Leonard Warren
Leonard Warren (1911-1960) was an American baritone, one of the great Verdi singers of the twentieth century. He was a central figure at the Metropolitan Opera.
In the Pristine catalogue he appears in Verdi, Puccini, Bizet and Mascagni/Leoncavallo repertory, often alongside Jussi Björling, Zinka Milanov and other major Met artists.
Warren’s singing combined bronze tone, breadth and Verdian authority, with a line that could sound...
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
MASCAGNI Cavalleria Rusticana
LEONCAVALLO Pagliacci
Studio recordings, 1953
Total duration: 2hr 20:44
Turiddu - Jussi Björling
Santuzza - Zinka Milanov
Alfio - Robert Merrill
Mamma Lucia - Margaret Roggero
Lola - Carol Smith
Canio - Jussi Björling
Nedda - Victoria de los Angeles
Tonio - Leonard Warren
Silvio - Robert Merrill
Beppe - Paul Franke
The Columbus Boychoir
The Robert Shaw Chorale
RCA Victor Orchestra
conducted by Renato Cellini
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
VERDI Aïda
Studio recording, 1955
Producer and XR Remastering: Andrew Rose
Cover artwork based on a photograph of Jussi Björling
Total duration: 2hr 26:44
Zinka Milanov soprano
Fedora Barbieri mezzo-soprano
Jussi Björling tenor
Leonard Warren baritone
Boris Christoff bass
Rome Opera House Chorus and Orchestra
Conductor Jonel Perlea
PUCCINI Tosca
Stereo studio recording, 1957
Total duration: 1hr 53:29
Tosca - Zinka Milanov
Cavaradossi - Jussi Björling
Scarpia - Leonard Warren
Rome Opera House Orchestra and Chorus
conducted by Erich Leinsdorf
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
