Verdi: Rigoletto
Robert Merrill (Rigoletto), Roberta Peters (Gilda), Jussi Björling (Il Duca), Anna Maria Rota (Maddalena), Giorgio Tozzi (Sparafucile)
Rome Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Jonel Perlea
[On the original release in 1956] under Perlea, the orchestral playing is firm and dramatic, well balanced with the voice. The music is well paced. Björling’s tone is a constant pleasure. He... — More…
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Verdi: Rigoletto
- Jussi Björling (tenor), Robert Merrill (baritone), Anna Maria Rota (mezzo-soprano), Roberta Peters (soprano), Vittorio Tatozzi (bass), Giorgio Tozzi (bass), Arturo la Porta (baritone), Tommaso Frascati (tenor), Leonardo Monreale (bass), Lidia Grandi (soprano), Silvana Celli (mezzo-soprano), Santa Chissari (soprano), Andrea Mineo (baritone)
- Rome Opera Chorus, Teatro dell'Opera, Roma
- Jonel Perlea
- Recorded: 14-28 June, 1956
- Recording Venue: Rome Opera House
Act I Scene 1: Prelude
Act I Scene 1: Della mia bella incognita borghese (Duke, Borsa)
Act I Scene 1: Questa o quella (Duke, Countess Ceprano, Rigoletto, Borsa, Courtiers)
Excerpt,
- Robert Merrill (baritone)
- Teatro dell'Opera, Roma
- Vincenzo Bellezza
- Recorded: 20 June, 2, 4 July, 1956
- Recording Venue: Rome Opera House
Otello, Act II: Credo in un Dio crudel
Excerpt,
- Robert Merrill (baritone), Franco Calabrese (bass)
- Teatro dell'Opera, Roma
- Vincenzo Bellezza
- Recorded: 20 June, 2, 4 July, 1956
- Recording Venue: Rome Opera House
Il trovatore, Act II: Tutto e deserto - Il balen del suo sorriso
Excerpt,
- Robert Merrill (baritone)
- Teatro dell'Opera, Roma
- Vincenzo Bellezza
- Recorded: 20 June, 2, 4 July, 1956
- Recording Venue: Rome Opera House
La traviata, Act II: Di Provenza il mar
Excerpt,
- Robert Merrill (baritone)
- Teatro dell'Opera, Roma
- Vincenzo Bellezza
- Recorded: 20 June, 2, 4 July, 1956
- Recording Venue: Rome Opera House
Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), Act I: Largo al factotum