ANDREA CHENIER Del Monaco, Tebaldi, Protti (NHK 1961)  (DVD)
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ANDREA CHENIER Del Monaco, Tebaldi, Protti (NHK 1961) (DVD)

Code: 4419

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From the archives of Japanese Television (NHK) comes this magnificent document of tenor Mario del Monaco and soprano Renata Tebaldi in a live 1961 performance of Giordano's verismo classic. The supporting cast includes baritone Aldo Protti, and the performance is conducted by Franco Capuana. With optional subtitles in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish.
B&W, 131 minutes, 4:3, All regions

Andrea Chénier
Opera in Four Acts
Music by Umberto Giordano
Libretto by Luigi Illica

Cast:
Andrea Chénier: Mario del Monaco
Maddalena di Coigny: Renata Tebaldi
Carlo Gerard: Aldo Protti
Bersi: Anna di Stasio
Madelon/The Countess of Coigny: Amalia Pini
Majordomo/Roucher/Dumas: Silvano Pagliuca
Fuoquier-Tinville/Schmidt: Giorgio Onesti
Fléville/Mathieu: Arturo La Porta

The NHK Symphony Orchestra
NHK Italian Opera Chorus,
Fujiwara Opera Chorus & Tokyo Choraliers
Franco Capuana, conductor

Live performance, October 1, 1961
Tokyo, Japan