DVD0462. LA FORZA DEL DESTINO, Live Performance, 18 June, 1978, w.Patanè Cond. La Scala Ensemble; Montserrat Caballé, José Carreras, Piero Cappuccilli, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Sesto Bruscantini, Maria Luisa Nave, etc. (Italy) 2-Hardy 4046. - 8018783040467

CRITIC REVIEW:

“Caballé is stunning in her singing; the shimmering, delicate pianissimos, her solid lower register used for dramatic effect….A very young Carreras is bright in voice and beauty of tone, dramatically intent. His Act 3 Aria is lovely, pliant and impassioned. There is much Verdian grandeur with Cappuccilli. A towering Ghiaurov intones a sympathetic, majestic Guardiano….Patané has the chorus and orchestra shipshape and surging, pulsating along with glee….La Scala…fielded the best possible cast. Grand opera at its grandest!”

- Charles H. Parsons, AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE, July/Aug., 2011