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 La Bohème
Studio recording, 1951
Total duration: 1hr 44:32
Renata Tebaldi Mimì
Hilde Gueden Musetta
Giacinto Prandelli Rodolfo
Giovanni Inghilleri Marcello
Fernando Corena Schaunard
Santa Cecilia Academy Chorus and Orchestra
conducted by Alberto Erede
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
BELLINI Norma
Stereo studio recording, 1960
Total duration: 2hr 41:26
Norma - Maria Callas
Adalgisa - Christa Ludwig
Pollione - Franco Corelli
Oroveso - Nicola Zaccaria
Clotilde - Edda Vincenzi
Flavio - Piero De Palma
Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro alla Scala, Milan
conducted by Tullio Serafin
PUCCINI Madama Butterfly
Studio recording, 1951
Total duration: 2hr 10:52
Renata Tebaldi (soprano) - Madama Butterfly
Giuseppe Campora (tenor) - Pinkerton
Nell Rankin (mezzo-soprano) - Suzuki
Giovanni Inghilleri (baritone) - Sharpless
Santa Cecilia Academy Chorus & Orchestra
conducted by Alberto Erede
DONIZETTI La Favorita
Stereo studio recording, 1955
Total duration: 2hr 09:10
Gianni Poggi - Fernando
Giulietta Simionato - Leonora
Ettore Bastianini - Alfonso
Jerome Hines - Baldassare
Piero de Palma - Don Gasparo
Bice Magnani - Ines
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Chorus & Orchestra
conducted by Alberto Erede
