Puccini: La Bohème
Maria Callas (Mimi), Giuseppe di Stefano (Rodolfo), Rolando Panerai (Marcello), Anna Moffo (Musetta), Carlo Badioli (Benoit/Alcindoro), Franco Ricciardi (Parpignol)
La Scala Milan Chorus & Orchestra, Antonino Votto
[Callas's] insights make for a vibrantly involving performance. Though Giuseppe di Stefano is not the subtlest of Rodolfos, he is in excellent voice here, and Moffo and Panerai make a strong...
Puccini: La Bohème
Maria Callas (Mimi), Giuseppe di Stefano (Rodolfo), Rolando Panerai (Marcello), Anna Moffo (Musetta), Carlo Badioli (Benoit/Alcindoro), Franco Ricciardi (Parpignol)
La Scala Milan Chorus & Orchestra, Antonino Votto
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[Callas's] insights make for a vibrantly involving performance. Though Giuseppe di Stefano is not the subtlest of Rodolfos, he is in excellent voice here, and Moffo and Panerai make a strong...
About
Studio recording, 1956
Contents and tracklist
- Rolando Panerai (bass-baritone), Norberto Mola (choir director), Nicola Zaccaria (bass), Anna Moffo (soprano), Maria Callas (soprano), Giuseppe di Stefano (tenor), Franco Ricciardi (tenor), Carlo Forti (bass), Carlo Badioli (bass), Manuel Spatafora (bass-baritone), Eraldo Coda (bass-baritone)
- Teatro alla Scala
- Antonino Votto
- Recorded: 1956-09-04
- Recording Venue: 20-25 August & 3-4 September 1956 / Teatro alla Scala, Milan
La Bohème: Ehi! Rodolfo!...O soave fanciulla (Schaunard / Colline / Marcello / Rodolfo / Mimì)
Track length4:12
Chi guardi? (Rodolfo / Colline / Mimì / Schaunard / Marcello / Coro / Parpignol / Ragazzi)
Track length5:39
Beviam...Ch'io beva del tossico! (Mimì / Marcello / Schaunard / Colline / Rodolfo / Coro)
Track length3:18
La Bohème: Quando me'n vo soletta (Musetta / Marcellop / Alcindoro / Mimì / Rodolfo / Schaunard / Colline)
Track length4:40
Chi I'ha richiesto?....Vediam (Colline / Schaunard / Rodolfo / Ragazzi / Marcello / Coro / Musetta)
Track length2:21
Awards and reviews
2010 edition
[Callas's] insights make for a vibrantly involving performance. Though Giuseppe di Stefano is not the subtlest of Rodolfos, he is in excellent voice here, and Moffo and Panerai make a strong partnership as the seond pair of lovers.
