Metropolitan Opera Gala honoring Sir Rudolf Bing

Giuseppe Verdi (Composer), Giacomo Puccini (Composer), Richard Strauss (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Johann Strauss (Composer), Richard Bonynge (Conductor), Plácido Domingo (Performer), Franco Corelli (Performer), Richard Tucker (Performer), Montserrat Caballé (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Plácido Domingo, Franco Corelli, Richard Tucker, Montserrat Caballé
• Conductor: Richard Bonynge
• Composer: Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, Richard Strauss, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Strauss
• Audio CD (March 13, 2007)
• SPARS Code: ADD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Deutsche Grammophon
• ASIN: B000M05VNY
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #216,198 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Where's the rest of it?, August 2, 2007

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Robert B. "Robert B." (Midwest USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Metropolitan Opera Gala honoring Sir Rudolf Bing (Audio CD)

To DG--Please release on CD the rest of this Gala. On DVD, at least the portion that was televised. I always want more whenever I hear this one. It was one of the outstanding nights at the Met during the Bing era.

5.0 out of 5 stars As an eyewitness: Birgit "knocked them dead!", May 29, 2011

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Certainly I applaud the wonderful singing of the celebrated artists at Sir Rudolf Bing's gala, for which I was fortunate to buy a standing room ticket. Every artist imprinted his/her vocal style in the arias selected: Caballe's pianissimos, Domingo's and Corelli's virility and nuances, Price's ethereal upper register, the duet symbiosis of Tucker and Merrill, etc.

Yes, I stood through the entire event and was used to this posture from my years of opera going. But when La Nilsson sang the finale of Strauss' Salome at the end, it was a transcendent experience as I forgot I had any limbs and was absorbed in the moment. Ms. Nilsson may lack the nubile figure of the biblical Salome, but you will hear her phenomenal voice covering a wide range of keys and tempi as she effortlessly shifts the character's moods from a clarion, dramatic soprano to a subtle girlish seductiveness. What a ravishing middle voice she reveals. One wonders how Jokanaan could resist such overtures. Her performance was so impressive that the audience could hardly contain themselves. At the end we all went completely mad, just screaming at the top of our lungs with a release of emotions at hearing this tour de force. What a night to relive!

I eagerly await the remaining performances at some future date, but I'm content with these testimonials to the great artists I was privileged to follow.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Met at its best!, May 20, 2011

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Jet Jock "Avee8tor" (Washington, D.C.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Metropolitan Opera Gala honoring Sir Rudolf Bing (Audio CD)

This must have been a special night for the Met and all in attendance. What an array of stars! The big highlights for me were the Otello, the Salome, but especially Tucker and Merrill in Forza del Destino. Not to diminish any of the other performances: all were superb in every respect. Sir Rudolf Bing created the greatest era in the history of opera, and this night showed it off. 'Invano Alvaro' marks the start of a life-long love of opera, and this little gem is a must-have for any opera lover!