John Carmen Rossi
John Carmen Rossi was a singer represented in the Pristine catalogue through Toscanini’s NBC Verdi recordings and broadcasts.
His appearances include Falstaff and Un ballo in maschera, alongside Herva Nelli, Giuseppe Valdengo, Jan Peerce, Robert Merrill and other Toscanini regulars.
Because wider public biographical detail is limited, this note is kept close to the recording evidence and the Toscanini-Verdi con...
VERDI Falstaff
Live broadcast recordings, 1950
Total duration: 1hr 57:32
Falstaff - Giuseppe Valdengo
Mistress Alice Ford - Herva Nelli
Mistress Meg Page - Nan Merriman
Mistress Quickly - Cloë Elmo
Ford - Frank Guarrera
Robert Shaw Chorale
directed by Robert Shaw
NBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Arturo Toscanini
VERDI Un Ballo in Maschera
Recorded live at Carnegie Hall, 17th January 1954 (Act 1)
and 24th January 1954 (Acts II and III)
Total duration: 121:55
NBC Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw Chorale & Soloists
conducted by Arturo Toscanini