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Placido Domingo

BBC Radio 3
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Michael Oliver presents the last in the series of recordings by the great tenor. Verdi Un Ballo in Maschera
Written to a libretto by Antonio Somma. Domingo sings the impassioned yet graceful role of Riccardo, English governor of Boston, who is in love with his best friend's wife. Sung in Italian.
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Members of Haberdasher Aske's School for Girls, Medici String Quartet, Rodney Slatford (double bass), New Philharmonia , conductor Riccardo Muti
Producer Peter Tanner Discs

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Oliver
Unknown:
Antonio Somma.
Unknown:
Rodney Slatford
Bass:
New Philharmonia
Conductor:
Riccardo Muti
Producer:
Peter Tanner
Riccardo, Earl of Warwick:
Placido Domingo (tenor)
Renato:
Piero Cappuccilli (baritone)
Amelia:
Martina Arroyo (sop)
Ulrica:
Fiorenza Cossotto (mezzo)
Oscar:
Reri Grist (sop)
Silvano:
Giorgio Giorgetti (baritone)
Samuel:
Gwynne Howell (bass)
Tom:
Richard van Allan (bass)
Judge:
Kenneth Collins (tenor)
Servant to Amelia:
David Barrett (tenor)
Source: Radio Times

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