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Puccini: The Great Operas

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by: Renata Tebaldi Mario Monaco

Release Date January 22, 2008
Although I dearly wanted Tebaldi, Bergonzi & del Monaco in these marvellous operas, I fought shy of buying this set for weeks after reading the previous reviews as I understood that these were all mono recordings although Boheme and Butterfly had been re-recorded in stereo. Eventually I couldn't resist (especially at some of the marketplace prices).
I thought I'd start with the earliest recording - Manon Lescaut from 1954. Imagine my sheer unalloyed joy when glorious Decca ffss twin-channel sound poured out of the speakers. I hastily checked the booklet and the box, but no word of what might be stereo or mono - then I looked at all the individual disks. Each one declares itself to be Stereo. Yeehah! I have hours of Puccini in classic ... Read More:

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Puccini: Il Trittico

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by: Renata Tebaldi Mario Monaco Robert Merrill Fernando Corena Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Lamberto Gardelli

Release Date April 10, 2006
Although I dearly wanted Tebaldi, Bergonzi & del Monaco in these marvellous operas, I fought shy of buying this set for weeks after reading the previous reviews as I understood that these were all mono recordings although Boheme and Butterfly had been re-recorded in stereo. Eventually I couldn't resist (especially at some of the marketplace prices).
I thought I'd start with the earliest recording - Manon Lescaut from 1954. Imagine my sheer unalloyed joy when glorious Decca ffss twin-channel sound poured out of the speakers. I hastily checked the booklet and the box, but no word of what might be stereo or mono - then I looked at all the individual disks. Each one declares itself to be Stereo. Yeehah! I have hours of Puccini in classic ... Read More:

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Puccini: Il Trittico

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by: Various Artists Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Bruno Bartoletti

Release Date October 06, 2008
Although I dearly wanted Tebaldi, Bergonzi & del Monaco in these marvellous operas, I fought shy of buying this set for weeks after reading the previous reviews as I understood that these were all mono recordings although Boheme and Butterfly had been re-recorded in stereo. Eventually I couldn't resist (especially at some of the marketplace prices).
I thought I'd start with the earliest recording - Manon Lescaut from 1954. Imagine my sheer unalloyed joy when glorious Decca ffss twin-channel sound poured out of the speakers. I hastily checked the booklet and the box, but no word of what might be stereo or mono - then I looked at all the individual disks. Each one declares itself to be Stereo. Yeehah! I have hours of Puccini in classic ... Read More:

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Puccini: Gianni Schicchi

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from: Discover

Release Date March 17, 1998
Although I dearly wanted Tebaldi, Bergonzi & del Monaco in these marvellous operas, I fought shy of buying this set for weeks after reading the previous reviews as I understood that these were all mono recordings although Boheme and Butterfly had been re-recorded in stereo. Eventually I couldn't resist (especially at some of the marketplace prices).
I thought I'd start with the earliest recording - Manon Lescaut from 1954. Imagine my sheer unalloyed joy when glorious Decca ffss twin-channel sound poured out of the speakers. I hastily checked the booklet and the box, but no word of what might be stereo or mono - then I looked at all the individual disks. Each one declares itself to be Stereo. Yeehah! I have hours of Puccini in classic ... Read More:

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Puccini: Il Trittico

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from: Decca

Release Date October 01, 1999
Although I dearly wanted Tebaldi, Bergonzi & del Monaco in these marvellous operas, I fought shy of buying this set for weeks after reading the previous reviews as I understood that these were all mono recordings although Boheme and Butterfly had been re-recorded in stereo. Eventually I couldn't resist (especially at some of the marketplace prices).
I thought I'd start with the earliest recording - Manon Lescaut from 1954. Imagine my sheer unalloyed joy when glorious Decca ffss twin-channel sound poured out of the speakers. I hastily checked the booklet and the box, but no word of what might be stereo or mono - then I looked at all the individual disks. Each one declares itself to be Stereo. Yeehah! I have hours of Puccini in classic ... Read More:

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Puccini: Il Trittico

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from: EMI

Release Date February 01, 1999
This is an exceptional recording of Il Trittico. Let's hope we manage to see a production at Covent Garden while Pappano is in residence. The casting is excellent. Il Tabarro has some stunning moments and the duet between Guleghina & Shicoff is one of them, overall this ensemble piece is terrific and full of atmosphere. Suor Angelica is a challenging role for any soprano but Gallardo Domas who has made this role very much her own in recent years is a fine interpreter and is surrounded by an excellent company. Il Trittico my least favourite comes up well on this recording and every performance makes this comedy sparkle. There are other versions of these operas, but as a set this is very definitely the best on the market. The Tebaldi set is still ... Read More:

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Puccini: Il Trittico

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from: EMI

Release Date October 01, 1999
So the saying goes. It is certainly true of Il Trittico. The first opera, Il Tabarro is a dark tale of lust, murder and revenge. Yet for all the voicence of the plot, the opera contains some of Puccini's most expressive music. The opening evocation of the river Seine is truly remarkable, a triumph of impressionism in music and there is a superb love duet between the two young lovers. The highlight of the recording is Tito Gobbi as Michele, surely one of Puccini's most powerful creations. As a dramatic baritone, he is in his element in Il Tabarro, and you will rarely hear more passionate singing. Gobbi has never been at his stongest on higher passages, of which there are some in Tabarro, and indeed in Gianni Schicchi, but the drama of his performance ... Read More:

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Puccini: Gianni Schicchi (Highlights)

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by: Tumagian, Brtn Po, Rahbari

Release Date May 20, 1997
So the saying goes. It is certainly true of Il Trittico. The first opera, Il Tabarro is a dark tale of lust, murder and revenge. Yet for all the voicence of the plot, the opera contains some of Puccini's most expressive music. The opening evocation of the river Seine is truly remarkable, a triumph of impressionism in music and there is a superb love duet between the two young lovers. The highlight of the recording is Tito Gobbi as Michele, surely one of Puccini's most powerful creations. As a dramatic baritone, he is in his element in Il Tabarro, and you will rarely hear more passionate singing. Gobbi has never been at his stongest on higher passages, of which there are some in Tabarro, and indeed in Gianni Schicchi, but the drama of his performance ... Read More:

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Puccini: Gianni Schicchi

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from: Decca

Release Date October 05, 2000
So the saying goes. It is certainly true of Il Trittico. The first opera, Il Tabarro is a dark tale of lust, murder and revenge. Yet for all the voicence of the plot, the opera contains some of Puccini's most expressive music. The opening evocation of the river Seine is truly remarkable, a triumph of impressionism in music and there is a superb love duet between the two young lovers. The highlight of the recording is Tito Gobbi as Michele, surely one of Puccini's most powerful creations. As a dramatic baritone, he is in his element in Il Tabarro, and you will rarely hear more passionate singing. Gobbi has never been at his stongest on higher passages, of which there are some in Tabarro, and indeed in Gianni Schicchi, but the drama of his performance ... Read More:

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40 Famous Composers [Box Set]

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from: Amado Classics

Release Date November 27, 2007
So the saying goes. It is certainly true of Il Trittico. The first opera, Il Tabarro is a dark tale of lust, murder and revenge. Yet for all the voicence of the plot, the opera contains some of Puccini's most expressive music. The opening evocation of the river Seine is truly remarkable, a triumph of impressionism in music and there is a superb love duet between the two young lovers. The highlight of the recording is Tito Gobbi as Michele, surely one of Puccini's most powerful creations. As a dramatic baritone, he is in his element in Il Tabarro, and you will rarely hear more passionate singing. Gobbi has never been at his stongest on higher passages, of which there are some in Tabarro, and indeed in Gianni Schicchi, but the drama of his performance ... Read More: