Nicola Rossi Lemeni - 1960 Nabucco Recordings - Sperate, O Figli

Nicola Rossi Lemeni made his debut as Varlaam in Venice, 1946. Later that year, he scored a huge personal triumph as King Philip in “Don Carlo“. No less an authority than Toscanini expressed great excitement over the young basso’s talents. By 1954, Rossi Lemeni’s voice became erratic and often experienced bouts of hollow, wavery tone. Some critics wrote him off, but there were also periods where his voice came into its original magnificence. He made recordings of Zaccaria’s arias from Nabucco in 1951 for EM