MARIO DEL MONACO - Opera Arias - SBT 1039
Verdi (6); Leoncavallo (3); Puccini (2); Mascagni (3); Giordano 3); Cilea (2); Meyerbeer; Flotow; Bizet; Massenet; Wagner.
Few tenors since the war possessed the tonal refulgence or the stentorian power of Mario del Monaco; he epitomised what the Italians call TENORE DI FORZA. Those attributes made him an apt interpreter of the roles by which he is represented in the recordings on this CD which have the added advantage of capturing his singing at the start of his career when his voice was at its most brilliant and athletic.
