Charles Long as Count Di Luna - "Il Balen, Per Me Ora Fatale"

Louisville Opera Radio Broadcast from McCauley Theater, March 1980. Anna Riera as Leonora, Mariana Paunova as Azucena, Gordon Greer as Manrico, Charles Long as Di Luna, and Roy Samuelsen as Ferrando. Moritz Bomhard conducting. I still cringe when I hear this. I always found the tessitura of "Il Balen" difficult to negotiate, and singing lightly was not one of my strong suits. The cabaletta, however, was right up my alley and I redeemed myself there.