Opera in 3 acts. 'Historic recording." Reissue of the 1950 RCA Victor 12-1262/75 - 49-1305/18 - LM 6101 (EO-RC-154/81), with bonus "A Leonard Warren Verdi Recital." Leonard Warren, baritone ; Jan Peerce, tenor ; Erna Berger, soprano ; Italo Tajo, bass ; Nan Merriman, mezzo-soprano ; Richard Wentworth, bass ; Mary Kreste, mezzo-soprano ; Arthur Newman, baritone ; Nathaniel Sprinzena, tenor ; Paul Ukena, bass ; Joyce White, soprano ; Robert Shaw Chorale ; RCA Orchestra ; Renato Cellini, conductor. Recorded March 8 through 25 May, 1950 (1st work) ; Feb. 16, 1950, (2nd work) ; Feb. 2, 1950 (3rd - 4th) ; Feb. 16, 1950 (5th work). Compact discs. Booklet with program notes in German and English ([10] p.) inserted in container.
Contents:
A Leonard Warren Verdi Recital. La forza del destino. Morir! Tremenda cosa (with Raymond Keast) -- La traviata. Di provenza il mar -- Simon boccanegra. Dinne, perchè in quest' eremo (with Astrid Varnay) -- Otello. Inaffia l'ugola! (with Nathaniel Sprinzena, Thomas Motto).
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