Verdi at the Met captures the drama of Verdi's greatest operas as they were performed live at The Metropolitan Opera in New York. These ten recordings cover four decades starting with La Traviata in 1935 and feature some of the best-loved voices and conductors of the twentieth century. The famous pairing of tenor Richard Tucker and baritone Leonard Warren can be heard in Simon Boccanegra and La Forza del Destino. Also included are Carlo Bergonzi, Grace Bumbry, Leontyne Price and Robert Merrill singing the leading roles in Aida. These historic radio broadcasts, restored and remastered, bring these great interpretations of Verdi's masterpieces back to life and are available for the first time.Box Set includes:Track list:La Traviata 1935Ponselle - Jagel Y- Tibbett Ettore Panizza Otello 1940Martinelli - Rethberg - Tibbett - Votipka - De Paolis Ettore Panizza Un Ballo in Maschera 1940Milanov - Andreva - Castagna - Bjorling - Sved Ettore Panizza Rigoletto 1945 Warren - Sayao - Bjorling - Lipton - CordonCesare Sodero Falstaff 1949 Warren - Resnik - Valdengo - Elmo - Albanese - Di Stefano - Lipton Fritz Reiner Simon Boccanegra 1950Warren - Varnay - Tucker - Székely Fritz Stiedry La Forza del Destino 1952Milanov - Tucker - Warren - Hines - Miller Fritz Stiedry Macbeth 1959 Warren - Rysanek - Bergonzi - HinesErich Leinsdorf Nabucco 1960 MacNeil - Rysanek - Siepi - Fernandi - Elias Thomas Schippers Aida 1967Price - Bergonzi - Bumbry - Merrill - HinesThomas Schippers
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