LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST

(GIRL OF THE GOLDEN WEST)

By Giacomo Puccini

VIDEO: Mara Zampieri, Placido Domingo, Juan Pons; Maazel conducting; La Scala, 1991; HOM GIR 040

AUDIO: A) LYRIC DISTRIBUTION: Gigliola Frazzoni, Franco Corelli, Tito Gobbi; rare "live" document of the under-recorded Frazzoni; know of no other recording with such overpowering conviction across the board; surprisingly good sound considering its "unofficial" source [G.R.]

B) DECCA/LONDON: Renata Tebaldi, Mario Del Monaco, Cornell MacNeil, Capuana conducting; well- recorded studio effort with everyone in their vocal prime and Del Monaco more mellow than usual; stereo [G.R.]

C) MELODRAM: Dorothy Kirsten, Franco Corelli, Anselmo Colzani, Guadagno conducting; not so engaged and committed as A, but has the advantage of--slightly--better sound and easier CD availability [G.R.]

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