Rigoletto

~ Release by Giuseppe Verdi; Jussi Björling, Bidu Sayão, Leonard Warren, Norman Cordon, Martha Lipton, Thelma Altman, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, Cesare Sodero (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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1Rigoletto: Prelude
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1945-12-29)
conductor:
Cesare Sodero (on 1945-12-29)
recording of:
Rigoletto: N°1 Preludio
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto (english lyrics)
part of:
Rigoletto (german lyrics)
part of:
Rigoletto
Giuseppe Verdi2:18
2Rigoletto: Act I: Della mia bella incognita (Duke, Borsa)
tenor vocals [Duke]:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1945-12-29)
conductor:
Cesare Sodero (on 1945-12-29)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 1. N°2 Introduzione “Della mia bella incognita borghese” (Duca, Borsa)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi1:48
3Rigoletto: Act I: Ballata: Questa o quella (Duke)
tenor vocals [Duke]:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1945-12-29)
conductor:
Cesare Sodero (on 1945-12-29)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 1. N°2 Ballata “Questa o quella” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1850 until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (from 1850 until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi2:04
4Rigoletto: Act I: Partite?...Crudele! (Duke, Countess Ceprano, Rigoletto, Borsa)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Leonard Warren (baritone)
tenor vocals [Duke]:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1945-12-29)
conductor:
Cesare Sodero (on 1945-12-29)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 1. Minuetto e Perigordino “Partite? Crudele!” (Duca, Contessa Ceprano)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi2:21
5Rigoletto: Act I: Gran nuova! gran nuova! (Marullo, Borsa, Courtiers, Duke, Rigoletto)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Leonard Warren (baritone)
tenor vocals [Duke]:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1945-12-29)
conductor:
Cesare Sodero (on 1945-12-29)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 1. “Gran nuova! Gran nuova!” (Marullo, Borsa, Coro, Duca, Ceprano, Rigoletto)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi3:09
6Rigoletto: Act I: Ch'io gli parli (Monterone, Duke, Borsa, Rigoletto, Marullo, Ceprano)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Leonard Warren (baritone)
tenor vocals [Duke]:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1945-12-29)
conductor:
Cesare Sodero (on 1945-12-29)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 1. “Ch'io gli parli” (Monterone, Duca, Borsa, Rigoletto, Marullo, Ceprano, Coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:24
7Rigoletto: Act I: Quel vecchio maledivami! (Rigoletto, Sparafucile)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Leonard Warren (baritone)
bass-baritone vocals [Sparafucile]:
Norman Cordon
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1945-12-29)
conductor:
Cesare Sodero (on 1945-12-29)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. N°3 Duetto “Quel vecchio maledivami!” - “Signor?” (Rigoletto, Sparafucile)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:26
8Rigoletto: Act I: Pari siamo!...Figlia! - Mio padre!... (Rigoletto, Gilda)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Leonard Warren (baritone)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Bidu Sayão (soprano)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1945-12-29)
conductor:
Cesare Sodero (on 1945-12-29)
partial recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. Duetto “Figlia!” ... “Mio padre!” … “Deh, non parlare al misero” (Rigoletto, Gilda)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi5:49
9Rigoletto: Act I: Deh non parlare al misero (Rigoletto, Gilda, Giovanna, Duke)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Leonard Warren (baritone)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Bidu Sayão (soprano)
tenor vocals [Duke]:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1945-12-29)
conductor:
Cesare Sodero (on 1945-12-29)
partial recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. Duetto “Figlia!” ... “Mio padre!” … “Deh, non parlare al misero” (Rigoletto, Gilda)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi8:09
10Rigoletto: Act I: Giovanna, ho dei rimorsi...E il sol dell' anima (Gilda, Giovanna, Duke)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Bidu Sayão (soprano)
tenor vocals [Duke]:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1945-12-29)
conductor:
Cesare Sodero (on 1945-12-29)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. N°5 “Giovanna, ho dei rimorsi …” (Gilda, Giovanna) / Duetto “T'amo! T'amo” (Duca, Gilda)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
translated version of:
Rigoletto: Act I, Scene II. “Giovanna, I should have told him” (Gilda, Giovanna, Duke)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi8:52
11Rigoletto: Act I: Gualtier Maldè...Caro nome (Gilda, Borsa, Ceparno, Courtiers)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Bidu Sayão (soprano)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1945-12-29)
conductor:
Cesare Sodero (on 1945-12-29)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. N°6 Aria & scena “Gualtier Maldè! … Caro nome” (Gilda, Borsa, Ceprano, Marullo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi7:00
12Rigoletto: Act I: Riedo!...perché?...Zitti, zitti (Rigoletto, Borsa, Ceprano, Courtiers)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Leonard Warren (baritone)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1945-12-29)
conductor:
Cesare Sodero (on 1945-12-29)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. “Riedo!... perchè?...Silenzio!” (Rigoletto, Borsa, Ceprano, Marullo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. Coro “Zitti, zitti, moviamo a vendetta” (Coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:55
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1Rigoletto: Act II: Ella mi fu rapita!...Parmi veder le lagrime (Duke)
tenor vocals [Duke]:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1945-12-29)
conductor:
Cesare Sodero (on 1945-12-29)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II: “Ella mi fu rapita!” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II. "Parmi veder le lagrime" (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi5:31
2Rigoletto: Act II: Duca, duca? (Borsa, Marullo, Ceprano, Courtiers)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1945-12-29)
conductor:
Cesare Sodero (on 1945-12-29)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II. “Duca, duca! … Ebben? … Scorrendo uniti” (Borsa, Marullo, Ceprano, Duca, Coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi2:03
3Rigoletto: Act II: Povero Rigoletto! (Marullo, Rigoletto, Borsa, Ceprano, Page)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Leonard Warren (baritone)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1945-12-29)
conductor:
Cesare Sodero (on 1945-12-29)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II. "Povero Rigoletto!" (Marullo, Rigoletto, Coro, Borsa, Ceprano, Paggio)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi3:28
4Rigoletto: Act II: Cortigiani, vil razza dannata (Rigoletto)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Leonard Warren (baritone)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1945-12-29)
conductor:
Cesare Sodero (on 1945-12-29)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II. Aria "Cortigiani, vil razza dannata" (Rigoletto)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi4:43
5Rigoletto: Act II: Mio padre? (Gilda, Rigoletto, Borsa, Marulllo, Ceprano)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Leonard Warren (baritone)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Bidu Sayão (soprano)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1945-12-29)
conductor:
Cesare Sodero (on 1945-12-29)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II. Duetto. "Mio padre!...Dio! mia Gilda!" (Gilda, Rigoletto)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi2:00
6Rigoletto: Act II: Tutte le feste al tempio (Gilda, Rigoletto)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Leonard Warren (baritone)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Bidu Sayão (soprano)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1945-12-29)
conductor:
Cesare Sodero (on 1945-12-29)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II. Recitativo “Parla … Siam soli …” / “Tutte le feste al tempio” (Rigoletto, Gilda)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi7:45
7Rigoletto: Act II: Compiuto pur quanto...Sì, vendetta (Rigoletto, Gilda, Herald, Monterone)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Leonard Warren (baritone)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Bidu Sayão (soprano)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1945-12-29)
conductor:
Cesare Sodero (on 1945-12-29)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II."Compiuto pur quanto" (Rigoletto, Gilda, Usciere, Monterone)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi3:42
8Rigoletto: Act III: E l'ami? - Sempre (Rigoletto, Gilda, Duke, Sparafucile)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Leonard Warren (baritone)
bass-baritone vocals [Sparafucile]:
Norman Cordon
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Bidu Sayão (soprano)
tenor vocals [Duke]:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1945-12-29)
conductor:
Cesare Sodero (on 1945-12-29)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. N°11 “E l'ami? … Sempre” (Rigoletto, Gilda, Duca, Sparafucile)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi2:01
9Rigoletto: Act III: La donna è mobile...È là il vostruomo... (Duke, Sparafucile)
tenor vocals [Duke]:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1945-12-29)
conductor:
Cesare Sodero (on 1945-12-29)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi2:59
10Rigoletto: Act III: Un di, se ben rammentomi...Bella figlia dell' amore (Duke, Gilda, Maddalena, Rigoletto)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Leonard Warren (baritone)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Bidu Sayão (soprano)
tenor vocals [Duke]:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1945-12-29)
conductor:
Cesare Sodero (on 1945-12-29)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. N°12 Quartetto "Bella figlia dell'amore" (Duca, Maddalena, Gilda, Rigoletto)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. N°12 Quartetto. "Un dì, se ben rammentomi" (Duca, Gilda, Maddalena, Rigoletto)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi6:03
11Rigoletto: Act III: M'odi! ritorna a casa... (Rigoletto, Gilda, Sparafucile, Borsa, Duke, Maddalena)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Leonard Warren (baritone)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Bidu Sayão (soprano)
tenor vocals [Duke]:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1945-12-29)
conductor:
Cesare Sodero (on 1945-12-29)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III, N°12. Quartetto "M'odi! ritorna a casa" (Rigoletto, Gilda)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi4:57
12Rigoletto: Act III: Somiglia un Apollo (Maddalenda, Gilda, Sparafucile)
bass-baritone vocals [Sparafucile]:
Norman Cordon
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Bidu Sayão (soprano)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1945-12-29)
conductor:
Cesare Sodero (on 1945-12-29)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. Terzetto “Ah, più non ragiono!” (Gilda, Maddalena, Sparafucile, Coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi5:03
13Rigoletto: Act III: Dalla vendetta alfin giunge l'istante! (Rigoletto, Sparafucile, Duke)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Leonard Warren (baritone)
bass-baritone vocals [Sparafucile]:
Norman Cordon
tenor vocals [Duke]:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1945-12-29)
conductor:
Cesare Sodero (on 1945-12-29)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. Scena e Duetto Finale. "Della vendetta alfin giunge l'istante!" (Rigoletto, Sparafucile, Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi4:30
14Rigoletto: Act III: Chi è mai, chi è qui in sua vece? (Rigoletto, Gilda)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Leonard Warren (baritone)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Bidu Sayão (soprano)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1945-12-29)
conductor:
Cesare Sodero (on 1945-12-29)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. Scena e Duetto Finale. "Chi è mai, chi è qui in sua vece?" (Rigoletto, Gilda)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi5:49