Moving back a century: the first Latin American opera composer to be performed in Europe was AntÃ´nio Carlos Gomes. No less than Verdi hailed the Brazilian as a truly musical genius. The best known

Gomes: Il Guarany

Moving back a century: the first Latin American opera composer to be performed in Europe was AntÃ´nio Carlos Gomes. No less than Verdi hailed the Brazilian as a truly musical genius. The best known of Gomess operas is Il Guarany, premiered at La Scala, Milan in 1870. Now all but forgotten outside Gomess native country, Il Guarany is still a national treasure in Brazil. In 1994 Sony recorded the tragic opera complete in Bonn with PlÃ¡cido Domingo as a Portuguese nobleman in 16th-century Brazil. Gramophones reviewer wrote: The stars of this performance are Domingo in the title-role, ardent and committed, VerÃ³nica Villarroel on the most brilliantly stunning form I have heard her, and the capable and intelligent Carlos Ãlvarez. Both chorus and orchestra are excellent, and [conductor] John Neschling invests the whole with a real dramatic sense. Those who like full-blooded romantic opera should not miss this.
Country USA
Brand Sony
Manufacturer Sony
Binding Audio CD
ReleaseDate 2016-07-29
UnitCount 2
Format Import
UPCs 889853349821
EANs 0762183611724

Gomes: Il Guarany