COMPOSERS: Catalani,Cilea,Gounod,Mascagni etc,Mozart,Puccini,Verdi
LABELS: Eloquence
ALBUM TITLE: Renata Tebaldi: The Early Years
WORKS: Works by Verdi, Gounod, Puccini, Mozart, Cilea, Catalani, Mascagni etc
PERFORMER: Tebaldi (soprano); various orchestras/Alberto Erede
CATALOGUE NO: 482 0286 (1950s)
This series of 1950s mono recordings captures Tebaldi’s uniquely beautiful soprano and rather regal style at its freshest in a range of popular arias, including some she never sang in actual performance. Mike Scott-Rohan