Dorothy Kirsten in New Orleans (CD)

Dorothy Kirsten stars in extended scenes from La Traviata and Louise. Digital audio mastering: Parker Dinkins.
[1998, Stereo, 73 minutes]

LA TRAVIATA
Opera in Three Acts
Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave,
after La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas

Act I, scene 1: "Madamigella Valéry" through "Amami, Alfredo"
Act II, scene 2: "Invitato a qui seguirmi" through end of act
Act III: "Teneste la promessa" through end of act

with Thomas Hayward and Cornell MacNeil
New Orleans Opera Orchestra and Chorus
Renato Cellini, conductor
(Live performance, November 15, 1958)

*****

LOUISE
Opera in Four Acts
Music and Libretto by Gustave Charpentier

Act III: Depuis le jour
Act IV: "Reste... repose-toi" through end of act

with Norman Treigle and Marietta Muhs Cosenza
New Orleans Opera Orchestra and Chorus
Franco Patanè, conductor
(Live performance, March 11, 1965)