Fiori: Vincenzo Bellini ~ I Puritani

 

Elvira
Arturo
Riccardo
Giorgio
Bruno
Gualtiero Valton
Enrichetta

Joan Sutherland
Rockwell Blake
Sherrill Milnes
Samuel Ramey
Christopher Cameron
Julien Robbins
Wendy Hillhouse


Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera

Conductor Richard Bonynge

New York, Metropolitan Opera House
December 13, 1986

Rockwell Blake

Elvira was one of Sutherland’s best roles. And the diva at her best was and is unsurpassed, as in this recording. However, the recording is more valued through the co-operation of tenor Rockwell Blake. Not one of the world’s most beautiful voices, but definitely the type for which Bellini wrote the part. He knows better than Luciano Pavarotti how to adjust to Sutherland and that makes this recording a specialty. The other soloists are well-known in their roles and together they create a true Belcanto party.

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CD Length and Format:

CD 1 62.49 minutes
CD 2 69.05 minutes

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