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He is tasteful and full of life. \u003cem\u003eDi’ tu se fedele\u003c\/em\u003e (CD 1 track 14) in the Ulrica scene is again elegant, sung with appropriate swagger and he takes that giant downward leap to the bass register with confidence. In the long duet with Amelia on the gallows hill he is palpably in love with her; his tone glows, and the whole scene becomes the highpoint it should be. \u003cem\u003eForse la soglia attinse – Ma se m’è forza perderti\u003c\/em\u003e in the last act also glows and \u003cem\u003eElla è pura\u003c\/em\u003e is so tender. The recording is worth its price for De Tommaso’s achievement alone – but there are further reasons for acquisition as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaioa Hernández’ Amelia is one. In both her arias as well as the duet on the gallows hill she sings with feeling. Her horror \u003cem\u003ei\u003c\/em\u003en \u003cem\u003eEcco l’orrido campo – Ma dall’arido stelo\u003c\/em\u003e (CD 1 track 20) when the bell rings at midnight is moving, and so is the prayer that rounds off the aria proper. Her second aria \u003cem\u003eMorrò, ma prima in grazia\u003c\/em\u003e (CD 2 track 4) is even more heartrending. She has the voice also for the more dramatic outbursts, maybe with a certain hardness of tone at fortissimo, but there is a thrill in her singing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnnika Gerhards’ Oscar is charming and glittering and Elisabeth Kulman’s Ulrica impresses greatly. Here is a contralto of the old school with solid chest notes (CD 1 track 9). The basses Samuel and Tom are also forces to be reckoned with, in particular Kevin Short’s Samuel. Jean-Luc Ballestra is also an expressive Silvano in the Ulrica scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd how does this production stand the test against existing competitors? Very well, I would say. Leinsdorf-Bergonzi will never be redundant, but this Janowski-De Tommaso recording is an admirable newcomer that should be heard by all admirers of Verdi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-- MusicWeb International\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PENTATONE","offers":[{"title":"SACD","offer_id":46012723790058,"sku":"8717306260480","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/4211160-2991112.jpg?v=1778215309"},{"product_id":"verdi-falstaff-salzburg-festival-1982-814337016876","title":"Verdi: Falstaff - Salzburg Festival 1982 \/ Taddei, Panerai, Aranza, Ludwig, Karajan","description":"\u003cp\u003eBased, in part, on Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor, Falstaff is Verdi’s last work for the stage – and only his second comic opera. 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