Rigoletto
Posted by admin on November 8, 2011
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The World of Opera
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Verdi: Rigoletto
Posted by admin on November 4, 2011
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It’s good to have Luciano Pavarotti and Renata Scotto together in their primes. Here, in a performance taped live in 1966, we find the tenor at his most engaging as the dangerous, carefree Duke, absolutely certain of himself, singing with great passion and energy; while Scotto paints a lovely, fragile picture of Gilda–eager and innocent. The Rigoletto is Kostas Paskalis, a baritone with a big, burly sound who exaggerates all the big moments and pulls the vocal line out of position for the sake of “drama.” A pity he couldn’t restrain himself. Paolo Washington’s Sparafucile is properly sinister; Laghezza’s Maddalena is properly slutty. Giulini leads the Florence forces in an energetic, singer-pleasing performance, in fair sound. –Robert Levine
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