• Re: Rigoletto Recordings?

    From gggg gggg@21:1/5 to frank on Sun Oct 10 14:55:34 2021
    On Saturday, August 9, 2003 at 6:41:34 AM UTC-7, frank wrote:
    Hello,
    I'll be attending the Met's "Rigoletto" in January of '04, as part of a "Trio". I don't believe that I've ever heard "Rigoletto. Would someone
    please recommend a good recording?
    Thanks
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  • From GregFNC@21:1/5 to gggg gggg on Sun Oct 10 23:11:55 2021
    On Sunday, October 10, 2021 at 5:55:35 PM UTC-4, gggg gggg wrote:
    On Saturday, August 9, 2003 at 6:41:34 AM UTC-7, frank wrote:
    Hello,
    I'll be attending the Met's "Rigoletto" in January of '04, as part of a "Trio". I don't believe that I've ever heard "Rigoletto. Would someone please recommend a good recording?
    Thanks
    --
    hfk
    h...@cox.net
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    I'm currently reviewing recordings and performances of all of Verdi's operas. I've listened recently to all the Rigolettos mentioned above and to others as well. I didn't find Callas convincing as Gilda in the Gobbi-Serafin recording nor did I
    particularly like Peerce's Duke in the Warren-Cellini recording although I agree both baritones are fantastic Rigolettos. The one recording that in my opinion captured the real drama of the opera is the Bruson-Sinopoli in which all the soloists are
    excellent.

    Greg Fitzmaurice

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