My Amazon Review of the Carreras Foscari CD

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Verdi: I due Foscari ~Philips  (6)

The quintessential Foscari, September 23, 2012 By Julianus Dante (So Cal, USA) Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: Verdi: I due Foscari (Audio CD) This recording of this obscure early Verdi opera is heavenly. The voices are beautiful and in their prime. Unfortunately, some of the drama is lost as this opera is a less-inspired version of Nabucco and must be seen to appreciate the drama. The music and voices alone don't do the trick. Carreras sounds simply heavenly singing "Dal piu remoto esilio." And Ricciarelli sounds like an angel dropped from the heavens to please our ears with her exquisite voice. The soprano is in nearly every scene of this opera and, in true Verdi fashion, carries the weight of the opera and is challenged continuously. It may not be his most beautiful sounding opera, but it's certainly not any easier on the voices. You truly have to be a master to pull this opera off. It's quickly become one of my favorites, both for its rarity and theme. There is still plenty of Verdi to enjoy here. He does some amazing transitions, has a powerful prelude, and gives the Doge, Jacopo, Lucrezia and the Council of Ten each their own theme music that adds a dramatic quality to an otherwise uneventful opera. I'm proud to own it.