Description:

Pros:

• On the occasion of this performance, Caracas was treeted to a performance of Tristan that is the definition of all-star.
• Birgit Nilsson is a force of nature as Isolde and demonstrates why she owned this part for decades.
• Jess Thomas, in one of his earlier outings as Tristan, delivers both power and his signature lyricism.
• Irene Dalis embodies passionate devotion as Brangäne.
• Leif Roar, a singer woefully underrated in his day, is a virile Kurwenal.
• Despite the glittering cast, this recording might be worth it just for Giorgio Tozzi’s exquisitely sung and deeply moving King Marke.
• The Orquesta Sinfonica de Venezuela does remarkably well with a score that the Vienna Philharmonic rejected as unplayable before its premiere.

Cons:

• This recording contains the usual cuts that were common in the 60s.

In Mono

OD 11604-3