Piero de Palma
Piero de Palma (1925-2013) was an Italian tenor, famous as one of the great character and comprimario tenors of the post-war opera world. He appeared on a remarkable number of important studio recordings.
In the Pristine catalogue he appears repeatedly in Puccini, Verdi and Italian opera, including recordings with Maria Callas, Renata Tebaldi, Jussi Björling and other major singers.
De Palma’s art lay in precision, diction, timi...
PUCCINI Turandot
Studio recording, 1957
Total duration: 1hr 58:00
Turandot - Maria Callas
Liù - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Calaf - Eugenio Fernandi
Altoum - Giuseppe Nessi
Timur - Nicola Zaccaria
Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala, Milano
conducted by Tullio Serafin
VERDI Aïda
Studio recording, 1952
Total duration: 2hr 22:53
Renata Tebaldi - Aïda
Ebe Stignani - Amneris
Mario Del Monaco - Radamès
Aldo Protti - Amonasro
Dario Caselli - Ramphis
Fernando Corena - King Of Egypt
Piero de Palma - Messenger
Santa Cecilia Academy Chorus & Orchestra
conducted by Alberto Erede
PUCCINI Turandot
Stereo studio recording, 1959
Total duration: 1hr 54:30
La principessa Turandot - Birgit Nilsson
Calaf - Jussi Björling
Liù - Renata Tebaldi
Ping - Mario Sereni
Pang - Piero De Palma
Pong - Tommaso Frascati
Orchestra e Coro del Teatro dell'opera di Roma
conducted by Erich Leinsdorf
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
PUCCINI Tosca
Studio recording, 1952
Total duration: 1hr 46:12
Renata Tebaldi (soprano) - Floria Tosca
Giuseppe Campora (tenor) - Cavaradossi
Enzo Mascherini (baritone) - Scarpia
Dario Caselli (bass) - Angelotti
Piero de Palma (tenor) - Spoletta
Antonio Sacchetti (baritone) - Sciarrone & Gaoler
Fernando Corena (bass) - Sacristan
Santa Cecilia Academy Chorus & Orchestra
conducted by Alberto Erede
PUCCINI Tosca
Studio recording, 1962
Total duration: 1hr 52:58
Leontyne Price - Floria Tosca
Giuseppe di Stefano - Cavaradossi
Giuseppe Taddei - Scarpia
Carlo Cava - Angelotti
Piero de Palma - Spoletta
Vienna State Opera Chorus
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Herbert von Karajan
PUCCINI Manon Lescaut
Stereo studio recording, 1954
Total duration: 1hr 46:57
Renata Tebaldi Manon Lescaut
Mario Del Monaco Des Grieux
Mario Boriello Lescaut
Fernando Corena Geronte
Piero de Palma Edmondo
Santa Cecilia Academy Chorus & Orchestra
conducted by Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
