GIUSEPPE VERDI- Oberto, conte di San Bonifacio

Oberto: SAMUEL RAMEY
Leonora: MARIA GULEGHINA
Cuniza: VIOLETA URMANA
Riccardo: STUART NEILL
Imelda: SARA FULGONI
LONDON VOICES
ACADEMY OF ST MARTIN IN THE FIELDS
conducted by Sir NEVILLE MARRINER

CD 454 472-2 (2-CD set) DDD
PHILIPS

- An all-star cast joins Sir Neville Marriner in Verdi's first opera which premiered at La Scala in 1839.

- Bass Samuel Ramey is well known for his portrayal of Oberto and many other Verdi roles.

- Soprano Maria Guleghina is a leading Verdi and Puccini soprano and a frequent guest in the world's great houses (she is also featured in our Kirov recording of Pique Dame).

- The recording features an appendix of 3 additional numbers which have never been recorded and, in fact, have not been heard since the opera was new.