Il trovatore

~ Release by Giuseppe Verdi; Jussi Björling, Leonard Warren, Margaret Harshaw, Stella Roman, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Emil Cooper (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Live recording of a performance at the MET (27 December 1947)

Conductor - Emil Cooper
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manrico - Jussi Björling
Azucena - Margaret Harshaw
Leonora - Stella Roman
Conte di Luna - Leonard Warren
Ferrando - Giacomo Vaghi
Ines - Inge Manski
Ruiz - Lodovico Oliviero
Un vecchio zingaro - John Baker

Annotation last modified on 2022-04-30 23:29 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Il trovatore: Act III: Or co'dadi, ma fra poco (Chorus, Ferrando)
bass vocals [Ferrando]:
Giacomo Vaghi (operatic bass) (on 1947-12-27)
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (on 1947-12-27)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1947-12-27)
conductor:
Emil Cooper (aka Emil Kuper, conductor) (on 1947-12-27)
recorded at:
Metropolitan Opera House (the old Met at 1411 Broadway, New York, NY until 1966) in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-12-27)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 1. “Or co' dadi, ma fra poco” (soldati, Ferrando) (“Soldier's Chorus”) (on 1947-12-27)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
Giuseppe Verdi1:56
2Il trovatore: Act III: Squilli, eccheggi la tromba guerriera (Chorus)
bass vocals [Ferrando]:
Giacomo Vaghi (operatic bass) (on 1947-12-27)
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (on 1947-12-27)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1947-12-27)
conductor:
Emil Cooper (aka Emil Kuper, conductor) (on 1947-12-27)
recorded at:
Metropolitan Opera House (the old Met at 1411 Broadway, New York, NY until 1966) in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-12-27)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 1. “Squilli, echeggi la tromba guerriera” (Ferrando, soldiers) (on 1947-12-27)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
Giuseppe Verdi2:34
3Il trovatore: Act III: In braccio al mio rival! (Conte, Ferrando, Chorus, Azucena)
baritone vocals [Conte]:
Leonard Warren (baritone) (on 1947-12-27)
bass vocals [Ferrando]:
Giacomo Vaghi (operatic bass) (on 1947-12-27)
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (on 1947-12-27)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Azucena]:
Margaret Harshaw (US opera singer) (on 1947-12-27)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1947-12-27)
conductor:
Emil Cooper (aka Emil Kuper, conductor) (on 1947-12-27)
recorded at:
Metropolitan Opera House (the old Met at 1411 Broadway, New York, NY until 1966) in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-12-27)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 1. “In braccio al mio rival!” (Conte Luna, Ferrando, Azucena, soldati) (on 1947-12-27)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
Giuseppe Verdi2:14
4Il trovatore: Act III: Giorni poveri vivea (Azucena, Ferrando, Conte, Chorus)
baritone vocals [Conte]:
Leonard Warren (baritone) (on 1947-12-27)
bass vocals [Ferrando]:
Giacomo Vaghi (operatic bass) (on 1947-12-27)
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (on 1947-12-27)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Azucena]:
Margaret Harshaw (US opera singer) (on 1947-12-27)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1947-12-27)
conductor:
Emil Cooper (aka Emil Kuper, conductor) (on 1947-12-27)
recorded at:
Metropolitan Opera House (the old Met at 1411 Broadway, New York, NY until 1966) in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-12-27)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 1. “Giorni poveri vivea” (Azucena, Ferrando, Conte Luna, soldati) (on 1947-12-27)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
Giuseppe Verdi4:59
5Il trovatore: Act III: Quale d'armi fragor (Leonora, Manrico)
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Stella Roman (soprano) (on 1947-12-27)
tenor vocals [Manrico]:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (on 1947-12-27)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1947-12-27)
conductor:
Emil Cooper (aka Emil Kuper, conductor) (on 1947-12-27)
recorded at:
Metropolitan Opera House (the old Met at 1411 Broadway, New York, NY until 1966) in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-12-27)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Quale d'armi fragor poc' anzi intesi?” (Leonora, Manrico) (on 1947-12-27)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
Giuseppe Verdi2:11
6Il trovatore: Act III: Ah! si, ben mio, coll'essere (Manrico)
tenor vocals [Manrico]:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (on 1947-12-27)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1947-12-27)
conductor:
Emil Cooper (aka Emil Kuper, conductor) (on 1947-12-27)
recorded at:
Metropolitan Opera House (the old Met at 1411 Broadway, New York, NY until 1966) in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-12-27)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Ah si, ben mio, coll'essere io tuo” (Manrico) (on 1947-12-27)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1853)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist) (in 1853)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
Giuseppe Verdi3:43
7Il trovatore: Act III: L'onda de'suoni mistici (Leonora, Manrico, Ruiz)
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Stella Roman (soprano) (on 1947-12-27)
tenor vocals [Manrico]:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (on 1947-12-27)
tenor vocals [Ruiz]:
Lodovico Oliviero (Met tenor) (on 1947-12-27)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1947-12-27)
conductor:
Emil Cooper (aka Emil Kuper, conductor) (on 1947-12-27)
recorded at:
Metropolitan Opera House (the old Met at 1411 Broadway, New York, NY until 1966) in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-12-27)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “L'onda de' suoni mistici pura discenda al cor!… Manrico? … Che” (Leonora, Manrico, Ruiz) (on 1947-12-27)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
Giuseppe Verdi1:49
8Il trovatore: Act III: Di quella pira l'orrendo foco (Manrico, Chorus)
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (on 1947-12-27)
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Stella Roman (soprano) (on 1947-12-27)
tenor vocals [Manrico]:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (on 1947-12-27)
tenor vocals [Ruiz]:
Lodovico Oliviero (Met tenor) (on 1947-12-27)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1947-12-27)
conductor:
Emil Cooper (aka Emil Kuper, conductor) (on 1947-12-27)
recorded at:
Metropolitan Opera House (the old Met at 1411 Broadway, New York, NY until 1966) in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-12-27)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Di quella pira l’orrendo foco” (Manrico, Leonora, Ruiz, armed men) (on 1947-12-27)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1853)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist) (in 1853)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
Giuseppe Verdi2:52
9Il trovatore: Act IV: Siam giunti … Vanne, lasciami (Ruiz, Leonora)
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Stella Roman (soprano) (on 1947-12-27)
tenor vocals [Ruiz]:
Lodovico Oliviero (Met tenor) (on 1947-12-27)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1947-12-27)
conductor:
Emil Cooper (aka Emil Kuper, conductor) (on 1947-12-27)
recorded at:
Metropolitan Opera House (the old Met at 1411 Broadway, New York, NY until 1966) in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-12-27)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 1. “Siam giunti; ecco la torre” … “Vanne, lasciami” (Ruiz, Leonora) (on 1947-12-27)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV. Il supplicio
Giuseppe Verdi2:55
10Il trovatore: Act IV: D'amor sull'ali rosee vanne (Leonora)
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Stella Roman (soprano) (on 1947-12-27)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1947-12-27)
conductor:
Emil Cooper (aka Emil Kuper, conductor) (on 1947-12-27)
recorded at:
Metropolitan Opera House (the old Met at 1411 Broadway, New York, NY until 1966) in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-12-27)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 1. “D’amor sull’ali rosee” (Leonora) (on 1947-12-27)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV. Il supplicio
Giuseppe Verdi3:58
11Il trovatore: Act IV: Miserere d'un alma gia vicina (Chorus, Leonora, Manrico)
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (on 1947-12-27)
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Stella Roman (soprano) (on 1947-12-27)
tenor vocals [Manrico]:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (on 1947-12-27)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1947-12-27)
conductor:
Emil Cooper (aka Emil Kuper, conductor) (on 1947-12-27)
recorded at:
Metropolitan Opera House (the old Met at 1411 Broadway, New York, NY until 1966) in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-12-27)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 1. “Miserere d’un’alma già vicina” ... “Quel suon, quelle preci” (Leonora, Manrico, coro) (on 1947-12-27)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV. Il supplicio
Giuseppe Verdi5:29
12Il trovatore: Act IV: Udiste? Come albeggi (Conte, Leonora)
baritone vocals [Conte]:
Leonard Warren (baritone) (on 1947-12-27)
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Stella Roman (soprano) (on 1947-12-27)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1947-12-27)
conductor:
Emil Cooper (aka Emil Kuper, conductor) (on 1947-12-27)
recorded at:
Metropolitan Opera House (the old Met at 1411 Broadway, New York, NY until 1966) in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-12-27)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 1. “Udiste? Come albeggi, la scure al figlio” … “Qual voce” (Conte Luna, Leonora) (on 1947-12-27)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV. Il supplicio
Giuseppe Verdi1:47
13Il trovatore: Act IV: Mira, di acerbe lagrime (Leonora, Conte)
baritone vocals [Conte]:
Leonard Warren (baritone) (on 1947-12-27)
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Stella Roman (soprano) (on 1947-12-27)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1947-12-27)
conductor:
Emil Cooper (aka Emil Kuper, conductor) (on 1947-12-27)
recorded at:
Metropolitan Opera House (the old Met at 1411 Broadway, New York, NY until 1966) in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-12-27)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 1. “Mira, d'acerbe lagrime“ (Leonora, Conte Luna) (on 1947-12-27)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV. Il supplicio
Giuseppe Verdi3:17
14Il trovatore: Act IV: Vivra! … Contende il giubilo (Leonora, Conte)
baritone vocals [Conte]:
Leonard Warren (baritone) (on 1947-12-27)
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Stella Roman (soprano) (on 1947-12-27)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1947-12-27)
conductor:
Emil Cooper (aka Emil Kuper, conductor) (on 1947-12-27)
recorded at:
Metropolitan Opera House (the old Met at 1411 Broadway, New York, NY until 1966) in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-12-27)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 1. “Vivrà, contende il giubilo” (Leonora, Conte Luna) (on 1947-12-27)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV. Il supplicio
Giuseppe Verdi2:05
15Il trovatore: Act IV: Madre … non dormi? (Manrico, Azucena)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Azucena]:
Margaret Harshaw (US opera singer) (on 1947-12-27)
tenor vocals [Manrico]:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (on 1947-12-27)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1947-12-27)
conductor:
Emil Cooper (aka Emil Kuper, conductor) (on 1947-12-27)
recorded at:
Metropolitan Opera House (the old Met at 1411 Broadway, New York, NY until 1966) in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-12-27)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 2. “Madre, non dormi?” … “Un giorno …” (Manrico, Azucena) (on 1947-12-27)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV. Il supplicio
Giuseppe Verdi4:28
16Il trovatore: Act IV: Se m'ami ancor (Manrico, Azucena)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Azucena]:
Margaret Harshaw (US opera singer) (on 1947-12-27)
tenor vocals [Manrico]:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (on 1947-12-27)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1947-12-27)
conductor:
Emil Cooper (aka Emil Kuper, conductor) (on 1947-12-27)
recorded at:
Metropolitan Opera House (the old Met at 1411 Broadway, New York, NY until 1966) in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-12-27)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 2. “Se m'ami ancor” … “Si, la stanchezza m'opprime” (Manrico, Azucena) (on 1947-12-27)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV. Il supplicio
Giuseppe Verdi2:19
17Il trovatore: Act IV: Ai nostri Monti (Manrico, Azucena)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Azucena]:
Margaret Harshaw (US opera singer) (on 1947-12-27)
tenor vocals [Manrico]:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (on 1947-12-27)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1947-12-27)
conductor:
Emil Cooper (aka Emil Kuper, conductor) (on 1947-12-27)
recorded at:
Metropolitan Opera House (the old Met at 1411 Broadway, New York, NY until 1966) in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-12-27)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 2. “Ai nostri monti ritorneremo” (Azucena, Manrico) (on 1947-12-27)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV. Il supplicio
Giuseppe Verdi2:21
18Il trovatore: Act IV: Ciel! … non m'inganna (Manrico, Leonora, Azucena)
baritone vocals [Conte]:
Leonard Warren (baritone) (on 1947-12-27)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Azucena]:
Margaret Harshaw (US opera singer) (on 1947-12-27)
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Stella Roman (soprano) (on 1947-12-27)
tenor vocals [Manrico]:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (on 1947-12-27)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1947-12-27)
conductor:
Emil Cooper (aka Emil Kuper, conductor) (on 1947-12-27)
recorded at:
Metropolitan Opera House (the old Met at 1411 Broadway, New York, NY until 1966) in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-12-27)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 2. “Che! Non m’inganna quel fioco lume?” (Manrico, Leonora, Azucena, Conte Luna) (on 1947-12-27)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV. Il supplicio
Giuseppe Verdi4:10
19Il trovatore: Act IV: Ti scosta! (Manrico, Leonora)
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Stella Roman (soprano) (on 1947-12-27)
tenor vocals [Manrico]:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (on 1947-12-27)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1947-12-27)
conductor:
Emil Cooper (aka Emil Kuper, conductor) (on 1947-12-27)
recorded at:
Metropolitan Opera House (the old Met at 1411 Broadway, New York, NY until 1966) in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-12-27)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 2. “Ti scosta” (Manrico, Leonora) (on 1947-12-27)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV. Il supplicio
Giuseppe Verdi1:11
20Il trovatore: Act IV: Prima che d'altri vivere … (Leonora, Manrico, Conte, Azucena)
baritone vocals [Conte]:
Leonard Warren (baritone) (on 1947-12-27)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Azucena]:
Margaret Harshaw (US opera singer) (on 1947-12-27)
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Stella Roman (soprano) (on 1947-12-27)
tenor vocals [Manrico]:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (on 1947-12-27)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1947-12-27)
conductor:
Emil Cooper (aka Emil Kuper, conductor) (on 1947-12-27)
recorded at:
Metropolitan Opera House (the old Met at 1411 Broadway, New York, NY until 1966) in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-12-27)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 2. “Prima che d'altri vivere” (Manrico, Leonora, Azucena, Conte Luna) (on 1947-12-27)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV. Il supplicio
Giuseppe Verdi5:09