Sutherland, Pavarotti & Verrett: TROVATORE of the DECADE (Opening Night, 1975)

ERROR: This video is THE COMPLETE RECORDING, Acts 1, 2, 3, and 4! Joan Sutherland and Luciano Pavarotti make their debuts as Leonora and Manrico respectively, here heard on opening night and joined by Shirley Verrett. A fiery performance from start to finish (hear, for instance, Verrett’s lines before the final curtain--wow!). Verdi: Il trovatore Live in San Francisco, September 17, 1975. Full cast: Ferrando: Clifford Grant Inez: Linda Roark Leonora: Joan Sutherland* Conte di Luna: Ingvar Wixell Manrico: Luciano Pavarotti* Azucena: Shirley Verrett (later replaced by Elena Obraztsova) A Gypsy: John Davies Messenger: John Duykers Ruiz: Gary Burgess Conductor: Richard Bonynge * role debut My work on the sound here entails a little bit of EQ to increase the clarity and depth of the orchestra and voices and an adjustment of the playing speed in order to correct the pitch. Enjoy!