Shakeh Vartenissian, soprano ; Fiorenza Cossotto, mezzo-soprano ; Eugenio Fernandi, tenor ; Boris Christoff, bass ; Orchestra and Chorus of the Opera House, Rome ; Tullio Serafin, conductor. Requiem recorded Aug. 17-29 and Oct. 4, 1959, in the Opera House, Rome; Overtures recorded April 14, 1961 (I vespri siciliani) and Feb. 27, 1959 (Giovanna d'Arco) at Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London; Opera excerpts recorded June 6-7, 1955 at La Scala, Milan. Requiem and overtures recorded in stereo; Opera excerpts recorded monoaurally. Compact discs. Program and biographical notes on the conductor and texts with English translation (11 pages) inserted in container.
Contents:
Messa da Requiem (1 hr., 22 min.) -- Opera overtures & choruses. I vespri siciliani. Overture (9:11) -- Giovanna d'Arco. Overture (8:54) -- Nabucco. Va, pensiero sull' ali dorate (4:50) -- I lombardi. Gerusalem! Gerusalem! (5:11) ; O Signore, del tetto natio (4:14) -- Ernani. Noi fratelli in tal momento (2:22) -- Il trovatore. Vedi! le fosche notturne (3:23) ; Or co' dadi (with Giuseppe Modesti, bass) (4:38) -- Otello. Fuoco di Gioia (2:53).
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