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Title: IT REALLY DOES NOT CONVINCE
Review: I BOUGHT THIS RECORDING ON THE STRENGTH OF HAVING HEARD EVA MARTON SEVERAL TIMES LIVE IN ROLES SUCH AS TURANDOT AND THE OPERAS OF WAGNER AND STRAUSS. SHE IS SIMPLY OUT OF HER LEAGUE HERE: CORRECT SINGING IS ONE THING; BEING A SINGING ACTRESS IS ANOTHER. CARRERAS ALSO LEAVES ME COLD. ALL OF WHICH MEANS: I HAVE ALREADY ORDERED THE OLIVERO/DEL MONACO/GOBBI. OLIVERO CAN TAKE THE MOST MEDIOCRE OPERA (IE, LA WALLY) AND TURN IT IT AN UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE. MARTON AND CARRERAS LACK THAT INNER FIRE NEEDED OF GREAT VERISMO SINGING.
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