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Didon
Anna
Narbal
Iopas
Ascagne
Panthée
Enée
Le Dieu Mercure
Hylas
Le Spectre de Chorèbe
Le Spectre de Priam
Le Spectre de Cassandre
1e Sentinelle
2e Sentinelle
L’Hombre d’Hector |
Jessey Norman
Jocelyne Taillon
Paul Plishka
Douglas Ahlstedt
Claudia Catania
John Cheek
Edward Sooter
Julien Robbins
Philip Creech
Allan Glassman
James Courtney
Jean Kraft
John Darrenkamp
James Courtney
Morley Meredith |
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New York, Metropolitan Opera House
February 18, 1984
In this performance it’s obviously all about the Cassandre and Dido of Jessye Norman. Shirley Verrett had already performed both roles on a night in the Metropolitan, and that recording will also soon be available on Opera-Club.
Miss Norman’s Cassandre, known from video, possessed an overwhelming drama both vocally and physically. Her Dido is more lyric and demure, without the hysteria which can easily slip into this role. Perhaps we’re listening to the greatest Cassandre and Dido of all times, as we of no one who has surpassed her in these roles. Edward Sooter, who is known in the U.S.A. and certainly not an undeserving Wagner-tenor, has sung at the Metropolitan Florestan (Fidelio) and Tannhauser, among others. The other parts are well cast and it’s an enchanting adventure to listen to this performance.
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CD Length and Format:
CD 1 59:14 Minutes
CD 2 67:24 Minutes
CD 3 56:49 Minutes
CD 4 54:18 Minutes
The CDs are in MP3 Format (320 kbps), with Cue Sheets.
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