Delibes: Lakme w/Joan Sutherland (2 CDs, 1989 London) Monte Carlo Opera/Bonynge

Description: Delibes's opera Lakmé is full of gorgeous melodies, even if you don't count the coloratura sensation, the famous "Bell Song." That aria virtually demands a soprano of Sutherland's agility and ease, and it gets it here. Even the few singers who can match her in the upper altitudes can't do it with a voice so rich and full. Sutherland's is a Lakmé beyond comparison with twittering, thin-voiced, coloratura specialists. She did make this recording at a time when her diction was mushy and her vocal lines sometimes drooped, so she's not beyond criticism. But revel in the voice; after all, Lakmé is a cardboard character, and the opera, for all its considerable charms, isn't another Ring cycle. Sutherland's colleagues are excellent, too. Vanzo was one of the finest lyric tenors of his generation and is by far the best Gérald on disc. Jane Berbié and Gabriel Bacquier are also unmatched, and Bonynge's conducting is idiomatic and flowing. Add engineering from Decca/London's golden age of recording, and here's a Lakmé to treasure. --Dan Davis Delibes - Sutherland, Vanzo, Bacquier, Orchestre National de L'Opéra De Monte-Carlo, Richard Bonynge – Lakmé Label:London Records – 425 485-2 Format: 2 x CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered Country:US Released:1989 Genre:Classical Style:Opera 1-1Prelude 1-2 / 1-14Act I 1-15 / 1-19Act II (Beginning) 2-1 / 2-10Act II (Conclusion) 2-11 / 2-17Act III Copyright © – The Decca Record Company Limited Recorded At – Salle Alcazar, Monte Carlo Baritone Vocals – Claude Calès Bass Vocals – Gabriel Bacquier Choir – Monte Carlo Opera Chorus Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Jane Berbié, Monica Sinclair Orchestra – Orchestre National De L'Opéra De Monte-Carlo Soprano Vocals – Gwenyth Annear, Joan Sutherland, Josephte Clément Tenor Vocals – Alain Vanzo, Emile Belcourt (P) 1968 (C) 1989 The Decca Record Company Limited, London. Recorded: October 1967 On disc: Made In USA On back cover: Made in USA, Printed in USA. Booklet: Printed in West Germany, Made in West Germany Comes with 84-pages booklet and a blue jewel box case. Combined shipping discount on all items unless otherwise noted. Just use the add to cart option and proceed to checkout when done. Please note that the Buy It Now button voids the discount.

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Delibes: Lakme w/Joan Sutherland (2 CDs, 1989 London) Monte Carlo Opera/Bonynge

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Artist: Joan Sutherland, Gabriel Bacquier, Alain Vanzo, Jane Berbie, Emile Belcourt, Gwenyth Annear, Claud Cales, Josephte Clement, Monica Sinclair

CD Grading: Excellent (EX)

Composer: Leo Delibes

Record Label: London

Release Title: Delibes: Lakme

Case Type: Jewel Case: Thick

Case Condition: Mint (M)

Inlay Condition: Very Good (VG)

Catalog Number: 425 485-2

Edition: Reissue, Remastered

Type: Double Album

Format: CD

Language: French