Cheap Verdi: Don Carlo (Music) (Giuseppe Verdi, Georg Solti, Carlo Bergonzi, Grace Bumbry, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Kenneth MacDonald, Jeannette Sinclair, Martti Talvela, Renata Tebaldi) Price
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| ARTIST: | Giuseppe Verdi, Georg Solti, Carlo Bergonzi, Grace Bumbry, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Kenneth MacDonald, Jeannette Sinclair, Martti Talvela, Renata Tebaldi |
| CATEGORY: | Music |
| MANUFACTURER: | Universal |
| FEATURES: | Box set |
| TYPE: | Box Sets (Audio Only), Classical, Opera / Operetta / Oratorio |
| MEDIA: | Audio CD |
| UPC: | 028942111424 |
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Customer Reviews of Verdi: Don Carlo
Uneven cast but a momentous and energetic Don Carlo Somewhat overshadowed by the more famous and balanced Guilini recording, this earlier performance has some greater strengths but also a few noticeable weaknesses. The greatest strength is the vitality of its cast's performance in cooperation with Solti's powerful conducting.
Regarding the cast, Bergonzi makes a stylish, yet always attentive to the drama Don Carlo. I used to believe this role needed a larger voice but now I find Bergonzi ideal, in fact peerless! He has both thrust and warmth to make Don Carlo a multidimensional character. What never ceases to amaze me is how idiomatically he approaches the recitatives and dialogues, perfectly describing the emotional situation of his hero.
Considering that this was made during the second period of her career, Tebaldi is vocally not as glorious as she was in the 50s. She would have made the ideal Elisabetta back then! Her powerful chest register and steely upper notes during the mid- and late 60s were great for Gioconda and Adriana Lecouvreur (both roles receiving huge acclaim all around the world) but not equally enjoyable for Verdi. In any case however, I prefer her to the lighter sopranos who have tackled this role. Tebaldi moreover phrases exquisitely and is a vibrant Elisabetta.
I never understood why Fischer-Diskau recorded so many Verdi roles in a time when genuine Verdian baritones were in abundance. Bastiannini, Cappuccilli, Merrill, MacNeil, Taddei, Colzani, Paskalis even the aged Gobbi sound all much more suitable than Dietrich. He nevertheless sings with his usual warmth. Bumbry performs with the same flare as Verrett does for Guilini although their smoky voices never appealed to me but that is a matter of personal taste.
Eveyone agrees that Ghiaurov and Talvela rank among the best Filippo - Inquisitor duos ever! If you're a fan of low voices, this recording is a big treat. The gifted Solti conducts with much power.
To sum up, this is a great recording that could have been the best; imagine a similar cast with Simionato and Bastiannini in the 50s!!!
Great Recording!!
Solti's opera recordings are often among my favorites!!! I like his Aida with the glorious Leontyne Price and the incomparable Jon Vickers. His La Traviata is fabulously conducted with Angela Gheorghiu as one of the best Violettas ever. This Don Carlo ranks among Solti's best Verdi records. Wonderful cast with the styllish Bergonzi as Don Carlo. Exciting conducting. You can't go wrong with this as your only set.
A gem!
Here an almost perfect cast was chosen to record one of Verdi's greatest operas! The Voce Verdiana, Carlo Bergonzi, sings a most beautiful Don Carlo, the mature Renata Tebaldi sings a ravishing Elisabetta (except some tiny insecurities, how glorious she could have been 10 years earlier!), Grace Bumbry breathes fire as Eboli and Nicolai Ghiaurov offers his best Filippo ever. The low point is Fischer-Dieskau's Rodrigo, hardly idiomatic. Still, a must for Verdi-lovers!