RENATA TEBALDI: INSOLITA Rarities (6-CD Set)

The legendary soprano Renata Tebaldi in live performances, recorded 1950-1953. Includes complete performances of Giovanna D’arco (Verdi), Tannhäuser (Wagner), Requiem (Mozart), and the second part of Rossini’s Stabat Mater. TANNHÄUSER is sung in Italian by the entire cast and chorus, except for tenor Hans Beirer (in the title role), who sings in the original German. Tannhäuser is taken from a previously unpublished audio source from Miss Tebaldi’s private collection. 6 CDs, 396 minutes.

Giovanna D’arco (Verdi)

Carlo VII: Carlo Bergonzi
Giovanna: Renata Tebaldi
Giacomo: Rolando Panerai
Delil: Giulio Scarenci
Talbot: Vito Susca
Orchestra and Chorus of RAI, Milan
Conductor: Alfredo Simonetto,1952

Stabat Mater (Rossini) – Part Two
Renata Tebaldi, soprano
Nan Merriman, mezzo-soprano
Gianni Poggi, tenor
Italo Tajo, bass
Orchestra and Chorus of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Conductor: Antonio Votto, 1952

Tannhäuser (Wagner) – sung in Italian
Elisabetta: Renata Tebaldi
Venus: Lyvia Pery
Hermann, the Landgrave: Boris Christoff
Tannhäuser: Hans Beirer (sings in German)
Wolfram: Carlo Tagliabue
Walter von der Vogelweide: Petre Munteanu
Biterolf: Augusto Romani
Heinrich: Gianni Avolanti
Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples
Conductor: Karl Böhm, 1950

Requiem in D Minor, KV 626 (Mozart) Renata Tebaldi, soprano
Fedora Barbieri, alto
Giacinto Prandelli, tenor
Cesare Siepi, bass
Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro alla Scala
Conductor: Giulio Cantelli, 1950

Plus: excerpts from Madama Butterfly (with Giuseppe di Stefano, 1951); La Traviata (conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini, 1951); and William Tell (1953).