Schiller
Other operas based on plays by Friedrich Schiller:
Guillaume Tell (William Tell, Guglielmo Tell) - Gioachino Rossini
Don Carlos (Don Carlo) - Giuseppe Verdi
Maria Stuarda (Mary Stuart) - Gaetano Donizetti
Luisa Miller - Giuseppe Verdi
Information about the opera Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi, and the best recordings available on CD or DVD, or for download.
This underrated opera, based on Schiller's 1794 play 'Kabale und Liebe' (Intrigue and Love), ranks alongside Verdi's more famous works.
Recommended recordings on CD
Maag/Caballé/Pavarotti (Decca 473 365-2)
A spacious recording by the underrated conductor Peter Maag.
London Opera Chorus, National Philharmonic Orchestra London, conducted by Peter Maag, 1975.
Cast: Montserrat Caballé (Luisa), Luciano Pavarotti (Rodolfo), Sherrill Milnes (Miller), Bonaldo Giaiotti (Count Walter).
Decca 473 365-2
Recommended recordings on DVD
Benini/Takova/Sabbatini (Naxos DVD 2.110225-26)
Filmed at the Teatro La Fenice, Venice, Italy, in 2006.
Venice Teatro la Fenice Orchestra, Venice Teatro la Fenice Chorus, conducted by Maurizio Benini, 2006.
Cast: Darina Takova (Luisa), Giuseppe Sabbatini (Rodolfo), Damiano Salerno (Miller), Alexander Vinogradov (Count Walter).
Naxos DVD 2.110225-26