Vissi d'arte: The Magnificent Voice of Montserrat Caballé [IMPORT]

Vincenzo Bellini (Composer), Arrigo Boito (Composer), Gustave Charpentier (Composer), Gaetano Donizetti (Composer), Umberto Giordano (Composer), Giacomo Meyerbeer (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Amilcare Ponchielli (Composer), Giacomo Puccini (Composer), Gioachino Rossini (Composer), Richard [1] Strauss (Composer), Giuseppe Verdi (Composer), Bruno Bartoletti (Conductor), Colin Davis (Conductor), Gianfranco Masini (Conductor), Jesús López-Cobos (Conductor), Lamberto Gardelli (Conductor), Leonard Bernstein (Conductor), Oliviero de Fabritiis (Conductor), Peter Maag (Conductor)

Product Details

• Conductor: Bruno Bartoletti, Colin Davis, Gianfranco Masini, Jesús López-Cobos, Lamberto Gardelli, et al.
• Composer: Vincenzo Bellini, Arrigo Boito, Gustave Charpentier, Gaetano Donizetti, Umberto Giordano, et al.
• Audio CD (February 10, 2003)
• SPARS Code: ADD
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Decca Import
• ASIN: B00008CLII
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #264,163 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Montserrat Caballé had one of the great voices, tonally radiant and technically amazing, able to spin the most ravishing pianissimos as well as effortless fortissimo high notes. This well-filled two-disc collection includes a good cross-section of her recordings from the 1970s and early 1980s when she was at her peak. That alone should send admirers of great singing into a feeding frenzy. The set’s title selection, "Vissi d’arte" (from Puccini’s Tosca), is done with such tonal beauty and refinement of detail as to silence any criticism about its being too slow. She’s as magnificent in bel canto arias like those from Lucia di Lammermoor and the Norma duets, where she’s Adalgisa to Joan Sutherland’s Norma, as she is in verismo roles from La Gioconda and Andrea Chenier. This set makes a terrific starter pack for those who may not be familiar with Caballé’s art, and it’s a welcome addition to the collections of those who do. --Dan Davis

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the very best Caballe recital albums, April 27, 2005

By	George C. Glass (Ridgeland, MS United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Ditto to the other reviewers. I have lots of Caballe's recordings, and yet very little from my LP and CD collection was duplicated on this two-disc set. It is an absolute must-have for Caballe fans. She outdoes Callas for emotion in the Chernier aria, and she is simply spectacular in Salome's final scene, dazzlingly conducted by none other than Leonard Bernstein.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A CLEAR, BEAUTIFUL, POWERFUL VOICE., March 24, 2004

By	BERNARDINO (MEXICO CITY.) - See all my reviews

MONTSERRAT CABALLE POSSESES ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL, POWERFUL,& UNFORGETTABLE VOICES IN OPERA, HERE WE FOUD THE BEST OF THE DECCA YEARS A VERY GOOD ALBUM, AND IF YOU WANT MORE ABOUT THE MARVELLOUS CABALLÈ (I`M SHURE YOU WILL) GO AND GET "THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION" (RCA YEARS), "THE VERY BEST OF MONTSERRAT CABALLE" (EMI/ANGEL YEARS) AND "ETERNAL CABALLE" A BEAUTIFUL COLLECTION OF SONGS AND OPERA ARIAS. VIVA CABALLÈ!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful!, January 25, 2004

By	JMN (Guecho, (Vizcaya) Spain) - See all my reviews

This double CD is another prove of the singing art of Caballé. Tecnichs, passion and beautiful.