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

Act I: Questo Mar Rosso (Marcello, Rodolfo)

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

4:22

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

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

1:17

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

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

3:30

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

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

5:22

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

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

0:57

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

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

2:42

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

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

1:17

Act I: Che gelida manina (Rodolfo)

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

5:00

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

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

4:47

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

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

0:47

Act I: O soave fanciulla (Rodolfo, Mimi)

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

5:12

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

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

2:46

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

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

3:04

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

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

2:56

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:31

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

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

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

3:32

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

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

1:29

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

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

4:13

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

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

1:39

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

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

1:20

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

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

2:54

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

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

3:26

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

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:31

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

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

1:40

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

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

5:47

Act IV: Vecchia zimarra (Colline, Schaunard)

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

2:24

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

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

6:06

Act IV: Dorme? … Riposa (Rodolfo)

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

6:53

Radio commentary by Milton Cross

Milton Cross

2:14

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

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

4:44

Act I: L'amo? … L'amor?! (Edmondo)

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

0:57

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

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

1:22

Act I: Ma bravo! (Edmondo, Chorus)

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

1:52

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

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

2:11

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

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

4:14

Act I: Donna non vidi mai (Des Grieux)

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

3:03

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

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

6:23

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

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

2:13

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

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

5:50

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

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

5:11

Radio Commentary By Milton Cross

Milton Cross

4:10

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

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

5:34

Act II: In quelle trine morbide (Manon)

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

2:50

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

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

3:01

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

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

2:33

Act II: Paga costor! (Manon, Lescaut)

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

1:17

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:34

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

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

1:54

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

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

8:41

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

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

2:31

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

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

3:11

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

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

4:41

Further Radio Commentary By Milton Cross

Milton Cross

0:31

Act II: Intermezzo

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

5:19

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

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

3:00

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

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

1:51

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

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

4:37

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

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

3:43

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

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

4:52

Brief Radio Commentary By Milton Cross

Milton Cross

0:27

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:50

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

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

4:58

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

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

4:06

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

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

9:31

Giacomo Puccini

Composer
Giulio Ricordi

Composer
James McCracken

Tenor
Lawrence Davidson

Bass
Nicola Moscona

Bass

Jussi Bjorling in Two Puccini Operas (1948, 1956)

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