He mentions that Decca moved there for its Italian operatic recordings in 1963 because the usual Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome was undergoing renovation and then abandoning their 'Florence experiment' and moving back to Rome thereafter.
However, the complete Decca discography (available for download from the Australian Eloquence website) would suggest otherwise.
In fact Decca appear to have regularly recorded at the Teatro Pergola in Florence between 1955 and 1963, recording a total of 13 complete operas and three operatic recitals there.
This would suggest to me that use of the Florence venue by Decca in 1963 was hardly a 'relocation' from Rome and hardly a 'change of venue' considering that their producers had been working there for a period of eight years by that point.
I would highly recommend reference to the said Decca discography for any serious collector or music critic, as it provides a most fascinating and accurate history of the company's classical recording activity.
Kind regards
Stefan Pilczek
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