The Verdi Tenor (Carlo Bergonzi) (Decca Classics Audio CDs)
The Verdi Tenor (Carlo Bergonzi) (Decca Classics Audio CDs)
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Winner of Gramophone Magazine’s ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’, Italian tenor Carlo Bergonzi always epitomised both bel canto and the grandeur and lyric style of Verdi. This special commemorative box includes all his best-known Verdi recordings, including six operas and two recitals and is timed around his 90th birthday on 13th July 2014.
On 13th July 2014 Carlo Bergonzi – The Verdi Tenor - celebrates his 90th birthday. This special commemorative box includes all his best-known Verdi recordings, including six operas and two recitals. Carlo Bergonzi recorded all the major Verdi roles. His 1974 recording of 31 major arias from every Verdi opera (CDs 14-16 in this collection) won multiple awards at its time of release, and is frequently referred to as a peerless achievement.