Margherita Grandi, soprano ; with Francesco Valentino, baritone, supporting soloists, Glyndebourne Festival Chorus, Scottish Orchestra, Berthold Goldschmidt, conductor (Macbeth, tracks 1-19) ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham (Macbeth, tracks 20-21), Alberto Erede (Don Carlo), conductor ; London Symphony Orchestra, Walter Goehr, conductor (Il trovatore). Recorded Jan. 16, 1948 (Macbeth, tracks 20-21) and Feb. 7, 1948 (Don Carlo), No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London and from broadcasts, Aug. 27, 1947, from the King's Theatre, Edinburgh (Macbeth, tracks 1-19) and Dec. 4, 1948, from Royal Albert Hall, London (Il trovatore). Compact disc. Biographical notes, in part by Roger Neill, and synopses (11 pages) inserted in container.
Contents:
Macbeth. Act one, scene two ; Act two, scene[s] one [and] three ; Act three (conclusion) ; Act four, scene two (conclusion) -- Don Carlo. Tu che le vanità -- Il trovatore. Timor di me?-- D'amor sull'ali rosee.
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