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Verdi: Macbeth
from: Deutsche Grammophon
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Verdi - Simon Boccanegra / Freni, Cappuccilli, Carreras, Ghiaurov, van Dam, Foiani, Teatro alla Scala, Abbado
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Verdi: Don Carlos
from: Bella Voce Records
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Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
from: Polygram Records
: :This intensely mixed-up opera, set in medieval Venice, is about political conflict, intrigue and assassination, confused identities, and the tenderness and anxieties of a father-daughter relationship. It had severe libretto problems in its first version, in 1857, that were only partly corrected in the 1881 revision. But however illogically its incidents sometimes follow one another, it inspired Verdi to some deeply felt and powerfully composed music, particularly in the title role. Beginning collectors would do well to acquire good recordings of Rigoletto, Il Trovatore, La Traviata, Otello, and Falstaff first (not necessariy in ...
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