VERDI - Falstaff
Falstaff - Mariano Stabile
Ford - Pietro Biasini
Fenton - Dino Borgioli
Dr.Cajus - Alfredo Tedeschi
Bardolph - Giuseppe Nessi
Pistol - Virgilio Lazzari
Mrs.Ford - Franca Somigli
Nanette - Augusta Oltrabella
Mrs.Page - Mita Vasari
Mrs.Quickly - Angelica Cravcenco
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Vienna State Opera Ballet & Chorus
conducted by Arturo Toscanini
Salzburg Festspielhaus, august 1937.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lY34BDRFgN4Metropolitan Opera House
March 11, 1939 Matinee Broadcast
RIGOLETTO {229}
Giuseppe Verdi--Francesco Maria Piave
Rigoletto...............Lawrence Tibbett
Gilda...................Lily Pons
Duke of Mantua..........Jan Kiepura
Maddalena...............Helen Olheim
Sparafucile.............Virgilio Lazzari
Monterone...............Norman Cordon
Borsa...................Giordano Paltrinieri
Marullo.................George Cehanovsky
Count Ceprano...........Wilfred Engelman
Countess Ceprano........Pearl Besuner
Giovanna................Thelma Votipka
Page....................Lucielle Browning
Conductor...............Gennaro Papi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zb1pT_iuEgc&tMetropolitan Opera House
February 20, 1943 Matinee Broadcast
LOUISE {42}
Louise..................Grace Moore
Julien..................Raoul Jobin
Mother..................Doris Doe
Father..................Ezio Pinza
Blanche.................Helen Olheim
Marguerite..............Mary Van Kirk
Suzanne.................Lucielle Browning
Gertrude................Irra Petina
Irma....................Maxine Stellman
Camille.................Thelma Votipka
Élise...................Annamary Dickey
Madeleine...............Anna Kaskas
Errand Girl.............Lillian Raymondi
Forewoman...............Maria Savage [Last performance]
Ragpicker...............John Gurney
Young Ragpicker.........Lucielle Browning
Coal Gatherer...........Anna Kaskas
Noctambulist............Alessio De Paolis
Newsgirl................Annamary Dickey
Junkman.................Louis D'Angelo
Milkwoman...............Maxine Stellman
Policeman...............Emery Darcy
Policeman...............Gerhard Pechner
Street Arab.............Lillian Raymondi
Streetsweeper...........Maria Savage
Painter.................Wilfred Engelman
Sculptor................Lodovico Oliviero
Songwriter..............George Cehanovsky
Student.................John Dudley
Poet....................John Garris
Philosopher.............Lorenzo Alvary
Philosopher.............Walter Cassel
Chairmender.............Anna Kaskas
Peddler.................George Cehanovsky
Artichoke Vendor........Thelma Votipka
Birdfood Vendor.........Tony D'Addozio [Last performance]
Carrot Vendor...........Alessio De Paolis
Watercress Vendor.......Anna Kaskas
Greenpeas Vendor........John Dudley
Old Clothes Man.........John Dudley
Pope of Fools...........Alessio De Paolis
Dance...................Nina Youskevitch
Conductor...............Thomas Beecham
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMFG6dqPbOEMetropolitan Opera House
February 5, 1949 Matinee Broadcast
L'ELISIR D'AMORE {64}
Adina...................Bidú Sayao
Nemorino................Ferruccio Tagliavini
Belcore.................Frank Valentino
Dr. Dulcamara...........Italo Tajo
Giannetta...............Inge Manski
Conductor...............Giuseppe Antonicelli
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZXd43gtYIA
Review of James Hinton Jr. in Musical America
The Saturday afternoon broadcast presentation of "L'Elisir D'Amore" was a spirited affair. Bidu Sayao was again the Adina, and gave a performance that was delicate and charming in every respect. Ferruccio Tagliavini, as Nemorino, did a thoroughly competent job of bumpkin impersonation, and sang with lovely tone and carefully shaded dynamics. Italo Tajo was all that could be desired as Dulcamara, singing and acting with a vitality that, while it commanded the stage during his big moments, never got in the way of the other singers. Francesco Valentino, replacing Giuseppe Valdengo, who was indisposed, gave a performance that was in the exhilarating spirit of the afternoon, and Inge Manski's Ginnetta was an ornament to the stage. Giuseppe Antonicelli conducted