Giuseppe Di Stefano
Giuseppe di Stefano (1921-2008) was an Italian tenor, one of the most famous lyric tenors of the twentieth century. His voice was celebrated for its beauty, warmth and immediately recognisable Italianate ardour.
Di Stefano was closely associated with Maria Callas, with whom he made many of his most famous recordings. In the Pristine catalogue he appears in Bellini, Donizetti, Puccini, Verdi and other Italian repertory.
His singi...
Studio recording, 1953
Total duration: 1hr 47:58
Giuseppe di Stefano Cavaradossi
Tito Gobbi Scarpia
Chorus and Orchestra of La Scala, Milan
Conductor Victor de Sabata
VERDI Il Trovatore
Studio recording, 1956
Total duration: 2hr 9:37
Maria Callas - Leonora
Rolando Panerai - Il Conte Di Luna
Fedora Barbieri - Azucena
Giuseppe Di Stefano - Manrico
Nicola Zaccaria - Ferrando
Coro e Orchestra de Teatro alla Scala, Milano
conducted by Herbert von Karajan
VERDI Rigoletto
Studio recording, 1955
Total duration: 1hr 57:57
Gilda - Maria Callas
Duca di Mantova - Giuseppe di Stefano
Sparafucile - Nicola Zaccaria
Tullio Serafin, conductor
Chorus and Orchestra of La Scala, Milan
VERDI Un ballo in maschera
Studio recording, 1956
Total duration: 2hr 10:38
Amelia - Maria Callas
Riccardo - Giuseppe Di Stefano
Renato - Tito Gobbi
Ulrica - Fedora Barbieri
Oscar - Eugenia Ratti
Coro e Orchestra del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
conducted by Antonino Votto
PUCCINI Tosca
Studio recording, 1962
Total duration: 1hr 52:58
Leontyne Price - Floria Tosca
Giuseppe di Stefano - Cavaradossi
Giuseppe Taddei - Scarpia
Carlo Cava - Angelotti
Piero de Palma - Spoletta
Vienna State Opera Chorus
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Herbert von Karajan
Recorded 27th January, 1951, Carnegie Hall, New York City
Total duration: 77:45
Fedora Barbieri - mezzo-soprano
Giuseppe di Stefano - tenor
Cesare Siepi - bass
The Robert Shaw Chorale
NBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor Arturo Toscanini
