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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#TitleArtistRatingLength
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 (german lyrics)
part of:
Rigoletto (english 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)
lyricist and librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
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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part of:Immortal Performances (Naxos) (order: 3)
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