‎Jussi Bjorling in Two Puccini Operas (1948, 1956) by Nicola Moscona

Act I: Questo Mar Rosso (Marcello, Rodolfo)

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

4:22

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

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

1:17

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

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

3:30

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

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

5:22

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

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

0:57

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

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

2:42

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

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

1:17

Act I: Che gelida manina (Rodolfo)

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

5:00

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

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

4:47

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

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

0:47

Act I: O soave fanciulla (Rodolfo, Mimi)

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

5:12

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

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

2:46

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

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

3:04

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

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

2:56

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:31

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

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

3:24

Brief Intro By Milton Cross

Milton Cross, Giuseppe Antonicelli, Metropolitan Orchestra Broadcast

0:11

Act III: Ohe, la, le guardie Aprite! (Chorus)

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

3:32

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

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

1:29

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

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

4:13

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

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

1:39

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

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

1:20

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

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

2:54

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

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

3:26

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

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

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

1:23

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

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

5:31

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

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

1:40

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

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

5:47

Act IV: Vecchia zimarra (Colline, Schaunard)

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

2:24

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

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

6:06

Act IV: Dorme? … Riposa (Rodolfo)

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

6:53

Radio commentary by Milton Cross

Milton Cross

2:14

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

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

4:44

Act I: L'amo? … L'amor?! (Edmondo)

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

0:57

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

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

1:22

Act I: Ma bravo! (Edmondo, Chorus)

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

1:52

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

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

2:11

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

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

4:14

Act I: Donna non vidi mai (Des Grieux)

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

3:03

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

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

6:23

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

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

2:13

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

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

5:50

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

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

5:11

Radio Commentary By Milton Cross

Milton Cross

4:10

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

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

5:34

Act II: In quelle trine morbide (Manon)

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

2:50

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

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

3:01

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

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

2:33

Act II: Paga costor! (Manon, Lescaut)

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

1:17

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:34

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

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

1:54

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

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

8:41

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

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

2:31

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

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

3:11

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

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

4:41

Further Radio Commentary By Milton Cross

Milton Cross

0:31

Act II: Intermezzo

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

5:19

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

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

3:00

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

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

1:51

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

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

4:37

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

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

3:43

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

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

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)

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

3:15

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

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

1:50

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

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

4:58

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

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

4:06

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

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

9:31

Giacomo Puccini

Composer
Giulio Ricordi

Composer
Nicola Moscona

Bass
Frank Guarrera

Baritone
Alessio De Paolis

Tenor

Jussi Bjorling in Two Puccini Operas (1948, 1956)

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