Verdi: La Traviata
Licia Albanese (Violetta), Jan Peerce (Alfredo), Robert Merrill (Germont), Maxine Stellman (Flora), Johanne Morland (Annina), John Garris (Gastone), George Cehanovsky (Douphol), Paul Dennis (Marchese), Arthur Newman (Grenvil)
Arturo Toscanini
Verdi: La Traviata
Licia Albanese (Violetta), Jan Peerce (Alfredo), Robert Merrill (Germont), Maxine Stellman (Flora), Johanne Morland (Annina), John Garris (Gastone), George Cehanovsky (Douphol), Paul Dennis (Marchese), Arthur Newman (Grenvil)
Arturo Toscanini
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This is a dress rehearsal, recorded in New York on 1946 and is fascinating to listen to. We hear Toscanini hushing his singers or enthusiastically cheering them on, shouting “Crescendo” or “Legato” or simply singing along. He even takes the role of Giuseppe [Violetta's servant] in place of an indisposed singer. The blend of total emotional involvement and professional detachment is revealing and very moving.
Contents and tracklist
- Licia Albanese, Johanne Morland, Arthur Newman, Maxine Stellman, Paul Dennis, Robert Merrill, George Cehanovsky, Jan Peerce, John Garris
- NBC Symphony Orchestra
- Arturo Toscanini
