‎Verdi: Rigoletto (Bjorling, Sayao, Warren) [1945] by The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Act I - Prelude

Leonard Warren, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Jussi Björling, George Cehanovsky, Thelma Altman, Martha Lipton, Norman Cordon, Cesare Sodero, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Bidú Sayão

2:18

Act I - Della mia bella incognita (Duke, Borsa)

Leonard Warren, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Cesare Sodero, Jussi Björling, George Cehanovsky, Thelma Altman, Martha Lipton, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Norman Cordon, Bidú Sayão

1:48

Act I - Questa o quella (Duke)

Norman Cordon, George Cehanovsky, Cesare Sodero, Leonard Warren, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Jussi Björling, Thelma Altman, Martha Lipton, Bidú Sayão

2:03

Act I - Partite?...Crudele! (Duke, Countess Ceprano, Rigoletto, Borsa)

Thelma Altman, Martha Lipton, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Cesare Sodero, George Cehanovsky, Leonard Warren, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Jussi Björling, Norman Cordon, Bidú Sayão

2:20

Act I - Gran nuova! Gran nuova! (Marullo, Borsa, Courtiers, Duke, Rigoletto)

Cesare Sodero, Thelma Altman, Martha Lipton, Norman Cordon, Leonard Warren, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Jussi Björling, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, George Cehanovsky, Bidú Sayão

3:09

Act I - Ch'io gli parli (Monterone, Duke, Borsa, Rigoletto, Marullo, Ceprano)

Norman Cordon, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Jussi Björling, George Cehanovsky, Leonard Warren, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Cesare Sodero, Thelma Altman, Martha Lipton, Bidú Sayão

4:23

Act I - Quel vecchio maledivami! (Rigoletto, Sparafucile)

George Cehanovsky, Cesare Sodero, Norman Cordon, Thelma Altman, Martha Lipton, Jussi Björling, Leonard Warren, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Bidú Sayão

4:25

Act I - Pari siamo!...Figlia! - Mio padre!... (Rigoletto, Gilda)

Thelma Altman, Martha Lipton, Norman Cordon, George Cehanovsky, Cesare Sodero, Jussi Björling, Leonard Warren, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Bidú Sayão

5:49

Act I - Deh non parlare al misero (Rigoletto, Gilda, Giovanna, Duke)

George Cehanovsky, Norman Cordon, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Cesare Sodero, Jussi Björling, Leonard Warren, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Thelma Altman, Martha Lipton, Bidú Sayão

8:08

Act I - Giovanna, ho dei rimorsi...E il sol dell' anima (Gilda, Giovanna, Duke)

Thelma Altman, Martha Lipton, Jussi Björling, Cesare Sodero, Norman Cordon, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Leonard Warren, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, George Cehanovsky, Bidú Sayão

8:51

Act I - Gualtier Malde...Caro nome (Gilda, Borsa, Ceparno, Courtiers)

Cesare Sodero, Thelma Altman, Martha Lipton, George Cehanovsky, Norman Cordon, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Leonard Warren, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Jussi Björling, Bidú Sayão

7:00

Act I - Riedo!...perche?...Zitti, zitti (Rigoletto, Borsa, Ceprano, Courtiers)

George Cehanovsky, Jussi Björling, Norman Cordon, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Cesare Sodero, Leonard Warren, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Thelma Altman, Martha Lipton, Bidú Sayão

4:54

Act II - Ella mi fu rapita!...Parmi veder le lagrime (Duke)

Norman Cordon, Jussi Björling, Thelma Altman, Martha Lipton, George Cehanovsky, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Leonard Warren, Cesare Sodero, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Bidú Sayão

5:31

Act II - Duca, duca? (Borsa, Marullo, Ceprano, Courtiers)

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Jussi Björling, Leonard Warren, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Cesare Sodero, Norman Cordon, Thelma Altman, Martha Lipton, George Cehanovsky, Bidú Sayão

2:03

Act II - Povero Rigoletto! (Marullo, Rigoletto, Borsa, Ceprano, Page)

Norman Cordon, Jussi Björling, Cesare Sodero, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, George Cehanovsky, Thelma Altman, Martha Lipton, Leonard Warren, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Bidú Sayão

3:27

Act II - Cortigiani, vil razza dannata (Rigoletto)

Thelma Altman, Martha Lipton, Jussi Björling, Cesare Sodero, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, George Cehanovsky, Norman Cordon, Leonard Warren, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Bidú Sayão

4:43

Act II - Mio padre? (Gilda, Rigoletto, Borsa, Marulllo, Ceprano)

Cesare Sodero, George Cehanovsky, Norman Cordon, Jussi Björling, Leonard Warren, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Thelma Altman, Martha Lipton, Bidú Sayão

2:00

Act II - Tutte le feste al tempio (Gilda, Rigoletto)

Cesare Sodero, Norman Cordon, Jussi Björling, Leonard Warren, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, George Cehanovsky, Thelma Altman, Martha Lipton, Bidú Sayão

7:44

Act II - Compiuto pur quanto...Si, vendetta (Rigoletto, Gilda, Herald, Monterone)

Thelma Altman, Martha Lipton, George Cehanovsky, Norman Cordon, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Cesare Sodero, Jussi Björling, Leonard Warren, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Bidú Sayão

3:42

Act III - E l'ami? - Sempre (Rigoletto, Gilda, Duke, Sparafucile)

Thelma Altman, Martha Lipton, Norman Cordon, Leonard Warren, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, George Cehanovsky, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Jussi Björling, Cesare Sodero, Bidú Sayão

2:00

Act III - La donna e mobile...E la il vostruomo... (Duke, Sparafucile)

Jussi Björling, Norman Cordon, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, George Cehanovsky, Cesare Sodero, Leonard Warren, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Thelma Altman, Martha Lipton, Bidú Sayão

2:58

Act III - Un di, se ben rammentomi...Bella figlia dell' amore (Duke, Gilda, Maddalena, Rigoletto)

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Norman Cordon, Thelma Altman, Martha Lipton, Cesare Sodero, George Cehanovsky, Jussi Björling, Leonard Warren, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Bidú Sayão

6:03

Act III - M'odi! ritorna a casa... (Rigoletto, Gilda, Sparafucile, Borsa, Duke, Maddalena)

Norman Cordon, Thelma Altman, Martha Lipton, Cesare Sodero, Leonard Warren, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Jussi Björling, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, George Cehanovsky, Bidú Sayão

4:57

Act III - Somiglia un Apollo (Maddalenda, Gilda, Sparafucile)

Cesare Sodero, Thelma Altman, Martha Lipton, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Leonard Warren, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, George Cehanovsky, Norman Cordon, Jussi Björling, Bidú Sayão

5:02

Act III - Dalla vendetta alfin giunge l'istante! (Rigoletto, Sparafucile, Duke)

Thelma Altman, Martha Lipton, Jussi Björling, Leonard Warren, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Cesare Sodero, Norman Cordon, George Cehanovsky, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Bidú Sayão

4:30

Act III - Chi e mai, chi e qui in sua vece? (Rigoletto, Gilda)

Jussi Björling, Norman Cordon, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Leonard Warren, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Cesare Sodero, Thelma Altman, Martha Lipton, George Cehanovsky, Bidú Sayão

5:48

Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Choir
George Cehanovsky

Baritone
Cesare Sodero

Conductor
Norman Cordon

Bass

Verdi: Rigoletto (Bjorling, Sayao, Warren) [1945]

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