I have now heard the Verdi opera Il Corsaro for the first time. The work was completely unknown to me. My desire is to know all the operas of Verdi and so I decided to buy. I can now say that this is an opera which is quite the style typical Verdi. Prelude, Choral and then aria to aria, duet to duet. The opera Il Corsaro unites both lyrical as well as highly dramatic music. This recording is fantastic with a massive New Philharmonia Orchestra under Lamberto Gardelli. He lets the music blaze and flourish. The occupation of the recording consists of three great artists, all three are world stars of opera and are just gorgeous in this opera. Montserrat Caballe, Jose Carreras and Jessye Norman. Climax of the opera is the glorious finale, where all three singers are experiencing in the trio. Then the opera ends in powerful sound Verdi. This music, it really deserves to be much better known. The greater the joy that this recording has been reissued here.