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| Summary: | This astonishing cast introduced Vespri to Met audiences only a few weeks before this broadcast and opera lovers fought for tickets to hear in person what all the excitement was about. James Levine's conducting was as passionate as it was authoritative, and the singers responded with performances that are still talked about with awe. Montserrat Caballé is lustrous as Elena, the young woman whose marriage to Arrigo (Nicolai Gedda) ignites a bloodbath. Sherrill Milnes is in top form as Monforte, the hated oppressor, who turns out to be much more than he seems.
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| Item Description: | Duration: 2 hr., 36 min., 42 sec. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 audio file (2 hr., 36 min., 42 sec.)) |
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| Playing Time: | 02:36:42 |
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| Participant or Performer: | Montserrat Caballé ; Nicolai Gedda ; Sherrill Milnes ; Justino Díaz ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor. |
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| Language: | Sung in Italian; translated from the French. |
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| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
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| Date/Time and Place of an Event Note: | Recorded live in 1974 at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, New York. |
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