THE ITALIANS — The Golden Age of Singing

THE ITALIANS: The Golden Age of Singing

This collection of performances by legendary Italian singers and singers of Italian descent includes several selections available for the verry first time on home video. These exciting highlights from the Golden Age of Television include:

FRANCO CORELLI

Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana – Viva il vino and Addio alla madre (6/2/63)

Puccini: Turandot - Non piangere, Liù (6/2/63)

RENATA TEBALDI – Puccini: Madama Butterfly – Un bel dì (2/2/59)

FERRUCCIO TAGLIAVINI

Donizetti: L’Elisir d’Amore - Una furtiva lagrima (3/2/53)

Leoncavallo: Mattinata (3/2/53)

Gambardella: Comme facette mammeta (3/2/53)

Flotow: Martha - M’appari (10/6/52)

Rossini: La Danza (10/6/52)

LICIA ALBANESE

Leoncavallo: Pagliacci – Ballatella  (2/19/51)

Rogers: The Star (2/19/51)

CESARE VALLETTI

Verdi: Rigoletto – La donna è mobile (1/26/59)

Verdi: Rigoletto – Quartet, with Peters, Thebom, and Siepi (1/26/59)

CESARE SIEPI

Verdi: I Vespri siciliani - O tu, Palermo (1/26/59)

SIEPI – de Crescenzo: Tarantella sincera  (10/20/52)

GIUSEPPE CAMPORA

Verdi: La Traviata – Libiamo & Un dì, felice, with Gianna d’Angelo (3/17/63)

Verdi: La Traviata – De’ miei bollenti spiriti (1/28/57)

Singers of Italian descent:

ANNA MOFFO – Puccini: Boheme – Quando m’en vo’ (9/22/58)

LISA DELLA CASA – Puccini: Tosca – Vissi d’arte (9/22/58)

FRANK GUARRERA – Bizet: Carmen - Toreador Song (2/6/56)