SOURCE: Studio production recorded in August 1958 at La Scala in Milan.SOUND: Perfectly acceptable early analogue stereo. The digital remastering of 1993 is generally satisfactory, making this one of the more successful offerings from the EMI in that era.CAST: Adina, a prosperous country landowner who is flirtatious, flighty and a bit pig-headed - Rosanna Carteri (soprano); Nemorino, a country bumpkin and prize chump who is hopelessly in love with Adina - Luigi Alva (tenor); Belcore, a sergeant in a regime..
This is a wonderful Elixir of Love. Anyone buying it must be aware that the old traditional cuts are followed to the T. This means there is one whopping cut in act two and lots of other verses, measures, and phrases cut. But the performance is nearly definitive.Luigi Alva may have done lots of coloratura tenor roles on recordings, but Nemorino fits his voice so beautifully, and his "Una furtiva" is enough to make you weep. Adina is Rosanna Carteri, a highly underrated soprano from the 50s. Rolando Pane..
