Track Listings (13) - Disc #1| All Artists: Puccini, Gigli, Dal Monte, De Fabritiis Title: Madame Butterfly (1939) Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Pearl Release Date: 9/16/1997 Genre: Classical Styles: Opera & Classical Vocal, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century Number of Discs: 2 SwapaCD Credits: 2 UPC: 727031929024 |
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This 1939 Butterfly will be sought after by Beniamino Gigli fans and they won't be disappointed, for the tenor sings beautifully, as always. The sobs are there, with an excessively damp Addio, but his Pinkerton is a roun... more » |
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Amazon.com This 1939 Butterfly will be sought after by Beniamino Gigli fans and they won't be disappointed, for the tenor sings beautifully, as always. The sobs are there, with an excessively damp Addio, but his Pinkerton is a rounded portrait, capturing the character's charm and boorishness. Toti Dal Monte is a surprise. Renowned as a coloratura, at this stage of her career the voice is fraying, and still lighter in timbre than most Butterflys. But she gives a dramatic portrayal, full of verbal nuance and apt characterization. The Rome cast is fine and Oliviero DeFabritis conducts an idiomatic performance full of lyric energy. Pearl's transfers of the dated sound don't get in the way. --Dan Davis Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsDal Monte/ Gigli Different! Charles Weinstein | Austin, TX USA | 08/08/2000 (4 out of 5 stars) "I must qualify this review in that I listened to this performance on an EMI CD so the sound may be somewhat different due to differnces in CD Remastering.The performance is unique because of Dal Monte's attempt to sound both "girlish" and "asian". She was at the end of her career when she made the recording. She sounded shrill at times, but it was a very interesting interpretation from a unique artist. Gigli was Gigli... Great! The "Sharpless" was O.K as was the orchestra, chorus and conducting. The recording was about what you would expect from a pre-war recording originally issued on 78 RPM records.If you enjoy great voices from the so called "golden age", this might be woth a listen... Not an only "Butterfly"."
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