Verdi: Falstaff
) | Label: Catalog: WS121.401 Format: COMPACT DISC Evans, Geraint; Ligabue, Ilva; Freni, Mirella; Simionato, Giulietta; Coro del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma; Merrill, Robert; Kraus, Alfredo; Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma; Solti, Georg; Elias, Rosalind; Foiani, Giovanni; Palma, Piero de; Lanigan, JohnSolti's "Falstaff" still shines brilliantly as a masterpiece! Solti's overwhelming interpretation is vividly revived here with the beauty of the Decca sound of the time. Although Verdi’s "Falstaff" has an important place as the last opera of the 1950s, there are not many recordings of it compared to the popular work "La Traviata". Among them, the 1963 recording board by Solti who still shines brightly (released under the name of "RCA Italian Opera Orchestra & Chorus" at that time). Solti, a great conductor born in Hungary, recorded "Falstaff" in the 1990s, but the singers of the 1963 recording remain unmatched and their overwhelming interpretation is the original version. Also, the wonderful sound by Decca at that time vividly conveys Solti's accurate interpretation.  Price: $45.98 |