The Talk of the Town

A favorite Verdi performance from Krunoslav

Much as I love the Abbado Deutsche Grammophon studio set, this 1980 San Francisco Opera live Simon Boccanegra under Lamberto Gardelli has an emotional punch.

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Renato Bruson and Margaret Price are phenomenal. The post-Met Siepi and, despite some pitch issues, Giorgio Lamberti also very well cast. I heard all eight of the soloists here, six of them in Verdi roles.

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