or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
 
Express Checkout with PayPhrase
What's this? | Create PayPhrase
More Buying Choices
40 used & new from $17.00

Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
Available to Download Now
 
Buy the MP3 album for $18.06
 
 
 
 
Verdi - I Lombardi / Anderson, Leech, Pavarotti, Ramey; Levine
 
See larger image
 

Verdi - I Lombardi / Anderson, Leech, Pavarotti, Ramey; Levine

Giuseppe Verdi (Artist), James Levine (Artist), Luciano Pavarotti (Artist), Samuel Ramey (Artist), Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Artist), June Anderson (Artist), Richard Leech (Artist), Antony Dean Griffey (Artist), Patricia Racette (Artist), Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (Artist), Jane Shaulis (Artist), Yanni Yannissis (Artist)
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews) More about this product

Price: $33.98 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Details
  Special Offers Available
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In Stock.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Gift-wrap available.

Only 5 left in stock--order soon (more on the way).

Want it delivered Tuesday, November 17? Choose One-Day Shipping at checkout. Details
20 new from $18.49 20 used from $17.00
Buy the MP3 album for $18.06 at the Amazon MP3 Downloads store.


Listen to Samples and Buy MP3s

Songs from this album are available to purchase as MP3s. Click on "Buy MP3" or view the MP3 Album.


Disc 1:

Samples
Song TitleArtist Time Price
listen  1. I Lombardi - Act 1 - Preludio e Introduzione: "Oh nobile esempio"Metropolitan Opera Chorus 5:26$0.99 Buy Track
listen  2. I Lombardi - Act 1 - Scena: "Qui nel logo santo e pio"Samuel Ramey0:55$0.45 Buy Track
listen  3. I Lombardi - Act 1 - Quintetto: "T'assale un tremito!"June Anderson 3:17$0.99 Buy Track
listen  4. I Lombardi - Act 1 - Scena: "Or s'ascolti"Anthony Dean Griffey 3:09$0.99 Buy Track
listen  5. I Lombardi - Act 1 - "A te nell'ora infausta...Vergin!..il ciel per ora"Samuel Ramey 3:26$0.99 Buy Track
listen  6. I Lombardi - Act 1 - Aria: "Sciagurata! hai tu creduto"Samuel Ramey 6:46$0.99 Buy Track
listen  7. I Lombardi - Act 1 - Scena: "Tutta tremante ancor"Patricia Racette 2:23$0.99 Buy Track
listen  8. I Lombardi - Act 1 - Preghiera: "Salve Maria"June Anderson 3:29$0.99 Buy Track
listen  9. I Lombardi - Act 1 - Scena e Finale: "Vieni! Giŕ pose Arvino"Ildebrando d' Arcangelo 1:56$0.45 Buy Track
listen10. I Lombardi - Act 1 - "Mostro d'averno orribile"Samuel Ramey 3:11$0.99 Buy Track
listen11. I Lombardi - Act 1 - "Parricida"Richard Leech 2:34$0.99 Buy Track
listen12. I Lombardi - Act 2 - Coro: "E dunque vero"Yanni Yannissis 2:02$0.99 Buy Track
listen13. I Lombardi / Act 2 - Scena: "O madre mia, che fa colei?"Luciano Pavarotti 1:08$0.45 Buy Track
listen14. I Lombardi / Act 2 - "La mia letizia infondere"Luciano Pavarotti 2:33$0.99 Buy Track
listen15. I Lombardi / Act 2 - "Come poteva un angelo"Luciano Pavarotti 3:44$0.99 Buy Track
listen16. I Lombardi - Act 2 - Scena e Marcia:"E ancor silenzio"Samuel Ramey 8:04Album Only
listen17. I Lombardi - Act 2 - "Sei tu l'uom della caverna...Stolto Allhŕ"Richard Leech 3:40$0.99 Buy Track
listen18. I Lombardi - Act 2 - Coro di Schiave: "La bella straniera"Metropolitan Opera Chorus 3:00$0.99 Buy Track
listen19. I Lombardi - Act 2 - "Oh madre, dal cielo soccorri al mio pianto"June Anderson 6:12$0.99 Buy Track
listen20. I Lombardi - Act 2 - Cabaletta: "No! No! giusta causa non č"June Anderson 4:30$0.99 Buy Track


Disc 2:

Samples
Song TitleArtist Time Price
listen  1. I Lombardi - Act 3 - Processione: "Gerusalem"Metropolitan Opera Chorus 5:31$0.99 Buy Track
listen  2. I Lombardi - Act 3 - Scena: "Dove sola m'inoltro?"June Anderson 4:57$0.99 Buy Track
listen  3. I Lombardi - Act 3 - Duetto: "Oh belle, a questa misera"June Anderson 4:50$0.99 Buy Track
listen  4. I Lombardi - Act 3 - Scena ed Aria: "Che vid'io mai?"Richard Leech 3:20$0.99 Buy Track
listen  5. I Lombardi - Act 3 - PreludioMetropolitan Opera Orchestra 4:21$0.99 Buy Track
listen  6. I Lombardi - Act 3 - Scena: "Qui posa il fianco"June Anderson 4:23$0.99 Buy Track
listen  7. I Lombardi - Act 3 - Finale. Terzetto: "Qual voluttŕ"Luciano Pavarotti 4:00$0.99 Buy Track
listen  8. I Lombardi - Act 4 - "Componi, o cara vergine"June Anderson 3:54$0.99 Buy Track
listen  9. I Lombardi - Act 4 - "In cielo benedetto"Luciano Pavarotti 2:06$0.99 Buy Track
listen10. I Lombardi - Act 4 - Aria: "Qual prodigio"June Anderson 3:32$0.99 Buy Track
listen11. I Lombardi - Act 4 - Coro: "O signore, dal tetto natio"Metropolitan Opera Chorus 3:55$0.99 Buy Track
listen12. I Lombardi - Act 4 - Inno di guerra: "Al Siloe" - "Guerra! Guerra!"June Anderson 4:10$0.99 Buy Track
listen13. I Lombardi - Act 4 - Scena: "Questa č mia tenda"Samuel Ramey 2:44$0.99 Buy Track
listen14. I Lombardi - Act 4 - "Un breve istante"Samuel Ramey 2:00$0.99 Buy Track
listen15. I Lombardi - Act 4 - "Te lodiamo, gran Dio di vittoria"Samuel Ramey 3:00$0.99 Buy Track


Frequently Bought Together

Verdi - I Lombardi / Anderson, Leech, Pavarotti, Ramey; Levine + Il Corsaro + Verdi - Giovanna d'Arco (Joan of Arc)/ Caballé · Domingo · Milnes · LSO · Levine
Price For All Three: $79.94

Show availability and shipping details

  • This item: Verdi - I Lombardi / Anderson, Leech, Pavarotti, Ramey; Levine ~ Giuseppe Verdi

    In Stock.
    Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
    This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Details

  • Il Corsaro ~ Giuseppe Verdi

    In Stock.
    Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
    Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details

  • Verdi - Giovanna d'Arco (Joan of Arc)/ Caballé · Domingo · Milnes · LSO · Levine ~ Montserrat Caballé

    In Stock.
    Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
    Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details


Special Offers and Product Promotions

  • Get $1 worth of MP3 downloads from Amazon MP3 after you order your item. Here's how (restrictions apply)

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Verdi - Giovanna d'Arco (Joan of Arc)/ Caballé · Domingo · Milnes · LSO · Levine

Verdi - Giovanna d'Arco (Joan of Arc)/ Caballé · Domingo · Milnes · LSO · Levine

~ Montserrat Caballé
4.3 out of 5 stars (14)  $21.98
Verdi: I Masnadieri

Verdi: I Masnadieri

~ Giuseppe Verdi
5.0 out of 5 stars (2)  $23.98
Verdi: Luisa Miller

Verdi: Luisa Miller

~ Giuseppe Verdi
5.0 out of 5 stars (2)  $17.98
Verdi: I due Foscari

Verdi: I due Foscari

~ Giuseppe Verdi
5.0 out of 5 stars (4)  $23.98
Verdi: La Battaglia di Legnano

Verdi: La Battaglia di Legnano

~ Jonathan Summers
$23.98
Explore similar items

Product Details

  • Audio CD (September 16, 1997)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Label: Decca
  • ASIN: B0000042GP
  • In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #76,026 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)


Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

I Lombardi, composed on the heels of the big hit Nabucco, has some earmarks of a sequel. Both operas tell a tale of sibling rivalry in the ruling class (sisters in Nabucco, brothers in Lombardi). Both are epic stories of religious-ethnic conflict in the Middle East (in this case, the First Crusade) in which Jerusalem is captured and the chorus plays a prominent role. There is even a chorus, "O Signore," that sounds like an imitation of "Va, pensiero." Like many sequels, it is not quite up to its predecessor, though it has some magnificent moments. James Levine has assembled a first-class cast, he conducts with the energy that this opera demands, and his chorus and orchestra are equal to all its challenges. --Joe McLellan

Tags Customers Associate with This Product

 (What's this?)
Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
 

Your tags: Add your first tag
 

 

Customer Reviews

7 Reviews
5 star:
 (3)
4 star:
 (4)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
4.4 out of 5 stars (7 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars James Levine offers a new reading of I Lombardi, November 1, 2001
By Dr. Armando R. Trigueiros (9760 Praia da Vitória, Azores Portugal) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
I must admit and confess that this is a good recording of this not to much recorded opera, I Lombardi by Verdi. The recorded sound is of the best quality, the best modern digital sound for this opera. James Levine offers us a reading with drive, straightness and drama, which is his personal new achievement for this opera. But, altough I enjoyd the performance, such fast speed given to the performance does not permit a certain lyricism and elegance in Verdi's melodies,(as in the old and very good Lamberto Gardelli version in the Philips label), in such a way that we fell a certain superficiality in the whole work. The soloists are first rate: the aged Pavarotti is good, but not to expressive; June Anderson has beautifull color of voice, but could give much more of herself if the tempos were a little bit slower. However Samuel Ramey is the singer that seems not to be afected by the tempos Levine adopts, and sings with drama and deepness. Anyway, this is surely the best modern digital version of I Lombardi by Giuseppe Verdi.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The best "I Lombardi alla prima crociata", July 13, 2004
By A Customer
Pavarotti was 61 when he did this recording, but he is lways very good, and the best tenor Verdi could have for this role. Anderson has some problems in some places of the opera, but she has a very beautiful voice and she is even very dramatic. Ramey sings very well and his voice is marvellous. Leech sings the role with an inusual strenght and with many passages to remeber.Levine conducts as only he can do, and I mean with energy and passion. The Gavazzeni set is very good too, but for a studio recording of the opera with an incredible beautiful sound go for it.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A bel canto Lombardi, March 12, 2005
I had a wonderful time listening to DECCA's 1996 recording of I lombardi. Notwithstanding Levine's pedestrian conducting, this is that rarest of occurrences: a bel canto performance of a Verdi score, especially early Verdi.

Pavarotti, well past 60, and Sam Ramey, 57, sing like angels as Oronte and Pagano. Each modulates his voice perfectly and turns phrases with a sustained grace and true feeling for Verdian expansion, without shouting.

I purchased the set for June Anderson's Giselda. She sings here like a Marchesi pupil-getting no help from Levine-and achieves one of her best things on records. Her Act II prayer (Se vano č il pregare) is just about the best Verdi singing from a female of the post-1980 generation. (Not saying much, I know.) Richard Leech, with his crystal-clear voice, is also excellent as Arvino.

How refreshing to hear Verdi's music performed as though it were music, not just barged through in that horrible Toscanini way. Levine tries to barge, allright, but Pavarotti's lordly legato and perfect portamento-phrasing just won't let him. (Too bad Richard Bonynge wasn't the conductor.)


Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Zwei wunderschöne Stunden
Die Oper "I Lombardi" von G. Verdi beeindruckt mich mit dieser Aufnahme auf sehr positive Art. Als jahrelanger Fan von Samuel Ramey komme ich auf meine Rechnung, indem er den... Read more
Published 19 months ago by M. Zimmermann-lauper

5.0 out of 5 stars A terrific cast led by Levine in a memorable recording.
This opera would not rank in the highest echelon of Verdi operas, but this cast, orchestra and conductor make the most of what they have been given. Read more
Published on January 3, 2002 by matteo leoncini

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Levine. Great some singers.
Levine finds the best inspiration in the coral moments (see the great "concertato finale"). Good also the quality of the recording. Read more
Published on August 13, 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars The best recording of I Lombardi
This is the best recording of this opera. Although aged Pavarotti still pulls his weight. Anderson is simply awesome. I wish there were more recordings with her. Read more
Published on August 5, 1999 by James Walters

Only search this product's reviews



Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
Search all Amazon discussions
   




SoundUnwound Says...

Learn more about Verdi - I Lombardi opens new browser window by Luciano Pavarotti opens new browser window

Go explore the super-connected music universe at SoundUnwound.com opens new browser window - the new music site from IMDb and Amazon.

SoundUnwound Logo

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?



Look for Similar Items by Category


Look for Similar Items by Subject

Search Music by subject:







i.e., each title must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...
 

Feedback

If you need help or have a question for Customer Service, contact us.
 Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
Is there any other feedback you would like to provide?

Your comments can help make our site better for everyone.


Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.