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A HISTORIC DOCUMENT, October 20, 2007
This review is from: Shirley Verrett Sings Bellini & Verdi (Audio CD)
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND MANY VERRETT PERFORMANCES DURING HER VOCAL PRIME, INCLUDING "LES TROYENS" AT THE MET, WHICH SHE NEVER RECORDED, AND HER INCANDESCENT "FAVORITA" UNDER EVE QUELER. AMONG MY PREFFERED RECORDINGS: HER "DON CARLO" WITH DOMINGO AND CABALLE, THE BEST ON RECORD, AND "L'AFRICAINE." IN THIS RECORDING, HER STRENGTHS SHOW CLEARLY IN THE VERDI SELECTIONS. UNFORTUNATELY, LIKE GRACE BUMBRY, SHE DARED TACKLE "NORMA," AND THE RESULTS ARE NOT PRETTY. NO MATTER: GET THE CABALLE/VERRETT "MARIA ESTUARDA", RECORDED LIVE, TO GET BACK ON TRACK.
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