Listen to a Sample:

Pros:

• The cast of this Pagliacci serves as a testament to the exceptional singers who graced regional opera companies in the 1970s.
• Ermanno Mauro brings a distinctive Italianate style to the role of Canio, though his performance occasionally errs on the side of caution, lacking the raw intensity that the character demands.
• Maralin Niska fully inhabits the role of Nedda, crafting a character who is at once sadistic and ultimately shattered by the harsh realities of her life, deepening the opera’s tragedy.
• Pablo Elivro stands out with the most impressive vocalism of the evening, delivering a performance that combines technical brilliance with heartfelt emotion. (He exhausts every possible to interpolate high notes.)

Cons:

• The sound is generally good, but the voices are a bit distant.

In Mono

OD 12153-1