Nicolai Gedda
Nicolai Gedda was a Swedish tenor, one of the most versatile and admired tenors of the twentieth century. He sang an enormous repertory in many languages, from Mozart and French opera to Russian, German and modern works.
In the Pristine catalogue he appears in Debussy, Mozart, Strauss and Puccini, including Metropolitan Opera broadcasts and studio opera recordings.
Gedda’s singing combined elegance, linguistic command, stylistic...
DEBUSSY Pelléas et Mélisande
Live broadcast performance, 1962
Total duration: 2hr 37:06
Additional 15 minute Ansermet interview included with downloads
George London - Golaud
Anna Moffo - Mélisande
Nicolai Gedda - Pelléas
Blanche Thebom - Geneviève
Jerome Hines - Arkel
Teresa Stratas - Yniold
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus
conducted by Ernest Ansermet
PUCCINI Madama Butterfly
Studio recording · 1955
Total duration: 2hr 18:18
Maria Callas - Butterfly
Nicolai Gedda - Pinkerton
Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala Milan
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
ROSSINI Il Turco in Italia
Studio recording, 1954
Total duration: 1hr 52:57
Fiorilla - Maria Callas
Selim - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
Narciso - Nicolai Gedda
Geronio - Franco Calabrese
Zaida - Jolanda Gardino
Albazar - Piero de Palma
Il poeta - Mariano Stabile
Chorus and Orchestra of La Scala, Milan
Chorus Master: Vittore Veneziani
conducted by Gianandrea Gavazzeni
R. STRAUSS Der Rosenkavalier
Studio recording, 1956
Total Duration: 3hr 11:57
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - Die Feldmarschallin
Christa Ludwig - Octavian
Teresa Stich-Randall - Sophie
Otto Edelmann - Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau
Eberhard Wächter - Herr von Faninal
Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus
conducted by Herbert von Karajan
