As for complete recordings of Il trovatore, which was discussed at some length last week, there are at least 200 of them, both studio and live.
Maria Callas’s official debut in opera was as La Gioconda in 1947 at the arena in Verona.
Those who enjoyed (at least aurally) the Met’s recent La Donna del Lago may be craving more of the master from Pesaro, so 2015’s final “Trove Thursday” presents Torvaldo e Dorliska.
Tell us: Filth or dementia?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
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