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Beverly Sills Sings Verdi

London Philharmonic Orchestra · 1985

55 min · 7 tracks · classical music

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Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

78 /100
Alpine
Higher than 87% of albums we've rated

A focused Verdi recital with sharply contrasted scenes and a purposeful Traviata close; its appeal rests more on the singing and selection than on a novel album format.

What we noticed

  • The first four selections move through separate operas before the sequence reaches Gilda in Rigoletto and then turns to two scenes from La traviata.
  • The final two tracks form a Violetta arc: Act I pairs recitative and arias, while Act III closes with a recitative and a single aria.
  • The program is built from soprano solo scenes rather than complete acts; each track is a self-contained excerpt with its own recitative-and-aria shape.
Composition 25% of the score
8/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
8/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
7/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
6/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
7/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 3/10

Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Les Vêpres siciliennes: Acte I. "Merci, jeunes amies" (Hélène) 3:35
  • 2 Ernani: Atto I. "Sorta è la notte" (Elvira) / "Ernani, involami" (Elvira) 8:55
  • 3 Il corsaro: Atto I, Scena IV. "Egli non riedi ancora" (Medora) / "Non so le tetre imagini" (Medora) 7:30
  • 4 Attila: Prologo. "Di vergini stranieri" / "Santo di patria indefinito amor!" / "Allor che i forti corrono" / "Da te questo or mè concesso" 7:10
  • 5 Rigoletto: Atto I. "Gualtier Malde!...Caro nome" (Gilda) 6:38
  • 6 La traviata: Atto I. Recitativo "È strano! è strano!" / Aria "Ah, fors' è lui" / Recitativo "Follie! Follie!" / Aria "Sempre libera" (Violetta) 12:35
  • 7 La traviata: Atto III. Recitativo "Teneste la promessa" / Aria "Adio, del passato" (Violetta) 9:09

What to play next

Symphonies nos. 1 & 9
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1985
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21 & Saint‐Saens: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22
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Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21 & Saint‐Saens: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22

1984
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