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Richard Masters' review of the 1927-30 Molajoli Rigoletto
Posted by Ralph Moore on August 16, 2021, 10:04 pm
We all know that responses to opera performances are notoriously subjective, but I read Richard Masters' evisceration of this classic recording with mounting astonishment and instantly returned to it to check put my own response. I have to say that I could not hear any of the faults he identifies, nor, it seems, could my co-reviewer Paul Steinson, whose review of the same was more detailed than my own, but equally approving. However, that is the beauty of MusicWeb and critical response in general, and punters may read all three reviews then come to their own conclusions, especially as Richard kindly acknowledges that our assessments are more positive.