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Opera in three acts by Bellini Libretto
by Carlo Pepoli
(sung in Italian) on gramophone records
Cast in order of singing:
Chorus and Orchestra of La Scala, Milan
(Chorus-Master, Vittore Veneziani )
CONDUCTED BY TULLIO SERAFIN
The action takes place in England, near Plymouth, during the Civil War.
Act 1

Contributors

Unknown:
Bellini Libretto
Unknown:
Carlo Pepoli
Chorus-Master:
Vittore Veneziani
Conducted By:
Tullio Serafin
Sir Bruno Robertson, a Puritan officer (tenor):
Angelo Mercuriali
Sic Richard Forth, a Puritan officer,suitor of Elvira (baritone):
Rolando Panerai
Elvira, daughter of Lord Walton soprano):
Maria Meneghini Callas
Sir George Walton, brother of Lord Wallon(bass):
Nicola Rossi-Lemejii
Lord Walton, a Puritan (bass):
Carlo Ford
Henrietta widow of Ovaries I (soprano):
Aurora Cattclani
Lord Arthur Taibot, a Cavalier, in love with Elvira (tenor):
Giuseppe Di Stefano

Third Programme

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