' The rediscovery of Verdi's early operas has been among the great pleasures of musical life in recent years.'
John Steane considers some of these works with particular reference to Nabucco and Ernani, at present in repertory with English National Opera North and Welsh National Opera. With the voices, on record of MONTSERRAT CABALLE, JESSYE NORMAN , NICOLAI GHIAUROV , CARLO BERGONZI, GIUSEPPE DE LUCA and EZIO PINZA,