While there have been Butterflies more vulnerable -- de Los Angeles -- more emotional -- Freni -- more lacerating -- Tebaldi -- and more imperious -- Callas, there was always something especially endearing about Renata Scotto's Butterfly. Call it humanity. Scotto's Butterfly is not a histrionic heroine but a woman blinded by love doomed by her illusions; in other words, a wholly believable and immensely sympathetic character. Confronted in the end by the reality of her hopeless situation, Scotto's despair is tangibly real - ...
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While there have been Butterflies more vulnerable -- de Los Angeles -- more emotional -- Freni -- more lacerating -- Tebaldi -- and more imperious -- Callas, there was always something especially endearing about Renata Scotto's Butterfly. Call it humanity. Scotto's Butterfly is not a histrionic heroine but a woman blinded by love doomed by her illusions; in other words, a wholly believable and immensely sympathetic character. Confronted in the end by the reality of her hopeless situation, Scotto's despair is tangibly real -- and deeply affecting. All by itself, Scotto's performance would be worth the price of admission.But then there's the rest of the cast and especially the conducting. Carlo Bergonzi is a brusque but not heartless Pinkerton; Anna di Stasio is an appealing but not clueless Suzuki; Rolando Panerai is a bluff but not witless Sharpless; and the remainder of the cast is nearly equally fine. Best of all is the conducting. It was not often that John Barbirolli recorded an opera, but the...
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Very good. No packaging as issued. 2 discs. Originally released: 1990. MUSIC DISC (041618CDVD) PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL DESCRIPTION CAREFULLY: This sale is for (SET OF 1 DISCS). This CD s Contains minor visible Scratches) CD Case is (damaged) a little Discs Holding tab is (Good). This case is not Missing Cover pamphlet. Disc contains no Marking Apply ON the Discs or on the case. ). If you not at most 65% satisfied with this item, please let us help you resolve the issue first.
