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Verdi: Oberto

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Alison Browner (Artist), Giuseppe Verdi (Composer), Lamberto Gardelli (Conductor), Format: Audio CD
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Track Listings

Disc: 1

1 Sinf - Munich Radio Orch/Lamberto Gardelli
2 Act One, 1st Tableau: A Delightful Countryside: Scena 1: Chor D'Intro-Cavatina - Carlo Bergonzi
3 Act One, 1st Tableau: A Delightful Countryside: Scena 2: Cavatina - Ghena Dimitrova
4 Act One, 1st Tableau: A Delightful Countryside: Scena 3 & 4: Scena Duetto - Ghena Dimitrova/Rolando Panerai
5 Act One, 2nd Tableau: A Magnificent Hall: Scena 5: Chor - Chor Of The Bavarian Radio/Gordon Kember
6 Act One, 2nd Tableau: A Magnificent Hall: Scnea 6: Scena A Duetto - Ruza Baldani/Carlo Bergonzi
7 Act One, 2nd Tableau: A Magnificent Hall: Scena 7: Recitativo - Alison Browner/Ghena Dimitrova
8 Act One, 2nd Tableau: A Magnificent Hall: Scena 8 & 9: Scena E Terzetto - Ghena Dimitrova/Carlo Bergonzi/Rolando Panerai
9 Act One, 2nd Tableau: A Magnificent Hall: Scena 10: Finale I - Ruza Baldani/Carlo Bergonzi/Ghena Dimitrova/Rolando Panerai/Alison Browner...

Disc: 2

1 Act Two, 1st Tableau: In The Princess's Private Apartments: Scena 1: Chor, Scena/Aria - Chor Of The Bavarian Radio/Gordon Kember/Alison Browner/Ruza Baldani
2 Act Two, 2nd Tableau: A Remote Spot: Scna 2: Chor Di Cavalieri - Chor Of The Bavarian Radio/Gordon Kember
3 Act Two, 2nd Tableau: A Remote Spot: Scena 3: Scena Ed Aria - Rolando Panerai/Chor Of The Bavarian Kember
4 Act Two, 2nd Tableau: A Remote Spot: Scena 4 & 5: Scena E Qt - Rolando Panerai/Carlo Bergonzi/Ruza Baldanzi/Ghena Dimitrova
5 Act Two, 2nd Tableau: A Remote Spot: Scena 6: Chor Di Cavalieri - Chor Of The Bavarian Radio/Gordon Kember
6 Act Two, 2nd Tableau: A Remote Spot: Scena 7: Romanza - Carlo Bergonzi
7 Act Two, 2nd Tableau: A Remote Spot: Scena 8: Scena Ed Adagio - Ruza Baldani/Alison Browner/Chor Of The Bavarian Radio
8 Act Two, 2nd Tableau: A Remote Spot: Scena 9 & 10: Scena/Rondo Finale - Ruza Baldani/Ghena Dimitrova/Chor Of The Bavarian Radio/Gordon Kember

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Verdi: Oberto [audioCD] Alison Browner,Giuseppe Verdi,Lamberto Gardelli,Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Chorus,Carlo Bergonzi,Ghena Dimitrova,Rolando Panerai,Ruza Baldani,Gordon Kember… B00000598O

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Play some of this, Verdi's first opera, for opera-loving friends and ask them to guess the composer, and you are likely to hear the name Bellini. Outside of musical parlor games, this disc is of interest to those who yearn for completeness and those who are curious about how Verdi began. The music is good, though it lacks some of the inexorable logic and emotional strength of the mature Verdi. The performance is well-styled despite a few moments of strain from Carlo Bergonzi and Rolando Panerai. --Joe McLellan

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 5.75 x 0.35 inches; 7.36 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Orfeo
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ February 10, 2007
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Orfeo
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00000598O
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars 5 ratings

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Michael Manfull
5.0 out of 5 stars Obscure Verdi....
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2015
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It's Verdi. Wonderful
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The Scifi King
5.0 out of 5 stars Verdi’s first opera
Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2019
This is a great recording of the seldom heard first opera of the master. Perhaps not as grandiose as his later works, but still his genius shines through. A must for every fan of opera and especial Verdi.
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Armindo
4.0 out of 5 stars Rare opera, odd cast, great conductor...I like it!
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2005
Pairing the ever-elegant Carlo Bergonzi with the volcano of the 80s, Ghena Dimitrova is one of the wildest cast choices one could ever make (think of honey with pepper!). Funnily enough, I found the results most fascinating.

Both Bergonzi and Panerai are old-timers and past their vocal prime but they know the secrets of Verdian singing. The legendary tenor inevitably struggles with most high notes but he does more with one phrase than others do in an entire performance. Great singing does not need tricks to be affective but it does need technique and Mr. Bergonzi defines vocal technique. Panerai in the title bass role makes a noble Oberto but sounds vocally dry.

Benefiting from her stylish partners, Dimitrova gives us a calm Leonora despite her fiery voice. She sings well both in the lyrical and dramatic parts of the role. As usual with big voices (e.g. Tebaldi, Nilsson) the size of her instrument is not captured well in a studio. What is captured well is her Slavic accent but it didn't annoy that much (and I'm picky when it comes to this). Ruza Baldani in the meaty mezzo role sings well if slightly detached.

Maestro Gardelli once again wins my praise for his sensitive conducting. While far from Verdi's best operas, Oberto has much to offer and this recording, though outrageously expensive here, helps us appreciate it.
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ALIBERT Michel
5.0 out of 5 stars MERITE LE DETOUR
Reviewed in France on April 30, 2008
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Qu'attendez-vous d'un opéra? De la réponse à cette question dépend l'accueil que vous réserverez à ce premier opéra de Verdi. Si vous recherchez des personnages de chair et de sang (du moins tels qu'on les conçoit aujourd'hui) et en particulier de fines ramifications psychologiques, et si pour vous la mise en scène prime le chant, passez votre chemin. Si, au contraire, l'opéra est pour vous avant tout musique, vous serez stupéfaits d'entendre une oeuvre qui sonne tout à fait verdienne: l'orchestre, le chant, les choeurs, tout Verdi est présent. Si l'homme n'est pas encore mûr, le musicien l'est déjà et, d'un strict point de vue musical, ce premier essai ne saurait décevoir. D'autant que les chanteurs sont au rendez-vous et que Lamberto Gardelli ne manifeste jamais cette placidité frôlant la platitude qui lui a été souvent reprochée par ailleurs.
Ajoutons, la chose se faisant scandaleusement de plus en plus rare, la présence d'un livret complet traduit en français, anglais et allemand.
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