Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Florence May Music Festival Orchestra, Anita Cerquetti, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra - Ponchielli (1834-1886) La Gioconda : Gavazzeni / Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Cerquetti, Simionato, Del Monaco, Etc - Import 2 CD

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Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Florence May Music Festival Orchestra, Anita Cerquetti, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

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Diapason, a French magazine specializing in world-class classical music, has selected the most famous historical masterpieces from the history of music and reissued them with new mastering in the series "Les Indispensables de Diapason - Diapason's Choice of the Definitive Editions". Volume 148 of the series features "La Gioconda" by Anita Cerchetti, who has been called a "visionary soprano"! With her rare talent and overwhelming singing ability, Anita Cerchetti was said to be on a par with Maria Callas and Renata Tebaldi, but since she retired at the young age of 30, few commercial recordings remain, and with the exception of "La Gioconda," this is the only aria collection of her work available. Besides Cherchetti, Simionato, Del Monaco, and Schiepy also participated in this reissue, which is sure to be of interest to opera fans. Tokyo M-Plus