Date sent: Thu, 3 Feb 2000 02:25:25 EST
Subject: Re: Don Pasquale recordings
To: vocalist
Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>

In a message dated 2/1/00 9:44:36 PM Eastern Standard Time,
VOCALIST-DIGEST-Owner writes:

<< Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2000 23:36:35 -0000
From: iso-8859-1Rut_Jimenez
Subject: Don Pasquale

This is a multi-part message in MIME format.

- ------=_NextPart_000_0242_01BF6D0D.2DA8C1A0
Content-Type: text/plain;
charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Please, what version of "Don Pasquale" would you recommend me ? I am
going to study the role of Norina and I need to hear it day and night !

Thanks everyone !
Rut Jimenez
Malaga (Espana)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.

There are several things to consider when choosing a recording. You
mentioned that you are doing Norina, so that is the obvious starting place.
My favorite recording is the one on EMI Classics with Beverly Sills, who I
love, even though she is not at her best vocally here. This recording has
the added bonus of the divine Alfredo Kraus as Ernesto. When the 2 of them
sing "tornami a dir che m'ami" you think you've died and gone to heaven!!
The rest of the cast is also wonderful. La Sills is very cute playing the
'demure' little bride--makes you smile.:-)

I choose recordings by the singer who is singing my role, and it should be
someone whose voice 'works' the same way mine does--this helps in making
decisions about cadenzas, tempi, etc. and I get the general sound in my ear.
There is apparently no recording of Joan Sutherland doing this role,
unfortunately. I heard a recording of Arleen Auger doing Norina, and it was
quite nice, but very unlike the way my voice works.

Hope this helps you---enjoy your wonderful Donizetti!!!

Elise Curran