{"product_id":"tebaldi-puccini-la-boheme-1951-paco179","title":"TEBALDI Puccini: La Bohème (1951) - PACO179","description":"overviewfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003ePUCCINI \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eLa Bohème\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eStudio recording, 1951\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eTotal duration: 1hr 44:32\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eRenata Tebaldi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e  Mimì\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eHilde Gueden\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e  Musetta\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eGiacinto Prandelli\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e  Rodolfo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eGiovanni Inghilleri\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e  Marcello\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eFernando Corena\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e  Schaunard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eSanta Cecilia Academy Chorus and Orchestra \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003econducted by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eAlberto Erede\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_titlefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_quotefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_bodyfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9main_samplefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fsamples\/PACO179.mp3578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fProducer's Note578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcontent578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp style=\"margin-left: 25px;\"\u003e\nThere are various ways of listening to a new complete recording of an\nopera: some people apparently go through it, comparing each phrase with the\nway it was sung by Ferrani, Sammarco, Vanni-Marcoux or some other\nsemi-legendary figure: I prefer to listen to the work as a whole, judging\nthe singing in the main as a part of the total dramatic effect. (It is a\ntruism worth repeating that an opera is not merely an extended vocal\ndisplay but a presentation of dramatic action to music.) However, though\nthere may have been bigger voices in the past, and though the top-note\nfanatics may remember, for example, longer and better high Cs at the end of\nAct I (where Puccini actually indicated only a bar-and-a-half's duration),\nit will I think be generally admitted that it would be difficult at the\npresent day to gather a better cast than this - a cast in which there are\nno weak spots at all. Two sterling qualities stand out right away,\nqualities so rare in most singing to-day (especially Italian singing) as to\nbe astonishing - intelligence and taste. Here are none of those tiresome\n\"traditions\" and vocal tricks (e.g. the last note of\u003cem\u003eehe gelida manina\u003c\/em\u003e as a \u003cem\u003eportamento\u003c\/em\u003e C-E flat \" \u003cem\u003edi-hir\u003c\/em\u003e\" rather than a plain E flat\" \u003cem\u003edir\u003c\/em\u003e \" as in the\nscore) ; and, most amazing of all, here is a whole company actually\nobserving \u003cem\u003epianissimo\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ediminuendo\u003c\/em\u003e markings instead of\ntrying to stun the back of the gallery with the force of their lungs - and,\nof course, making the music sound infinitely more moving in the process.\nHooray for Erede!\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-left: 25px;\"\u003e\nAdd to this that the work has been handled by engineers who obviously have\nheard opera for themselves in the theatre and know that the orchestra is as\nimportant as the singers and that a sense of stage perspective is desirable\nwhen making operatic records, and you will understand why I rate this issue\nas one of the best complete operas so far. The illusion of performance is\nadmirable: the microphone placing is such that, for instance, we comprehend\nimmediately that (before \u003cem\u003eO soave fanciulla\u003c\/em\u003e) the Bohemians' voices\ncome up to the lovers from the street, or that (in act 3) the point of\nvision is the toll-keeper's booth, with the sweepers behind the barrier and\nMusetta in the tavern. Let me say, however, that the weak spot in this\notherwise excellent issue is the quality of the orchestral recording (not\nthe playing, which is as good as may be heard): the tone is fuzzy and out\nof focus, and though none of the later acts is as bad as act 1, the general\neffect is disappointing: on side 2 there is some buzziness at the start,\nand soprano high As and Bs become distorted.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-left: 25px;\"\u003e\nBut the merits of this issue are great enough to overcome these technical\nshortcomings. Tebaldi makes a charming and unaffected Mimi, whose \u003cem\u003eAddio senza rancor\u003c\/em\u003e and death-bed reminiscence of her first meeting\nwith Rodolfo are most touching, and who only once - in \u003cem\u003eMi chiamano Mimi\u003c\/em\u003e - from force of habit becomes the singer rather\nthan the little milliner. Prandelli, with his lighter lyrical style, saves\nRodolfo from being the crashing egotistical bore he too often is; his\nsensitivity and his \u003cem\u003edolcissimo\u003c\/em\u003e singing are worthy of what has been\ncalled the sincerest form of flattery. All the rest of the cast are good,\nand a special word is due to Gueden, who despite the parrot cries that she\nis \"insufficiently Italian,\" sings Musetta stylishly without the shrillness\nwe get from most Italian interpreters of the part.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-left: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eL.S. - \u003ci\u003eThe Gramophone\u003c\/i\u003e, January 1952\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the success and critical acclaim given to our XR-remastered 1950's studio opera recordings featuring Maria Callas, it seems only natural that we also turn our attention to her great \"rival\", and thus the classic Decca recordings of Renate Tebaldi. Decca were generally regarded as producing the better sounding recordings of the day, and certainly their operatic output by the end of the decade was in a class of its own. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut at the start of the 1950s, a time when recordings were still being made for 78rpm release as well as LP, and recording tape was still very much an infant technology, things were not quite there yet. This is where Pristine's XR remastering can make a huge difference to the sound quality over regular transfers as heard on the various issues available elsewhere. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe improvements here are at least as dramatic as heard in previous Pristine issues - here's praise for our 1956 Beecham \u003ci\u003eBohème\u003c\/i\u003e from two Fanfare reviewers: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin-left: 25px;\"\u003e\"The most recent version in my collection is a 2002 EMI \u003ci\u003eGreat Recordings of the Century\u003c\/i\u003e restoration, with excellent sound. But a new Pristine Audio XR remastering by Andrew Rose is even better; in fact, dramatically so. Both the voices and orchestra emerge with far greater definition, impact, and color. Although the recording is monophonic, you won’t feel at all shortchanged by the sonics as captured in this restoration.\" (KM, Jan\/Feb 2020) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin-left: 25px;\"\u003e\"Anyone who loves this recording will want the Pristine transfer, and even those who have reservations about the performance should hear it. There is so much more color and warmth to the voices that the performance takes on a glow even beyond what we all thought was present before. Victoria de los Angeles benefits the most, emerging with a richness of tone that was lacking in all prior editions.\" (HF, Jan\/Feb 2020)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe hope to bring this kind of improvement to many more of these fabulous opera recordings in the month and years ahead. In the meantime we hope you'll enjoy this superb \u003ci\u003eBohème\u003c\/i\u003e, sounding infinitely better than it ever has before!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Rose\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_thumbnail1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_thumbnail2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_download_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample3_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample4_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample5_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample6_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fFull Track Listing578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5ftrack_listing578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 17px;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 24px;\"\u003ePUCCINI \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 24px;\"\u003eLa Bohème\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDisc One\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eACT ONE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Questo mar rosso   (4:28)\u003cbr\u003e2. Pensier profondo!  (1:08)\u003cbr\u003e3. Abbasso, abbasso l'autor!  (3:45)\u003cbr\u003e4. Si può?  (4:07)\u003cbr\u003e5. Al Quartiere Latin  (1:48)\u003cbr\u003e6. Non sono in vena  (3:50)\u003cbr\u003e7. Che gelida manina!  (5:06)\u003cbr\u003e8. Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì  (5:44)\u003cbr\u003e9. O soave fanciulla   (4:12)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eACT TWO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10. Aranci, datteri!  (2:36)\u003cbr\u003e11. Chi quardi?  (5:14)\u003cbr\u003e12. Beviam. Ch'io beva del tossico!  (3:08)\u003cbr\u003e13. Quando men' vo  (4:27)\u003cbr\u003e14. Chi l'ha richiesto?  (2:29)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDisc Two\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eACT THREE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Ohè, lè, le guardie  (4:46)\u003cbr\u003e2. Mimi?! Speravo di trovarvi qui  (4:47)\u003cbr\u003e3. Marcello. Finalemente  (1:39)\u003cbr\u003e4. Mimì è una civetta  (4:18)\u003cbr\u003e5. D'onde lieta uscì al tuo grido d'amore  (3:05)\u003cbr\u003e6. Dunque è propro finita?  (5:45)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eACT FOUR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7. In un coupé?  (1:19)\u003cbr\u003e8. O Mimì, tu più non torni  (2:49)\u003cbr\u003e9. Che ora sia?  (4:04)\u003cbr\u003e10. C'è Mimì  (5:39)\u003cbr\u003e11. Vecchia zimarra, senti  (1:54)\u003cbr\u003e12. Schaunard, ognuno der diversa via  (1:44)\u003cbr\u003e13. Sono andanti?  (4:56)\u003cbr\u003e14. Oh Dio? 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