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

Act I: Questo Mar Rosso (Marcello, Rodolfo)

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

4:22

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

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

1:17

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

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

3:30

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

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

5:22

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

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

0:57

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

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

2:42

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

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

1:17

Act I: Che gelida manina (Rodolfo)

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

5:00

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

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

4:47

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

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

0:47

Act I: O soave fanciulla (Rodolfo, Mimi)

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

5:12

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

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

2:46

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

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

3:04

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

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

2:56

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:31

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

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

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

3:32

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

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

1:29

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

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

4:13

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

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

1:39

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

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

1:20

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

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

2:54

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

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

3:26

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

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:31

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

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

1:40

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

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

5:47

Act IV: Vecchia zimarra (Colline, Schaunard)

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

2:24

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

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

6:06

Act IV: Dorme? … Riposa (Rodolfo)

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

6:53

Radio commentary by Milton Cross

Milton Cross

2:14

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

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

4:44

Act I: L'amo? … L'amor?! (Edmondo)

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

0:57

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

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

1:22

Act I: Ma bravo! (Edmondo, Chorus)

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

1:52

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

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

2:11

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

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

4:14

Act I: Donna non vidi mai (Des Grieux)

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

3:03

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

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

6:23

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

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

2:13

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

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

5:50

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

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

5:11

Radio Commentary By Milton Cross

Milton Cross

4:10

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

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

5:34

Act II: In quelle trine morbide (Manon)

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

2:50

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

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

3:01

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

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

2:33

Act II: Paga costor! (Manon, Lescaut)

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

1:17

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:34

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

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

1:54

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

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

8:41

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

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

2:31

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

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

3:11

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

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

4:41

Further Radio Commentary By Milton Cross

Milton Cross

0:31

Act II: Intermezzo

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

5:19

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

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

3:00

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

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

1:51

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

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

4:37

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

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

3:43

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

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

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)

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

3:15

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

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

1:50

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

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

4:58

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

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

4:06

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

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

9:31

Giacomo Puccini

Composer
Giulio Ricordi

Composer
Bidú Sayão

Soprano
Fernando Corena

Bass
Rosalind Elias

Mezzo-Soprano

Jussi Bjorling in Two Puccini Operas (1948, 1956)

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