La battaglia di Legnano - Giuseppe Verdi - 1959

[@1968KWT]

‘Chi muore per la patria / alma sì rea non ha!’ ❤❤❤

[@lydiaguarro]

Grande, grande la Sultana!.

[@Gioachino82]

Limarilli, una grande voce poco ricordata, purtroppo. Basta ascoltare il fulgore con il quale duetta con la grande Gencer per comprendere la grandezza di una voce fulgida, tersa e dal metallo squillante. Per non parlare della chiarezza di dizione. Grazie Gastone!

[@danieljosephleo]

Grazie mille!

[@clarionstreet]

All credit to Vittorio Gui for the most subtle and nuanced conducting of this rarely heard, unusual, groundbreaking 1848 Verdi masterpiece. Also perfect performances by all the soloists, and splendid choral work. Gencer's handling of the difficult cadenzas are perfection. A valuable lesson: there is no need to shout, bleat, whine, throb, or over-emphasize to put across Verdi's subtle musical dramas. Just listen: it's music. There's a glitch in the orchestral lead-in to Act III at 57:30.

[@matthewroach2326]

Opera companies need to step up and include this Opera in their standard repertory. Forget about 20th century American "composers." Viva Verdi.

[@Gioachino82]

Leyla regina dell'eleganza

[@raythespian]

Good performance and Gencer is wonderful, but Corelli and Bastianni give a later version the visceral excitement that this one lacks. Without a single hit, this opera needs all the help it can get.