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

Act I - Prelude

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

2:18

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

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

1:48

Act I - Questa o quella (Duke)

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

2:03

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

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

2:20

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

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

3:09

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

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

4:23

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

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

4:25

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

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

5:49

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

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

8:08

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

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

8:51

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

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

7:00

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

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

4:54

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

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

5:31

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

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

2:03

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

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

3:27

Act II - Cortigiani, vil razza dannata (Rigoletto)

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

4:43

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

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

2:00

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

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

7:44

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

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

3:42

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

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

2:00

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

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

2:58

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

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

6:03

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

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

4:57

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

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

5:02

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

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

4:30

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

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

5:48

Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Leonard Warren

Baritone
Jussi Björling

Tenor
George Cehanovsky

Baritone
Cesare Sodero

Conductor

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

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