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La Traviata
The greatest joy in having this site is the opportunity to present singers who left next to nothing in the way of commercial recordings but were nonetheless brilliant. Marisa Galvany is one such example. Galvany was truly unique in her ability to navigate the most florid passages complete with stratospheric high notes with a dramatic soprano's voice that seemed as if it would be equally comfortable in Wagner. Her "Sempre libera" is truly a force of nature (see the clip below.) She is joined by Raymond Gibbs as Alfredo and Pablo Elvira as Germont.
Track List
Act I
1. Preludio
2. Dell'invito trascorsa e' gia' l'ora
3. Libiam ne' lieti calici
4. Che e' cio'?
5. Un di', felice, eterea
6. Si ridesta in ciel l'aurora
7. E' strano!… Ah! fors'è lui
8. Sempre libera
2. Dell'invito trascorsa e' gia' l'ora
3. Libiam ne' lieti calici
4. Che e' cio'?
5. Un di', felice, eterea
6. Si ridesta in ciel l'aurora
7. E' strano!… Ah! fors'è lui
8. Sempre libera
Act II
9. Lunge da lei… De' miei bollenti
10. Alfredo!… Per Parigi or or partiva
11. Pura siccome un angelo
12. Ah! Dite alla giovine
13. Morrò! la mia memoria
14. Dammi tu forza, o cielo!
15. Ah, vive sol quel core all'amor mio!
16. Di Provenza il mar
17. Ne' rispondi d'un padre all'affetto?
10. Alfredo!… Per Parigi or or partiva
11. Pura siccome un angelo
12. Ah! Dite alla giovine
13. Morrò! la mia memoria
14. Dammi tu forza, o cielo!
15. Ah, vive sol quel core all'amor mio!
16. Di Provenza il mar
17. Ne' rispondi d'un padre all'affetto?
18. Avrem lieta di maschere la notte
19. Noi siamo zingarelle
20. Di Madride noi siam mattadori
21. Alfredo! Voi!
22. Invitato a qui seguirmi
23. Ogni suo aver tal femmina
24. Di sprezzo degno se stesso rende
19. Noi siamo zingarelle
20. Di Madride noi siam mattadori
21. Alfredo! Voi!
22. Invitato a qui seguirmi
23. Ogni suo aver tal femmina
24. Di sprezzo degno se stesso rende
Act III
25. Preludio
26. Annina?.. Comandate?
27. Teneste la promessa… Addio, del passato
28. Signora!.. Che t'accade?
29. Parigi, o cara
30. Ah, non piu', a un tempio
31. Ah, Violetta!.. Voi, Signor!
32. Prendi: quest'e' l'immagine
33. E' strano!… Cessarono gli spasmi del dolore
26. Annina?.. Comandate?
27. Teneste la promessa… Addio, del passato
28. Signora!.. Che t'accade?
29. Parigi, o cara
30. Ah, non piu', a un tempio
31. Ah, Violetta!.. Voi, Signor!
32. Prendi: quest'e' l'immagine
33. E' strano!… Cessarono gli spasmi del dolore
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Excellent Traviata in Good Sound!
Marisa Galvany's darker, rather mezzo-tinted sound might not seem like a match for Violetta, yet through her use of vocal color she makes it work. She certainly has no trouble with high notes. Predictably she ends "Sempre libera" with a terrific E-flat and tosses off the rest of the coloratura effortlessly. I was a little disappointed that conductor Mario Bernardi didn't allow her to end the gambling scene on another interpolated E-flat. Ultimately, Galvany isn't as moving a Violetta as others I've heard. She lacks the vulnerability the part needs nor is she as specific in some of her choices as other Violettas are. Perhaps I would enjoy her interpretation more if I'd seen it. Be that as it may I'm glad to have heard her as Verdi's tragic heroine; Galvany is uniquely her own person.Gibbs is a very good Alfredo, the kind of singer who tends to be taken for granted because he's always good. Elvira sings Germont beautifully. His warm, manly baritone is always a pleasure to hear. The rest of the cast is excellent. Bernardi leads an effective performance though I wish he wouldn't have indulged in all of the standard cuts.The sound is from a very good in-house tape, the voices only slightly recessed and nearly always audible over the orchestra. Fans of the three principals will definitely want this.
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