Osteria's release of La Forza del Destino captures a remarkably strong 1962 performance of the opera at the Nederlandsche Opera in the Hague. Alberto Erede leads a performance that's charged with electricity, and the audience's riotous enthusiasm is not so much a distraction as an infectious affirmation of the energy and quality of the performance. Not all the principals are international stars, but in this performance, they all sound like they should be, and all the small roles are sung with distinction. Dutch lyric ...
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Osteria's release of La Forza del Destino captures a remarkably strong 1962 performance of the opera at the Nederlandsche Opera in the Hague. Alberto Erede leads a performance that's charged with electricity, and the audience's riotous enthusiasm is not so much a distraction as an infectious affirmation of the energy and quality of the performance. Not all the principals are international stars, but in this performance, they all sound like they should be, and all the small roles are sung with distinction. Dutch lyric dramatic soprano Gré Brouwenstijn sings radiantly and passionately as Leonora, and she demands attention in every scene in which she is involved. She brings thrilling intensity to the role, and her second-act prayer, "Madre, pietosa Vergine," is heartbreakingly poignant. John Shaw as Don Carlo has a large, heroic baritone with vibrant tone and an imposing dramatic presence. Tenor Jan Peerce's virile Alvaro is tonally warm and urgent, and his singing is a model of expressive, but not...
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