Verdi: Attila, Muti/MMFO (2-CD)

Discs: 2
Record Label: Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Release Year: 2019

Often described as one of Verdi’s “crasser” products, Attila is rarely staged, let alone recorded. Italian conductor Riccardo Muti cherishes this early work of his beloved Verdi, and in his ample hands the music comes to life with the same vivaciousness of the later Nabucco and Otello. Here, Muti leads a historic performance of Attila at the Teatro Comunale di Firenze, recorded live in 1972.

Contents:

Verdi Attila
Nicolai Ghiaurov Attila
Norman Mittelmann Ezio
Leyla Gencer Odabella
Veriano Luchetti Foresto
Ottavio Taddei Uldino
Mario Rinaudo Leone
Orchestra & Chorus of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Adolfo Fanfani chorus director
Children’s Choir Guido Monaco di Prato
Ermens Bevilacqua director
December 1972, Teatro Comunale di Firenze, Florence