George Cehanovsky
George Cehanovsky (1892-1986) was a Russian-born American baritone, long associated with the Metropolitan Opera. He sang an extraordinary number of performances there, mostly in supporting and character roles.
In the Pristine catalogue he appears in Met broadcasts of Bizet, Gounod, Puccini and Verdi with artists including Jussi Björling, Bidú Sayão, Leonard Warren and Licia Albanese.
Cehanovsky’s artistry was rooted in verbal cl...
BIZET Carmen
Live broadcast performance, 1943
Total duration: 2hr 32:32
Carmen - Lily Djanel
Don José - Raoul Jobin
Micaëla - Licia Albanese
Escamillo - Leonard Warren
Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera
conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham
PUCCINI Manon Lescaut
Live broadcast performance, 1956
Total duration: 2hr 13:13
Manon - Licia Albanese
Des Grieux - Jussi Björling
Lescaut - Frank Guarrera
Geronte - Fernando Corena
Edmondo - Thomas Hayward
Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
conducted by Dimitri Mitropoulos
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
Recorded live at Carnegie Hall, 17th January 1954 (Act 1)
and 24th January 1954 (Acts II and III)
Total duration: 121:55
Robert Shaw Chorale & Soloists
conducted by Arturo Toscanini
