‎Verdi: Rigoletto (Bjorling, R. Peters, Merrill) (1956) by Santa Chissari

Act I Scene 1: Prelude

Anna Maria Rota, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Jonel Perlea, Silvana Celli, Roberta Peters, Andrea Mineo, Giorgio Tozzi, Santa Chissari, Jussi Björling, Leonardo Monreale, Arturo La Porta, Tommaso Frascati, Vittorio Tatozzi, Lidia Grandi, Robert Merrill

2:43

Act I Scene 1: Della mia bella incognita borghese (Duke, Borsa)

Tommaso Frascati, Vittorio Tatozzi, Jussi Björling, Roberta Peters, Andrea Mineo, Lidia Grandi, Robert Merrill, Santa Chissari, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Arturo La Porta, Leonardo Monreale, Giorgio Tozzi, Silvana Celli, Anna Maria Rota, Jonel Perlea

1:44

Act I Scene 1: Questa o quella (Duke, Countess Ceprano, Rigoletto, Borsa, Courtiers)

Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Tommaso Frascati, Vittorio Tatozzi, Giorgio Tozzi, Anna Maria Rota, Jonel Perlea, Roberta Peters, Andrea Mineo, Silvana Celli, Leonardo Monreale, Lidia Grandi, Robert Merrill, Arturo La Porta, Santa Chissari, Jussi Björling

4:25

Act I Scene 1: Gran nuova! gran nuova! (Marullo, Borsa, Courtiers, Duke, Rigoletto, Ceprano)

Leonardo Monreale, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Roberta Peters, Anna Maria Rota, Jonel Perlea, Silvana Celli, Jussi Björling, Andrea Mineo, Arturo La Porta, Tommaso Frascati, Vittorio Tatozzi, Giorgio Tozzi, Lidia Grandi, Robert Merrill, Santa Chissari

2:31

Act I Scene 1: Ch'io gli parli (Monterone, Duke, Rigoletto, Borsa, Marullo, Ceprano, Courtiers)

Lidia Grandi, Robert Merrill, Santa Chissari, Jussi Björling, Andrea Mineo, Tommaso Frascati, Vittorio Tatozzi, Arturo La Porta, Silvana Celli, Roberta Peters, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Giorgio Tozzi, Anna Maria Rota, Jonel Perlea, Leonardo Monreale

4:42

Act I Scene 2: Quel vecchio maledivami! (Rigoletto, Sparafucile)

Tommaso Frascati, Vittorio Tatozzi, Santa Chissari, Jussi Björling, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Arturo La Porta, Lidia Grandi, Robert Merrill, Giorgio Tozzi, Andrea Mineo, Roberta Peters, Anna Maria Rota, Jonel Perlea, Leonardo Monreale, Silvana Celli

4:39

Act I Scene 2: Pari siamo! (Rigoletto)

Santa Chissari, Jussi Björling, Silvana Celli, Anna Maria Rota, Jonel Perlea, Roberta Peters, Leonardo Monreale, Giorgio Tozzi, Tommaso Frascati, Vittorio Tatozzi, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Arturo La Porta, Andrea Mineo, Lidia Grandi, Robert Merrill

3:48

Act I Scene 2: Figlia! … Mio padre! (Rigoletto, Gilda, Giovanna, Duke)

Andrea Mineo, Anna Maria Rota, Jonel Perlea, Santa Chissari, Jussi Björling, Silvana Celli, Arturo La Porta, Roberta Peters, Lidia Grandi, Robert Merrill, Giorgio Tozzi, Tommaso Frascati, Vittorio Tatozzi, Leonardo Monreale, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House

6:14

Act I Scene 2: Ah! veglia, o donna (Rigoletto, Gilda)

Anna Maria Rota, Jonel Perlea, Silvana Celli, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Leonardo Monreale, Arturo La Porta, Giorgio Tozzi, Andrea Mineo, Jussi Björling, Tommaso Frascati, Vittorio Tatozzi, Lidia Grandi, Robert Merrill, Santa Chissari, Roberta Peters

3:08

Act I Scene 2: Giovanna, ho dei rimorsi (Gilda, Giovanna, Duke)

Andrea Mineo, Lidia Grandi, Robert Merrill, Tommaso Frascati, Vittorio Tatozzi, Arturo La Porta, Santa Chissari, Jussi Björling, Anna Maria Rota, Jonel Perlea, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Roberta Peters, Leonardo Monreale, Silvana Celli, Giorgio Tozzi

3:03

Act I Scene 2: E il sol dell'anima (Duke, Gilda, Ceprano, Borsa)

Roberta Peters, Silvana Celli, Leonardo Monreale, Arturo La Porta, Lidia Grandi, Robert Merrill, Andrea Mineo, Tommaso Frascati, Vittorio Tatozzi, Giorgio Tozzi, Anna Maria Rota, Jonel Perlea, Santa Chissari, Jussi Björling, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House

4:58

Act I Scene 2: Gualtier Malde … Caro nome (Gilda, Borsa, Ceprano, Marullo, Courtiers)

Lidia Grandi, Robert Merrill, Giorgio Tozzi, Silvana Celli, Leonardo Monreale, Tommaso Frascati, Vittorio Tatozzi, Santa Chissari, Jussi Björling, Andrea Mineo, Arturo La Porta, Roberta Peters, Anna Maria Rota, Jonel Perlea, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House

6:59

Act I Scene 2: Riedo! perche? (Rigoletto, Borsa, Countess Ceprano, Marullo)

Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Leonardo Monreale, Silvana Celli, Roberta Peters, Andrea Mineo, Giorgio Tozzi, Arturo La Porta, Jussi Björling, Tommaso Frascati, Vittorio Tatozzi, Anna Maria Rota, Jonel Perlea, Lidia Grandi, Robert Merrill, Santa Chissari

2:08

Act I Scene 2: Zitti, zitti (Borsa, Marullo, Ceprano, Courtiers, Gilda, Rigoletto)

Roberta Peters, Lidia Grandi, Robert Merrill, Santa Chissari, Giorgio Tozzi, Anna Maria Rota, Jonel Perlea, Silvana Celli, Arturo La Porta, Jussi Björling, Tommaso Frascati, Vittorio Tatozzi, Andrea Mineo, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Leonardo Monreale

2:54

Act II: Ella mi fu rapita! … Parmi veder (Duke)

Leonardo Monreale, Andrea Mineo, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Silvana Celli, Anna Maria Rota, Jonel Perlea, Arturo La Porta, Giorgio Tozzi, Tommaso Frascati, Vittorio Tatozzi, Roberta Peters, Lidia Grandi, Robert Merrill, Santa Chissari, Jussi Björling

5:36

Act II: Duca, Duca! (Borsa, Marullo, Ceprano, Courtiers, Duke)

Giorgio Tozzi, Leonardo Monreale, Tommaso Frascati, Vittorio Tatozzi, Andrea Mineo, Jussi Björling, Roberta Peters, Anna Maria Rota, Jonel Perlea, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Lidia Grandi, Robert Merrill, Santa Chissari, Silvana Celli, Arturo La Porta

2:11

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

Leonardo Monreale, Anna Maria Rota, Jonel Perlea, Roberta Peters, Arturo La Porta, Tommaso Frascati, Vittorio Tatozzi, Lidia Grandi, Robert Merrill, Giorgio Tozzi, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Silvana Celli, Santa Chissari, Jussi Björling, Andrea Mineo

3:38

Act II: Cortigiani, vil razza dannata (Rigoletto)

Roberta Peters, Andrea Mineo, Tommaso Frascati, Vittorio Tatozzi, Leonardo Monreale, Anna Maria Rota, Jonel Perlea, Arturo La Porta, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Giorgio Tozzi, Lidia Grandi, Robert Merrill, Silvana Celli, Santa Chissari, Jussi Björling

4:24

Act II: Mio padre! (Gilda, Rigoletto, Borsa, Marullo, Ceprano, Courtiers)

Tommaso Frascati, Silvana Celli, Vittorio Tatozzi, Roberta Peters, Lidia Grandi, Robert Merrill, Giorgio Tozzi, Leonardo Monreale, Arturo La Porta, Santa Chissari, Jussi Björling, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Anna Maria Rota, Jonel Perlea, Andrea Mineo

1:58

Act II: Tutte le feste (Gilda, Rigoletto, Usher, Monterone)

Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Silvana Celli, Lidia Grandi, Robert Merrill, Santa Chissari, Andrea Mineo, Giorgio Tozzi, Roberta Peters, Leonardo Monreale, Arturo La Porta, Tommaso Frascati, Vittorio Tatozzi, Anna Maria Rota, Jonel Perlea, Jussi Björling

8:09

Act II: No, vecchio t'inganni … Si, vendetta (Rigoletto, Gilda)

Anna Maria Rota, Jonel Perlea, Andrea Mineo, Leonardo Monreale, Roberta Peters, Tommaso Frascati, Vittorio Tatozzi, Silvana Celli, Jussi Björling, Giorgio Tozzi, Lidia Grandi, Robert Merrill, Santa Chissari, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Arturo La Porta

2:15

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

Anna Maria Rota, Jonel Perlea, Tommaso Frascati, Vittorio Tatozzi, Santa Chissari, Jussi Björling, Silvana Celli, Arturo La Porta, Andrea Mineo, Lidia Grandi, Robert Merrill, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Leonardo Monreale, Giorgio Tozzi, Roberta Peters

2:03

Act III: La donna e mobile (Duke)

Anna Maria Rota, Jonel Perlea, Jussi Björling, Leonardo Monreale, Tommaso Frascati, Vittorio Tatozzi, Giorgio Tozzi, Andrea Mineo, Roberta Peters, Arturo La Porta, Silvana Celli, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Lidia Grandi, Robert Merrill, Santa Chissari

2:54

Act III: Un di, se ben rammentomi (Duke, Gilda, Maddalena, Rigoletto)

Silvana Celli, Roberta Peters, Tommaso Frascati, Vittorio Tatozzi, Giorgio Tozzi, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Santa Chissari, Jussi Björling, Arturo La Porta, Anna Maria Rota, Jonel Perlea, Andrea Mineo, Leonardo Monreale, Lidia Grandi, Robert Merrill

1:29

Act III: Bella figlia dell'amore (Duke, Maddalena, Gilda, Rigoletto)

Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Silvana Celli, Anna Maria Rota, Jonel Perlea, Lidia Grandi, Robert Merrill, Santa Chissari, Jussi Björling, Tommaso Frascati, Vittorio Tatozzi, Andrea Mineo, Arturo La Porta, Giorgio Tozzi, Leonardo Monreale, Roberta Peters

4:48

Act III: Venti scudi (Rigoletto, Sparafucile, Gilda)

Lidia Grandi, Robert Merrill, Santa Chissari, Jussi Björling, Giorgio Tozzi, Tommaso Frascati, Vittorio Tatozzi, Roberta Peters, Andrea Mineo, Anna Maria Rota, Jonel Perlea, Arturo La Porta, Silvana Celli, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Leonardo Monreale

4:04

Act III: E amabile in vero (Maddalena, Sparafucile, Gilda)

Andrea Mineo, Giorgio Tozzi, Arturo La Porta, Roberta Peters, Santa Chissari, Jussi Björling, Silvana Celli, Tommaso Frascati, Vittorio Tatozzi, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Lidia Grandi, Robert Merrill, Anna Maria Rota, Jonel Perlea, Leonardo Monreale

6:09

Act III: Della vendetta (Rigoletto, Sparafucile, Duke)

Arturo La Porta, Roberta Peters, Anna Maria Rota, Jonel Perlea, Andrea Mineo, Leonardo Monreale, Jussi Björling, Giorgio Tozzi, Tommaso Frascati, Vittorio Tatozzi, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Lidia Grandi, Robert Merrill, Silvana Celli, Santa Chissari

4:49

Act III: Chi e mai? (Rigoletto, Gilda)

Anna Maria Rota, Jonel Perlea, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Giorgio Tozzi, Andrea Mineo, Tommaso Frascati, Vittorio Tatozzi, Roberta Peters, Jussi Björling, Silvana Celli, Lidia Grandi, Robert Merrill, Santa Chissari, Arturo La Porta, Leonardo Monreale

3:10

Act III: Lassu in cielo (Gilda, Rigoletto)

Andrea Mineo, Leonardo Monreale, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Arturo La Porta, Silvana Celli, Roberta Peters, Anna Maria Rota, Jonel Perlea, Tommaso Frascati, Vittorio Tatozzi, Giorgio Tozzi, Lidia Grandi, Robert Merrill, Santa Chissari, Jussi Björling

3:15

Otello, Act II: Credo in un Dio crudel

Vincenzo Bellezza, Robert Merrill, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House

5:03

Tutto e deserto - Il balen del suo sorriso

Franco Calabrese, Vincenzo Bellezza, Robert Merrill, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House

5:25

Di Provenza il mar

Vincenzo Bellezza, Robert Merrill, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House

4:10

Largo al factotum

Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Robert Merrill, Vincenzo Bellezza

4:57

Mark Obert-Thorn

Reissue Producer
Luigi Ricci

Personal Assistant
Keith Anderson

Liner Notes
Mark Obert-Thorn

Audio Restoration
Malcolm Walker

Liner Notes

Verdi: Rigoletto (Bjorling, R. Peters, Merrill) (1956)

RECORD LABEL

Giuseppe Verdi

Giacomo Puccini

Gioachino Rossini

Anna Maria Rota

Robert Merrill

Production