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Title: Strong, stylish production
Review: I myself am a big fan of Pagliacci, and I can say that this recording is very good, although Frittoli's voice is not that strong and I simply can not call her MY Nedda, My Nedda is and probably always will be Maria Callas... Also on this recording Jose Cura sings Canio and Carlos Alvarez is Tonio. Cura sings this difficult part very well, maybe, at points his voice sounds too forced but in general I just love this kind of performance. Alvarez makes a good Tonio although there can be one better. The voices anyways are of very high level. This recording is worth bying if you're going to hear Pagliacci for the first time, or want to hear something fresh. I can call it an opera-recording of new generation - all artists are young. Someday it will become a good classical recording. Also the package is just wonderful - these two photos of Jose Cura give you a real feeling of a tragedy which is enclosed. Never seen so grim cover!
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