CATERINA CORNARO, Donizetti + HD audio - Caballe, Aragall, Meloni, Edwards - Paris, 1973 CD.

A rare and beautiful Donizetti opera with Caballe and Aragall in their prime - years ago this was my first encounter with Aragall, one of the most magnificent and most overlooked tenors of the XXth century. This is a 1973 live recording remastered for CD in 1986. Timing below. The HD WAV version for download: drive.google.com/open?id=1art...
Caterina Cornaro - MONTSERRAT CABALLE
Andrea Cornaro - CLAUDE MELONI
Gerardo - JAUME ARAGALL
Lusignano- RYAN EDWARDS
Mocenigo - GWYNNE HOWELL
Strozzi/Cavaliere - GERARD FRIEDMAN
Matilde - ODILE PIETI
Music: Gaetano Donizetti
Orchestra and chorus - Orchestre Lirique de l’ORTF, Choeur Lirique de l’ORTF
Conductor - GIANFRANCO MASINI
25/11/1973
00:00 - Preludio
01:33 - Salve, o beati, al giubilo
03:00 - Tu l'amor mio, tu l'Iride - Caballe/Aragall
05:58 - Il sacro rito a compiere volgiamo
07:08 - Or che siam soli, ascoltami
08:00 - Dell'empia Cipro il popolo
10:22 - Parti...Che dire! Ohimè!
11:47 - Sprezza, o padre, e fede e onore
13:46 - Or che l'astro in mar si cela
15:34 - Torna all'ospite tetto, o gondoliere
17:39 - Vieni, o tu, che ognora io chiamo - Caballe
21:36 - Ah! Vieni t'afretta mio dolce tesoro - Caballe
24:34 - Ohimè! Qui ancor, pader mio
28:49 - Spera in me, della tua vita l'ombra - Aragall/Caballe
32:08 - Dunque è ver bugiardo core - Aragall/Caballe
35:36 - Preludio 2
36:23 - Sei bella, o Cipro! A te versan tesori
38:20 - Credi che dorma, o incauto
39:55 - Lasciami, o cavalier
40:55 - Da che sposa Caterina diemi il veneto
45:16 - Core, e pugnale. Pugnale, e core
48:32 - Morte all'indegno!...Infami aiuto!
52:09 - Vedi - Io piango. Non pur mente
57:34 - Dunque tu vuoi dividere meco ogni
59:15 - Gemmata il serto, giovine regina
1:02:38 - Guarda, s'avanza il Re...Partite
1:04:13 - Non turbarti a questi accenti
1:09:21 - Da quel dì che lacerato questo cor
1:12:41 - T'amo ancor e t'amo tanto
1:16:14 - Parti!.. Un mistero tremendo odi pria: ..
1:17:40 - Io. Indietro. Io, vil carnefice!
1:19:49 -Ola! Guardie!..
1:23:10 - Preludio 3
1:23:56 - Misera patria!
1:25:00 - Io trar non voglio campi ed onori dal'imminente vostra ruina... - Aragall
1:29:04 - Oh ciel! Che tumulto!
1:30:38 - Doloroza incertezza! - Caballe
1:32:22 - Pieta, o Signor... - Caballe
1:36:17 - Vittoria! Vittoria!..
1:37:40 - Orsu della vittoria l'inno scioglete ancora
1:40:36 - Non piu affanni, o mie genti, e preghieri - Caballe

[@philippeclement8140]

Un des sommets absolus de Caballé. Inapprochable. Une part d'éternité.

[@gustavsantdoable]

Maravillosa Ópera, sobretodo los dúos de soprano y tenor interpretados de forma magistral por Caballe y Aragall. Bravo Donizetti, Caballe y Aragall!!!!

[@RBP1963]

Caballé reigns as Caterina and Aragall is sublime too in this great Donizetti !

[@Danihogwda]

Estratosférica Caballé

[@enthusedtosing9655]

Todo is estratosferic

[@joan-otserraperajuan8168]

La voz de Caballé i Aragall son insuperables

[@hermajesty52]

Untouchable leads

[@johnbatzel7946]

For several decades, Aragall sang in Vienna at the Staatsoper but he would also appear at times in its sister house, the Volksoper. Over the years, I heard him many, many times, in both venues and always with delight. I remember one performance of "Lucia" at the Volksoper in the Spring of 1972, when the audience went wild. I left the Theatre after the 20th curtain call (recorded that night in my journal), leaving behind at least half the audience which continued to cheer its beloved Catalan!

[@luisnorbertogomez2328]

CABALLE UNICA E INIGUALABLE

[@mohsenarambon]

Great Sound

[@enthusedtosing9655]

Of unattainable perfection

[@liguten]

Une merveille de la grande CABALLE REP

[@TassiloDavid]

Donizetti at the height of his powers!

[@enthusedtosing9655]

This is supposed to be his last finished opera AFAIK

[@lorenzomoog1205]

And yet this opera was deemed a failure at the prima in Napoli; Mercadante conducted. As a result Donizetti washed his hands of Napoli & severed all connections with that city.

[@ingridwild4833]

Grande D O N I Z E T T I!! Bravo to the Artisti - and thanks so much for this wunderfull Video-

[@thomasdahlen8533]

Gwynne Howell was a Securitas basso.Beautiful , dark timbre.Focus and support.Many seasons at Covent Garden.Big resonant voice.Saw and heard him as Covent Garden in Lucia di Lammermoor with Sutherland and Pavarotti in The summer 1973 and as Banquo i Verdis Macbeth , som years later.

[@francescocascione.bassbaritone]

Lei non è umana qui!! 😍❤

[@papagen00]

great upload! and thanks for the track timing!

[@magdaschweitzer1472]

Magnificent!

[@terrycloth6380]

Aragall is wonderful

[@enthusedtosing9655]

It's _all of it_ rather wonderful.

[@art7695]

Manca Bruson per fare un cast perfetto! Anche la Gencer non è da meno della Caballé