A replay of the superclass (absolute reference)

Regina Resnik, a Jewish American woman made worldwide career and was active as a mezzo-soprano to the 70's into it. In its heyday it was considered the first choice for the role of Carmen, but also for other parts. She radiated a special energy and had an enormous expressiveness. In her vocal sonority she stood her Scandinavian colleagues Astrid Varnay and Birgit Nilsson in every way. As Carmen she showed in this recording a voice of sensual beauty. Your temperament is almost overwhelming. It is the incarnate Carmen. To equip her came her bewitchingly attractive appearance. Unquestionably she combined appearance and voice to an ideal figure of Carmen. Such was their example the French feet. The famous painter Bernard Buffet painted with enthusiasm by hand all the scenes for the performances of Resnik as Carmen. If you like the Joan Sutherland heard a sweet voice will be enthusiastic about their Micaela with perfect beautiful sounds in this recording. "Don Jose" sings Mario del Monaco without any wear and tear of his voice: One might think that the recording arose already in the 50's at the zenith of his achievements.

The role of Don Jose` was a signature role of Mario del Monaco at all stages of the world. In his first appearance in Moscow in 1959, he tore through the Russian audience to frenetic jubilation storms. He had to be brought to the hotel with a police escort across the Red Square. The audience enthusiastically followed him. Touched, he sang from the hotel balcony on the Red Square, the O Sole Mio, without electronic assistance is understood (another colleague had frantically searched for a micro and a large transmission system). A replay of the Russian television with excerpts of the performance is available on video. But also at the Met he sang several times Don Jose` with other superstars such as Rise Stevens and Fedora Barbieri (with the charming Hilde Güden as Micaela). Rise Stevens had serious fear for their lives when Mario del Monaco with a knife brandishing before her, and led Rudolf Bing to replace the real knife against a rubber knife.

About a human experience inspiring views can also be reported when del Monaco in Spain to sing the Don Jose` and overtook him the news of the death of his father. Mario Del Monaco was the train number of the evening, a rejection would therefore have been catastrophic. He said his game is not off and showed a brilliant Don Jose`. His human and collegial understanding thanked the colleagues so that they next day darboten the Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi. Escamillo sings Tom Krause as gorgeous as all other contributors their games. Alone the interpretation under the baton of Sir Thomas Schippers leaves all other recordings back pale. The pace is ideal elected and not about hasty. Also Choir and Children's Choir is a musical feast for the eyes. The sound technology is characterized by magnificent and spacious acoustics and is itself not reached by today's recordings, in contrast to these musical speech acts directly and pithy.