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

Act I: Questo Mar Rosso (Marcello, Rodolfo)

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

4:22

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

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

1:17

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

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

3:30

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

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

5:22

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

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

0:57

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

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

2:42

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

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

1:17

Act I: Che gelida manina (Rodolfo)

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

5:00

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

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

4:47

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

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

0:47

Act I: O soave fanciulla (Rodolfo, Mimi)

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

5:12

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

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

2:46

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

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

3:04

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

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

2:56

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:31

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

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

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

3:32

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

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

1:29

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

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

4:13

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

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

1:39

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

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

1:20

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

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

2:54

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

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

3:26

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

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:31

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

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

1:40

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

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

5:47

Act IV: Vecchia zimarra (Colline, Schaunard)

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

2:24

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

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

6:06

Act IV: Dorme? … Riposa (Rodolfo)

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

6:53

Radio commentary by Milton Cross

Milton Cross

2:14

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

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

4:44

Act I: L'amo? … L'amor?! (Edmondo)

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

0:57

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

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

1:22

Act I: Ma bravo! (Edmondo, Chorus)

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

1:52

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

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

2:11

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

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

4:14

Act I: Donna non vidi mai (Des Grieux)

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

3:03

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

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

6:23

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

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

2:13

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

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

5:50

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

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

5:11

Radio Commentary By Milton Cross

Milton Cross

4:10

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

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

5:34

Act II: In quelle trine morbide (Manon)

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

2:50

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

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

3:01

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

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

2:33

Act II: Paga costor! (Manon, Lescaut)

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

1:17

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:34

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

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

1:54

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

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

8:41

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

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

2:31

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

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

3:11

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

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

4:41

Further Radio Commentary By Milton Cross

Milton Cross

0:31

Act II: Intermezzo

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

5:19

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

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

3:00

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

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

1:51

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

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

4:37

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

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

3:43

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

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

4:52

Brief Radio Commentary By Milton Cross

Milton Cross

0:27

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:50

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

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

4:58

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

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

4:06

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

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

9:31

Giacomo Puccini

Composer
Giulio Ricordi

Composer
Fernando Corena

Bass
Rosalind Elias

Mezzo-Soprano
Lawrence Davidson

Bass

Jussi Bjorling in Two Puccini Operas (1948, 1956)

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