Re: Thoughts on some other recordings of La Vestale
It was interesting to get an appraisal of the Kuhn and Muti recordings. I never bought them, because until the excellent Bru Zane recording came I was satisfied with another one. It is on the ambitious 'pirate' label MRF (124-S) in fair broadcast stereo with an article, French and English libretto and bonus tracks on the 6th side of these three LPs. They are taken from a RAI concert, in Rome it would seem, with Gundula Janowitz, Ruza Baldani, Gilbert Py, Gianpaulo Corradi and Agostino Ferrin conducted by Jesus Lopez Cobos. Apart from some iffy French they all do well, at least for a performance where almost everyone is more-or-less sight-reading in a foreign language! The version is rather full compared to my undated old Costillat vocal score (about 2h17'). The style is big-voiced mid-20th century, but even though the Callas arias remain hors concours I think Janowitz's gleaming soprano has its points even compared with Bru Zane's alternative Julia.
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Thoughts on some other recordings of La Vestale - Stephen Wells July 30, 2023, 10:30 pm
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