Ettore Bastianini
Ettore Bastianini (1922-1967) was an Italian baritone, one of the great Verdi and bel canto voices of the post-war era. His career was tragically short, but his recorded legacy is considerable.
In the Pristine catalogue he appears in Verdi, Donizetti and Italian opera recordings, including Rigoletto, La favorita and Lucia di Lammermoor.
Bastianini’s voice was dark, noble and extraordinarily beautiful, ...
VERDI Rigoletto
Stereo studio recording, 1960
Total duration: 1hr 59:23
Rigoletto - Ettore Bastianini
Gilda - Renata Scotto
Duca di Mantova - Alfredo Kraus
Sparafucile - Ivo Vinco
Maddalena - Fiorenza Cossotto
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
conducted by Gianandrea Gavazzeni
J STRAUSS II Die Fledermaus: Ballet & Gala (various composers)
J STRAUSS II Waltzes and Overtures
Recorded Vienna 1960 and Berlin 1940-42
Total duration: 74:28
Renata Tebaldi, Birgit Nilsson,
Jussi Björling, Leontyne Price
Ettore Bastianini, Joan Sutherland
Ljuba Welitsch et al
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra & State Opera Chorus
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
DONIZETTI La Favorita
Stereo studio recording, 1955
Total duration: 2hr 09:10
Gianni Poggi - Fernando
Giulietta Simionato - Leonora
Ettore Bastianini - Alfonso
Jerome Hines - Baldassare
Piero de Palma - Don Gasparo
Bice Magnani - Ines
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Chorus & Orchestra
conducted by Alberto Erede
