Caballé‘s voice doesn’t fit for the dying Mimì and Domingo‘s baritone-tinged tenor is to heavy for the naive and youthful Rodolfo. Give me the ’87 recording with Freni and Pavarotti anytime!
The 1973 La bohème is so overrated
The Solti recording of Bohème is completely miscast.
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