Meyerbeer - L'Africana - Norman, Luchetti - Muti 19713CDs - Italian - 490MB rar
Opera D'oro 2007 - 100Mb rar archives - Rapidshare
Selika: Jessye Norman, Vasco da Gama: Veriano Luchetti, Nelusko: Gian Giacomo Guelfi, Inez: Mietta Sighele, Don Pedro: Agostino Ferrin, Don Alvaro: Dino Formichini, Don Diego: Gianfranco Casarini, Grand Inquisitor: Graziano del Vivo, High Priest of Brahma: Mario Rinaudo, Anna: Giuliana Matteini, A Priest: Ottavio Taddei, Sailor (1): Valiano Natali, Sailor (2): Mario Frosini
Orchestra e Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Maestro del Coro: Adolfo Fanfani
Riccardo Muti
"Norman's grand interpretation, well suited to the queen, is enjoyable ... Veriano Luchetti from 1971 has a more dramatic and attractive voice than the 1977 Giorgio Lamberti ... Giangiacomo Guelfi's fat sound in 1971 allows him to turn in an overall more satisfying 'Adamastor' than Sherrill Milnes in 1977." -- OPERA JAPONICA
Live performance of this rarely-performed opera, Florence, 1971. Only budget recording on CD! Meyerbeer died before his last opera was quite finished. He was sure it was his masterpiece, and indeed it contains some of his finest music, particularly the beautiful tenor aria "O paradiso." L'africana was heard regularly around the world until about WWI, when it faded from view. It has had successful revivals in recent years along with other operas of its genre. The present performance is in the original five acts, although Acts IV and V are often combined in the theater. --Amazon
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