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

Act I: Questo Mar Rosso (Marcello, Rodolfo)

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

4:22

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

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

1:17

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

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

3:30

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

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

5:22

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

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

0:57

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

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

2:42

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

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

1:17

Act I: Che gelida manina (Rodolfo)

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

5:00

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

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

4:47

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

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

0:47

Act I: O soave fanciulla (Rodolfo, Mimi)

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

5:12

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

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

2:46

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

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

3:04

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

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

2:56

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:31

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

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

3:24

Brief Intro By Milton Cross

Milton Cross, Metropolitan Orchestra Broadcast, Giuseppe Antonicelli

0:11

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

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

3:32

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

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

1:29

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

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

4:13

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

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

1:39

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

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

1:20

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

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

2:54

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

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

3:26

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

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

6:28

Second Brief Intro By Milton Cross

Milton Cross, Giuseppe Antonicelli, Metropolitan Orchestra Broadcast

0:28

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:31

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

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

1:40

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

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

5:47

Act IV: Vecchia zimarra (Colline, Schaunard)

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

2:24

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

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

6:06

Act IV: Dorme? … Riposa (Rodolfo)

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

6:53

Radio commentary by Milton Cross

Milton Cross

2:14

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

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

4:44

Act I: L'amo? … L'amor?! (Edmondo)

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

0:57

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

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

1:22

Act I: Ma bravo! (Edmondo, Chorus)

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

1:52

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

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

2:11

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

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

4:14

Act I: Donna non vidi mai (Des Grieux)

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

3:03

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

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

6:23

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

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

2:13

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

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

5:50

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

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

5:11

Radio Commentary By Milton Cross

Milton Cross

4:10

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

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

5:34

Act II: In quelle trine morbide (Manon)

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

2:50

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

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

3:01

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

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

2:33

Act II: Paga costor! (Manon, Lescaut)

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

1:17

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:34

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

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

1:54

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

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

8:41

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

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

2:31

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

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

3:11

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

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

4:41

Further Radio Commentary By Milton Cross

Milton Cross

0:31

Act II: Intermezzo

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

5:19

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

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

3:00

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

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

1:51

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

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

4:37

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

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

3:43

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

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

4:52

Brief Radio Commentary By Milton Cross

Milton Cross, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Metropolitan Orchestra Broadcast

0:27

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:50

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

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

4:58

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

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

4:06

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

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

9:31

Giacomo Puccini

Composer
Giulio Ricordi

Composer
Jussi Björling

Tenor
Salvatore Baccaloni

Bass
Calvin Marsh

Baritone

Jussi Bjorling in Two Puccini Operas (1948, 1956)

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