The Very Best of Giuseppe di Stefano

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The Very Best of Giuseppe di Stefano
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Studio	EMI Classics
Release Date	September 2, 2003
UPC Code	724358508727
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Tracks

Disc 1

Act 2. Addio, Mignon
Act 3. Ah! non credevi tu
Act 3. Io son solo... Ah! dispar, vision
Act 2. Lamento. È la solita storia
Act 2. Lunge da lei... De' miei bollenti spiriti
Act 3. Fra poco a me ricovero
Act 3. Tu che a Dio spiegasti l'ali
Act 3. Son già lontani!... Corre a valle
Intanto amici qua... Viva il vino spumeggiante
Mamma, quel vino è generoso
Act 1. Recondita armonia
Act 3. E lucevan le stelle
Act 1. Dovunque al mondo
Act 2. Addio, fiorito asil
Act 1. Recitar!... Vesti la giubba
Act 3. La vita è inferno... O tu che in seno agli
Act 2. Una parola sola... Or son sei mesi
Act 3. Ch'ella mi creda libero
Avete torto!... Firenze è come un alberto
Act 1. Non piangere, Liù
Act 3. Nessun dorma

Disc 2

Act 1. Questa o quella
Act 2. Ella mi fu rapita!... Parmi veder le lagrime
Act 3. La donna è mobile
Act 3. Ah sì, ben mio
Act 3. Di quella pira
Act 1. Di' tu se fedele
Act 2. Teco io sto...Non sai tu che se l'anima mia... Oh, qual soave brivido
Act 3. Forse la soglia attinse... Ma se m'è forza perderti
Act 1. Che gelida manina
Act 4. In un coupé?... O Mimi, tu più non torni
Act 1. Donna non vidi mai
Act 2. Oh, sarò la più bella
Act 3. No! Pazzo son! Guardate!

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User Reviews

Average user review:

(2 reviews)

Not Bad, Not Great

For the most part this recording is fair. The Neapolitan songs are very well done and some of the arias from French opera were very nice. The big disappointment is Nessun Dorma from Turandot. In this aria Di Stefano is horribly flat on the penultimate high note that for many makes this aria so exciting. It would have been best if the producers could have found another aria for the collection. September 20, 2008

A fine tenor

Giuseppe DiStefano was a fine tenor in his time. He began his operatic career just after World War II and persevered until the very early 1970s. Included in his career was a partnership with Maria Callas in a number of operas. This CD has 40 different cuts, many of them representing the singer in his prime.

Let's consider some examples of his craft.

"Recondita armonia": This well-known aria from "Tosca" is sung well. DiStefano's rich, strong voice works nicely here.

"Nessun dorma": A different kind of aria, from Puccini's "Turandot." This calls for some subtle singing, and DiStefano does well here. His voice has a consistently lustrous tone from middle to higher notes.

"La donna e mobile": He sings this well, but it seems a bit flat. He sings the notes, but there is not much sense of the Duke. He hits the final high note well.

"Ah, si ben mio": Smoothly sung. Does not stand out as one of the more stirring versions of this piece.

"Di quella pira": A genuine show stopper! This is a spirited version, with generally smooth transitions from lower to higher notes. His voice is almost overpowered by orchestra and chorus near the end, although his final high note is done well. Some, like Tucker and Corelli, could have their voices rise over orchestra and chorus. Still, a nice version.

In the final analysis, this is a nice look at one of the better tenors of his time. He compares well with the top tenors, such as Franco Corelli and Richard Tucker, in this repertoire, although he may not be at their level.
September 8, 2007

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