Oberto, Rigoletto
Donald Macleod explores the operas of Verdi, starting with his very first operatic effort, Oberto, and a mature masterpiece, Rigoletto.
Donald Macleod explores the operas of Verdi, starting with Oberto and Rigoletto
As part of the BBC's focus on opera in 2010, Donald Macleod explores the operas of Verdi, beginning at the beginning with his very first operatic effort, Oberto, and contrasting it with a mature masterpiece, Rigoletto. Both are tales of honour, family and doomed love - all classic Verdi themes. The excerpt from Rigoletto includes one of the most famous tunes in all opera - 'La donna e mobile'.
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Giuseppe Verdi
Oberto, Act 1 – 'De tuo favor soccorrimi'
Performer: Rolando Panerai (Oberto), Ghena Dimitrova (Leonora), Munich Radio Orchestra, Lamberto Gardelli (Conductor)
- Orfeo C 105 842 H.
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Giuseppe Verdi
Oberto, Act 2 – 'La vergogna ed il dispetto'
Performer: Carlo Bergonzi (Riccardo), Rolando Panerai (Oberto), Ghena Dimitrova (Leonora), Ruža Baldani (Cuniza), Munich Radio Orchestra, Lamberto Gardelli (Conductor)
- Orfeo C 105 842 H.
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Giuseppe Verdi
Rigoletto, Act 3 (complete)
Performer: Piero Cappuccilli (Rigoletto), Ileana Cotrubas(Gilda), Plácido Domingo (Duke), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Sparafucile), Elena Obraztsova (Maddalena), Philharmonia Chorus, Vienna Philharmonic, Carlo Maria Giulini (Conductor)
- DG 457 753-2.
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- Mon 19 Jul 201012:00BBC Radio 3
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