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Verdi: La Forza Del Destino

Giuseppe Verdi, Maria Callas, Richard Tucker (2), Carlo Tagliabue, Nicola Rossi-Lemeni, Elena Nicolai, Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Tullio Serafin

Label: EMI Classics
Catalog number: TOCE 3912-14
Released: 1997
Country: USA & Europe
Format: Remastered
Barcode: 4988006728523

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Why it matters

This recording captures a significant performance of this opera featuring a notable ensemble of vocalists and musicians. It stands as a valued preservation of a classic work, offering collectors a chance to experience the collaboration between these specific artists and their interpretation of the music.

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Tracklist

What’s on it

Verdi: La Forza Del Destino has 54 tracks.

1-1Sinfonia7:30
Act 1
1-2Buona Notta, Mia Figlia2:26
1-3Temea Restasse Qui Fino A Domani1:41
1-4Me Pellegrina Ed Orfana3:43
1-5M'Aiuti, Signorina, Più Presto Andrem0:26
1-6Ah, Per Sempre, O Mio Bell' Angio ... `È Tardi7:13
1-7Vil Seduttor! Infame Figlia!2:01
Act 2
1-8Holà, Holà! Ben Giungi, O Mulattier1:19
1-9La Cena È Pronta0:34
1-10Che Vedo! Mio Fratello!0:34
1-11Viva La Guerra0:55
1-12Al Suon Del Tamburo2:44
1-13Padre Eterno, Signor3:47
1-14Viva La Buona Compagnia1:52
1-15Poich' È Imberbe L'Incognito0:40
1-16Son Pereda, Sono Ricco D'Onore2:30
1-17Sta Bene0:30
1-18Sono Giunta! Grazie, O Dio1:40
1-19Madre, Pietos5:11
1-20Chi Siete?2:10
1-21Chi Mi Cerca1:09
1-22Infelice, Delusa, Reietta ... Or Siam Soli11:15
1-23Il Santo Nome Di Dio Signore8:05
1-24La Vergine Degli Angeli3:36
Act 3
2-1Attenti Al Gioco4:14
2-2La Vita È Inferno All' Infelice2:59
2-3O, Tu Che In Seno Agli Angeli3:18
2-4Al Tradimento ... Amici In Vita, In Morte2:17
2-5All' Armi2:20
2-6Piano ... Qui Posi ... Approntisi Il Mio Letto1:35
2-7Duettino: Solenne In Quest' Ora4:08
2-8Morir! Tremenda Cosa!2:07
2-9Urna Fatale Del Mio Destino2:37
2-10E S'Altra Prova Rinvenir Potessi?2:26
2-11Compagni, Sostiamo3:07
2-12Né Gustare M'è Dato Un' Ora Di Quiete8:40
2-13Lorche Pifferi E Tamburi ... Venite All' Indovina1:50
2-14Qua, Vivandiere, Un Sorso0:31
2-15A Buon Mercato2:17
2-16Pane, Pan Per Carità3:01
2-17Nella Guerra È La Follia2:11
2-18Toh, Toh! Poffare Il Mondo1:50
2-19Rataplan, Rataplan, Della Gloria3:13
Act 4
3-1Fate La Carità ... Chè? Siete All' Osteria6:19
3-2Giunge Qualcuno1:10
3-3Invano Alvaro, Ti Celasti Al Mondo3:25
3-4Le Minaccie, I Fieri Accenti5:31
3-5Pace, Pace Mio Dio6:19
3-6Io Muoio ... Confessione3:07
3-7Non Imprecare, Umiliati5:35

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This 1997 EMI Classics release preserves a monumental 1954 studio recording of Giuseppe Verdi's La Forza del Destino, conducted by Tullio Serafin at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan. The recording was part of the golden age of operatic preservation for EMI, capturing the peak of the label's collaboration with the era's most formidable vocal talents. It serves as a historical document of a period when the Scala ensemble, under Serafin’s experienced baton, sought to define the definitive Italian performance style for a new generation of listeners.

The recording is widely prized for featuring Maria Callas in the role of Leonora, an interpretation that remains a benchmark for its dramatic intensity and technical precision. Paired with Richard Tucker as Don Alvaro, the production balances Callas's visceral emotional depth with Tucker's robust, ringing tenor. Upon its initial sessions in 1954 and subsequent re-release in 1997, the performance was heralded by critics for its cohesive, brooding atmosphere, which captures the dark, fatalistic themes of Verdi’s score more effectively than many lighter, more conventional interpretations of the mid-twentieth century.

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