Who do you think has the charisma to pull it off? And of course who do you think sings it best? For me the choice is easy. It has to be Mario Del Monaco. He was so great with Callas on the 1955 La Scala performance of Norma. He might be a bit short in stature, nothing some platform shoes wont fix :) But the voice really fits the part and he has enough charisma to portray even the Roman emperor. So proconsul is a piece of cake for him. My second favorite is Corelli. Well those who read the Del [...]
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