Jules Massenet, WERTHER (selezione) - Tito Schipa, Gianna Pederzini (1948)

Jules Massenet, Werher
Werther -- Tito Schipa
Carlotta Gianna Pederzini
Sofia -- Nelly Corradini
Il Podestà -- Leone Paci
Orchestra e Coro dell'Opera de Roma
Riccardo Santarelli, direttore d'orchestra
Roma, Teatro dell'Opera, 3 febbraio 1948 (esecuzione dal vivo)

[@delosmike2030]

Astonishing singing from the 59 year old Schipa, who alternated these WERTHER performances with ELIXER. With an added concert, he sang 10 times in under 3 weeks! Ridiculous to bring Corelli into the discussion. Schipa was singing in the tradition of de Lucia and Anselmi, with a slender voice under exquisite control and with all the colors of the rainbow in his throat and a nostalgic, longing that I find absolutely bewitching. There are infinitely greater instruments, greater vocal ranges, and even greater techniques. But it's Schipa that I return to again and again.

[@alexingresss2420]

Great recording, thanks.

[@alexingresss2420]

Jim This is why Lauri-Volpi himself sounds excellent in Werther? Because he had bad training? Could it be Corelli sounds bad in the French repertoire and in all Bel Canto because he's Corelli? When you don't have any talent for certain roles and languages no amount of training is going to make you sound good. What little sophistication could be beaten into him, he had it all from Lauri-Volpi.

[@alexingresss2420]

Franco's problem was also he mixed methods, a bit from here, a bit from there, a bit from Lauri-Volpi, a bit from Melocchi, a bit from his wife, a bit from who knows else. Too many cooks spol the broth, and Old Bel canto School and Melocchi are incompatible.

[@alleviation91]

Sir, this is a performance featuring Tito Schipa and Gianna Pederzini. No one was even thinking about Corelli.

[@alexingresss2420]

@@alleviation91 Jim was thinking about Corelli and to him I was replying. Not my fault his comment is gone. There is another comment of mine below this one in which I commend this recording.

[@allanrizzetti1449]

Sofia è Nelly Corradi. Grazie.