Fiori: Amilcare Ponchielli ~ La Gioconda

 

La Gioconda
Enzo Grimaldo
Barnaba
Laura Adorno
Alvise Badoero
La Cieca
Zuàne
Isèpo
Un pilota
Un cantore
Un cantore

Ghena Dimitrova
Bruno Beccaria
Alain Fondary
Stefania Toczyska
Paul Plishka
Alexandrina Milcheva
Philip Cokorinos
Charels Anthony
Ray Morrison
Paul De Paola
Tim Willson


Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera

Conductor Nello Santi

New York, Metropolitan Opera House
February 3, 1990

 

In the recording studio Ghena Dimitrova was one of the most underestimated vocalists of her time. It needs to be said that her voice was hard to record and “live” was a better representation. She was a great Verdi-singer and because of the range of her voice she could alternate between Aida and Amneris or Elisabetta and Eboli. She was vocally the accurate Turandot and her Norma belongs to the greatest of her time. La Gioconda, in Verona, was the beginning of her international career. She lacks the subtlety Renata Scotto knew to put in the role or the beauty of a Martina Arroy, but the voice is solid as a rock and sounds indefatigable. She’s surrounded by singers who for many of you will be a first acquaintance.

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CD Length and Format:

CD 1 51.49 minutes
CD 2 39.12 minutes
CD 3 71.03 minutes

The CDs are in MP3 Format (320 kbps), with Cue Sheets.