Verdi: I Vespri siciliani
Cerquetti, Ortica, Tagliabue, Christoff; Rossi
Rai, 1955
$9.95
Description:
The role of Elena in I Vespri Siciliani is notoriously challenging to cast, demanding a soprano with the power of an Aida and the agility of a Gilda. Fortunately, Anita Cerquetti was precisely such a soprano, and she brings this opera vividly to life with her extraordinary performance.
The rest of the cast is solid, with Boris Christoff standing out as an imposing Procida, though none quite reach the brilliance of Anita Cerquetti. For a soprano who left behind so few recordings, it is a gift to have a document like this in perfect sound.
OD 10689-2
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