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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Verdi: Rigolettosung in French
Alain Vanzo (Duke), Robert Massard (Rigoletto), Renée Doria (Gilda), Adrien Legros (Sparafucile), Denise Scharley (Maddalena), Agnes Adam (Giovanna), Jean-Pierre Laffage (Monterone), Michel Forel (Marullo), Camille Pouquetty (Borsa), Jacques Scellier (Ceprano) & Micheline Dupré (Countess) Orchestre Symphonique et Choeurs 'Jésus Etcheverry', Jésus Etcheverry Paris, March 1961 Exceptional sound. This is superb: Vanzo's tone is light, bright and glorious; Doria's coloratura legendary. There is a strange 'rightness' about this French 'Rigoletto'. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Leo Nucci (Rigoletto), June Anderson (Gilda), Luciano Pavarotti (Il Duca di Mantova), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Sparafucile), Shirley Verrett (Maddalena), Vitalba Mosca (Giovanna), Natale de Carolis (Monterone), Roberto Scaltriti (Marullo), Piero De Palma (Borsa), Carlo De Bortoli (Conte di Ceprano), Anna Caterina Antonacci (Contessa di Ceprano), Marilena Laurenza (Un paggio) Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Riccardo Chailly “the vigour and extreme originality of the score is realized...the best reason for acquiring this set is for Pavarotti's delightfully airy and confident Duke of Mantua. Surpassing even his own breezy account for Bonynge, the tireless tenor adds little touches of character and nuances of tone to bring the Duke to life...Ghiaurov, in splendid voice, is a wily, subtle assassin” Gramophone Magazine, January 1990 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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This newly remastered recording was made in the Teatro della Pergola in Florence in 1960. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Roberta Peters (Gilda), Robert Merrill (Rigoletto), Richard Tucker (Il Duca di Mantova), Bonaldo Giaiotti (Sparafucile), Mignon Dunn (Maddalena), Carlotta Ordassy (Giovanna), John Macurdy (Monterone), Calvin Marsh (Marullo), Arthur Graham (Borsa), Robert Patterson (Il Conte di Ceprano), Joy Clements (La Contessa di Ceprano), Junetta Jones (Un paggio) The Metropolitan Opera & Chorus, Fausto Cleva “essentially a decent house revival of an old production...Richard Tucker keeps the Duke of Mantua light on his feet. Robert Merrill's gruff jester has plenty of voice, too, though again giving the suggestion of a solid run-through rather than a newly thought-through interpretation, but Roberta Peters's Gilda possesses a fresh-faced quality.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2011 *** “Merrill's voice is a gorgeous instrument and his Rigoletto is handsomely sung...Tucker is in fine voice for the Duke, delivering a nuance-free interpretation but with a voice of gold...[Peters is] on good form, though not as fresh as in 1956, and she vocally acts the role...Bonaldo Giaiotti is a dark, doom-laden Sparafucile and Mignon Dunn adds luxury - and fine vocal acting - to Maddalena.” International Record Review, January 2012 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Richard Tucker (Duke), Renato Capecchi (Rigoletto), Gianna D’Angelo (Gilda), Ivan Sardi (Sparafucile), Miriam Pirazzini (Maddalena), Aurora Cattelani (Giovanna), Vito Susca (Monterone), Giorgio Giorgetti (Marulio), Vittorio Pandano (Borsa) & Guido Pasella (Ceprano) Orchestra & Chorus of the Teatro San Carlo, Naples, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Recorded in studio in 1955 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Maria Callas (Gilda), Tito Gobbi (Rigoletto), Giuseppe di Stefano (Duke), Nicola Zaccaria (Sparafucile), Adriana Lazzarini (Maddalena), Giuse Gerbino (Giovanna), Plinio Clabassi (Monterone), William Dickie (Marullo), Renato Ercolani (Borsa), Carlo Forti (Conte di Ceprano), Elvira Galassi (Contessa di Ceprano), Luisa Mandelli (Un Paggio) Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Tullio Serafin The mid-price collection presents some of the most important and admired recordings of the EMI Classics and Virgin Classics catalogue which make EMI The Home of Opera. This performance of Rigoletto was recorded in 1955 at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Renato Bruson (Rigoletto), Andrea Rost (Gilda), Roberto Alagna (Il Duca di Montova), Dimitri Kavrakos (Sparafucile), Mariana Pentcheva (Maddalena), Giorgio Giuseppini (Monterone), Antonella Trevisan (Giovanna), Silvestro Sammaritano (Marullo), Ernesto Gavazzi (Borsa), Antonio de Gobbi (Conte di Ceprano), Nicoletta Zanini (Contessa di Ceprano), Marilena Laurenza (Paggio) Orchestra E Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala, Riccardo Muti Rigoletto is one of the greatest baritone roles and dominates Verdi’s opera which is based on Victor Hugo’s play Le roi s’amuse. Both opera and play rang foul of the censor and consequently the setting for the opera was removed to a fictional court in Mantua. Rigoletto is the court jester who is torn between public duty and his role as a clandestine father. The work contains some of the most famous arias in Italian opera as well as one of the greatest ensembles, the quartet in Act Three. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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In memory of the late Leya Gencer we present two recordings showing the dramatic soprano in top form. This recording of Rigoletto was made live in Buenos Aires in June 1961 when she was at the height of her powers. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Nicolai Gedda (Il Duca), Cornell MacNeil (Rigoletto), Reri Grist (Gilda), Agostino Ferrin (Sparafucile), Anna di Stasio (Maddalena), Limbania Leoni (Giovanna), Ruggero Raimondi (Monterone), Benito di Bella (Marullo), Franco Ricciardi (Borsa), Alfredo Giacomotti (Conte di Ceprano), Mirella Fiorentini (Contessa di Ceprano) Chorus & Orchestra of the Teatro dell’ Opera di Roma, Francesco Molinari Pradelli “A solid and dependable version of Verdi's classic, decently conducted and with Gedda providing a likeable Duke. Grist's Gilda is neatly done but MacNeils's jester is rough and ready.” BBC Music Magazine, February 2008 *** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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