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

Act I - Prelude

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

2:18

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

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

1:48

Act I - Questa o quella (Duke)

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

2:03

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

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

2:20

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

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

3:09

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

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

4:23

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

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

4:25

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

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

5:49

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

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

8:08

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

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

8:51

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

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

7:00

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

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

4:54

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

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

5:31

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

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

2:03

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

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

3:27

Act II - Cortigiani, vil razza dannata (Rigoletto)

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

4:43

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

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

2:00

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

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

7:44

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

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

3:42

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

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

2:00

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

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

2:58

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

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

6:03

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

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

4:57

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

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

5:02

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

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

4:30

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

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

5:48

Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Cesare Sodero

Conductor
The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Choir
Leonard Warren

Baritone
Jussi Björling

Tenor

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

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