Description
“This recital… shows him on peak form…all the Verdi items show the true heroic quality of his voice, still baritonal enough to sound completely happy in the wide range demanded …. Bergonzi’s is a remarkable voice and this is consistently enjoyable… conducting is incisive and dramatic” (Penguin Guide) “Bergonzi sings with sincerity and style” (Opera) “Bergonzi emerges as a model among tenors, with a rare feeling for the shaping of phrases and attention to detail.” (Penguin Guide)
- 1. Celeste Aida (Aida:Verdi:Ghislanzoni)* 5.02
- 2. Quando le sere al placido (Luisa Miller:Verdi:Cammarano)* 4.57
- 3. O tu che in seno agli angeli (La Forza del Destino:Verdi:Piave)* 6.00
- 4. Ah si, ben mio (Il Trovatore:Verdi:Piave)* 3.00
- 5. Ah la paterno mano (Macbeth:Verdi:Piave & Maffei)** 3.56
- 6. La rivedra nel’estai (Un Ballo in Maschera:Verdi:Somma)*** 2.08
- 7. Di tu se fedele (Un Ballo in Maschera)*** 3.28
- 8. E scherzo od è follia (Un Ballo in Maschera)*** 3.26
- 9. Ma se, m’e forza perderti (Un Ballo in Maschera)* 5.14
- 10. Che gelida manina (La Bohème:Puccini:Giacosa & Illica)**** 4.59
- 11. O soave fanciulla (with Renata Tebaldi) (La Bohème)**** 4.03
- 12. O Mimi tu piu non torni (with Ettore Bastianini) (La Bohème)**** 4.34
- 13. Dovunque al mondo (with Enzo Sordello)**** 4.14
(Madama Butterfly:Puccini:Giacosa & Illica) - 14. Viene la serra…Vogliatemi bene (with Renata Tebaldi)**** 15.58
(Madama Butterfly) - 15. Addio fiorito asil (with Enzo Sordello) (Madama Butterfly)**** 1.57
- 16. Recondita armonia (Tosca:Puccini:Giacosa & Illica)**** 2.46
- 17. E lucevan le stelle (Tosca)**** 2.49
