Verdi: Rigoletto [Complete] [Germany] [Import]

Verdi (Artist), Bergonzi (Artist), Cossotto (Artist), Kubelik (Artist), La Scala (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 10, 1993)
• SPARS Code: ADD
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B0000012V4
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #72,608 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Atto Primo - Preludio

2. I. Introduzione, Della Mia Bella Incognita Borghese

3. I. Ballata, Questa O Quella

4. I. Ch Io Gli Parli

5. Ii. Duetto, Quel Vecchio Maledivami!

6. Iii. Pari Siamo! Io La Lingua

7. Iii. Figlia!, Mio Padre!

8. Iii. Gia Da Tre Lune Son Qui Venuta

9. Iv. Giovanna, Ho Dei Rimorsi

10. Iv. E Il Sol Dell' Anima

11. Iv. Che M' Ami, Ripetimi

12. V. Gualtier Malde, Caro Nome Che Il Mio Cor

13. Vi.Riedo!, Perche, Silenzio, All Opra

14. Vi. Zitti, Zitti, Muoviamo A Vendetta

15. Atto Secondo - I. Recitativo, Ella Mi Fu Rapita!

16. I. Aria, Parmi Veder Le Lagrime

17. I. Scena Con Coro, Duca, Duca! Ebben!

18. I. Possente Amore Mi Chiama

19. Ii. Povero Rigoletto!

20. Ii. Aria, Cortigiani, Vil Razza Dannata

See all 34 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A moving and warm Rigoletto - finally available!, December 2, 2005

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Armindo (Greece) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Verdi: Rigoletto [Complete] [Germany] (Audio CD)

It took amazon ages to release this excellent Rigoletto but now it's here and it offers one of the warmest accounts of this opera.

Fischer-Diskau is far from a Verdian baritone but this role more than any other allows different interpretations and somehow his most sympathetic characterisation made me care for Rigoletto. It's pleasant that he can't bark like others but he can't be the nasty Rigoletto we should be introduced to in the beginning of the work either. Lets say that he's a good alternative to the classic Cappuccilli, Bastianini, Merrill, Bruson.

La Scotto is heard here in her signature role and she surely doesn't dissapoint. Even if I can't endure her metallic voice for long, it's hard to deny the singing is exceptional. I'd compromise with her sound and vote for her as the best Gilda if it wasn't for Mariella Devia who offers everything Scotto does plus a creamy, focused top.

This was the recording that introduced me to Bergonzi's magic. When he completed parmi veder le lagrime, I couldn't believe what I'd just heard. It sounds asif he distils Verdian essense from every single note the duke sings. And honeyed tone makes the experience a dream. I wonder why Maddalena didn't fall for him too! Cossotto and Vinco splendidly sing their minor but important parts and give an extra polish to the ensembles.

Kubelik deserves the praise he gets for he offers drama, force and lyricism and controls the Scala forces even in the difficult parts. Don't miss it!