For Scotto!

Maria di Rohan, historical drama set in France in the seventeenth century, is a little known opera by Donizetti, who conceived the role for the singer Eugenia Tadolini. If it is less famous than Lucia di Lammermoor and Anna Bolena, to name a few, this book contains great beauties. This version is especially for the presence of Renata Scotto, beautiful bel canto recorded in 1974, so in his best years. Color science, the elegance of this song on the breath, the tragic accents that remind us that the singer has learned the lesson of Callas, enable it to offer a very successful embodiment of this torn heroine. Another highlight of this package: Enrico Renato Bruson, black patch, biting, and wonderful legato. The rest of the cast, without reaching the same level, is decent. Alas the clarion tenor Umberto Grilli knows only the "strong" nuance ... Gavazzeni directs with his flame and his trade habituels.Une most exciting release and more homogeneous than its competitors. Do not expect a sound transparent, "live" having probably been hacked in the room. Enthusiasts looking to emphasize great sound but with much less exciting performers can turn to the recent recording of the work with Opera Rara, publisher deserving of oblivion that draws scores of interest or beautiful like this.