Zinka Milanov
Zinka Milanov was a Croatian-born soprano, one of the great dramatic sopranos of the twentieth century and a central Metropolitan Opera artist.
In the Pristine catalogue she appears extensively in Verdi, Puccini, Mascagni and Leoncavallo, often with Jussi Björling, Leonard Warren, Robert Merrill and other major Met and RCA artists.
Milanov’s singing combined amplitude, floating line and a radiant upper register, making her one o...
MASCAGNI Cavalleria Rusticana
LEONCAVALLO Pagliacci
Studio recordings, 1953
Total duration: 2hr 20:44
Turiddu - Jussi Björling
Santuzza - Zinka Milanov
Alfio - Robert Merrill
Mamma Lucia - Margaret Roggero
Lola - Carol Smith
Canio - Jussi Björling
Nedda - Victoria de los Angeles
Tonio - Leonard Warren
Silvio - Robert Merrill
Beppe - Paul Franke
The Columbus Boychoir
The Robert Shaw Chorale
RCA Victor Orchestra
conducted by Renato Cellini
VERDI Un Ballo in Maschera
Recorded in 1940
Total duration: 2hr 10:18
Amelia - Zinka Milanov
Riccardo - Jussi Björling
Renato - Alexander Sved
Ulrica - Bruna Castagna
Oscar - Stella Andreva
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus
conducted by Ettore Panizza
Studio recording, 1955
Producer and XR Remastering: Andrew Rose
Cover artwork based on a photograph of Jussi Björling
Total duration: 2hr 26:44
Fedora Barbieri mezzo-soprano
Jussi Björling tenor
Leonard Warren baritone
Boris Christoff bass
Rome Opera House Chorus and Orchestra
Conductor Jonel Perlea
PUCCINI Tosca
Stereo studio recording, 1957
Total duration: 1hr 53:29
Tosca - Zinka Milanov
Cavaradossi - Jussi Björling
Scarpia - Leonard Warren
Rome Opera House Orchestra and Chorus
conducted by Erich Leinsdorf
Live recording, 4 December, 1954, Metropoltan Opera House, NYC
Total duration: 1hr 48:25
Maddalena - Zinka Milanov
Carlo Gérard - Leonard Warren
Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
Fausto Cleva, conductor
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
