Renata Scotto & José Carreras Sing Giuseppe Verdi

Giuseppe Verdi (Artist), Eve Queler (Artist), Gianandrea Gavazzeni (Artist), Julius Rudel (Artist), Nino Verchi (Artist), Renata Scotto (Artist), Jose Carreras (Artist), Yoshi Ito (Artist), Paul Plishka (Artist), Leonardo Monreale (Artist), Vinicio Cocchieri (Artist), Enrico Campi (Artist), Alfredo Giacomotti (Artist), Carlo Meliciani (Artist), Piero de Palma (Artist), Nella Verri (Artist), Margherita Guglielmi (Artist), Giovanni Foiani (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 6, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Gala
• ASIN: B000001XNJ
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #389,858 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. I Lombardi alla prima Crociata, opera: Overture

2. I Lombardi alla prima Crociata, opera: Salve Maria

3. I Lombardi alla prima Crociata, opera: O madre mia, che fa colei?

4. I Lombardi alla prima Crociata, opera: La mia letizia infondere

5. I Lombardi alla prima Crociata, opera: Oh! ma pensa...

6. I Lombardi alla prima Crociata, opera: Come poteva un angelo

7. I Lombardi alla prima Crociata, opera: Dove sola m'inoltro?

8. I Lombardi alla prima Crociata, opera: Oh belle, a questa misera

9. I Lombardi alla prima Crociata, opera: Al'armi!...Che ascolto!

10. I Lombardi alla prima Crociata, opera: Qui posa il fianco

See all 18 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. I Vespri siciliani, opera (Les vêpres siciliennes): Coraggio, su, coraggio

2. I Vespri siciliani, opera (Les vêpres siciliennes): Arrigo! ah, parli a un core

3. I Vespri siciliani, opera (Les vêpres siciliennes): Mercè, dilette amiche

4. Rigoletto, opera: Della mia bella incognita borghese

5. Rigoletto, opera: Questa o quella

6. Rigoletto, opera: Partite?...Crudele!

7. Rigoletto, opera: Ella mi fu rapita!

8. Rigoletto, opera: Parmi veder le lagrime

9. Rigoletto, opera: Duca, duca! L'amante fu rapita a Rigoletto

10. Rigoletto, opera: Possente amor mi chiama

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Scotto and Carreras fans--what you see is what you get, January 15, 2006

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L. E. Cantrell (Vancouver, British Columbia Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Renata Scotto & José Carreras Sing Giuseppe Verdi (Audio CD)

With all due respect to the previous reviewer, it appears that he has missed the point.

By about a mile.

The title of this set is not "Highlights from 'I Lombardi alla prima Crociata' conducted by Eve Queler" nor even "A Rational Selection of Verdian Gems." No, this is "Renata Scotto & José Carreras Sing Giuseppe Verdi." And that is exactly what you get.

What we have here is an extensive set of bleeding hunks of various live (and presumably pirated) performances of Verdi operas in which Scotto and Carreras appeared--not necessarily together--which Gala happened to have on hand. Admittedly, devoting 17 out of a total of 44 tracks to "I Lombardi" and its French incarnation, "Jérusalem," seems a tad excessive, but it's all good stuff.

Really.

If I were trolling for a generous serving of Scotto and Carreras warbling their hearts out in live Verdi performances, this would be the very thing. My concern would be for the singers, not the assorted conductors or even the sound quality--within limits. That being the case, I think that this recording is worth five stars for anyone seeking what it offers.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A fine attempt, but not the best available, January 3, 2002

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matteo leoncini (New York NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Renata Scotto & José Carreras Sing Giuseppe Verdi (Audio CD)

I purchased this recording a number of years ago, before the more recent Metropolitan/Levine/Pavarotti/Anderson recording was available. Although Carreras and Scotto are fine here, the real downfall of this recording is the conducting by Eve Queler. Although Ms. Queler deserves plaudits for bringing many overlooked operas to the concert stage via her Opera Orchestra of New York, she has never developed the ability to draw out inspired playing from instrumentalists under her baton and her tempos are sometimes odd. Please spend the extra dollars and by the much better Levine-conducted recording.