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Verdi - La Traviata / Patane, Moffo, Bonisolli, Rome Opera House

starring: Anna Moffo, Gino Bechi, Franco Bonisolli, Glauco Scarlini, Athos Cesarini
directed by: Mario Lanfranchi


: :Musically, this is a quite satisfactory Traviata. Visually and sonically, it has a few small problems (pre-digital sound, imperfect tape splices, moments of imprecise lip-synchronization), but it can be recommended for those who enjoy less-than-perfect historic recordings. Anna Moffo was an endearing Violetta, and her identification with the role is lovingly captured by director Mario Lanfranchi, who was her husband, with charming close-ups and detailed attention to her body language. Giuseppe Patane was one of the best Italian opera conductors of his generation, and he treats Verdi's masterpiece with stylistic sensitivity allied to ...

Lucia di Lammermoor

starring: Anna Moffo, Lajos Kozma (II), Paolo Washington, Giulio Fioravanti, Pietro di Vietri
directed by: Mario Lanfranchi


: :It would have been better, of course, if this 1984 production of Donizetti's Anna Bolena, or at least its title role, had been filmed 20 years earlier, when Joan Sutherland's voice was in its spectacular prime. But like her Canadian Opera Norma, dating from 1981, this is a better-late-than-never documentation of one of the most remarkable voices of the 20th century. Lotfi Mansouri spared no effort or expense in making this production special. He personally directed the staging, and handpicked an outstanding cast (right down to the very young and then-unknown Ben Heppner ...



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