A star‐studded season it was with Marilyn Horne in The Barber of Seville, Alfredo Kraus in I puritani, Anja Silja in Der fliegende Holländer, and Fiorenza Cossotto in Cavalleria rusticana.
Lyric Opera 1969
Playlist
“Una voce poco fa” from The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini
Marilyn Horne, soprano; Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Henry Lewis, conductor
(Geneva 1965. DECCA 475 8493)
“Voi lo sapete” from Cavalleria rusticana Pietro Mascagni
Fiorenza Cossoto, soprano; Maria Grazia Allegri, alto; Orchestra of La Scala, Milan; Herbert von Karajan, conductor
(Milan 1965. DGG 457 764‐2)
“A te, o cara” from I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini
Alfredo Kraus, tenor; with supporting cast; Ambrosian Opera Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
(London 1979. EMI 7243 5 66534 2 9)
“Senta’s Ballad” from Der fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner
Anja Silja, soprano; BBC Chorus; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Otto Klemperer, conductor
(London 1968. EMI 5 67406 2)