Title: Excellent recording
Product review: Goetz's charnming version of The Taming of the Shrew held the stage in Germany for much of the 19th century. It is a tuneful, engaging score similar in style to Nicolai's singspiel version of The Merry Wives of Windsor.This opera used to be only available in a 1944 radio broadcast issued on Urania records and recently available on CD from Preiser. This version on Gala is a 1955 broadcast in much better sound with superior conducting from Keilberth and a superior cast headed by the great basso Gottlob Frick who was also featured on the the 1944 recording.At Gala's bargain price, it is a steal. No libretto unfortunately, but decent notes and synopsis.
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