Renata Scotto; Alfredo Kraus; Ettore Bastianini; "RIGOLETTO"; (1960); Giuseppe Verdi

This channel is the re-establishment of previous channels that have been sadly terminated.
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Renata Scotto--Gilda
Alfredo Kraus--Duke
Ettore Bastianini--Rigoletto
Fiorenza Cossotto--Maddalena
Gianandrea Gavazzeni--conductor
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
1960
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"But my top recommendation - although it comes with a caveat - comes from Florence. In June 1960 Mercury’s Living Presence mobile recording truck arrived at the Teatro della Pergola. Under the direction of Wilma Cozart Fine, Mercury’s three-microphone set-up captured this thrilling account by the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino under Gianandrea Gavazzeni, who paces things perfectly. It boasts a splendid, youthful cast.
Alfredo Kraus is an aristocratic Duke (he was just 32), with wonderful flexibility to his tenor. Fiorenza Cossotto (25) is a voluptuous Maddalena, Ivo Vinco (32) a sonorous Sparafucile. Renata Scotto (26) is all wide-eyed innocence and purity as Gilda, with a great diminuendo in ‘Caro nome’ and some very moving vocal acting. Ettore Bastianini (37) is Rigoletto, his magnificent ‘bronze and velvet’ baritone full of mockery, bitterness and fury; the Vendetta duet really zings. Philip Hope-Wallace disliked Bastianini: ‘There is a wounded animal sound in his Curse on the courtiers and primitive tearing rage in his Vendetta.’ It’s these very qualities that I want from a Rigoletto! PHW pretty much torpedoed the entire set 60 years ago. It’s time to set the record straight.
That caveat, though. The recording - a joint project by Mercury and Ricordi - has never had a fully satisfactory CD transfer. The sound on the latest Urania reissue (probably the best transfer) still strikes me as murky. The ears adjust quickly but it’s not ideal, especially when one goes back to the original LPs. I own an early Mercury pressing which still sounds splendid, along with a Ricordi set, plus one on DG, which was licensed to release it in Germany, complete with fold-out photo of Bastianini in costume taken from when he appeared in the production at La Scala. My advice is, try before you buy; and if Urania’s sound isn’t for you, then Solti will provide a highly theatrical standby until someone, somewhere, gives this Gavazzeni set the CD transfer it thoroughly deserves."; gramophone mark pullinger

[@josephcollins6033]

Ahhh! Three of my favorite artists. At doctor, will be back. THANK YOU!!!!!!

[@basilisvasileiou434]

Κατ' αρχην θα ηθελα να σας συγχαρω για τον εκπληκτικο ηχο. Την εχω σε cd και σε βινυλιο αλλα ο ηχος ειναι θαμπος , αλλα και στο διαδυκτιο συνεβαινε το ιδιο.Ειστε ο μοναδικος που μας προσφερει αυτη την αριστουργηματικη παρασταση στο ηχο που της αρμοζει.Μπραβο σας.❤❤❤❤

[@liederoperagreats]

Thank you! AND thank you for following along with the channel.

[@maryb8251]

Mamma mia che cast!!!! Spettacolo!!!!!

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[@achsinal]

Listening to this with headphones. GLORIOUS!!! Everyone is so right for their roles.

[@olgakolesnik4184]

Thank you! Great singers!

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[@alejandrobernadnouel634]

Supongo que no se o`puede conjugar un mejor reparto, espectacular!!

[@liederoperagreats]

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[@alixhesse7989]

The very best Rigoletto ever

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[@lucagilardi3209]

approvo

[@manuelprietohernandez4820]

¿Qué ué se puede decir de un "Rigoletto" en el que todo está al máximo nivel? ¡Todo!

[@alfredokrausme]

Listening to Kraus and Scotto you will have very good ideas of what definition of legato is about! Every single note emanates from the place.

[@liederoperagreats]

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[@robinmiller9865]

Golden days.

[@mohsenarambon]

Bastianini ❤

[@ping0047]

❤❤❤

[@lucagilardi3209]

A parte gli altri eccellenti cantanti, uno squillante Ivo Vinco come Sparafucile (pari secondo me a Cesare Siepi). E Gavazzeni poi? Che direttore! Anzi, IL direttore.

[@liederoperagreats]

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1:05:10

[@dulcamara2000]

Grandissimo Rigoletto con grandissimi interpreti! E a mezzanotte dodici rintocchi esatti! Quando li abbiamo sentiti nelle edizioni più moderne?

[@liederoperagreats]

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[@unonessunodieciottomila18000]

la voce di Ettore Bastianini mi fa venire i brividi, che baritono! oggi non ve ne sono più di quel livello

[@Mariano-ge6de]

​@@unonessunodieciottomila18000Ni tenores de ese nivel