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

Act I Scene 1: Prelude

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

2:43

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

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

1:44

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

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

4:25

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

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

2:31

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

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

4:42

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

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

4:39

Act I Scene 2: Pari siamo! (Rigoletto)

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

3:48

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

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

6:14

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

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

3:08

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

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

3:03

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

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

4:58

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

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

6:59

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

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

2:08

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

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

2:54

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

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

5:36

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

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

2:11

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

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

3:38

Act II: Cortigiani, vil razza dannata (Rigoletto)

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

4:24

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

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

1:58

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

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

8:09

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

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

2:15

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

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

2:03

Act III: La donna e mobile (Duke)

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

2:54

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

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

1:29

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:09

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

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

4:49

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

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

3:10

Act III: Lassu in cielo (Gilda, Rigoletto)

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

5:25

Di Provenza il mar

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

4:10

Largo al factotum

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

4:57

Mark Obert-Thorn

Reissue Producer
Keith Anderson

Liner Notes
Mark Obert-Thorn

Audio Restoration
Malcolm Walker

Liner Notes
Luigi Ricci

Personal Assistant

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

RECORD LABEL

Giuseppe Verdi

Giacomo Puccini

Gioachino Rossini

Arrigo Boito

Robert Merrill

Production