Massenet: Herodiade [Live]

Jose Carreras (Artist), Montserrat Caballe (Artist), Dunja Vejzovic (Artist), Juan Pons (Artist), Roderick Kennedy (Artist), Enrique Serra (Artist), Jules Massenet (Composer), Jacques Delacote (Conductor), Barcelona Teatre Liceu (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Barcelona Teatre Liceu
• Conductor: Jacques Delacote
• Composer: Jules Massenet
• Audio CD (December 15, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Live
• Label: Legato Classics
• ASIN: B000009KSA
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #75,747 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Only if you absolutely must,, November 12, 2007

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John R. Jaeger (Rochester, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Massenet: Herodiade (Audio CD)

It is unfortunate that this is the only recording of Caballe and Carreras in these roles. The performance dates from 1984 and, from what one can make out, they are both in good voice and in front af a very enthusiastic audience. What makes this unfortunate is the execrably bad recording itself. There are drop outs, a tremendous amount of "surface noise", and lots of "wow" and "flutter". It sounds as if the microphone was dangled and spinning at the same time. Only as an archive document for die hard fans should this be purchased. 2 stars for this wretched excuse for a recording, 1 for Caballe and 1 for Carreras. Zero otherwise.