Bidu Sayao
Bidú Sayão (1902-1999) was a Brazilian soprano, one of the most beloved lyric singers at the Metropolitan Opera in the mid-twentieth century. Born in Rio de Janeiro, she became especially associated with French and Italian repertory.
Sayão’s roles included Mimì, Manon, Juliette, Zerlina and many lyric parts requiring charm, agility and emotional directness. In the Pristine catalogue she appears with Jussi Björling and others in Met br...
VERDI Rigoletto
Live performance, 1945
Total duration 1hr 58:51
Rigoletto - Leonard Warren
Gilda - Bidú Sayão
Duke of Mantua - Jussi Björling
Maddalena - Martha Lipton
Sparafucile - Norman Cordon
Orchestra & Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
conducted by Cesare Sodero
GOUNOD Roméo et Juliette
Live performance, 1947
Total duration: 2hr 23:20
Roméo - Jussi Björling
Juliette - Bidú Sayão
Frère Laurence - Nicola Moscona
Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra
conducted by Emil Cooper
DEBUSSY Le Martyr de San Sébastien (excerpts)
DEBUSSY Prélude à l'Après-midi d'un Faune
DEBUSSY Nocturnes
DEBUSSY Images: 2. Ibèria
DEBUSSY La Damoiselle Elue
DEBUSSY La Mer
Recorded Sunday 19th April 1936
Total Duration: 1hr 50:43
Bidú Sayão, soprano
Rose Bampton, contralto
Women's Chorus of the Schola Cantorum
Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York
conducted by Arturo Toscanini
Broadcast performance, 1942
Total duration: 2hr 00:23
Bruno Landi Nemorino
Choir and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York
Ettore Panizza, conductor
