Discography - Live Operas 2
Mercadante, Saverio (1795 - 1870)
Elisa E Claudio
Date : January 24, 1971
Location : Napoli, Teatro San Carlo
Artists : Virginia Zeani (Elisa), Agostino Lazzari (Claudio), Giovanna Fioroni (Carlotta), Domenico Trimarchi (Tricotazio), Ugo Trama (Arnoldo), Ennio Buoso(unknown).
Conductor : Ugo Rapalo
Montemezzi, Italo (1875 - 1952)
L’Amore Dei Tre Re
Date : March 28, 1974
Location : Milano, RAI (Raido Audizione Italiana) Studios
Artists : Virginia Zeani (Fiora), Ennio Buoso (Avito), Giulio Fioravanti (Manfredo), Nicola Rossi Lemeni (Archibaldo), Giuliana Ghilardi (Un'ancella).
Conductor : Maurizio Arena
Offenbach, Jacques (1819 - 1880)
Les Contes d'Hoffmann
Date : May 09, 1966
Location : Geneve, Grand Theatre
Artists : Virginia Zeani (Stella, Olympia, Giulietta, Antonia), Agostino Lazzari (Hoffmann), Nicola Rossi Lemeni (Lindorf, Coppelius, Dapertutto, Dr. Miracle).
Conductor : Oliviero de Fabritiis
Pizzetti, Ildebrand (1880 - 1968)
L'Assassinio nella Cattedrale
Date : November 11, 1958
Location : Milano, Teatro alla Scala
Artists : Virginia Zeani (Prima Corifea), Nicola Rossi Lemeni (Thomas a Becket), Mario Ortica (Primo sarcedote), Mario Borriello (Secondo sarcedote), Adolfo Cormanni (Terzo sarcedote), Aldo Bertocci (Un araldo), Renato Pelizzoni (Primo tentatore), Paolo Montarsolo (Secondo tentatore), Silvio Maionica (Terzo tentatore), Quarto tentatore (Marco Stefanoni), Anna Maria Rota (Seconda corifea), Renato Pelizzoni (Primo cavaliere), Paolo Montarsolo (Seconda cavaliere), Silvio Maionica (Terzo cavaliere), Marco Stefanoni (Quarto cavaliere).
Conductor : Ildebrando Pizzetti
Date : December 05, 1958
Location : Torino, RAI (Radio Audizione Italiana) Studios
Artists : Virginia Zeani (Prima Corifea), Nicola Rossi Lemeni (Thomas a Becket), Mario Ortica (Primo sarcedote), Mario Borriello (Secondo sarcedote), Adolfo Cormanni (Terzo sarcedote), Aldo Bertocci (Un araldo), Renato Pelizzoni (Primo tentatore), Paolo Montarsolo (Secondo tentatore), Silvio Maionica (Terzo tentatore), Quarto tentatore (Marco Stefanoni), Anna Maria Rota (Seconda corifea), Renato Pelizzoni (Primo cavaliere), Paolo Montarsolo (Seconda cavaliere), Silvio Maionica (Terzo cavaliere), Marco Stefanoni (Quarto cavaliere).
Conductor : Ildebrando Pizzetti
Poulenc, Francis (1899 - 1963)
I Dialoghi Delle Carmelitane
Date : January 26, 1957
Location : Milano, Teatro alla Scala
Artists : Virginia Zeani (Blanche de la Force), Leyla Gencer (Madame Lidoine), Gigliola Frazzoni (Mother Marie), Eugenia Ratti (Suor Constanza), Gianna Pederzini (Madame de Croissy), Nicola Filacuridi (Il Cavaliere de la Force), Scipio Colombo (Il Marchese de la Force), Fiorenza Cossotto (Suor Matilde).
Conductor : Nino Sanzogno
Date : November 03, 1982 - sung in English
Location : San Francisco, War Memorial
Artists : Virginia Zeani (Mother Marie), Leontyne Price (Madame Lidoine), Carol Vaness (Blanche de la Force), Regine Crespin (Madame de Croissy), Betsy Norden (Suor Constanza), Howard Hensel (Il Cavaliere de la Force), Eric Halfvarson (Il Marchese de la Force), Donna Petersen (Suor Matilde).
Conductor : Henry Lewis
La Voix Humaine
Date : March 21, 1975
Location : Monte Carlo, Teatro dell’Opera
Artists : Virginia Zeani (Una voce).
Conductor : Massimo Freccia
Date : May 08, 1979 - sung in Italian
Location : Turin, Piccolo Regio
Artists : Virginia Zeani (Elle).
Pianist : Rolando Nicolosi
Puccini, Giacomo (1858 - 1924)
La Bohème
Date : November 00, 1967
Location : Barcelona, Teatro Liceo
Artists : Virginia Zeani (Mimì), Giacomo Aragall (Rodolfo), R. Sukmawati (unknown), Walter Alberti (unknown), Ernesto Vezzosi (unknown), Plinio Clabassi (unknown)
Conductor : Bruno Rigacci
La Rondine
Date : September 15, 1971
Location : Lucca, Teatro dell Giglio
Artists : Virginia Zeani (Magda de Civry), Luciano Saldari (Ruggero Lastouc), Angelo Marchiandi (Prunier), Gabriella Ravazzi (Lisette), A. Romaro (unknown)
Conductor : Ninco Verchi
Madama Butterfly
Date : June 25, 1965 - highlights only
Location : Madrid, Teatro Reale
Artists : Virginia Zeani (Cio-cio-san), Giacomo Aragall (B. F. Pinkerton), Manuel Ausensi (Sharpless), Gabriella Ravazzi (Lisette), A. Romaro (unknown)
Conductor : Carlo Felice Cillario
Date : December 00, 1965
Location : Barcelona, Teatro Liceo
Artists : Virginia Zeani (Cio-cio-san), Giacomo Aragall (B. F. Pinkerton), Manuel Ausensi (Sharpless), Gabriella Ravazzi (Lisette), A. Romaro (unknown)
Conductor : Carlo Felice Cillario
Date : October 21 1967
Location : New Orleans, Municipal Auditorium
Artists : Virginia Zeani (Cio-cio-san), Nicholas Di Virgilio (B. F. Pinkerton), Benjamin Rayson (Sharpless), Bernard Fitch (Goro)
Conductor : Knud Andersson
Manon Lescaut
Date : April 15, 1968
Location : Montréal, Salle W Pelletier
Artists : Virginia Zeani (Manon Lescaut), Louis Quilico (Lescaut), Michele Molese (Il Cavaliere des Grieux), Bernard Turgeon (Geronte di Ravoir)
Conductor : Franz Paul Decker
Date : March 03, 1969
Location : Roma, Teatro dell'Opera
Artists : Virginia Zeani (Manon Lescaut), Walter Alberti (Lescaut), Richard Tucker (Il Cavaliere des Grieux), Mario Rinaudo (Geronte di Ravoir)
Conductor : Thomas Schippers
Date : October 24, 1971
Location : Bergamo, Teatro Donizetti
Artists : Virginia Zeani (Manon Lescaut), Renato D'Anna (Lescaut), Renato Cioni (Il Cavaliere des Grieux), Federico Davi (Geronte di Ravoir)
Conductor : Luciano Rosada
Date : December 00, 1971
Location : Barcelona, Teatro Liceo
Artists : Virginia Zeani (Manon Lescaut), Attilio d'Orazi (Lescaut), Placido Domingo (Il Cavaliere des Grieux), Diego Monjo (Geronte di Ravoir)
Conductor : Anton Guadagno
Date : January 02, 1974
Location : Piacenza, Teatro Municipale
Artists : Virginia Zeani (Manon Lescaut), Alberto Rinaldi (Lescaut), Flaviano Labò (Il Cavaliere des Grieux)
Conductor : Umberto Cattini
Suor Angelica
Date : November 25, 1967
Location : Barcelona, Teatro Liceo
Artists : Virginia Zeani (Suor Angelica), Anna Maria Rota (unknown)
Conductor : Bruno Rigacci
Tosca
Date : March 14, 1975
Location : Barcelona, Teatro Liceo
Artists : Virginia Zeani (Virginia Zeani), Placido Domingo (Mario Cavaradossi), Piero Francia (Il barone Scarpia),
Juan Pons (Cesare Angelotti), Eno Mucchiutti (Il sagrestano), D. Monjo (unknown)
Conductor : Giuseppe Morelli