Leontyne Price, Joan Sutherland, Jon Vickers, Christa Ludwig—this collection from the New York Met Opera’s inaugural season contains the most celebrated singers in some of their most epic productions ever committed to tape. A real window into the history of America’s most famous opera company, these readings are tragic, heroic, and masterful.
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- Edwin Betcliffe & Eleanor Steber
- Renata Scotto, José Carreras, Sesto Bruscantini, Anna Pedrotti, Guido Mazzini, Fernando Jacopucci, Franco Lombardi, Carlo Meliciani, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Chorus of La Scala, Milan & Nino Verchi
- Leontyne Price, Giulietta Simionato, Franco Corelli, Ettore Bastianini, Vienna Philharmonic, Chorus of the Vienna State Opera & Herbert von Karajan
- Dame Joan Sutherland, Pedro Lavirgen & Richard Bonynge
- Matthew Polenzani & Roger Vignoles
- Renata Tebaldi, Nicola Filacuridi, Ugo Savarese, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino & Tullio Serafin
- Anne Evans, Chœur du Grand Théâtre de Genève, Dame Gwyneth Jones, Jean Laforge, Jeffrey Tate, Leonie Rysanek & Orchestre de la Suisse Romande