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May 2006
*****
“A classic 1954 interpretation with a complex geisha from de Los Angeles, a suave Pinkerton from di Stefano and a memorable consul from Gobbi. Gianandrea Gavazzeni conducts as to the manner born.”
2010 edition
***
“The performance has many advantages over the later, stereo version. De los Angeles's tone is even more beautiful, Di Stefano is a more ardent Pinkerton, and Tito Gobbi. unexpectedly cast as a rugged Sharpless, uses that small role to point some of the set's most memorable moments...The Regis mono transfer is kind to the voices, which are given a full presence.”
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