Come to the record store in old Peking
In the lead up to LA Opera’s mounting of Turandot on May 18th (hooray!) I thought I’d touch on some of my favorite recordings and new re-masters I’ve discovered. I have them all.
Renata Scotto
137 pieces since 2005 — in 30 roles, at 10 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
137
pieces
30
roles
10
companies
22
years
By role
Norma 4
Gilda 3
Elisabetta 3
Adriana Lecouvreur 2
Walter 2
Violetta 2
Mimi 2
Luisa 2
Liù 2
Butterfly 2
Cio-Cio-San 2
Lucia 1
Adina 1
Vitellia 1
Amina 1
Suor Angelica 1
Queen Elisabeth 1
Musetta 1
Cecilia 1
Maddalena 1
Cio-Cio San 1
Francesca 1
Lauretta 1
Kundry 1
Julia 1
Giulia 1
Giselda 1
Giorgetta 1
Gioconda 1
Desdemona 1
2 pieces as Liù — stats above show all coverage for Renata Scotto.
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prepackaged pathos
Those of you cher public who ordered and enjoyed Decca’s bargain Wagner box may now be interested in a bargain Puccini edition offered by EMI. The set, Puccini: The Operas, retails for $59.98 (less than four bucks a disc) and includes complete performances of:Â
I’ll take the fall
The days are getting shorter, but you can keep the prattle going this fall’s Talk of the Town! You will, you can, you must join in the discussion about: Great mezzo soprano performances (October),
Gained in translation (November), Teleport me back to… (December).
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