Additional performer credits:
A1, B4: Paris Conservatoire Orchestra conducted by Nello Santi; A2 with John Dobson, tenor
A2-A4: London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Richard Bonynge
B1: Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, conducted by Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
B2-B3: Orchestra of the Maggio Musical Fiorentino conducted by John Pritchard; B2 with Carlo Bergonzi, tenor.
Issued also in mono: 5939.
Track A4 is one of Sutherland's best. This aria is early Verdi, still using the florid vocal style from an earlier era of opera. This is Sutherland as the "warrior" coloratura soprano, a strange sounding term, but one that is believable when listening to this performance. The rapid scale passages rising to an impossible high E at the end push the human voice to the limit. Sutherland earns her nickname "La Stupenda" with such singing.