Verdi Chops Are Tested by 'Traviata'

The New York Times chief music critic, Anthony Tommasini, talks about the past and present of Verdi conducting styles in his article, Verdi Chops Are Tested by 'Traviata'. Recently a hot topic of discussion following Leonard Slatkin's disastrous performance of La Traviata at the Met (see review bellow), Mr. Tommasini compares legendary recordings by Toscanini, Giulini and Kleiber.