{"product_id":"riccardo-stracciari-in-verdis-rigoletto-1930-paco169","title":"RICCARDO STRACCIARI in Verdi's Rigoletto (1930) - PACO169","description":"overviewfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eVERDI \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eRigoletto\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eStudio recording 1930\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eTotal duration: 1hr 49:17\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eRiccardo Stracciari \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e- Rigoletto\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eMercedes Capsir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e - Gilda\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eDino Borgioli\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e - Duke of Mantua\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eChorus and Orchestra of La Scala, Milan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003econducted by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eLorenzo Molajoli\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_titlefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_quotefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_bodyfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9main_samplefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fsamples\/PACO169.mp3578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fProducer's Note578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcontent578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\n[A]nyone who wants to hear one of the greatest Verdian baritones ever,\nwho had already made his debut when Verdi was still alive, will be\nrewarded. Stracciari’s co-singers are distinguished: refined, bright,\nbut powerful lyric tenor Dino Borgioli and brilliant Spanish coloratura\nsoprano Mercedes Capsir, who specialised in roles such as Gilda. The\nrest of the cast are Milanese regulars and uniformly fine [. . .]\n\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\nStracciari had an especially rich, sonorous quality to his baritone –\nit really was a unique, miraculous sound of extraordinary resonance; no\nother Rigoletto except Titta Ruffo approaches its depth and power. He\nwas already a veteran performer in his early fifties here, having sung\nprofessionally for thirty years but the voice is still in marvelous\ncondition and he uses the text so expressively. Sadly, the only other\ncomplete recording he made (in 1929 with the same two co-singers and\nconductor as here) was of his other signature role, Figaro, which he\nsang over a thousand times.\n\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\nWhat little we know about Molajoli is through the excellence of the\nrecordings he made for Columbia; everything about his conducting is\nright here. You will not hear a better assumption of the eponymous\nleading role and he is more than adequately partnered.\n\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\nRalph Moore, Verdi’s \u003cem\u003eRigoletto\u003c\/em\u003e – A Discographical Conspectus\n\u003c\/strong\u003e\n(MusicWeb International, July, 2019)\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\nThe present release is a follow-up to our earlier, critically-acclaimed\nreissue of Stracciari’s \u003cem\u003eBarber of Seville\u003c\/em\u003e (PACO 161), the\nbaritone’s only other complete opera recording. Despite their importance,\nthese sets have never received satisfactory new transfers during the CD\nera, with the last “official” transfer of \u003cem\u003eRigoletto\u003c\/em\u003e from EMI\nhaving been made as long ago as 1954 (reissued from those tapes for a 1979\nLP edition).\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRiccardo Stracciari\u003c\/strong\u003e\n(1875 - 1955) was born near Bologna and made his professional debut there\nin 1899. He first sang at La Scala in 1904, and his international career\nbegan the following year with appearances at Covent Garden in 1905 and the\nMetropolitan Opera in 1906. He sang widely throughout Europe and the\nAmericas before retiring in 1944. He was best known for his portrayal of\nFigaro in \u003cem\u003eIl barbiere di Siviglia\u003c\/em\u003e, which he reportedly sang 1000\ntimes, and for Rigoletto. No less an authority than Rosa Ponselle admired\nhis singing, and he is still considered one of the finest Italian baritones\nof his era.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\nColoratura \u003cstrong\u003eMercedes Capsir\u003c\/strong\u003e (1895 – 1969) was born in\nBarcelona and made her debut in 1913 as Gilda in \u003cem\u003eRigoletto\u003c\/em\u003e. Her\nItalian debut was as Rosina in \u003cem\u003eIl barbiere\u003c\/em\u003e, and she first appeared\nat La Scala in 1924. In addition to her two recordings with Stracciari, she\nalso recorded \u003cem\u003eLa Traviata\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLucia di Lammermoor \u003c\/em\u003eunder\nMolajoli. She retired from performing in 1949.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\nFlorence-born lyric \u003cem\u003etenore di grazie\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDino Borgioli\u003c\/strong\u003e (1891 – 1960) was most associated with\nMozart and the \u003cem\u003ebel canto\u003c\/em\u003e roles of Rossini and Donizetti. He made\nhis debut in 1914, first sang at La Scala in 1918, toured Australia with\nMelba in 1924, and appeared at Covent Garden the following year and, during\nthe 1930s, at the Glyndebourne Festival. He also sang in Paris, Salzburg,\nSan Francisco, Chicago and at the Metropolitan. Following his performing\ncareer, he taught in London.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\nLittle is known about conductor \u003cstrong\u003eLorenzo Molajoli\u003c\/strong\u003e (1868 –\n1939) – so little, in fact, that until recently, it was thought by some\nthat he was another conductor working under a \u003cem\u003enom de disque\u003c\/em\u003e for\ncontractual purposes. His early career was spent conducting in the\nAmericas, South Africa and provincial Italian theatres. In 1926, he became\nItalian Columbia’s house conductor, under which guise he recorded twenty\ncomplete or abridged operas between 1928 and 1932. His tight control of the\nensemble and fast tempi often produced dramatic and exciting performances.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMark Obert-Thorn\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_thumbnail1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_thumbnail2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_download_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample3_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample4_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample5_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample6_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fFull Track Listing578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5ftrack_listing578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 36px;\"\u003eVerdi - Rigoletto\n\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCD 1\u003c\/b\u003e (52:13)\n\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAct 1, Scene 1\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n1. Prelude (2:24)\u003cbr\u003e2. Della mia bella incognita borghese (1:43)\u003cbr\u003e3. Questa o quella (4:43)\u003cbr\u003e4. Gran nuova! gran nuova! (2:36)\u003cbr\u003e5. Ch’io gli parli (4:08)\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAct 1, Scene 2\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n6. Quel vecchio maledivami! (4:04)\u003cbr\u003e7. Pari siamo! (3:47)\u003cbr\u003e8. Figlia! . . . Mio padre! (7:25)\u003cbr\u003e9. Ah! veglia, o donna (1:53)\u003cbr\u003e10. Giovanna, ho dei rimorsi (2:45)\u003cbr\u003e11. È il sol dell’anima (5:10)\u003cbr\u003e12. Gualtier Maldè . . . Caro nome (6:22)\u003cbr\u003e13. Riedo! perchè? (2:11)\u003cbr\u003e14. Zitti, zitti (3:01)\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCD 2\u003c\/b\u003e (57:05)\n\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAct 2\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n1. Ella mi fu rapita! . . . Parmi veder (5:29)\u003cbr\u003e2. Duca, Duca! (2:03)\u003cbr\u003e3. Povero Rigoletto (3:14)\u003cbr\u003e4. Cortigiani, vil razza dannata (4:16)\u003cbr\u003e5. Mio padre! (1:52)\u003cbr\u003e6. Tutte le feste (8:01)\u003cbr\u003e7. No, vecchio t’inganni . . . Sì, vendetta (2:33)\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAct 3\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n8. E l’ami? (1:48)\u003cbr\u003e9. La donna è mobile (3:10)\u003cbr\u003e10. Un dì, se ben rammentomi (1:39)\u003cbr\u003e11. Bella figlia dell’amore (4:30)\u003cbr\u003e12. Venti scudi (3:41)\u003cbr\u003e13. È amabile in vero (5:58)\u003cbr\u003e14. Della vendetta (4:11)\u003cbr\u003e15. Chi è mai? (2:52)\u003cbr\u003e16. Lassù in cielo (1:48)\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCAST\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRiccardo Stracciari\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cem\u003ebaritone\u003c\/em\u003e\n(Rigoletto); \u003cstrong\u003eMercedes Capsir\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003esoprano\u003c\/em\u003e (Gilda);\u003cstrong\u003eDino Borgioli\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003etenor\u003c\/em\u003e (Duke of Mantua);\u003cstrong\u003eErnesto Dominici\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ebass\u003c\/em\u003e (Sparafucile);\u003cstrong\u003eAnna Masetti Bassi\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003econtralto\u003c\/em\u003e (Maddalena);\u003cstrong\u003eDuilio Baronti\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ebaritone\u003c\/em\u003e (Monterone); \u003cstrong\u003eIda Mannarini\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003emezzo-soprano\u003c\/em\u003e (Countess Ceprano,\nGiovanna); \u003cstrong\u003eAristide Baracchi\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ebaritone\u003c\/em\u003e (Marullo);\u003cstrong\u003eGuido Uxa\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003etenor\u003c\/em\u003e (Borsa);\u003cstrong\u003eEugenio Dall’Argine\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ebass\u003c\/em\u003e (Count Ceprano); 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