1/5. The Barezzi Family
This week Donald Macleod looks at some of the personalities who were instrumental in helping Verdi achieve success, beginning with Antonio Barezzi , a distiller and grocer who sponsored
Verdi as a child. Barezzi's daughter Margherita, who was also a keen supporter of Verdi's ambitions, became the composer's first wife. Va, Pensiero, sull'ali Dorate (Nabucco) Milan La Scala Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Claudio Abbado
Sinfonia in C Milan Symphony Orchestra, conductor Riccardo Chailly
Leonore's Cavatina (Oberto, Act 1)
Ghena Dimitrova (soprano), Munich Radio Orchestra, conductor Lamberto Gardelli
Quartet (Oberto, Act 2) Soloists, Munich Radio Orchestra, conductor Lamberto Gardelli The Prophecy (Nabucco, Act 3) Soloists,
Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Giuseppe Sinopoli
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