Un Ballo in Maschera

Verdi (Artist), Gui (Artist), Noni (Artist), Watson (Artist), Welitsch (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 1, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: On Stage Records
• ASIN: B0000019UX
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #535,541 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 1. Prelude - The Glyndebourne Festival Opr Chor and Orch/Vittorio Gui

2. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 1. Posa in pace - The Glyndebourne Festival Opr Chor and Orch

3. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 1. La rivedrà nell'estasi - Mirto Picchi/Alda Noni/The Glyndebourne Festival Opr Chor and Orch

4. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 1. Alla vita che t'arride - Paolo Silveri

5. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 1. Volta la terrea fronte - Alda Noni

6. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 1. Ogni cura si doni al diletto - Mirto Picchi/Alda Noni/Paolo Silveri/The Glyndebourne Festival Opr Chor and Orch

7. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 1. Rè dell'abisso - Jean Watson/The Glyndebourne Festival Opr Chor and Orch

8. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 1. Sù, fatemi largo - Francis Loring/The Glyndebourne Festival Opr Chor and Orch

9. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 1. Che v'agita così? - Jean Watson/Ljuba Welitsch/Mirto Picchi

10. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 1. Di tu, se fedele il flutto - Mirto Picchi/The Glyndebourne Festival Opr Chor and Orch

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Disc: 2

1. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 2. Ahimè, s'appressa alcun! - Ljuba Welitsch/Mirto Picchi/Paolo Silveri

2. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 2. Vè, se di notte - Ian Wallace/Hervey Alan/Ljuba Welitsch/Paolo Silveri/The Glyndebourne Festival Opr Chor and Orch

3. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 3. A tal colpa è nulla - Paolo Silveri/Ljuba Welitsch

4. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 3. Morrò, ma prima in grazia - Ljuba Welitsch

5. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 3. Alzati! Là tuo figlio - Paolo Silveri

6. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Voi che sapete

7. Prodaná nevesta (The Bartered Bride), opera, JB 1:100: Endlich allein

8. Tosca, opera: Vissi d'arte

9. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 3. Forse la soglia attinse

10. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act 3. Fervono amori e danze

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Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Awful sound quality, July 10, 2008

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Constantin Declercq "Constantin Declercq" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Un Ballo in Maschera (Audio CD)

Ce double cd est un enregistrement fait à Glyndebourne en 1949 avec Ljuba Welitsch qui chante Amelia. Glyndebourne n'est pas un temple du verdisme (ce serait même plutôt l'inverse) et l'enregistrement n'existe que grâce à la présence de la volcanique chanteuse bulgare. Malheureusement nous sommes face à un enregistrement «biscotte», qui craque de toutes parts car il est repiqué d'un vinyl. Il est tellement mauvais que l'on a du mal à se faire une idée à travers le brouillard. Pour les trois titres de bonus c'est même peut-être encore pire. Donc, foin d'archéologie et restons-en aux classiques pour«Le Bal masqué» : Toscanini ou Leinsdorf (Price, Bergonzi) sont finalement les indétrônables.

4.0 out of 5 stars a classic live performancee, September 8, 2008

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This review is from: Un Ballo in Maschera (Audio CD)

This performance is splendid throughout, easily one of the top three live Ballos (the other two are Callas/ Gavazzeni /La Scala and Milanov /Bjoerling /Met). Gui's account of the score is second to none and the glamor and intensity of Welitsch's voice comes across vividly. The rest of the cast are in top form too. Yes, the sound is 'historical' but I've heard far worse. For lovers of this opera, the recording is indispensable.