Much has been written aboutCallas. However, very little has been said about Gino Penno Penno had one of the loudest voices if the mid twentieth century . With all his volume he knew how to phrase a tone,modulate his huge voice andidentify with the role portrayed. His career was much too short to be remembered by many opera lovers.

Callas and Bernstein. What more do you need. Barbieri, too!

It’s true that this is a “Medea” for the ages; it seizes the listener from the opening bars and never lets you go. But the Callas performance in Dallas (1958) is just as good, perhaps better–AND she is partnered with Jon Vickers who outshines all other Giasones. Callas’ 1958 performance also shows, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that her voice was still intact (pace Michael Scott) in the late 1950s.