Fausto Cleva
Fausto Cleva (1902-1971) was an Italian conductor, long active at the Metropolitan Opera and particularly associated with Italian opera. Born in Trieste, he became a familiar and reliable figure in the Met’s repertory.
In the Pristine catalogue he appears in Verdi broadcasts, including Aida with Zinka Milanov, Mario del Monaco, Blanche Thebom and George London.
Cleva’s conducting was singer-conscious, practical and thea...
GIORDANO Andrea Chénier
Live recording, 4 December, 1954, Metropolitan Opera House, NYC
Total duration: 1hr 48:25
Andrea Chénier - Mario Del Monaco
Maddalena - Zinka Milanov
Carlo Gérard- Leonard Warren
Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
Fausto Cleva, conductor
VERDI Il Trovatore
Live broadcast recording
Total duration: 2hr 11:59
Manrico - Franco Corelli
Leonora - Leontyne Price
Azucena - Irene Dalis
Conte di Luna - Mario Sereni
Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra
conducted by Fausto Cleva
VERDI Aïda
Live broadcast recording, 1953
Total duration: 2hr 24:33
Aida - Zinka Milanov
Radamès - Mario Del Monaco
Amneris - Blanche Thebom
Amonasro - George London
Ramfis - Jerome Hines
King - Luben Vichey
Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
conducted by Fausto Cleva
VERDI Otello
Live broadcast performance, 1958
Total duration: 2 hr 13:32 (including radio announcements)
Otello - Mario Del Monaco
Desdemona - Victoria de los Angeles
Iago - Leonard Warren
Orchestra & Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
conducted by Fausto Cleva
