Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda New York -- March 31, 1962; Eileen Farrell, Franco Corelli, Nell Rankin, Robert Merrill, Giorgio Tozzi, Mignon Dunn; Fausto Cleva
On Living Stage 403515; 2 CD's; "La Gioconda" lives up to its nickname of "night of the six stars" in this tremendously powerful live performance. This is "stand up and sing" "let 'er rip" singing at its very best!!! Paul Jackson, in "Sign-Off For The Old Met," wrote about this performance: "Merrill's Barnaba is ... assured and engaging. ... With Corelli as duet combatant, Merrill can unleash all his tonal splendor without handicap. ...Corelli's voice and style are made for this opera. I do not know that I have ever heard the tenor in more gratifying vocal form... It is immensely heartening to see Farrell enter into the fray and, more important, to see her emerge victorious. ... Rankin and especially Farrell are effective belligerents." And so it goes. This is NOT TO BE MISSED!!!
Fausto Cleva  (Artist, Conductor),     Eileen Farrell  (Artist, Performer),     Franco Corelli  (Artist, Performer),     Robert Merrill  (Artist, Performer),     Giorgio Tozzi  (Artist, Performer),     Mignon Dunn  (Artist, Performer),     Amilcare Ponchielli  (Composer),     Nell Rankin  (Performer)    &                   5                  more   Format: Audio CD
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