Description
Joan Sutherland Sings Verdi / LP
SXL 6190
Product Details
- Label: Decca
- Catalog Number: SXL 6190
- Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
- Country: UK
- Release Year: 1965
- Genre: Classical
Overview
One of the leading soprano voices of the 20th century, Joan Sutherland, performs an exquisite selection of arias from the operas of Giuseppe Verdi in this landmark compilation album. With her extraordinary vocal range and masterful technique, Sutherland takes on some of Verdi’s most famous soprano roles, including those in Ernani, I Masnadieri, Luisa Miller, Attila, Rigoletto, La Traviata, and I Vespri Siciliani. This album captures her stunning voice in a series of beautifully arranged arias, accompanied by renowned orchestras and conductors such as Nello Santi, Richard Bonynge, and Francesco Molinari-Pradelli.
This compilation is a must-have for classical opera lovers and showcases Sutherland's impeccable interpretation of Verdi's iconic characters. The superb orchestral accompaniments from the Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, and others, further enhance the emotional intensity and grandeur of Verdi’s operatic compositions.
Track Listing
Side One
- Surta È La Notte... Ernani! Ernani Involami! (“Ernani”)
Conductor: Nello Santi - Dall' Infame Banchetto... Tu Del Mio Carlo (“I Masnadieri”)
Conductor: Richard Bonynge - Lo Speri Invano... Tu Puniscimi O Signore (“Luisa Miller”)
Conductor: Richard Bonynge - Santo Di Patria... Allor Che I Forti Corrono... Da Te Questo Or M'È Concesso (“Attila”)
Conductor: Richard Bonynge
Side Two
- Gualtier Maldè... Caro Nome (“Rigoletto”)
Conductor: Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - È Strano!... Ah, Fors' È Lui... Sempre Libera (“La Traviata”)
Conductor: John Pritchard
With Carlo Bergonzi, Tenor - Addio Del Passato (“La Traviata”)
Conductor: John Pritchard - Mercè, Diletti Amiche (“I Vespri Siciliani”)
Conductor: Nello Santi
Key Credits
- Soprano Vocals: Joan Sutherland
- Conductor (Side One): Nello Santi, Richard Bonynge
- Conductor (Side Two): Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, John Pritchard
- Orchestras: Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Opera House Orchestra, Orchestra of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
- Photography: Peter Sellers
- Sleeve Notes: L. A. Yeats
Box #152
