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Decca's reissue of its 1961 all-star recording of Un ballo in maschera is a disappointment on most counts. Even though it was produced by John Culshaw during Decca's golden age of studio recordings, the sound quality is mostly mediocre: the soloists are often overshadowed by the orchestra, and the sound is shallow, with little sense of meaningful spatial relationships. Georg Solti leads the Orchestra and Chorus of Accademia di Santa Cecilia in a performance that's energetic if not particularly nuanced. He takes the second-act ensemble "Odi tu come fremono cupi" at such breakneck speed that the singers can barely spit out all the words, and its closing is so ragged it comes close to being a train wreck, except that everyone does manage to end together. (This is a spot where someone really ought to have said, "Okay, let's do another take.") Of the principals, only the sopranos deserve unqualified praise. Birgit Nilsson's Amelia is sweet but passionate and she sings with complete security. Sylvia Stahlman is adorable as Oscar and she sparkles in "Saper vorreste." Carlo Bergonzi is mostly very fine as Riccardo; his voice is heroic, and he is convincing dramatically, but his intonation is not always steady. Cornell MacNeil doesn't sound very deeply invested in the role of Renato, so that even a sure-fire showpiece like "Eri tu" fails to come across with power, and his intonation is sometimes perilously off pitch. Giulietta Simionato is bland and seriously underpowered as Ulrica, and she is not helped by the distant miking of her solos.
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Un ballo in maschera (Giuseppe Verdi)
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Eugene Scribe, Author, Original Text Author - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Assistant Producer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Antonio Somma, Author - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - John Culshaw, Producer - Ray Minshull, Producer, Assistant Producer - Roy Wallace, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Decca Music Group Limited
Un ballo in maschera / Act 1 (Giuseppe Verdi)
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Carlo Bergonzi, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eugene Scribe, Author, Original Text Author - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Choir, MainArtist - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Assistant Producer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Antonio Somma, Author - Fernando Corena, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - John Culshaw, Producer - Sylvia Stahlman, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Libero Arbace, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ray Minshull, Producer, Assistant Producer - Roy Wallace, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Decca Music Group Limited
Cornell MacNeil, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Carlo Bergonzi, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eugene Scribe, Author, Original Text Author - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Choir, MainArtist - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Assistant Producer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Antonio Somma, Author - Fernando Corena, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - John Culshaw, Producer - Sylvia Stahlman, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Libero Arbace, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ray Minshull, Producer, Assistant Producer - Roy Wallace, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Decca Music Group Limited
Cornell MacNeil, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Carlo Bergonzi, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eugene Scribe, Author, Original Text Author - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Assistant Producer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Antonio Somma, Author - Piero De Palma, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - John Culshaw, Producer - Sylvia Stahlman, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Minshull, Producer, Assistant Producer - Roy Wallace, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Decca Music Group Limited
Cornell MacNeil, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Carlo Bergonzi, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eugene Scribe, Author, Original Text Author - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Choir, MainArtist - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Assistant Producer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Antonio Somma, Author - Fernando Corena, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Piero De Palma, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - John Culshaw, Producer - Sylvia Stahlman, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Libero Arbace, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ray Minshull, Producer, Assistant Producer - Roy Wallace, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Decca Music Group Limited
Cornell MacNeil, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Carlo Bergonzi, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eugene Scribe, Author, Original Text Author - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Choir, MainArtist - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Assistant Producer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Antonio Somma, Author - Fernando Corena, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - John Culshaw, Producer - Sylvia Stahlman, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Libero Arbace, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ray Minshull, Producer, Assistant Producer - Roy Wallace, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Decca Music Group Limited
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Eugene Scribe, Author, Original Text Author - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Assistant Producer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Antonio Somma, Author - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - John Culshaw, Producer - Ray Minshull, Producer, Assistant Producer - Roy Wallace, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Decca Music Group Limited
Vittorio Pandano, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Carlo Bergonzi, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eugene Scribe, Author, Original Text Author - Giulietta Simionato, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Choir, MainArtist - Tom Krause, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Assistant Producer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Antonio Somma, Author - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - John Culshaw, Producer - Ray Minshull, Producer, Assistant Producer - Roy Wallace, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Decca Music Group Limited
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Carlo Bergonzi, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eugene Scribe, Author, Original Text Author - Giulietta Simionato, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Assistant Producer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Antonio Somma, Author - Birgit Nilsson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - John Culshaw, Producer - Ray Minshull, Producer, Assistant Producer - Roy Wallace, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Decca Music Group Limited
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Carlo Bergonzi, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eugene Scribe, Author, Original Text Author - Giulietta Simionato, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Choir, MainArtist - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Assistant Producer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Antonio Somma, Author - Birgit Nilsson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - John Culshaw, Producer - Ray Minshull, Producer, Assistant Producer - Roy Wallace, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Decca Music Group Limited
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Carlo Bergonzi, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eugene Scribe, Author, Original Text Author - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Choir, MainArtist - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Assistant Producer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Antonio Somma, Author - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - John Culshaw, Producer - Sylvia Stahlman, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Minshull, Producer, Assistant Producer - Roy Wallace, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Decca Music Group Limited
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Carlo Bergonzi, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eugene Scribe, Author, Original Text Author - Giulietta Simionato, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Choir, MainArtist - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Assistant Producer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Antonio Somma, Author - Fernando Corena, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - John Culshaw, Producer - Sylvia Stahlman, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Libero Arbace, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ray Minshull, Producer, Assistant Producer - Roy Wallace, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Decca Music Group Limited
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Carlo Bergonzi, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eugene Scribe, Author, Original Text Author - Giulietta Simionato, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Choir, MainArtist - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Assistant Producer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Antonio Somma, Author - Fernando Corena, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - John Culshaw, Producer - Sylvia Stahlman, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Minshull, Producer, Assistant Producer - Roy Wallace, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Decca Music Group Limited
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Carlo Bergonzi, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eugene Scribe, Author, Original Text Author - Giulietta Simionato, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Choir, MainArtist - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Assistant Producer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Antonio Somma, Author - Fernando Corena, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - John Culshaw, Producer - Sylvia Stahlman, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Libero Arbace, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ray Minshull, Producer, Assistant Producer - Roy Wallace, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Decca Music Group Limited
Cornell MacNeil, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Carlo Bergonzi, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eugene Scribe, Author, Original Text Author - Giulietta Simionato, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Choir, MainArtist - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Assistant Producer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Antonio Somma, Author - Fernando Corena, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - John Culshaw, Producer - Libero Arbace, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ray Minshull, Producer, Assistant Producer - Roy Wallace, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Decca Music Group Limited
Un ballo in maschera / Act 2 (Giuseppe Verdi)
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Eugene Scribe, Author, Original Text Author - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Assistant Producer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Antonio Somma, Author - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - John Culshaw, Producer - Ray Minshull, Producer, Assistant Producer - Roy Wallace, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Decca Music Group Limited
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Eugene Scribe, Author, Original Text Author - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Assistant Producer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Antonio Somma, Author - Birgit Nilsson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - John Culshaw, Producer - Ray Minshull, Producer, Assistant Producer - Roy Wallace, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Decca Music Group Limited
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Eugene Scribe, Author, Original Text Author - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Assistant Producer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Antonio Somma, Author - Birgit Nilsson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - John Culshaw, Producer - Ray Minshull, Producer, Assistant Producer - Roy Wallace, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Decca Music Group Limited
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Carlo Bergonzi, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eugene Scribe, Author, Original Text Author - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Assistant Producer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Antonio Somma, Author - Birgit Nilsson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - John Culshaw, Producer - Ray Minshull, Producer, Assistant Producer - Roy Wallace, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Decca Music Group Limited
Cornell MacNeil, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Carlo Bergonzi, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eugene Scribe, Author, Original Text Author - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Assistant Producer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Antonio Somma, Author - Birgit Nilsson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - John Culshaw, Producer - Ray Minshull, Producer, Assistant Producer - Roy Wallace, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Decca Music Group Limited
Cornell MacNeil, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Eugene Scribe, Author, Original Text Author - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Choir, MainArtist - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Assistant Producer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Antonio Somma, Author - Fernando Corena, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Birgit Nilsson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - John Culshaw, Producer - Libero Arbace, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ray Minshull, Producer, Assistant Producer - Roy Wallace, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Decca Music Group Limited
Cornell MacNeil, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Eugene Scribe, Author, Original Text Author - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Choir, MainArtist - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Assistant Producer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Antonio Somma, Author - Fernando Corena, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Birgit Nilsson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - John Culshaw, Producer - Libero Arbace, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ray Minshull, Producer, Assistant Producer - Roy Wallace, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Decca Music Group Limited
Un ballo in maschera / Act 3 (Giuseppe Verdi)
Cornell MacNeil, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Eugene Scribe, Author, Original Text Author - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Assistant Producer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Antonio Somma, Author - Birgit Nilsson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - John Culshaw, Producer - Ray Minshull, Producer, Assistant Producer - Roy Wallace, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Decca Music Group Limited
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Eugene Scribe, Author, Original Text Author - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Assistant Producer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Antonio Somma, Author - Birgit Nilsson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - John Culshaw, Producer - Ray Minshull, Producer, Assistant Producer - Roy Wallace, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Decca Music Group Limited
Cornell MacNeil, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Eugene Scribe, Author, Original Text Author - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Assistant Producer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Antonio Somma, Author - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - John Culshaw, Producer - Ray Minshull, Producer, Assistant Producer - Roy Wallace, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Decca Music Group Limited
Cornell MacNeil, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Eugene Scribe, Author, Original Text Author - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Assistant Producer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Antonio Somma, Author - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - John Culshaw, Producer - Ray Minshull, Producer, Assistant Producer - Roy Wallace, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Decca Music Group Limited
Cornell MacNeil, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Eugene Scribe, Author, Original Text Author - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Assistant Producer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Antonio Somma, Author - Fernando Corena, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - John Culshaw, Producer - Libero Arbace, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ray Minshull, Producer, Assistant Producer - Roy Wallace, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Decca Music Group Limited
Cornell MacNeil, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Eugene Scribe, Author, Original Text Author - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Assistant Producer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Antonio Somma, Author - Fernando Corena, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - John Culshaw, Producer - Libero Arbace, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ray Minshull, Producer, Assistant Producer - Roy Wallace, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Decca Music Group Limited
Cornell MacNeil, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Eugene Scribe, Author, Original Text Author - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Assistant Producer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Antonio Somma, Author - Fernando Corena, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Birgit Nilsson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - John Culshaw, Producer - Libero Arbace, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ray Minshull, Producer, Assistant Producer - Roy Wallace, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Decca Music Group Limited
Cornell MacNeil, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Eugene Scribe, Author, Original Text Author - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Assistant Producer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Antonio Somma, Author - Fernando Corena, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Birgit Nilsson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - John Culshaw, Producer - Sylvia Stahlman, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Libero Arbace, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ray Minshull, Producer, Assistant Producer - Roy Wallace, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Decca Music Group Limited
Cornell MacNeil, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Eugene Scribe, Author, Original Text Author - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Assistant Producer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Antonio Somma, Author - Fernando Corena, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Birgit Nilsson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - John Culshaw, Producer - Sylvia Stahlman, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Libero Arbace, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ray Minshull, Producer, Assistant Producer - Roy Wallace, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Decca Music Group Limited
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Carlo Bergonzi, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eugene Scribe, Author, Original Text Author - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Assistant Producer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Antonio Somma, Author - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - John Culshaw, Producer - Ray Minshull, Producer, Assistant Producer - Roy Wallace, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Decca Music Group Limited
Cornell MacNeil, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Carlo Bergonzi, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eugene Scribe, Author, Original Text Author - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Choir, MainArtist - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Assistant Producer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Antonio Somma, Author - Fernando Corena, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - John Culshaw, Producer - Sylvia Stahlman, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Libero Arbace, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ray Minshull, Producer, Assistant Producer - Roy Wallace, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Decca Music Group Limited
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Eugene Scribe, Author, Original Text Author - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Assistant Producer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Antonio Somma, Author - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - John Culshaw, Producer - Sylvia Stahlman, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Minshull, Producer, Assistant Producer - Roy Wallace, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Decca Music Group Limited
Cornell MacNeil, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Eugene Scribe, Author, Original Text Author - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Choir, MainArtist - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Assistant Producer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Antonio Somma, Author - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - John Culshaw, Producer - Sylvia Stahlman, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Minshull, Producer, Assistant Producer - Roy Wallace, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Decca Music Group Limited
Cornell MacNeil, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Carlo Bergonzi, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eugene Scribe, Author, Original Text Author - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Choir, MainArtist - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Assistant Producer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Antonio Somma, Author - Birgit Nilsson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - John Culshaw, Producer - Sylvia Stahlman, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Minshull, Producer, Assistant Producer - Roy Wallace, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Decca Music Group Limited
Cornell MacNeil, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Carlo Bergonzi, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eugene Scribe, Author, Original Text Author - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Choir, MainArtist - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Assistant Producer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Antonio Somma, Author - Fernando Corena, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Birgit Nilsson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - John Culshaw, Producer - Sylvia Stahlman, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Libero Arbace, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ray Minshull, Producer, Assistant Producer - Roy Wallace, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Decca Music Group Limited
Albumbeschreibung
Decca's reissue of its 1961 all-star recording of Un ballo in maschera is a disappointment on most counts. Even though it was produced by John Culshaw during Decca's golden age of studio recordings, the sound quality is mostly mediocre: the soloists are often overshadowed by the orchestra, and the sound is shallow, with little sense of meaningful spatial relationships. Georg Solti leads the Orchestra and Chorus of Accademia di Santa Cecilia in a performance that's energetic if not particularly nuanced. He takes the second-act ensemble "Odi tu come fremono cupi" at such breakneck speed that the singers can barely spit out all the words, and its closing is so ragged it comes close to being a train wreck, except that everyone does manage to end together. (This is a spot where someone really ought to have said, "Okay, let's do another take.") Of the principals, only the sopranos deserve unqualified praise. Birgit Nilsson's Amelia is sweet but passionate and she sings with complete security. Sylvia Stahlman is adorable as Oscar and she sparkles in "Saper vorreste." Carlo Bergonzi is mostly very fine as Riccardo; his voice is heroic, and he is convincing dramatically, but his intonation is not always steady. Cornell MacNeil doesn't sound very deeply invested in the role of Renato, so that even a sure-fire showpiece like "Eri tu" fails to come across with power, and his intonation is sometimes perilously off pitch. Giulietta Simionato is bland and seriously underpowered as Ulrica, and she is not helped by the distant miking of her solos.
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About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 37 track(s)
- Total length: 02:06:37
- Main artist: Sir Georg Solti
- Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
- Label: Decca Music Group Ltd.
- Genre: Klassiek
© 2018 Decca Music Group Limited ℗ 1962 Decca Music Group Limited
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