Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore

Label: RCA
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 2

UPC: 090266056026
EAN: 0090266056026
ASIN: B000003F25

Release Date: 1990-11-20

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Tracks:

Act I-The Duel, Scene 1: All'erta, All'erta! - Giorgio Tozzi/Rome Op Chor/Giuseppe Conca
Act I-The Duel, Scene 1: Di Due Figli Vivea - Giorgio Tozzi/Rome Op Chor/Giuseppe Conca
Act I-The Duel, Scene 2: Che Piu T' Arresti? - Laura Londi/Leontyne Price
Act I-The Duel, Scene 2: Tacea La Notte Placida - Laura Londi/Leontyne Price/Leonard Warren/Richard Tucker
Act I-The Duel, Scene 2: Di Tale Amor Che Dirsi - Leontyne Price/Laura Londi
Act I-The Duel, Scene 2: Tace La Notte! - Leonard Warren
Act I-The Duel, Scene 2: Deserto Sulla Terra - Richard Tucker/Leonard Warren
Act I-The Duel, Scene 2: Non M'inganno - Leonard Warren/Leontyne Price/Richard Tucker
Act I-The Duel, Scene 2: Di Geloso Amor Sprezzato - Leonard Warren/Leontyne Price/Richard Tucker
Act II-The Gypsy, Scene 1: Vedi! Le Fosche Notturne Spoglie (Anvil Chorus) - Rome Op Chor/Giuseppe Conca/Rosalind Elias
Act II-The Gypsy, Scene 1: Stride La Vampa! - Rosalind Elias/Rome Op Chor/Giuseppe Conca/Richard Tucker
Act II-The Gypsy, Scene 1: Soli Or Siamo - Richard Tucker/Rosalind Elias
Act II-The Gypsy, Scene 1: Condotta Ell'era In Ceppi - Rosalind Elias/Richard Tucker
Act II-The Gypsy, Scene 1: Non Son Tuo Figlio? - Richard Tucker/Rosalind Elias
Act II-The Gypsy, Scene 1: Mal Reggendo - Richard Tucker/Rosalind Elias
Act II-The Gypsy, Scene 1: Inoltra Il Pie - Richard Tucker/Tommaso Frascati/Rosalind Elias
Act II-The Gypsy, Scene 1: Perigliarti Ancor Languente - Rosalind Elias/Richard Tucker
Act II-The Gypsy, Scene 2: Tutto E Deserto - Leonard Warren/Giorgio Tozzi
Act II-The Gypsy, Scene 2: Il Balen Del Suo Sorriso - Leonard Warren
Act II-The Gypsy, Scene 2: Quel Suono! Oh, Ciel! - Leonard Warren/Giorgio Tozzi/Rome Op Chor/Giuseppe Conca
Act II-The Gypsy, Scene 2: Per Me Ora Fatale - Leonard Warren/Giorgio Tozzi/Rome Op Chor/Giuseppe Conca
Act II-The Gypsy, Scene 2: Ah! Se I'error T'ingombra - Rome Op Chor/Giuseppe Conca/Leonard Warren/Giorgio Tozzi
Act II-The Gypsy, Scene 2: Perche Piangete? - Leontyne Price/Laura Londi/Leonard Warren/Rome Op Chor/Giuseppe Conca
Act II-The Gypsy, Scene 2: E Deggio E Posso Crederlo? - Leontyne Price/Leonard Warren/Richard Tucker/Rome Op Chor/Giuseppe Conca/Giorgio Tozzi/Mario Carlin

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Act III- The Gypsy's Son, Scene 1: Or Co' Dadi - Rome Op Chor/Giuseppe Conca/Giorgio Tozzi
Act III- The Gypsy's Son, Scene 1: Squilli, Echeggi La Tromba Guerriera - Giorgio Tozzi/Rome Op Chor/Giuseppe Conca
Act III- The Gypsy's Son, Scene 1: In Braccio Al Mio Rival! - Leonard Warren/Giorgio Tozzi/Rome Op Chor/Giuseppe Conca/Rosalind Elias
Act III- The Gypsy's Son, Scene 2: Quale D'armi Fragor Poc'anzi Intesi? - Leontyne Price/Richard Tucker
Act III- The Gypsy's Son, Scene 2: Ah, Si, Ben Mio - Richard Tucker/Mario Carlin/Leontyne Price
Act III- The Gypsy's Son, Scene 2: Di Quella Pira - Richard Tucker/Mario Carlin/Rome Op Chor/Giuseppe Conca/Richard Tucker
Act IV- The Ordeal, Scene 1: Siam Giunti - Mario Carlin/Leontyne Price
Act IV- The Ordeal, Scene 1: D'Amor Sull'ali Rosee - Leontyne Price
Act IV- The Ordeal, Scene 1: Miserere D' un'alma Gia Vicina - Rome Op Chor/Giuseppe Conca/Leontyne Price/Richard Tucker
Act IV- The Ordeal, Scene 1: Udiste? - Leonard Warren/Leontyne Price
Act IV- The Ordeal, Scene 1: Mira, Di Acerbe Lagrime - Leonard Warren/Leontyne Price
Act IV- The Ordeal, Scene 1: Vivra! Contende Il Giubilo - Leontyne Price/Leonard Warren
Act IV- The Ordeal, Scene 2: Madre, Non Dormi? - Richard Tucker/Rosalind Elias
Act IV- The Ordeal, Scene 2: Ai Nosrti Monti - Rosalind Elias/Richard Tucker
Act IV- The Ordeal, Scene 2: Che! Non M'inganno! - Richard Tucker/Leontyne Price/Rosalind Elias/Leonard Warren

Customer Reviews:

Radiant performances by Price, Tucker, Warren.......2006-05-29

This recording was my first full-length opera purchase many years ago, and I feared that my review would be tinged with nostalgia. However, I returned to it recently and was absolutely astounded at the high level of artistry that the principal singers displayed. It stands the test of time when one compares it with the other commercial and private label recordings of Il Trovatore on which Price takes possession of the role of Leonora and with those on which other sopranos have placed their imprint. Simply put, there is no soprano who has surpassed Miss Price; her sense of line and phrasing as well as the sheer beauty of the instrument provides the listener with countless moments of insurmountable pleasure. Tucker is dutifully passionate, displaying his penchant for verismo singing, and Warren memorializes his impeccable Count Luna -- a role which he was performing at the time of his untimely death on the stage of the old Met. It is indeed difficult for some opera-lovers to admit that Miss Price excelled in this rare art form, and we understand why. Get over it!

Price at her youthful best.......2006-02-24

Leontyne Price's wonderful youthful bloom is the major reason for acquiring this set. Yes, her later recording with Mehta is beautifully vocalized with the added bonus of a more mature characterization, but the special quality of her vibrant, colorful voice in its prime is not to be missed. The other principals are on a lower level. Tucker's Manrico is well sung, but as others have commented, lacks the heroic heft of the best on disc - not to mention the lyricism of the 1952 Bjoerling. Elias' Azucena is a good piece of singing that shows off her beautiful mezzo to good effect, but she's no Barbieri or Simionato. To me, she just sounds too youthful to be an old crone. For an example of what she could do with a more suitable role, listen to her magnificent Laura Adorno in the roughly contemporary Milanov Gioconda. As for Warren, the high register is still thrillling but the slow, sustained singing is unsteady. The "Il balen" is nothing special. Tozzi is his noble self in a well sung Ferrando. Basile's conducting is just routine. The sound is not up to the standards RCA and Decca were achieving elsewhere at the time. The CD re-issue has a fair amount of hiss and tends to distort at climaxes. Ensemble/choral climaxes sound harsh and congested. To reiterate, the young Price makes it worthwhile.

not impressed.......2005-11-16

To speak plainly, Tucker does an adequate job as Manrico, but Leontyne Price, while acclaimed by most, fails to impress me here. There are better options than this...

The best Conte di Luna ever!.......2005-07-27

Well, this release is pretty rare. I think RCA should re-issue it, as it's not bad at all.
Soound quality is in mid range. Of course it's stereo, but things tend to smear up when the orchestra plays at full.
The voices are quite variable: price is one of the queens of Trovatore, and performs well in this release. Warren is simply the best: "il balen del suo sorriso" is sung like nobody can do, simply, and sound quality is better than the older RCA edition (with Bjoerling). The problem in this release is certantly Tucker: although he has a soft voice (somebody compare him to Bergonzi) we need a more powerful tenore to sing Il Trovatore. The "pira" is sung a tone lower and some high notes are left behind.
I would recommend this release, but take also a Corelli or Del Monaco release to hear how an eroic tenore should sing.

LEONTYNE PRICE IS THE SHINING STAR HERE.......1999-11-29

This 1959 RCA "Trovatore" was received quite positively upon it's original release. Today, however, it has long been surpassed by other versions on various labels. The recording remains valid because it marked the first "Trovatore" recorded by Leontyne Price. The other cast members were notable, but none of them are particularly memorable in their respective roles.Richard Tucker, a great tenor to be sure, was simply not a Manrico. His singing is sure, solid and reliable, but his Manrico has a stodgy and staid quality to it that I find all wrong (this is a role for a Corelli in full cry, a Domingo, or, from a lyrical standpoint, a Bjoerling). The di Luna of Leonard Warren is fine ---- until you compare it to his RCA 1952 recording with Zinka Milanov and Jussi Bjoerling, and you can hear the difference seven years made in his vocal health.Rosiland Elias was a fine lyric mezzo, but she was miles away from the crazed gypsy crone Azucena, which calls for a much darker and powerful voice.Arturo Basile's conducting was adequate. And what about the Leonora of Leontyne Price?In the springtime of her great career, her voice is ravishing in sound, so much so that it spoils you for others in this role. But as good as she is here, she actually got even better in the years to come, and can be heard to even better advantage on RCA's 1969 "Trovatore" opposite Placido Domingo, and conducted by Zubin Mehta. Moreover, Price can be heard in a mono-only peformance from the 1962 Salzburg Festival alongside Franco Corell's torrid Manrico, and Gulietta Simionato's deranged Azucena ----- and conducted by Herbert von Karajan. Now HERE is a "Trovatore" on fire! I would recommend this recording as a reference point in the growth of Leontyne Price from an incredibly vocally gifted soprano (which she certainly is here) to one of the great artists of the twentieth century.

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