A year after this live recording of Luisa Miller at Turin in 1975, conductor Peter Maag and Luciano Pavarotti went on to record the opera for Decca. The studio version, while boasting higher wattage star power with Montserrat Caballé as Luisa and Sherrill Milnes as Miller, and the advantages of superior sound, doesn't have the visceral impact of the live performance. Maag drives the drama with tremendous energy and fiery intensity, and the Chor e Orchestra Sinfonica RAI di Torino sing and play superbly, with world-class ...
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A year after this live recording of Luisa Miller at Turin in 1975, conductor Peter Maag and Luciano Pavarotti went on to record the opera for Decca. The studio version, while boasting higher wattage star power with Montserrat Caballé as Luisa and Sherrill Milnes as Miller, and the advantages of superior sound, doesn't have the visceral impact of the live performance. Maag drives the drama with tremendous energy and fiery intensity, and the Chor e Orchestra Sinfonica RAI di Torino sing and play superbly, with world-class distinction. Pavarotti, already established as a superstar, but still early in his career, sings with marvelous freshness and agility. His tone is pure and round and he sings with seamless line and tremendous passion. This is the kind of big performance that makes it easy to see why he set opera audiences on fire when he appeared on the scene. His Quando le sere al placido, in particular, is a real show-stopper. Gilda Cruz-Romo offers a comparably intense performance as Luisa, singing...
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Add this copy of Luisa Miller to cart. $18.60, very good condition, Sold by SellingTales rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Belvidere, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by Arts Music.
