Wydawca: Allegro Corporation

Oprawa: Plastikowa

The Elixir of Love was the result of a commission from a panicked Milanese impresario in 1832. He needed a new opera to replace one that had fallen through, and who better to go to than Donizetti, the man who was known to churn out an entirely new opera in two weeks? The premiere took place on schedule on May ...

Wydawca: Allegro Corporation

Oprawa: Plastikowa

When Leyla Gencer died at age 79 in 2008, the obituary in The Guardian (UK) called her “the greatest Turkish opera singer of the 20th century and a singing actor of formidable power and individuality.” Beloved of her fans, who called her “the greatest living prima donna,” Gencer made no studio recordings. Only live recordings like this from 1969 preserve ...