Verdi: Rigoletto (Remaster) Wiener Philharmoniker & Carlo Maria Giulini

• 1 Preludio 02:05
• 2 Della mia bella incognita borghese 01:47
• 3 Questa o quella...Partite? Crudele! 06:53
• 4 Ch'io gli parli 04:49
• 5 Quel vecchio maledivami! 04:32
• 6 Pari siamo!... io la lingua 03:34
• 7 Figlia! / Mio padre! 05:52
• 8 Già da tre lune son qui venuta 06:54
• 9 Giovanna, ho dei rimorsi 02:49
• 10 E il sol dell'anima 03:42
• 11 Che m'ami, deh! ripetimi - Addio... speranza ed anima 02:02
• 12 Gualtier Maldè ... Caro nome... / Miratela 06:18
• 13 Riedo!... perché? / Silencio...all'opra 02:15
• 14 Zitti, zitti, muoviamo a vendetta 02:48
• 15 Ella mi fu rapita! 02:18
• 16 Parmi veder le lagrime 02:45
• 17 Duca, Duca! L'amante fu rapita a Rigoletto / Ebben? 02:19
• 18 Possente amor mi chiama 03:18
• 19 Povero Rigoletto! 03:18
• 20 Cortigiani, vil razza dannata 04:37
• 21 Mio padre! / Dio! Mia Gilda! 01:50
• 22 Tutte le feste al tempio 03:00
• 23 Ah! Solo per me l'infamia 04:08
• 24 Poiché fosti invano da me maledetto 03:10
• 25 E l'ami? / Sempre 02:14
• 26 La donna è mobile 03:05
• 27 Un dì, se ben rammentomi 01:38
• 28 Bella figlia dell'amore 04:23
• 29 M'odi, ritorna a casa 01:25
• 30 Maddalena? / Aspettate 02:53
• 31 È amabile invero cotal giovinotto 06:17
• 32 Della vendetta alfin giunge l'istante 04:41
• 33 Chi è mai, chi è qui in sua vece? 01:46
• 34 V'ho ingannato 04:20
• Total Runtime 01:59:45

Info for Verdi: Rigoletto (Remaster)

"This is not one of the most famous recordings of Verdi's warhorse, but in my opinion it is the best. The great Italian conductor Carlo Maria Giulini stays away from the melodramatic caricature of opera that this can easily turn into, and brings out the dark, brooding colors of the drama and of the music. He combines lyricism with the greatest dramatic power, at speeds which feel exactly right, even though they are slower than most. And not only does he have a superb individual view of the piece, he is a sensitive accompanist, too, giving the excellent Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra its full dominance without drowning out the singers. And what singers! The velvety, golden voice of Piero Cappuccilli, used with unfailing intelligence and musicality; the warm, gorgeous voice of Plácido Domingo; and perhaps most stunning of all, the bewitching lyric soprano of Ileana Cotrubas, the best Gilda I have ever heard. These singers may not hit the stratospheric unwritten high notes on the Bonynge recording with Pavarotti, Milnes and Sutherland, but they do offer consistently refined, thoughtful and beautiful singing. Cotrubas' radiant singing alone is worth the modest price of this set. The great Bulgarian bass Nicolai Ghiaurov makes a riveting, dark-toned Sparafucile; Elena Obraztsova sings Maddalena perfectly well, though not on the level of her colleagues. Kurt Moll is cast luxuriously as Monterone. At mid-price, with full libretto and translation and with excellent work from the VPO and chorus, this is a Rigoletto that must be in all Verdi collections."

Wiener Philharmoniker
Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor

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