Don Carlo

Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901)

DESCRIPTION

In today’s operatic climate of cutbacks, it is difficult to imagine a time when a regional city like Hartford could attract a world-class line-up of singers such as this. One can easily envision scores of New York opera fans boarding the Metro North for the chance to attend this performance. Franco Corelli in the title role is legendary, singing with both beauty and power. Freed from the autocratic rule of Rudolf Bing, he even interpolates a few high Cs to the audience’s delight. Raina Kabaivanska as Elisabetta offers a silvery soprano fully equal to the role’s dramatic and vocal demands.

Louis Quilico, a world-class Verdi baritone whose era was crowded with voices of similar caliber, brings nobility and fervor to the part of Posa. Oralia Dominguez unleashes wild abandon as Eboli, while Nicolai Ghiaurov embodies the stoic suffering of Filippo with gravitas and resonance.

CAST

Don Carlo – Franco Corelli
Filippo – Nicolai Ghiarov
Elisabetta – Raina Kabaivanska
Eboli – Oralia Dominguez
Posa – Louis Quilico
Grande Inquisitore – Joseph Salvador
Un Frate – Nicola Ghilselev
Tebaldo – Nancy Hicks
Conte Lerma / Un Araldo – Jerry Helton
Una Voce dal Cielo – Anna Riera

DETAILS

Location: Hartford
Date: 1966
Conductor: Anton Guadagno
Catalogue Number: OD 12255-2
Label: Opera Depot
Number of Discs: 2
In Mono