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A beautiful final recital from Leontyne Price...glorious hig

Viva Caballe | 01/02/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This last recital studio recording from Leontyne Price is nothing short of a masterpiece.Her high notes are radiant,her legato excellent,and finally her pianissimi perfection.I am amazed when listening to her here,that this album was made just five years from her final stage performance at the met,Price's singing is that good.I would also like to say that the presentation of this album is first class,the cd is housed in a cardboard sleeve(reminscent of a beautiful Lp cover)with a glossy sensational cover photo of Leontyne.The sound quality is also excellent.P.S. she ends ave maria from otello with the second most beautiful pianissimi I've ever heard(after Caballe's version).This is a must own album of verdi arias and surely is one of the finest legendary recordings available in the entire catalogue.It is also available at a great price while it remains in print."