‎Jussi Bjorling in Two Puccini Operas (1948, 1956) by Francesco Valentino

Act I: Questo Mar Rosso (Marcello, Rodolfo)

George Cehanovsky, Salvatore Baccaloni, Jussi Björling, Mimi Benzell, Anthony Marlowe, Francesco Valentino, Giuseppe Antonicelli, Lawrence Davidson, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Nicola Moscona, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Bidú Sayão

4:22

Act I: Pensier profondo! (Colline, Marcello, Rodolfo)

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Mimi Benzell, Lawrence Davidson, Salvatore Baccaloni, Jussi Björling, Francesco Valentino, George Cehanovsky, Anthony Marlowe, Giuseppe Antonicelli, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Nicola Moscona, Bidú Sayão

1:17

Act I: Legna! … Sigari! (Rodolfo, Marcello, Colline, Schaunard)

Salvatore Baccaloni, Jussi Björling, Francesco Valentino, Giuseppe Antonicelli, Lawrence Davidson, Anthony Marlowe, George Cehanovsky, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Nicola Moscona, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Mimi Benzell, Bidú Sayão

3:30

Act I: Si puo? … Che e la? (Benoit, Marcello, Schaunard, Colline, Rodolfo)

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Anthony Marlowe, Lawrence Davidson, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Nicola Moscona, Mimi Benzell, George Cehanovsky, Giuseppe Antonicelli, Francesco Valentino, Salvatore Baccaloni, Jussi Björling, Bidú Sayão

5:22

Act I: Io resto per terminar (Rodolfo, Marcelo, Colline, Schaunard)

Salvatore Baccaloni, Jussi Björling, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Mimi Benzell, George Cehanovsky, Francesco Valentino, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Nicola Moscona, Lawrence Davidson, Giuseppe Antonicelli, Anthony Marlowe, Bidú Sayão

0:57

Act I: Non sono in vena (Mimi, Rodolfo)

Lawrence Davidson, Francesco Valentino, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Nicola Moscona, Mimi Benzell, Giuseppe Antonicelli, George Cehanovsky, Salvatore Baccaloni, Jussi Björling, Anthony Marlowe, Bidú Sayão

2:42

Act I: Oh! sventata, sventata! (Mimi, Rodolfo)

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, George Cehanovsky, Francesco Valentino, Giuseppe Antonicelli, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Nicola Moscona, Anthony Marlowe, Mimi Benzell, Salvatore Baccaloni, Jussi Björling, Lawrence Davidson, Bidú Sayão

1:17

Act I: Che gelida manina (Rodolfo)

Salvatore Baccaloni, Jussi Björling, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Lawrence Davidson, Francesco Valentino, Mimi Benzell, Giuseppe Antonicelli, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Nicola Moscona, Anthony Marlowe, George Cehanovsky, Bidú Sayão

5:00

Act I: Si. Mi chiamano Mimi (Mimi, Rodolfo)

Salvatore Baccaloni, Jussi Björling, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Anthony Marlowe, George Cehanovsky, Giuseppe Antonicelli, Francesco Valentino, Mimi Benzell, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Nicola Moscona, Lawrence Davidson, Bidú Sayão

4:47

Act I: Ehi! Rodolfo! (Schaunard, Colline, Marcello, Rodolfo, Mimi)

Giuseppe Antonicelli, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Anthony Marlowe, Salvatore Baccaloni, Jussi Björling, George Cehanovsky, Francesco Valentino, Mimi Benzell, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Nicola Moscona, Lawrence Davidson, Bidú Sayão

0:47

Act I: O soave fanciulla (Rodolfo, Mimi)

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, George Cehanovsky, Salvatore Baccaloni, Jussi Björling, Anthony Marlowe, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Nicola Moscona, Lawrence Davidson, Mimi Benzell, Giuseppe Antonicelli, Francesco Valentino, Bidú Sayão

5:12

Act II: Aranci, datteri! (Street Sellers, Students)

The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Nicola Moscona, George Cehanovsky, Mimi Benzell, Anthony Marlowe, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Giuseppe Antonicelli, Francesco Valentino, Lawrence Davidson, Salvatore Baccaloni, Jussi Björling, Bidú Sayão

2:46

Act II: Chi guardi? (Rodolfo, Colline, Mimi, Schaunard, Marcello, Chorus, Parpignol)

Lawrence Davidson, Francesco Valentino, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Nicola Moscona, Mimi Benzell, Giuseppe Antonicelli, George Cehanovsky, Salvatore Baccaloni, Jussi Björling, Anthony Marlowe, Bidú Sayão

3:04

Act II: Viva Parpignol! (Chorus, Marcello, Mimi, Schaunard, Colline, Rodolfo)

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Salvatore Baccaloni, Jussi Björling, Francesco Valentino, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Nicola Moscona, Giuseppe Antonicelli, Anthony Marlowe, Mimi Benzell, Lawrence Davidson, George Cehanovsky, Bidú Sayão

2:56

Act II: Domandatelo a me (Marcello, Musetta, Alcindoro, Colline, Mimi)

Salvatore Baccaloni, Jussi Björling, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Nicola Moscona, Giuseppe Antonicelli, Anthony Marlowe, Francesco Valentino, Lawrence Davidson, Mimi Benzell, George Cehanovsky, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Bidú Sayão

2:32

Act II: Quando men vo (Musetta, Marcello, Alcindoro, Mimi, Rodolfo, Schaunard, Colline)

The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Nicola Moscona, George Cehanovsky, Salvatore Baccaloni, Jussi Björling, Anthony Marlowe, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Lawrence Davidson, Giuseppe Antonicelli, Francesco Valentino, Mimi Benzell, Bidú Sayão

4:31

Act II: Chi l'ha richiesto? (Colline, Schaunard, Rodolfo, Chorus, Marcello, Musetta, Mimi)

Francesco Valentino, Mimi Benzell, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Lawrence Davidson, Giuseppe Antonicelli, George Cehanovsky, Salvatore Baccaloni, Jussi Björling, Anthony Marlowe, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Nicola Moscona, Bidú Sayão

3:24

Brief Intro By Milton Cross

Milton Cross, Giuseppe Antonicelli, Metropolitan Orchestra Broadcast

0:11

Act III: Ohe, la, le guardie Aprite! (Chorus)

Anthony Marlowe, Giuseppe Antonicelli, Mimi Benzell, George Cehanovsky, Francesco Valentino, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Nicola Moscona, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Salvatore Baccaloni, Jussi Björling, Lawrence Davidson, Bidú Sayão

3:32

Act III: Sa dirmi, scusi, qual' e l'osteria (Mimi, Sergeant)

Salvatore Baccaloni, Jussi Björling, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Nicola Moscona, Anthony Marlowe, Francesco Valentino, Mimi Benzell, Lawrence Davidson, Giuseppe Antonicelli, George Cehanovsky, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Bidú Sayão

1:29

Act III: Mimi! … Speravo di trovarvi qui (Marcello, Mimi)

The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Nicola Moscona, Salvatore Baccaloni, Jussi Björling, Mimi Benzell, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Lawrence Davidson, George Cehanovsky, Francesco Valentino, Anthony Marlowe, Giuseppe Antonicelli, Bidú Sayão

4:13

Act III: Marcello. Finalmente! (Rodolfo, Marcello, Mimi)

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Mimi Benzell, Salvatore Baccaloni, Jussi Björling, Anthony Marlowe, George Cehanovsky, Lawrence Davidson, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Nicola Moscona, Giuseppe Antonicelli, Francesco Valentino, Bidú Sayão

1:39

Act III: Mimi e una civetta (Rodolfo, Marcello)

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, George Cehanovsky, Giuseppe Antonicelli, Salvatore Baccaloni, Jussi Björling, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Nicola Moscona, Lawrence Davidson, Mimi Benzell, Anthony Marlowe, Francesco Valentino, Bidú Sayão

1:20

Act III: Mimi e tanto malata! (Rodolfo, Marcello, Mimi)

Salvatore Baccaloni, Jussi Björling, Lawrence Davidson, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Nicola Moscona, Francesco Valentino, Anthony Marlowe, George Cehanovsky, Mimi Benzell, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Giuseppe Antonicelli, Bidú Sayão

2:54

Act III: Addio … D'onde lieta usci al tuo grido (Mimi, Rodolfo)

The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Nicola Moscona, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Anthony Marlowe, George Cehanovsky, Salvatore Baccaloni, Jussi Björling, Giuseppe Antonicelli, Mimi Benzell, Lawrence Davidson, Francesco Valentino, Bidú Sayão

3:26

Act III: Dunque e proprio finita! (Rodolfo, Mimi, Marcello, Musetta)

Giuseppe Antonicelli, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Nicola Moscona, Mimi Benzell, Lawrence Davidson, Anthony Marlowe, Francesco Valentino, George Cehanovsky, Salvatore Baccaloni, Jussi Björling, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Bidú Sayão

6:28

Second Brief Intro By Milton Cross

Milton Cross, Metropolitan Orchestra Broadcast, Giuseppe Antonicelli

0:28

Act IV: In un coupe? (Marcello, Rodolfo)

Salvatore Baccaloni, Jussi Björling, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Nicola Moscona, Anthony Marlowe, George Cehanovsky, Lawrence Davidson, Francesco Valentino, Giuseppe Antonicelli, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Mimi Benzell, Bidú Sayão

1:23

Act IV: O Mimi, tu piu non torni (Rodolfo, Marcello)

Giuseppe Antonicelli, Mimi Benzell, Salvatore Baccaloni, Jussi Björling, Francesco Valentino, Anthony Marlowe, Lawrence Davidson, George Cehanovsky, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Nicola Moscona, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Bidú Sayão

5:31

Act IV: Gavotta (Colline, Marcello, Rodolfo, Schaunard)

Giuseppe Antonicelli, Anthony Marlowe, Francesco Valentino, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Nicola Moscona, Mimi Benzell, Lawrence Davidson, Salvatore Baccaloni, Jussi Björling, George Cehanovsky, Bidú Sayão

1:40

Act IV: C'e Mimi (Marcello, Musetta, Rodolfo, Mimi)

Salvatore Baccaloni, Jussi Björling, Giuseppe Antonicelli, Lawrence Davidson, Francesco Valentino, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Nicola Moscona, Mimi Benzell, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Anthony Marlowe, George Cehanovsky, Bidú Sayão

5:47

Act IV: Vecchia zimarra (Colline, Schaunard)

The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Nicola Moscona, Lawrence Davidson, George Cehanovsky, Anthony Marlowe, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Salvatore Baccaloni, Jussi Björling, Mimi Benzell, Giuseppe Antonicelli, Francesco Valentino, Bidú Sayão

2:24

Act IV: Sono andati? Fingevo di dormire (Mimi, Rodolfo)

Francesco Valentino, Mimi Benzell, Anthony Marlowe, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Salvatore Baccaloni, Jussi Björling, Lawrence Davidson, Giuseppe Antonicelli, George Cehanovsky, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Nicola Moscona, Bidú Sayão

6:06

Act IV: Dorme? … Riposa (Rodolfo)

The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Nicola Moscona, Giuseppe Antonicelli, Anthony Marlowe, Francesco Valentino, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, George Cehanovsky, Salvatore Baccaloni, Jussi Björling, Mimi Benzell, Lawrence Davidson, Bidú Sayão

6:53

Radio commentary by Milton Cross

Milton Cross

2:14

Act I: Ave, sera gentile (Edmondo, Chorus, Des Grieux)

Calvin Marsh, Thomas Hayward, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Rosalind Elias, Licia Albanese, Osie Hawkins, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Fernando Corena, Alessio De Paolis, Jussi Björling, James McCracken, Dimitri Mitropoulos, George Cehanovsky, Frank Guarrera

4:44

Act I: L'amo? … L'amor?! (Edmondo)

Frank Guarrera, Osie Hawkins, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Rosalind Elias, Licia Albanese, Jussi Björling, Thomas Hayward, Fernando Corena, James McCracken, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Alessio De Paolis, Calvin Marsh, George Cehanovsky, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

0:57

Act I: Tra voi, belle, brune e bionde (Des Grieux, Chorus)

The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Licia Albanese, James McCracken, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Alessio De Paolis, Jussi Björling, Rosalind Elias, Calvin Marsh, Osie Hawkins, Thomas Hayward, Fernando Corena, George Cehanovsky, Frank Guarrera, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

1:22

Act I: Ma bravo! (Edmondo, Chorus)

Fernando Corena, James McCracken, Dimitri Mitropoulos, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Licia Albanese, Thomas Hayward, Jussi Björling, Calvin Marsh, Alessio De Paolis, George Cehanovsky, Frank Guarrera, Osie Hawkins, Rosalind Elias

1:52

Act I: Discendono, vediam! (Chorus, Edmondo, Lescaut, Des Grieux, Geronte)

Fernando Corena, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Calvin Marsh, Rosalind Elias, Jussi Björling, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Licia Albanese, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Thomas Hayward, Alessio De Paolis, George Cehanovsky, Frank Guarrera, Osie Hawkins, James McCracken

2:11

Act I: Cortese damigella, il priego mio acettate (Des Grieux, Manon, Lescaut)

Jussi Björling, George Cehanovsky, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Licia Albanese, Fernando Corena, Frank Guarrera, Osie Hawkins, Calvin Marsh, Thomas Hayward, James McCracken, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Alessio De Paolis, Rosalind Elias, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

4:14

Act I: Donna non vidi mai (Des Grieux)

Frank Guarrera, Osie Hawkins, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Licia Albanese, Fernando Corena, Thomas Hayward, James McCracken, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Alessio De Paolis, Jussi Björling, George Cehanovsky, Rosalind Elias, Calvin Marsh, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

3:03

Act I: La tua ventura (Chorus, Edmondo, Geronte, Lescaut)

Calvin Marsh, Thomas Hayward, Jussi Björling, George Cehanovsky, Alessio De Paolis, James McCracken, Dimitri Mitropoulos, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Licia Albanese, Fernando Corena, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Rosalind Elias, Frank Guarrera, Osie Hawkins

6:23

Act I: La tua Propsperina (Edmondo, Des Grieux)

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Frank Guarrera, George Cehanovsky, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Licia Albanese, Rosalind Elias, Calvin Marsh, Fernando Corena, James McCracken, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Alessio De Paolis, Jussi Björling, Thomas Hayward, Osie Hawkins

2:13

Act I: Vedete? lo'son 'fedele (Manon, Des Grieux)

Thomas Hayward, Fernando Corena, Osie Hawkins, George Cehanovsky, Jussi Björling, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Alessio De Paolis, Frank Guarrera, Calvin Marsh, Rosalind Elias, James McCracken, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Licia Albanese, Dimitri Mitropoulos

5:50

Act I: Di sedur la sorellina (Geronte, Edmondo)

Fernando Corena, Calvin Marsh, Thomas Hayward, Rosalind Elias, Alessio De Paolis, Frank Guarrera, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Licia Albanese, Osie Hawkins, Jussi Björling, James McCracken, George Cehanovsky, Dimitri Mitropoulos

5:11

Radio Commentary By Milton Cross

Milton Cross

4:10

Act II: Dispettosetto questo riccio! (Manon, Lescaut)

Calvin Marsh, Thomas Hayward, Alessio De Paolis, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Licia Albanese, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Frank Guarrera, Osie Hawkins, George Cehanovsky, James McCracken, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Fernando Corena, Rosalind Elias, Jussi Björling

5:34

Act II: In quelle trine morbide (Manon)

Calvin Marsh, Thomas Hayward, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Alessio De Paolis, James McCracken, Dimitri Mitropoulos, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Licia Albanese, Osie Hawkins, Frank Guarrera, George Cehanovsky, Fernando Corena, Jussi Björling, Rosalind Elias

2:50

Act II: Poiche … tu vuoi saper (Lescaut, Manon)

Jussi Björling, Fernando Corena, Thomas Hayward, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Licia Albanese, Alessio De Paolis, Calvin Marsh, Osie Hawkins, Frank Guarrera, James McCracken, Dimitri Mitropoulos, George Cehanovsky, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Rosalind Elias

3:01

Act II: Che ceffi son costor? (Lescaut, Manon, Musician, Chorus)

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, George Cehanovsky, Osie Hawkins, Rosalind Elias, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Licia Albanese, Alessio De Paolis, Frank Guarrera, Thomas Hayward, Jussi Björling, Fernando Corena, James McCracken, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Calvin Marsh

2:33

Act II: Paga costor! (Manon, Lescaut)

Dimitri Mitropoulos, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Fernando Corena, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Thomas Hayward, Licia Albanese, George Cehanovsky, Frank Guarrera, Osie Hawkins, Rosalind Elias, Jussi Björling, Calvin Marsh, Alessio De Paolis, James McCracken

1:17

Act II: Vi prego, signorina (Dancing Master, Geronte, Manon, Chorus)

Frank Guarrera, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Licia Albanese, Rosalind Elias, Jussi Björling, Calvin Marsh, Fernando Corena, George Cehanovsky, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Thomas Hayward, Osie Hawkins, James McCracken, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Alessio De Paolis

5:27

Act II: L'ora, O Tirsi, e vaga e bella (Manon, Geronte)

Fernando Corena, Frank Guarrera, James McCracken, Dimitri Mitropoulos, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Jussi Björling, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Licia Albanese, Rosalind Elias, Osie Hawkins, Calvin Marsh, Alessio De Paolis, George Cehanovsky, Thomas Hayward

1:34

Act II: Galanteria sta bene (Geronte, Chorus, Manon)

Frank Guarrera, Osie Hawkins, Thomas Hayward, Fernando Corena, Calvin Marsh, Alessio De Paolis, Jussi Björling, George Cehanovsky, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Licia Albanese, Rosalind Elias, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James McCracken, Dimitri Mitropoulos

1:54

Act II: Oh, saro la piu bella! (Manon, Des Grieux)

Jussi Björling, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Licia Albanese, Osie Hawkins, James McCracken, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Alessio De Paolis, Fernando Corena, Frank Guarrera, George Cehanovsky, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Rosalind Elias, Calvin Marsh, Thomas Hayward

8:41

Act II: Ah! … Affe, madamigella (Manon, Geronte, Des Grieux)

Calvin Marsh, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Jussi Björling, Fernando Corena, James McCracken, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Thomas Hayward, Rosalind Elias, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Licia Albanese, Frank Guarrera, Osie Hawkins, George Cehanovsky, Alessio De Paolis

2:31

Act II: Ah, Manon, mi tradisce (Des Grieux, Manon)

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, George Cehanovsky, Frank Guarrera, Jussi Björling, Fernando Corena, Rosalind Elias, Calvin Marsh, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Thomas Hayward, Licia Albanese, James McCracken, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Osie Hawkins, Alessio De Paolis

3:11

Act II: Lescaut! Tu qui? (Des Grieux, Manon, Lescaut, Un Sergente)

Jussi Björling, Thomas Hayward, Frank Guarrera, Rosalind Elias, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Licia Albanese, George Cehanovsky, Alessio De Paolis, Fernando Corena, James McCracken, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Calvin Marsh, Osie Hawkins

4:41

Further Radio Commentary By Milton Cross

Milton Cross

0:31

Act II: Intermezzo

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Rosalind Elias, James McCracken, Dimitri Mitropoulos, George Cehanovsky, Jussi Björling, Frank Guarrera, Calvin Marsh, Osie Hawkins, Thomas Hayward, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Licia Albanese, Alessio De Paolis, Fernando Corena

5:19

Act III: Ansia eterna, crudel (Des Grieux, Lescaut)

Frank Guarrera, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Licia Albanese, Jussi Björling, Fernando Corena, George Cehanovsky, Calvin Marsh, Thomas Hayward, Alessio De Paolis, James McCracken, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Rosalind Elias, Osie Hawkins, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

3:00

Act III: Manon! Des Grieux! (Des Grieux, Manon, Lescaut, Lamplighter)

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Thomas Hayward, Rosalind Elias, Licia Albanese, James McCracken, Calvin Marsh, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Frank Guarrera, Osie Hawkins, Jussi Björling, Alessio De Paolis, George Cehanovsky, Fernando Corena

1:51

Act III: E Kate rispose al Re (Lamplighter, Des Grieux, Manon)

Jussi Björling, Fernando Corena, Thomas Hayward, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Licia Albanese, Alessio De Paolis, Calvin Marsh, Osie Hawkins, Frank Guarrera, James McCracken, Dimitri Mitropoulos, George Cehanovsky, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Rosalind Elias

4:37

Act III: Rosetta! (Sergeant, Townspeople, Lescaut, Manon, Des Grieux)

Fernando Corena, George Cehanovsky, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Licia Albanese, Calvin Marsh, Osie Hawkins, Frank Guarrera, Thomas Hayward, Alessio De Paolis, Rosalind Elias, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Jussi Björling, James McCracken, Dimitri Mitropoulos

3:43

Act III: Presto! In fila! Marciate! (Sergeant, Des Grieux, Townspeople, Captain)

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, George Cehanovsky, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Licia Albanese, Alessio De Paolis, Frank Guarrera, Calvin Marsh, Jussi Björling, Fernando Corena, Osie Hawkins, James McCracken, Thomas Hayward, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Rosalind Elias

4:52

Brief Radio Commentary By Milton Cross

Milton Cross

0:27

Act IV. Tutta su me ti posa (Des Grieux, Manon)

George Cehanovsky, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Licia Albanese, Fernando Corena, James McCracken, Alessio De Paolis, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Thomas Hayward, Jussi Björling, Frank Guarrera, Osie Hawkins, Rosalind Elias, Calvin Marsh

3:15

Act IV: Vedi, vedi, son io che piango (Des Grieux, Manon)

Fernando Corena, Alessio De Paolis, George Cehanovsky, Thomas Hayward, Jussi Björling, Frank Guarrera, Calvin Marsh, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Licia Albanese, James McCracken, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Rosalind Elias, Osie Hawkins

1:50

Act IV: Sei tu che piangi? (Manon, Des Grieux)

Calvin Marsh, Rosalind Elias, James McCracken, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Thomas Hayward, Frank Guarrera, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Licia Albanese, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, George Cehanovsky, Osie Hawkins, Alessio De Paolis, Jussi Björling, Fernando Corena

4:58

Act IV: Sola, perduta, abbandonata (Manon, Des Grieux)

Calvin Marsh, Thomas Hayward, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Licia Albanese, Alessio De Paolis, George Cehanovsky, Frank Guarrera, Jussi Björling, Osie Hawkins, Fernando Corena, Rosalind Elias, James McCracken, Dimitri Mitropoulos, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

4:06

Act IV: Fra le tue braccia, amore (Manon, Des Grieux)

Jussi Björling, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Licia Albanese, Rosalind Elias, Calvin Marsh, Thomas Hayward, Frank Guarrera, Osie Hawkins, James McCracken, Dimitri Mitropoulos, George Cehanovsky, Fernando Corena, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Alessio De Paolis

9:31

Giacomo Puccini

Composer
Giulio Ricordi

Composer
Lawrence Davidson

Bass
James McCracken

Tenor
Osie Hawkins

Baritone

Jussi Bjorling in Two Puccini Operas (1948, 1956)

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