Verdi: Il Trovatore
Raina Kabaivanska (Leonora), Piero Cappuccilli (Il Conte di Luna), Fiorenza Cossotto (Azucena), Plácido Domingo (Manrico), José van Dam (Ferrando)
Orchestra and Chorus of the Vienna State Oper, Herbert von Karajan (conductor and stage-director)
A truly glamorous cast and conductor for this Vienna production, directed by Karajan himself in the old-fashioned style. Fine music-making, though the dark-toned visuals are pure period-piece. — More…
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Verdi: Il Trovatore
- Live from the Vienna State Opera, 1978
- Raina Kabaivanska ( Leonora), Piero Cappuccilli (Il Conte di Luna ), Fiorenza Cossotto (Azucena), Plácido Domingo (Manrico), José van Dam (Ferrando)
- Orchestra and Chorus of the Vienna State Oper
- Herbert von Karajan (conductor and stage-director)