Composer(s): Puccini, Giacomo
Conductor(s): Antonicelli, Giuseppe
Label: Naxos Historical
Genre: Opera
Period: Romantic
Catalogue No: 8.110123-24
Barcode: 0636943112328
Distribution Note(s):
Not available in the United States due to possible copyright restrictions
Release Date: 01/2001

PUCCINI: Manon Lescaut (Kirsten, Björling) (1949)

Tracklist

Disc 1
Puccini, Giacomo
Oliva, Domenico - Lyricist
Illica, Luigi - Lyricist
Hayward, Thomas (tenor)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Antonicelli, Giuseppe (Conductor)
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (Choir)
Valdengo, Giuseppe (baritone)
Cehanovsky, George (baritone)
Baccaloni, Salvatore (bass)
Kirsten, Dorothy (soprano)
Madeira, Jean (mezzo-soprano)
Paolis, Alessio de (tenor)
Harvuot, Clifford (baritone)
Hawkins, Osie (bass)
1 Act I - Ave, sera gentile 04:18
Hayward, Thomas (tenor)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Antonicelli, Giuseppe (Conductor)
2 Act I - L'amor? L'amor?! 00:52
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Hayward, Thomas (tenor)
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (Choir)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Antonicelli, Giuseppe (Conductor)
3 Act I - Tra voi belle, brune e bionde 01:14
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Antonicelli, Giuseppe (Conductor)
4 Act I - Ma bravo! 01:43
Hayward, Thomas (tenor)
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (Choir)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Antonicelli, Giuseppe (Conductor)
5 Act I - Discendono, vediam! 01:59
Hayward, Thomas (tenor)
Valdengo, Giuseppe (baritone)
Cehanovsky, George (baritone)
Baccaloni, Salvatore (bass)
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (Choir)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Antonicelli, Giuseppe (Conductor)
6 Act I - Cortese damigella, il priego mio accettate 03:50
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Kirsten, Dorothy (soprano)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Antonicelli, Giuseppe (Conductor)
7 Act I - Donna non vidi mai 02:31
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Antonicelli, Giuseppe (Conductor)
8 Act I - La tua ventura 05:59
Hayward, Thomas (tenor)
Baccaloni, Salvatore (bass)
Valdengo, Giuseppe (baritone)
Cehanovsky, George (baritone)
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (Choir)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Antonicelli, Giuseppe (Conductor)
9 Act I - La tua Proserpina 02:04
Hayward, Thomas (tenor)
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Antonicelli, Giuseppe (Conductor)
10 Act I - Vedete? Io son fedele 05:20
Kirsten, Dorothy (soprano)
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Valdengo, Giuseppe (baritone)
Hayward, Thomas (tenor)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Antonicelli, Giuseppe (Conductor)
11 Act I - Di sedur la sorellina 04:10
Baccaloni, Salvatore (bass)
Cehanovsky, George (baritone)
Valdengo, Giuseppe (baritone)
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (Choir)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Antonicelli, Giuseppe (Conductor)
12 Act II - Dispettosetto questo riccio! 05:09
Kirsten, Dorothy (soprano)
Valdengo, Giuseppe (baritone)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Antonicelli, Giuseppe (Conductor)
13 Act II - In quelle trine morbide 01:57
Kirsten, Dorothy (soprano)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Antonicelli, Giuseppe (Conductor)
14 Act II - Poiche tu vuoi saper 02:45
Valdengo, Giuseppe (baritone)
Kirsten, Dorothy (soprano)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Antonicelli, Giuseppe (Conductor)
15 Act II - Che ceffi son costor? 01:50
Valdengo, Giuseppe (baritone)
Kirsten, Dorothy (soprano)
Madeira, Jean (mezzo-soprano)
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (Choir)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Antonicelli, Giuseppe (Conductor)
16 Act II - Paga costor 01:13
Kirsten, Dorothy (soprano)
Valdengo, Giuseppe (baritone)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Antonicelli, Giuseppe (Conductor)
17 Act II - Vi prego, signorina 05:15
Paolis, Alessio de (tenor)
Baccaloni, Salvatore (bass)
Kirsten, Dorothy (soprano)
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (Choir)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Antonicelli, Giuseppe (Conductor)
18 Act II - L'ora, o Tirsi, e vaga e bella 01:18
Kirsten, Dorothy (soprano)
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (Choir)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Antonicelli, Giuseppe (Conductor)
19 Act II - Galanteria sta bene 01:45
Baccaloni, Salvatore (bass)
Kirsten, Dorothy (soprano)
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (Choir)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Antonicelli, Giuseppe (Conductor)
20 Act II - Oh, sar o la più bella 07:19
Kirsten, Dorothy (soprano)
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Antonicelli, Giuseppe (Conductor)
21 Act II - Ah! / Affe, madamigella 02:22
Kirsten, Dorothy (soprano)
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Antonicelli, Giuseppe (Conductor)
22 Act II - Senti... Ah! Manon, mi tradisce 03:08
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Kirsten, Dorothy (soprano)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Antonicelli, Giuseppe (Conductor)
23 Act II - Lescaut?! / Tu qui?! 03:26
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Kirsten, Dorothy (soprano)
Valdengo, Giuseppe (baritone)
Baccaloni, Salvatore (bass)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Antonicelli, Giuseppe (Conductor)
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (Choir)
Disc 2
1 Intermezzo 05:04
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Antonicelli, Giuseppe (Conductor)
2 Act III - Ansia eterna, crudel! 02:51
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Valdengo, Giuseppe (baritone)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Antonicelli, Giuseppe (Conductor)
3 Act III - Manon! / Des Grieux! 01:42
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Kirsten, Dorothy (soprano)
Valdengo, Giuseppe (baritone)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Antonicelli, Giuseppe (Conductor)
4 Act III - E Kate rispose al Re 04:34
Harvuot, Clifford (baritone)
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Kirsten, Dorothy (soprano)
Valdengo, Giuseppe (baritone)
Hawkins, Osie (bass)
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (Choir)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Antonicelli, Giuseppe (Conductor)
5 Act III - Rosetta! / Eh! Che aria! 03:30
Valdengo, Giuseppe (baritone)
Kirsten, Dorothy (soprano)
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (Choir)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Antonicelli, Giuseppe (Conductor)
6 Act III - Presto! In fila!... Guardate, prezzo son 03:58
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Hawkins, Osie (bass)
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (Choir)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Antonicelli, Giuseppe (Conductor)
7 Act IV - Tutta su me ti posa 02:50
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Kirsten, Dorothy (soprano)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Antonicelli, Giuseppe (Conductor)
8 Act IV - Vedi, vedi, son io che piango 01:34
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Antonicelli, Giuseppe (Conductor)
9 Act IV - Sei tu che piangi? 04:42
Kirsten, Dorothy (soprano)
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Antonicelli, Giuseppe (Conductor)
10 Act IV - Sola, perduta, abbandonata 02:59
Kirsten, Dorothy (soprano)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Antonicelli, Giuseppe (Conductor)
11 Act IV - Fra le tue braccia' amore 04:51
Kirsten, Dorothy (soprano)
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Antonicelli, Giuseppe (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:50:02