Offer,Puccini: La Bohème
Giuseppe di Stefano, Maria Callas, Rolano Panerai, Anna Moffo, Nicola Zaccaria & Manuel Spatafora
Chorus and Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Antonino Votto
Despite Callas this isn’t the most exciting Bohème with Di Stefano lyrical but laid-back, but still worth hearing. —
2 CDs
Original price ($20.50) Reduced price $16.25Contents
Puccini: La Bohème
- Giuseppe di Stefano (tenor), Carlo Forti (bass), Maria Callas (soprano), Rolando Panerai (baritone), Nicola Zaccaria (bass), Franco Ricciardi (tenor), Manuel Spatafora (baritone), Carlo Badioli (bass), Anna Moffo (soprano), Eraldo Coda (bass)
- Milan La Scala Chorus, Milan La Scala Orchestra
- Antonino Votto
- Recorded: 20-25 August, 3-4, 12 September 1956
- Recording Venue: Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy
Act I: Questo Mar Rosso mi ammollisce e assidera (Marcello, Rodolfo)
Act I: Aguzza l'ingegno (Rodolfo, Marcello, Colline)
Act I: Legna!… Sigari! (Rodolfo, Marcello, Colline, Schaunard)
Excerpt,
- Giuseppe di Stefano (tenor), Rosanna Carteri (soprano)
- Milan Symphony Orchestra
- Antonio Tonini
- Recorded: 5 June 1957
- Recording Venue: Milan, Italy
Otello, Act I: Gia nella notte densa
Mascagni: Iris, Act II: Oh, come al tuo sottile
- Giuseppe di Stefano (tenor), Rosanna Carteri (soprano)
- Milan Symphony Orchestra
- Antonio Tonini
- Recorded: 5 June 1957
- Recording Venue: Milan, Italy
Ludovic Halevy: Carmen (Sung in Italian)
- Giuseppe di Stefano (tenor), Rosanna Carteri (soprano)
- Milan Symphony Orchestra
- Antonio Tonini
- Recorded: 5 June 1957
- Recording Venue: Milan, Italy
Carmen, Act I: Parlez-moi de ma mere (sung in Italian)
Bizet: Les pecheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers), Act II: Leila! Leila!… Dieu puissant, le voila! (sung in Italian)
- Giuseppe di Stefano (tenor), Rosanna Carteri (soprano)
- Milan Symphony Orchestra
- Antonio Tonini
- Recorded: 5 June 1957
- Recording Venue: Milan, Italy
Gounod: Faust, Act III: Il se fait tard, adieu! (sung in Italian)
- Giuseppe di Stefano (tenor), Rosanna Carteri (soprano)
- Milan Symphony Orchestra
- Antonio Tonini
- Recorded: 5 June 1957
- Recording Venue: Milan, Italy