Suor Angelica
Opera in One Act

Suor Angelica. . . . . . . . . . . Victoria de los Angeles
La zia principessa . . . . . .. . . . .. . Fedora Barbieri
La badessa . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mina Doro
La suora zelatrice . . . . . .. . . . . . . . Corinna Vozza
La maestra delle novizie. . . . . . . . . . . . . Mina Doro
Suor Genovieffa . . . .. . . . . . . . . . Lidia Marimpietri
Suor Osmina . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . Santa Chissari
Suor Dolcina . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . Anna Marcangeli
Rome Opera House Chorus and Orchestra
Tullio Serafin

Recorded in June, 1957 in the Teatro dell’Opera, Rome

Victoria de los Angeles’s performance as Sister Angelica demands superlatives: “it is in every way perfect, beautifully sung, infinitely touching, and free from the slightest suggestion of theatricality”, wrote The Gramophone when this recording was originally released in 1958.

Indeed, the review praised the entire production: “It is evident that Tullio Serafin loves this opera: he draws very beautiful playing from the orchestra, secures just the right tempi, and at once establishes the right mood in every scene. The recording allows us to hear all the details of the wonderful orchestral part”.

This is by all measures a classic.