Will Crutchfield notes in his essay on 19th-century vocal performance that even recordings of artists close to a composer such as a 1903 live recording of "Ernani" at the Metropolitan Opera in New York featuring Luigi Mancinelli, one of Verdi's favorite conductors show major deviations from the printed score.
An otherwise lovely 2009 Stefano Mancinelli Lacrima de Morro, a red wine from the Marche, had delicious flavors of earth and sour cherry and a snappy acidity, but its floral aromas were so pronounced it would be like pairing a plate of pasta with a bottle of my grandmother's perfume.