Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
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Sherrill Milnes, Christa Ludwig, Karl Ridderbusch, Carlo Cossutta
Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
Dir: Karl Böhm
Label: Orfeo d'Or C 766 082 I (2008)
Live recording Wiener Staatsoper 18 April 1970
Stereo (excellent sound)
[flac&cue; cover, inlay&booklet scans]
"This 1970 staging of Verdi's pioneering first Shakespeare adaptation came with all the sharpness of character the work demands thanks largely to Christa Ludwig's brilliant debut in the role of Lady Macbeth, Sherrill Milnes's breakthrough on the European stage and Karl Böhm's habitually outstanding musical direction" - ORFEO
Sherrill Milnes, Christa Ludwig, Karl Ridderbusch, Carlo CossuttaChor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
Dir: Karl Böhm
Label: Orfeo d'Or C 766 082 I (2008)
Live recording Wiener Staatsoper 18 April 1970
Stereo (excellent sound)
[flac&cue; cover, inlay&booklet scans]
"This 1970 staging of Verdi's pioneering first Shakespeare adaptation came with all the sharpness of character the work demands thanks largely to Christa Ludwig's brilliant debut in the role of Lady Macbeth, Sherrill Milnes's breakthrough on the European stage and Karl Böhm's habitually outstanding musical direction" - ORFEO