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In the end, while the \"audience participation\" may be distracting, it also serves as a testament to the fervor these two artists inspired, evoking a rock concert more than a night at the opera.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003chr class=\"mobile-only-hr\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- Right Column: Cast and Details --\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003ch3 class=\"section-heading\"\u003eCAST\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003eJuliette – \u003cstrong\u003eAnna Moffo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoméo – \u003cstrong\u003eFranco Corelli\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrère Laurent – \u003cstrong\u003eLouis Sgarro\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMercutio – \u003cstrong\u003eTheodore Lambrinos\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGertrude – \u003cstrong\u003eRosalind Hupp\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCapulet – \u003cstrong\u003eDmitri Nabokov\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003chr\u003e \u003ch3 class=\"section-heading\"\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocation: \u003cstrong\u003eBushnell Memorial Auditorium, Hartford\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDate: \u003cstrong\u003eDecember 15, 1967\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConductor: \u003cstrong\u003eAnton Guadagno\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCatalogue Number: \u003cstrong\u003eOD 12197-2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLabel: \u003cstrong\u003eOpera Depot\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003cstrong\u003e2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn Mono\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003chr\u003e \u003ch3 class=\"section-heading\"\u003eNOTE\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere is considerable noise from the audience, including talking and coughing, throughout the performance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Opera Depot","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50274564571457,"sku":"12197-2","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"MP3","offer_id":50274564604225,"sku":"MP3 12197-2","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC","offer_id":50274564636993,"sku":"FLAC 12197-2","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC UPGRADE","offer_id":52080096641345,"sku":"FLACUP 12197-2","price":2.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0238\/9583\/files\/12197-2front.jpg?v=1751034898"},{"product_id":"puccini-la-boheme-costa-alexander-brooks-torigi-guadagno-1968","title":"Puccini: La Bohème - Costa, Alexander, Brooks, Torigi, Giaiotti; Guadagno. 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One only wishes the role afforded her more opportunities to display her prodigious talents, though \"Quando me'n vo'\" dazzles nonetheless.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003chr class=\"mobile-only-hr\"\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Right Column: Cast and Details --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n    \u003ch3 class=\"section-heading\"\u003eCAST\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\n      Mimì – \u003cstrong\u003eMary Costa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      Rodolfo – \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Alexander\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      Musetta – \u003cstrong\u003ePatricia Brooks\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      Marcello – \u003cstrong\u003eRichard Torigi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      Colline – \u003cstrong\u003eBonaldo Giaiotti\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003chr\u003e\n\n    \u003ch3 class=\"section-heading\"\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\n      Location: \u003cstrong\u003eCincinnati\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      Date: \u003cstrong\u003eJuly 16, 1966\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      Conductor: \u003cstrong\u003eAnton Guadagno\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      Catalogue Number: \u003cstrong\u003eOD 12394-2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      Label: \u003cstrong\u003eOpera Depot\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      Number of Discs: \u003cstrong\u003e2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003eIn Mono\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003chr\u003e\n\n    \u003ch3 class=\"section-heading\"\u003eNOTE\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\n      During Act I there is audible bleed-through from a performance of \u003cem\u003eCavalleria rusticana\u003c\/em\u003e, most noticeable during Mimì's aria.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Opera Depot","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":52042273292609,"sku":"12394-2","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"MP3","offer_id":52042273325377,"sku":"MP3 12394-2","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC","offer_id":52042273358145,"sku":"FLAC 12394-2","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC UPGRADE","offer_id":52080093757761,"sku":"FLACUP 12394-2","price":2.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0238\/9583\/files\/12394-2front_34942a09-10cb-4cfa-aacc-51a25d56c031.jpg?v=1785713368"},{"product_id":"verdi-il-trovatore-caballe-domingo-berini-binder-guadagno","title":"Verdi: Il Trovatore - Caballé, Domingo, Berini, Binder; Guadagno. 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Her Cio-Cio San retains the character’s youth and innocence, yet in the opera’s closing scenes she unleashes vocal power of searing intensity, bringing the drama to a deeply moving conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGiuseppe Campora\u003c\/b\u003e offers sturdy singing, although the pitch tends to sag at the top of his range. \u003cb\u003eHuguette Tourangeau\u003c\/b\u003e makes a persuasive case for engaging a singer of her calibre as Suzuki, a role Puccini left frustratingly underwritten in vocal opportunities. 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