines, since they need to be interpreted with just a slight hint of sel-conscoiusness. Thus Anna Bolena, Elvira in "Puritani", Norma, Lucia and Imogene are perfectly executed musically, dramatically and stylistically. What bothers me are the cuts that disfigure these scores. With Violetta and the heroines of the later Verdi and then verismo operas, this performance style is less apt and I find her work interesting, illuminating, but cold.Here, with Gioconda, however, she is on fire. Totally living the moment. There is nothing "stagy" about her performance, nothingmannered or too "thought-out". All of the vocal colours, the inflections, the accents, come out fresh and heart-felt. The singing is fabulous. From growling chest to piercing acuti and everything in between. But you barely notice the vocalization because you are not listening to a singer, you are listening to Gioconda. The supporting cast is good enough to not get in Callas'way (Barbieri is actually excellent). Poggi has a strong voice with a moderately attractive timbre, but little idea of how to properly use it. He doesn't so anything offensice here, thank God, but neither does he do anything special. His exchanges with Callas in the last act really show him up as she is blazing with passion and he is a wet blanket. Buy it."