Description:

This performance of Donizetti’s Anna Bolena is a true vocal feast, featuring the superb soprano Gloria Davy in the title role. Her performance is both poised and emotionally incisive, a reminder of her remarkable artistry and the underrepresentation of her work on commercial recordings. Giulietta Simionato brings her trademark richness and gravitas to Giovanna, offering a dramatically compelling counterpoint to Davy’s Anna.

Richard Cassilly impresses as Percy, his ample tenor negotiating the bel canto demands of the role with unexpected ease and finesse. The overall experience is a rare treat—Donizetti sung with voices of substantial weight and expressive power, lending a unique dimension to the opera’s emotional landscape.

The sound is somewhat muted throughout and noticeably deteriorates during Percy’s Act I scene, but the vocal performances more than compensate for these technical limitations.

In Mono

OD 11463-2