It is all dedicated to Verdi the first recital recorded for Warner by the Genoese tenor Francesco Meli, who on December 7 will inaugurate the scaligera season with the Verdi Macbeth, playing the role of Macduff. Perhaps, the title given to the album, Prima Verdi, plays a bit with the next important appointment, to which Meli is not new; perhaps, he wants to underline a predilection that the interpreter takes pride in the author, defined “my Verdi” in the autograph notes that open the booklet. What is certain is that an album dedicated to the register of the tenor in Green and the order of the arias in chronological order, it can almost appear, and to be clear, we say this in a tone melodramatic, a sort of challenge to that incision historical than makes up for this repertoire, which is a touchstone absolute, however, if you are willing to consider the results: I am referring to the collection “31 arias of Verdi’s” recorded in 1974, under the direction of Nello Santi, Carlo Bergonzi, “the tenor verdi” for excellence.