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Catalani - La Wally | Decca - Originals E4758667

Catalani - La Wally

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Label: Decca - Originals

Cat No: E4758667

Barcode: 0028947586678

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 2

Genre: Opera

Release Date: 7th September 2007

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Contents

Artists

Renata Tebaldi
Mario del Monaco
Piero Cappuccilli
Justino Diaz
Lydia Marimpietri
Alfredo Mariotti
Coro Lirico di Torino
Orchestre National de l’Opera de Monte-Carlo

Conductor

Fausto Cleva

Works

Catalani, Alfredo

La Wally

Artists

Renata Tebaldi
Mario del Monaco
Piero Cappuccilli
Justino Diaz
Lydia Marimpietri
Alfredo Mariotti
Coro Lirico di Torino
Orchestre National de l’Opera de Monte-Carlo

Conductor

Fausto Cleva

About

Catalani's opera was a success at La Scala when first given there in 1892 but it remains something of a rarity in the theatre today and there have been very few recordings.
The great Arturo Toscanini thought so much of the piece that he even named his children after characters in it!
The most famous number in the opera is Wally's hauntingly beautiful aria from Act 1 "Ebben?...Ne andrò lontana", an aria that has achieved huge popularity through it's inclusion in the film Diva.
This 1968 complete recording of the opera stars Renata Tebaldi in the title role who "... gives one of her most tenederly affecting performances on record, a glorious example of her singing late in her career ... her poise and control of line ... provide a model for any generation ... the recording ... is superbly focused and vividly real. a fine example of Decca recording at a vintage period." The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs

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