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Title: Horrible sound - beware
Review: I'm afraid that this is one of those Opera d'Oro issues where you wondered why they bothered. Obviously the fact that this is a rare performance by two artists in top form swayed the decision - but I cannot envisage attempting to listen to it again with much pleasure as the sound is muffled, boomy, indistinct and mono - why so bad for a 1972 concert recording? A pity; consign it to that list of Opera d'Oro sets to be wary of - very much for the devoted Donizetti completist or die-hard fans of the two singers in question. It's a good performance, the chorus and supporting cast are lusty, but, but but...I'm listening as I write to the live Karajan 1958 "Don Carlo" which is horribly cut but so much clearer and more pleasant to listen to.
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