Luisa Miller

A transitional work in Giuseppe Verdi’s unparalleled career, Luisa Miller both incorporates the youthful vitality that had made the composer an international sensation and looks forward to the dramaturgical discipline and sophistication of his middle period. In this 2002 radio broadcast of this gripping drama, James Levine takes the podium to conduct an exhilarating performance. Italian soprano Barbara Frittoli takes on the title role, leading a cast that also features tenor Neil Shicoff as Rodolfo, baritone Roberto Frontali as Miller, bass Hao Jiang Tian as Count Walter, bass Phillip Ens as Wurm, and mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves as Federica.