Puccini: La Bohème
Luciano Pavarotti, Mirella Freni, Rolando Panerai, Elizabeth Harwood, Nicolai Ghiaurov & Gianni Maffeo
Schoneberger Sangerknaben, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin & Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Pavarotti… is a young and ardent Rodolfo, suddenly overwhelmed by love in 'Che gelida manina'. The tone is gorgeous, the legato pilled just enough to put a lamp in your throat… Mirella Freni's...
Puccini: La Bohème
Luciano Pavarotti, Mirella Freni, Rolando Panerai, Elizabeth Harwood, Nicolai Ghiaurov & Gianni Maffeo
Schoneberger Sangerknaben, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin & Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
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Pavarotti… is a young and ardent Rodolfo, suddenly overwhelmed by love in 'Che gelida manina'. The tone is gorgeous, the legato pilled just enough to put a lamp in your throat… Mirella Freni's...
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Mark the Puccini 150th anniversary in style!
This deluxe hardcover Limited Edition of what many regard as one of the very finest recordings of Puccini's perennial masterpiece ever committed to disc stars Mirella Freni and Luciano Pavarotti as Mimi and Rodolfo in a newly remastered 96/24 transfer which offers unprecedented clarity and faithfulness to the original recording.
A special feature of this edition is the inclusion of a 20-minute bonus disc in which Mirella Freni discusses Puccini and working with Herbert von Karajan.
A full four-language libretto and synopsis is included and there is also a special technical note by James Lock (one of the Decca engineers involved in the original recording).
Contents and tracklist
- Rolando Panerai (baritone), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Nicolai Ghiaurov (bass), Gianni Maffeo (baritone), Michel Sénéchal (tenor), Mirella Freni (soprano)
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Herbert von Karajan
- Recorded: 1972-10-13
- Recording Venue: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin
- Rolando Panerai (baritone), Gianni Maffeo (baritone), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Mirella Freni (soprano), Nicolai Ghiaurov (bass), Gernot Pietsch (tenor), Michel Sénéchal (tenor), Elizabeth Harwood (soprano)
- Schöneberger Sängerknaben, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker
- Herbert von Karajan
- Recorded: 1972-10-13
- Recording Venue: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin
- Hans-Dietrich Pohl (baritone), Elizabeth Harwood (soprano), Mirella Freni (soprano), Hans-Dieter Appell (tenor), Rolando Panerai (baritone), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Herbert von Karajan
- Recorded: 1972-10-13
- Recording Venue: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin
- Rolando Panerai (baritone), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Gianni Maffeo (baritone), Nicolai Ghiaurov (bass), Elizabeth Harwood (soprano), Mirella Freni (soprano)
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Herbert von Karajan
- Recorded: 1972-10-13
- Recording Venue: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin
- Mirella Freni (narrator), Catherine Bott (narrator)
- Recorded: 2004
Awards and reviews
November 2008
Pavarotti… is a young and ardent Rodolfo, suddenly overwhelmed by love in 'Che gelida manina'. The tone is gorgeous, the legato pilled just enough to put a lamp in your throat… Mirella Freni's Mimì is creamy in tone and as stylishly sung as ever… And has any Mimì, even Renata Tebaldi, created such heartbreak on her deathbed.
