Wiener Philharmoniker, Carlo Maria Giulini – Verdi: Rigoletto (1980/2016) [Qobuz FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Giuseppe Verdi – Rigoletto – Wiener Philharmoniker, Carlo Maria Giulini (1980/2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:59:30 minutes | 1,95 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download – Source: Qobuz | Booklet, Front cover | © Deutsche Grammophon
Recorded: in Vienna, Musikverein, Großer Saal in September 1979.

“This is not one of the most famous recordings of Verdi’s warhorse, but in my opinion it is the best. The great Italian conductor Carlo Maria Giulini stays away from the melodramatic caricature of opera that this can easily turn into, and brings out the dark, brooding colors of the drama and of the music. He combines lyricism with the greatest dramatic power, at speeds which feel exactly right, even though they are slower than most. And not only does he have a superb individual view of the piece, he is a sensitive accompanist, too, giving the excellent Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra its full dominance without drowning out the singers. And what singers! The velvety, golden voice of Piero Cappuccilli, used with unfailing intelligence and musicality; the warm, gorgeous voice of Plácido Domingo; and perhaps most stunning of all, the bewitching lyric soprano of Ileana Cotrubas, the best Gilda I have ever heard. These singers may not hit the stratospheric unwritten high notes on the Bonynge recording with Pavarotti, Milnes and Sutherland, but they do offer consistently refined, thoughtful and beautiful singing. Cotrubas’ radiant singing alone is worth the modest price of this set. The great Bulgarian bass Nicolai Ghiaurov makes a riveting, dark-toned Sparafucile; Elena Obraztsova sings Maddalena perfectly well, though not on the level of her colleagues. Kurt Moll is cast luxuriously as Monterone. At mid-price, with full libretto and translation and with excellent work from the VPO and chorus, this is a Rigoletto that must be in all Verdi collections.”

Tracklist:
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Rigoletto
1 Preludio 00:02:05
Rigoletto / Act 1
2 Della mia bella incognita borghese 00:01:47
3 Questa o quella…Partite? Crudele! 00:06:52
4 Ch’io gli parli 00:04:48
5 Quel vecchio maledivami! 00:04:31
6 Pari siamo!… io la lingua 00:03:34
7 Figlia! / Mio padre! 00:05:52
8 Già da tre lune son qui venuta 00:06:54
9 Giovanna, ho dei rimorsi 00:02:49
10 E il sol dell’anima 00:03:42
11 Che m’ami, deh! ripetimi – Addio… speranza ed anima 00:02:02
12 Gualtier Maldè … Caro nome… / Miratela 00:06:17
13 Riedo!… perché? / Silencio…all’opra 00:02:15
14 Zitti, zitti, muoviamo a vendetta 00:02:48
Rigoletto / Act 2
15 Ella mi fu rapita! 00:02:18
16 Parmi veder le lagrime 00:02:45
17 Duca, Duca! L’amante fu rapita a Rigoletto / Ebben? 00:02:19
18 Possente amor mi chiama 00:03:17
19 Povero Rigoletto! 00:03:17
20 Cortigiani, vil razza dannata 00:04:36
21 Mio padre! / Dio! Mia Gilda! 00:01:50
22 Tutte le feste al tempio 00:02:59
23 Ah! Solo per me l’infamia 00:04:08
24 Poiché fosti invano da me maledetto 00:03:09
Rigoletto / Act 3
25 E l’ami? / Sempre 00:02:14
26 La donna è mobile 00:03:04
27 Un dì, se ben rammentomi 00:01:38
28 Bella figlia dell’amore 00:04:22
29 M’odi, ritorna a casa 00:01:25
30 Maddalena? / Aspettate 00:02:53
31 È amabile invero cotal giovinotto 00:06:17
32 Della vendetta alfin giunge l’istante 00:04:41
33 Chi è mai, chi è qui in sua vece? 00:01:46
34 V’ho ingannato 00:04:20

Personnel:
Dirk Sagemüller (Baritone)
Hanna Schwarz (Mezzo Soprano)
Piero Cappuccilli (Baritone)
Elena Obraztsova (Mezzo Soprano)
Placido Domingo (Tenor)
Ileana Cotrubas (Soprano)
Kurt Moll (Bass)
Nicolai Ghiaurov (Bass)
Luigi de Corato (Tenor)
Walter Gullino (Tenor)
Olive Fredricks (Soprano)
Wiener Philharmoniker
Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor

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