This efficiency might already be recognized to some because it was as soon as launched on CD and on YouTube, nevertheless it’s not available. It’s thought of by many one of many highest dwell recordings of Francesca together with the traditional 1959 La Scala broadcast with Magda Olivero and Mario Del Monaco.
Francesca occurred throughout OONY’s second season which additionally included the well-known I Lombardi with Renata Scotto, José Carreras, and Paul Plishka, beforehand uploaded right here.
Manuguerra starred in OONY’s very first providing: Meyerbeer’s L’Africana in 1972 with Antonietta Stella and Richard Tucker and would return typically to carry out with the group till 1990. Domingo’s solely different OONY opera was Massenet’s Le Cid with Grace Bumbry which might be launched as a business recording.
Kabaivanska made her Met debut in 1962 as Nedda and would return to the corporate regularly over the following decade years in all kinds of roles from Cio-Cio-San, Mimi, and Manon Lescaut to Elisabetta in Don Carlo and the ForzaLeonora. Her remaining roles with the corporate had been Tchaikovsky’s Liza and Tatyana of their operas’ first Met performances in Russian. However at this time’s Francesca, her solely look with Eve Queler’s group, proved to be her most treasured native night showcasing her distinctive skills as her Met appearances hardly ever did.
And a hearty congratulations to Patrick Mack for profitable final week’s “Timor di me?” birthday quiz by accurately guessing 7/10 sopranos. Now you can view the solutions right here.
Zandonai: Francesca da Rimini
Francesca: Raina Kabaivanska
Samaritana: Barbara Hoffman
Adonella: Alice Marie Nelson
Biancofiore: Frederika Wisehart
Smaragdi: Carole Walters
Garsenda: Sheryl King
Altichiara: Carole Walters
Paolo: Placido Domingo
Gianciotto: Matteo Manuguerra
Malatestino: Nuccio Saetta
A Jester/Tower Warden: Donald Chapman
Ostasio: Harlan Foss
Ser Toldo Berardengo/Archer: John Sandor
Conductor: Eve Queler
Opera Orchestra of New York, Carnegie Corridor
22 March 1973
In-house recording
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