COMPOSERS: Weber
LABELS: DG
ALBUM TITLE: Weber
WORKS: Oberon
PERFORMER: Soloists; Bavarian Radio SO/Rafael Kubelík
CATALOGUE NO: 477 5644 (1971)
At bargain price, this first recording of Weber’s English opera, albeit in German, still offers strong competition for Gardiner’s new recording. Nilsson and a young Domingo thrill in the leading roles.
Michael Scott Rohan.