Title: Beware the Jabberwock
Product review: Ballo is one of Verdi's most lavishly romantic scores. Its wonders include one of the great love duets. This was the first recording of it I owned, at a time when I was learning opera and singing technique. I thought I didn't like the opera. Eventually I realized I didn't like the soprano, and fell in love with the work as a whole. If you do not know this piece, this is NOT the recording to buy. If you do know Ballo, this recording is more than worth it for the youthful and smooth voiced Pavarotti, the bright Helen Donath, and the amazing Sherrill Milnes. They sing the pants off of this score. Just beware of Renata Tebaldi's Amelia and take her performance within the larger context of this opera and her career.
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