Rossini
Original Air Date: 02/21/1981
Rescigno; Horne, Blake, Berberian, Bruscantini
MOD Audio SID.18510744
This is the third of Horne’s four Met Isabellas. She is a noted Rossinian, a great advocate for young singers, but just not to my taste. She totally dominates the Isabella roster at the Met, but I prefer Borodina with Furlanetto in the 21st century. Baltsa who has
a very limited Met career did bring her Rossini heroines to Chicago (which I did not see) but I find her recordings more interesting, and Berganza even more so.
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Not my favorite opera, and Horne is not for me in this. WIsh the 2004 Italiana with Borodina, Florez, and Furlanetto would be rebroadcast. The men especially are extremely fine.