Dear Mike, Mark, Ernie and list,
Great discussion guys! I just wanted to add a few words about my favorite "prologue" and "largo."
My favorite prologues are: 1) Pasquale Amato 2)Ruffo 3)Warren 4) Merrill.
My favorite "largos" are: 1)Milnes(Decca LP,'74) 2)Warren 3)Del Monaco(yes, not a baritone but his version is very impressive). They used Mario's "largo" on the old bugs bunny cartoon when they made fun of the opera singer.
Taylor Ferranti
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