Il meglio di... Angelo Mori (best of)

THE QUINTESSENTIAL VERISMO TENOR
Angelo Mori (1934-2020)

00:00:00 MADAMA BUTTERFLY Bimba non piangere (w/ Sighele, Tokyo 1963)
00:15:11 MADAMA BUTTERFLY Un bel dì vedremo (Sighele, Tokyo 1963)
00:19:00 MADAMA BUTTERFLY Io so... Addio fiorito asil (w/ d'Orazi, Tokyo 1963)
00:23:54 MADAMA BUTTERFLY Con onor muore (Sighele, Tokyo 1963)
00:28:11 MANON LESCAUT Donna non vidi mai (Milan, RAI 1965)
00:30:26 MANON LESCAUT Tu, tu, amore, tu (w/ Galli, Milan, RAI 1965)
00:37:45 MANON LESCAUT Ah, non v'avvicinate... Pazzo son (Milano, RAI 1965)
00:40:41 IL TABARRO Hai ben ragione (Venice 1969)
00:43:06 IL TABARRO Luigi, Luigi... Folle di gelosia (w/ Michieli, Taddei, Venice 1969)
00:50:31 TOSCA Recondita armonia (1972)
00:53:22 TOSCA E lucevan le stelle (1972)
00:56:25 ANDREA CHÉNIER Colpito qui m'avete... Un dì all'azzurro (Genoa 1968)
01:01:16 ANDREA CHÉNIER Sì, fui soldato (Genoa 1968)
01:03:52 ANDREA CHÉNIER Come un bel dì di maggio (Genoa 1968)
01:06:45 SILVANO S'è spento il sole (Livorno 1981)

An overdue homage. Mori spent most of his career in Italy. He possessed a true spinto voice and a timbre that sounded like a mix of Gianni Raimondi and Mario del Monaco. Elegant, stylish, powerful, he is one of the truly underrated Italian tenors of the 1960s, 70s and 80s. He was trained by Marcello del Monaco and kept his voice intact until the end. His Luigi (Tabarro) and Silvano might very well be the best on record.
I decided to keep Miss Sighele's arias in the selection of the 1963 Butterfly as she does a fantastic job as Cio Cio San.