Title: A fresh approach
Product review: I am writing about the other reviews of this recording. I have the original on disc so I can't speak of the CD quality. But I found this version to be a fresh interpretation, so different from all the other Elisirs. "Una furtima" lagrima is the only part of the opera that does not fit Domingo's (beautiful) voice. But there is much more to this opera than just that "coffee table" aria. He may not sound like anyone else in the role, but he sounds devastatingly rich and exciting. The duets are thrilling and Cotrubas is in magnificent and expressive voice. It's too bad that only past versions are used as benchmarks in reviewing a newer one.Domingo does not sound like Pavarotti (thank God !!!) and Cotrubas on this recording sounds the way she did in her best live performances. The recording (originally quadraphonic) is pristine (at least in the original disc) and it was recorded with care (in 1978). All in all, an unusual version of Elisir that HAD to be recorded.
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