Puccini: La Bohème
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Every so often in the recording industry, there's a miracle, and this is one of them. This 1956 recording was organized quickly in New York, not on the heels of a stage performance and not even with a noted orchestra. All the right singers were in town at the same time--some popping in to sing a few bars before heading for the airport--and the result is the single greatest recording of this oft-recorded opera. The leads--Victoria de Los Angeles and Jussi Björling--would make it special in any case. But Robert Merrill is excellent and Lucine Amara is a light-voiced, French-sounding, ultra-stylish Musetta. This is also the only f
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Manufacturer: Angel Records
Release date: 23 September 1997
EAN: 0724355623621 UPC: 724355623621
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Release date: 23 September 1997
EAN: 0724355623621 UPC: 724355623621