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

Act I Scene 1: Prelude

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

2:43

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

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

1:44

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

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

4:25

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

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

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, Arturo La Porta, Tommaso Frascati, Giorgio Tozzi, Vittorio Tatozzi, Roberta Peters, Leonardo Monreale, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Andrea Mineo, Anna Maria Rota, Jonel Perlea, Silvana Celli

4:42

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

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

4:39

Act I Scene 2: Pari siamo! (Rigoletto)

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

3:48

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

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

6:14

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

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

3:08

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

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

3:03

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

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

4:58

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

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

6:59

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

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

2:08

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

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

2:54

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

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

5:36

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

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

2:11

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

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

3:38

Act II: Cortigiani, vil razza dannata (Rigoletto)

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

4:24

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

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

1:58

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

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

8:09

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

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

2:15

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

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

2:03

Act III: La donna e mobile (Duke)

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

2:54

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

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

1:29

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:09

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

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

4:49

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

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

3:10

Act III: Lassu in cielo (Gilda, Rigoletto)

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

3:15

Otello, Act II: Credo in un Dio crudel

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

5:03

Tutto e deserto - Il balen del suo sorriso

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

5:25

Di Provenza il mar

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

4:10

Largo al factotum

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

4:57

Mark Obert-Thorn

Reissue Producer
Malcolm Walker

Liner Notes
Keith Anderson

Liner Notes
Mark Obert-Thorn

Audio Restoration
Luigi Ricci

Personal Assistant

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

RECORD LABEL

Giuseppe Verdi

Giacomo Puccini

Gioachino Rossini

Jonel Perlea

Vittorio Tatozzi

Production