Verdi Gala in Parma: Italian Opera Highlights with Zubin Mehta

Of Giuseppe Verdi's 28 stage works, many still delight opera audiences around the world. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Verdi's death, a gala was held in Parma in 2001 under the direction of Zubin Mehta, presenting some of the most beautiful passages from the works of the opera composer. From his third opera, Nabucco, to the ingenious farewell work, Falstaff, we see Verdi retain his inexhaustible wealth of melodies, while developing ever more stringent dramaturgical forms at the same time. Ruggero Raimondi, Plácido Domingo and José Carreras, among others, sing in this recording to the sounds of the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino – legends of Verdi interpretation even during his lifetime.

Soloists: 

Marcelo Álvarez (Tenor), José Carreras (Tenor), Luca Casalin (Tenor), José Cura (Tenor), Luciana D’Intino (Mezzo-Soprano), Daniela Dessì (Soprano), Mariella Devia (Soprano), Plácido Domingo (Tenor), Luca Dordolo (Tenor), Gianluca Floris (Tenor), Barbara Frittoli (Soprano), Konstantin Gorny (Bass), Elisabete Matos (Soprano), Leo Nucci (Baritone), Ruggero Raimondi (Bass), Rossana Rinaldi (Mezzo-Soprano), Cinzia Rizzone (Soprano), Gloria Scalchi (Mezzo-Soprano), Riccardo Zanellato (Bass)

Ensembles: 

Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Coro del Festival Verdi di Parma

Conductor: 

Zubin Mehta