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Title: More Than Caballe
Review: Those who purchase this recording only to hear Caballe in an opera that she never recorded commercially (as I did) are in for a pleasant surprise: not only is Caballe spectacular (Milanov paid her the ultimate compliment, claiming that Caballe reminded her of a "young me"), but Tucker is her match, the mezzo is excellent, and Schippers conducts excitingly. On the minus side are the truly dreadful baritone and the muddy live-performance sound. And sometimes Schippers' performance gets a bit TOO exciting; the conductor forces Caballe to take her first-act cabaletta at warp speed. On the whole, worth far more than its modest price.
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