Verdi at the MET: Legendary Performances from The Metropolitan Opera

Verdi at the MET: Legendary Performances from The Metropolitan Opera

Verdi at the Met captures the drama of Verdi's greatest operas as they were performed live at The Metropolitan Opera in New York. These ten recordings cover four decades starting with La Traviata in 1935 and feature some of the best-loved voices and conductors of the twentieth century. The famous pairing of tenor Richard Tucker and baritone Leonard Warren can be heard in Simon Boccanegra and La Forza del Destino. Also included are Carlo Bergonzi, Grace Bumbry, Leontyne Price and Robert Merrill singing the leading roles in Aida. These historic radio broadcasts, restored and remastered, bring these great interpretations of Verdi's masterpieces back to life and are available for the first time.<br><br>Box Set includes:<br>Track list:<br><br>La Traviata 1935<br>Ponselle - Jagel Y- Tibbett <br>Ettore Panizza <br> <br>Otello 1940<br>Martinelli - Rethberg - Tibbett - Votipka - De Paolis <br>Ettore Panizza <br><br>Un Ballo in Maschera 1940<br>Milanov - Andreva - Castagna - Bjorling - Sved <br>Ettore Panizza <br><br>Rigoletto 1945 <br>Warren - Sayao - Bjorling - Lipton - Cordon<br>Cesare Sodero <br><br>Falstaff 1949 <br>Warren - Resnik - Valdengo - Elmo - Albanese - Di Stefano - Lipton <br>Fritz Reiner <br><br>Simon Boccanegra 1950<br>Warren - Varnay - Tucker - Sz©kely <br>Fritz Stiedry <br><br>La Forza del Destino 1952<br>Milanov - Tucker - Warren - Hines - Miller <br>Fritz Stiedry <br><br>Macbeth 1959 <br>Warren - Rysanek - Bergonzi - Hines<br>Erich Leinsdorf <br><br>Nabucco 1960 <br>MacNeil - Rysanek - Siepi - Fernandi - Elias <br>Thomas Schippers <br><br>Aida 1967<br>Price - Bergonzi - Bumbry - Merrill - Hines<br>Thomas Schippers