Rigoletto

~ Release by Verdi; Lawrence Tibbett, Lily Pons, Frederick Jagel, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, Ettore Panizza (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Gilda: Lily Pons
Rigoletto: Lawrence Tibbett
Duke: Frederick Jagel
Duke (Act II): Jan Kiepura
Sparafucile: Virgilio Lazzari
Maddalena: Helen Olheim
Monterone: Alfredo Galdolfi
Marullo: George Cehanovsky
Borsa: Giordano Paltrinieri
Ceprano: Hubert Raidich
Giovanna: Thelma Votipka
Countess: Charlotte Symons
Page: Paolina Tomisani

Recorded from a live broadcast on December 28th, 1935.
Act II replaced with a 1939 broadcast, containing all the same performers except Jagel.

Annotation last modified on 2008-12-21 04:49 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Rigoletto: Prelude
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1935-12-28)
conductor:
Ettore Panizza (composer and conductor) (on 1935-12-28)
live recording of:
Rigoletto: N°1 Preludio (on 1935-12-28)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto
part of:
Rigoletto (english lyrics)
part of:
Rigoletto (german lyrics)
Giuseppe Verdi2:17
2Rigoletto: Atto I. Introduction and Scene "Della mia bella incognita"
tenor vocals [Borsa]:
Giordano Paltrinieri (tenor) (on 1935-12-28)
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Frederick Jagel (tenor) (on 1935-12-28)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1935-12-28)
conductor:
Ettore Panizza (composer and conductor) (on 1935-12-28)
live recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 1. N°2 Introduzione “Della mia bella incognita borghese” (Duca, Borsa) (on 1935-12-28)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi1:40
3Rigoletto: Atto I. Ballata "Questa o quella per me pari sono"
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Frederick Jagel (tenor) (on 1935-12-28)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1935-12-28)
conductor:
Ettore Panizza (composer and conductor) (on 1935-12-28)
live recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 1. N°2 Ballata “Questa o quella” (Duca) (on 1935-12-28)
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 Verdi1:57
4Rigoletto: Atto I. Minuetto and Perigordino "Partite? Crudele!"
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Lawrence Tibbett (baritone) (on 1935-12-28)
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (on 1935-12-28)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Contessa Ceprano]:
Charlotte Symons (on 1935-12-28)
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Frederick Jagel (tenor) (on 1935-12-28)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1935-12-28)
conductor:
Ettore Panizza (composer and conductor) (on 1935-12-28)
live recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 1. Minuetto e Perigordino “Partite? Crudele!” (Duca, Contessa Ceprano) (on 1935-12-28)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi2:30
5Rigoletto: Atto I. Scene and Chorus "Gran nuova! ...tutto è festa, tutto è gioia"
baritone vocals [Marullo]:
George Cehanovsky (baritone) (on 1935-12-28)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Lawrence Tibbett (baritone) (on 1935-12-28)
bass vocals [Ceprano]:
Hubert Raidich (on 1935-12-28)
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (on 1935-12-28)
tenor vocals [Borsa]:
Giordano Paltrinieri (tenor) (on 1935-12-28)
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Frederick Jagel (tenor) (on 1935-12-28)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1935-12-28)
conductor:
Ettore Panizza (composer and conductor) (on 1935-12-28)
live recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 1. “Gran nuova! Gran nuova!” (Marullo, Borsa, Coro, Duca, Ceprano, Rigoletto) (on 1935-12-28)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi2:27
6Rigoletto: Atto I. Scene and Chorus "Ch'io gli parli..."
baritone vocals [Monterone]:
Alfredo Gandolfi (on 1935-12-28)
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (on 1935-12-28)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1935-12-28)
conductor:
Ettore Panizza (composer and conductor) (on 1935-12-28)
live recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 1. “Ch'io gli parli” (Monterone, Duca, Borsa, Rigoletto, Marullo, Ceprano, Coro) (on 1935-12-28)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:59
7Rigoletto: Atto II. Recitative and Scene "Quel vecchio maledivami!"
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Lawrence Tibbett (baritone) (in 1939)
bass vocals [Sparafucile]:
Virgilio Lazzari (operatic bass) (in 1939)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1939)
conductor:
Ettore Panizza (composer and conductor) (in 1939)
live recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. N°3 Duetto “Quel vecchio maledivami!” - “Signor?” (Rigoletto, Sparafucile) (in 1939)
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
8Rigoletto: Atto II. Recitative and Scene "Pari Siamo"
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Lawrence Tibbett (baritone) (in 1939)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Lily Pons (soprano) (in 1939)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1939)
conductor:
Ettore Panizza (composer and conductor) (in 1939)
live recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. N°4 Aria “Pari siamo!” (Rigoletto) (in 1939)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi5:42
9Rigoletto: Atto II. Duet "Deh non parlare al misero"
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Lawrence Tibbett (baritone) (in 1939)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Lily Pons (soprano) (in 1939)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1939)
conductor:
Ettore Panizza (composer and conductor) (in 1939)
live recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. Duetto “Figlia!” ... “Mio padre!” … “Deh, non parlare al misero” (Rigoletto, Gilda) (in 1939)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi7:54
10Rigoletto: Atto II. Recitative and Duet "Giovanna, ho dei rimorsi... Signor ne principe io lo verrei"
mezzo-soprano vocals [Giovanna]:
Thelma Votipka (mezzo-soprano) (in 1939)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Lily Pons (soprano) (in 1939)
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Jan Kiepura (in 1939)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1939)
conductor:
Ettore Panizza (composer and conductor) (in 1939)
live recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. N°5 “Giovanna, ho dei rimorsi …” (Gilda, Giovanna) / Duetto “T'amo! T'amo” (Duca, Gilda) (in 1939)
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 Verdi8:08
11Rigoletto: Atto II. Recitative and Aria "Gualtier Maldè... Caro nome che il mio cor"
baritone vocals [Marullo]:
George Cehanovsky (baritone) (in 1939)
bass vocals [Ceprano]:
Hubert Raidich (in 1939)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Lily Pons (soprano) (in 1939)
tenor vocals [Borsa]:
Giordano Paltrinieri (tenor) (in 1939)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1939)
conductor:
Ettore Panizza (composer and conductor) (in 1939)
live recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. N°6 Aria & scena “Gualtier Maldè! … Caro nome” (Gilda, Borsa, Ceprano, Marullo) (in 1939)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi7:03
12Rigoletto: Atto II. Recitative and Finale "Silenzio all'opra... Zitti, zitti"
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (in 1939)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1939)
conductor:
Ettore Panizza (composer and conductor) (in 1939)
live recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. Coro “Zitti, zitti, moviamo a vendetta” (Coro) (in 1939)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:57
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1Rigoletto: Atto III. Recitative and Aria "Ella mi fu rapita!... Parmi veder le lagrime"
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Frederick Jagel (tenor) (on 1935-12-28)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1935-12-28)
conductor:
Ettore Panizza (composer and conductor) (on 1935-12-28)
live recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II: “Ella mi fu rapita!” (Duca) (on 1935-12-28)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
live recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II. "Parmi veder le lagrime" (Duca) (on 1935-12-28)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi5:31
2Rigoletto: Atto III. Chorus "Duca! Duca!... Scorrendo uniti remota via"
baritone vocals [Marullo]:
George Cehanovsky (baritone) (on 1935-12-28)
bass vocals [Ceprano]:
Hubert Raidich (on 1935-12-28)
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (on 1935-12-28)
tenor vocals [Borsa]:
Giordano Paltrinieri (tenor) (on 1935-12-28)
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Frederick Jagel (tenor) (on 1935-12-28)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1935-12-28)
conductor:
Ettore Panizza (composer and conductor) (on 1935-12-28)
live recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II. “Duca, duca! … Ebben? … Scorrendo uniti” (Borsa, Marullo, Ceprano, Duca, Coro) (on 1935-12-28)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi2:05
3Rigoletto: Atto III. Scene: "Povero Rigoletto!"
baritone vocals [Marullo]:
George Cehanovsky (baritone) (on 1935-12-28)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Lawrence Tibbett (baritone) (on 1935-12-28)
bass vocals [Ceprano]:
Hubert Raidich (on 1935-12-28)
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (on 1935-12-28)
soprano vocals [un paggio]:
Paolina Tomisani (soprano) (on 1935-12-28)
tenor vocals [Borsa]:
Giordano Paltrinieri (tenor) (on 1935-12-28)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1935-12-28)
conductor:
Ettore Panizza (composer and conductor) (on 1935-12-28)
live recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II. "Povero Rigoletto!" (Marullo, Rigoletto, Coro, Borsa, Ceprano, Paggio) (on 1935-12-28)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi3:52
4Rigoletto: Atto III. Aria "Cortigiani, vil razza dannata"
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Lawrence Tibbett (baritone) (on 1935-12-28)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1935-12-28)
conductor:
Ettore Panizza (composer and conductor) (on 1935-12-28)
live recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II. Aria "Cortigiani, vil razza dannata" (Rigoletto) (on 1935-12-28)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi5:41
5Rigoletto: Atto III. Recitative and Chorus "Mio padre!"
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Lawrence Tibbett (baritone) (on 1935-12-28)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Lily Pons (soprano) (on 1935-12-28)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1935-12-28)
conductor:
Ettore Panizza (composer and conductor) (on 1935-12-28)
live recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II. Duetto. "Mio padre!...Dio! mia Gilda!" (Gilda, Rigoletto) (on 1935-12-28)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi1:49
6Rigoletto: Atto III. Duet "Tutte le feste al tempio"
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Lawrence Tibbett (baritone) (on 1935-12-28)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Lily Pons (soprano) (on 1935-12-28)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1935-12-28)
conductor:
Ettore Panizza (composer and conductor) (on 1935-12-28)
live recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II. Recitativo “Parla … Siam soli …” / “Tutte le feste al tempio” (Rigoletto, Gilda) (on 1935-12-28)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi8:10
7Rigoletto: Atto III. Recitative and Duet "Compiuto pur quanto... Sì vendetta, tremenda vendetta"
baritone vocals [Monterone]:
Alfredo Gandolfi (on 1935-12-28)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Lawrence Tibbett (baritone) (on 1935-12-28)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Lily Pons (soprano) (on 1935-12-28)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1935-12-28)
conductor:
Ettore Panizza (composer and conductor) (on 1935-12-28)
live recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II."Compiuto pur quanto" (Rigoletto, Gilda, Usciere, Monterone) (on 1935-12-28)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi3:54
8Rigoletto: Atto IV. Recitative "E l'ami?"
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Lawrence Tibbett (baritone) (on 1935-12-28)
bass vocals [Sparafucile]:
Virgilio Lazzari (operatic bass) (on 1935-12-28)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Lily Pons (soprano) (on 1935-12-28)
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Frederick Jagel (tenor) (on 1935-12-28)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1935-12-28)
conductor:
Ettore Panizza (composer and conductor) (on 1935-12-28)
live recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. N°11 “E l'ami? … Sempre” (Rigoletto, Gilda, Duca, Sparafucile) (on 1935-12-28)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi2:21
9Rigoletto: Atto IV. Canzone "La donna è mobile"
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Frederick Jagel (tenor) (on 1935-12-28)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1935-12-28)
conductor:
Ettore Panizza (composer and conductor) (on 1935-12-28)
live recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca) (on 1935-12-28)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi3:03
10Rigoletto: Atto IV. Quartet "Un dì, se ben rammentomi"
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Lawrence Tibbett (baritone) (on 1935-12-28)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Maddalena]:
Helen Olheim (mezzo-soprano) (on 1935-12-28)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Lily Pons (soprano) (on 1935-12-28)
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Frederick Jagel (tenor) (on 1935-12-28)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1935-12-28)
conductor:
Ettore Panizza (composer and conductor) (on 1935-12-28)
live recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. N°12 Quartetto. "Un dì, se ben rammentomi" (Duca, Gilda, Maddalena, Rigoletto) (on 1935-12-28)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi6:06
11Rigoletto: Atto IV. Recitative "M'odi! Ritorna a casa"
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Lawrence Tibbett (baritone) (on 1935-12-28)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Lily Pons (soprano) (on 1935-12-28)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1935-12-28)
conductor:
Ettore Panizza (composer and conductor) (on 1935-12-28)
live recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III, N°12. Quartetto "M'odi! ritorna a casa" (Rigoletto, Gilda) (on 1935-12-28)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi5:14
12Rigoletto: Atto IV. Trio and Storm "Somiglia un Apollo"
bass vocals [Sparafucile]:
Virgilio Lazzari (operatic bass) (on 1935-12-28)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Maddalena]:
Helen Olheim (mezzo-soprano) (on 1935-12-28)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Lily Pons (soprano) (on 1935-12-28)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1935-12-28)
conductor:
Ettore Panizza (composer and conductor) (on 1935-12-28)
live recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. Terzetto e Tempesta. "È amabile invero cotal giovinotto" (Maddalena, Sparafucile, Gilda, Coro) (on 1935-12-28)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi4:22
13Rigoletto: Atto IV. Recitative "Della vendetta alfin giunge l'istante!"
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Lawrence Tibbett (baritone) (on 1935-12-28)
bass vocals [Sparafucile]:
Virgilio Lazzari (operatic bass) (on 1935-12-28)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Lily Pons (soprano) (on 1935-12-28)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1935-12-28)
conductor:
Ettore Panizza (composer and conductor) (on 1935-12-28)
live recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. Scena e Duetto Finale. "Della vendetta alfin giunge l'istante!" (Rigoletto, Sparafucile, Duca) (on 1935-12-28)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi5:20
14Rigoletto: Atto IV. Recitative and Final Duet "Chi è mai in sua vece?"
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Lawrence Tibbett (baritone) (on 1935-12-28)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Lily Pons (soprano) (on 1935-12-28)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1935-12-28)
conductor:
Ettore Panizza (composer and conductor) (on 1935-12-28)
live recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. Scena e Duetto Finale. "Chi è mai, chi è qui in sua vece?" (Rigoletto, Gilda) (on 1935-12-28)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi6:32