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Opera on 3: From the Met: Verdi's Il trovatore in an archive recording

From the Met: Verdi's Il trovatore in an archive recording

BBC Radio 3 - Opera on 3, From the Met: Verdi's Il trovatore in an archive recording

Verdi's Il trovatore with Franco Corelli and Leontyne Price, recorded in 1961.

Verdi's Il trovatore in an archive recording from 1961, featuring Franco Corelli as Manrico and Leontyne Price as Leonora and marking the sixtieth anniversary of their Met debuts.

From the archives of the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, a veritable jewel, recorded in 1961: Verdi's Il trovatore featuring the tenor Franco Corelli as Manrico, the troubadour, and the soprano Leontyne Price as his lover Leonora, in honour of the 60th anniversary of their Met debuts, in this tragic story of revenge, treason, misfortune and mixed identities. The Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra is conducted by Fausto Cleva.

Presented by Mary Jo Heath with Ira Siff.

Manrico, a troubadour and officer in the army - Franco Corelli (tenor)
Leonora, noble lady, in love with Manrico - Leontyne Price (soprano)
Count di Luna, a nobleman in the service of the Prince of Aragon - Mario Sereni (baritone)
Azucena, a Gypsy, supposedly Manrico's mother - Irene Dalis (mezzo-soprano)
Ferrando, di Luna's officer - William Wilderman (bass)
Ines, Leonora's confidante - Helen Vanni (soprano)
Ruiz, Manrico's henchman - Charles Anthony (tenor)
A Messenger - Robert Nagy (tenor)
An Old Gypsy - Carlo Tomanelli (bass) 
Metropolitan Opera Chorus
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Conductor Fausto Cleva

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