Paolo Caroli
Paolo Caroli was an Italian singer represented in the Pristine catalogue through Gabriele Santini’s 1959 stereo recording of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly.
The performance places him with Victoria de los Ángeles, Jussi Björling, Mario Sereni, Miriam Pirazzini and Rome Opera forces.
Because wider public biographical detail is limited, this note remains tied to the recording evidence and its Italian opera context.
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PUCCINI Madama Butterfly
Stereo studio recording, 1959
Total duration: 2hr 16:44
Cio Cio San - Victoria de los Ángeles
Pinkerton - Jussi Björling
Sharpless - Mario Sereni
Suzuki - Miriam Pirazzini
Chorus and Orchestra of Rome Opera House
conducted by Gabriele Santini
BELLINI Norma
Studio recording, 1954
Total duration: 2hr 40:22
Norma - Maria Callas
Adalgisa - Ebe Stignani
Pollione - Mario Filippeschi
Oroveso - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
Clotilde - Rina Cavallari
Flavio - Paolo Caroli
Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro alla Scala, Milan
conducted by Tullio Serafin