Lucine Amara
Lucine Amara (1925-2024) was an American soprano, long associated with the Metropolitan Opera. She sang a wide repertory including Puccini, Verdi, Mozart and Wagner.
In the Pristine catalogue she appears in Puccini and Wagner, including Beecham’s La Bohème with Jussi Björling and Stiedry’s Parsifal.
Amara’s singing combined lyric warmth, reliability and stage craft, qualities that made her a valued presence in ...
PUCCINI La Bohème
Studio recording, 1956
Total duration: 1hr 47:14
Rodolfo - Jussi Björling
Mimi - Victoria de los Angeles
Marcello - Robert Merrill
Columbus Boys Choir
RCA Victor Chorus and Orchestra
conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham
WAGNER Parsifal
Live broadcast performance, 1954
Total duration: 4hr 24:04
Parsifal - Set Svanholm
Kundry - Astrid Varnay
Amfortas - George London
Gurnemanz - Hans Hotter
Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
Conducted by Fritz Stiedry
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
GLUCK Alceste (performed in English)
Live broadcast performance, 1952
Total duration: 2hr 11:59
Alceste - Kirsten Flagstad
Admète - Brian Sullivan
High Priest - Frank Valentino
Oracle - Alois Pernerstorfer
Évandre - Emery Darcy
Herald - Norman Scott
Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera
conducted by Alberto Erede
