Chorus and Orchestra of La Scala Milan
The Chorus and Orchestra of La Scala Milan are the choral and orchestral forces of Teatro alla Scala in Milan.
La Scala is one of the principal opera houses of Italy, opened in 1778.
Its chorus and orchestra have been central to the performance of Italian opera, especially Verdi, Puccini and the wider nineteenth- and twentieth-century repertory.
MASCAGNI Cavalleria Rusticana
Studio recording, 1953
Total duration: 77:25
Maria Callas - Santuzza
Giuseppe di Stefano - Turridu
Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan
Tullio Serafin, conductor
PONCHIELLI La Gioconda
Stereo studio recording, 1959
Total duration: 2hr 46:10
La Gioconda - Maria Callas
Laura Adorno - Fiorenza Cossotto
La Cieca - Irene Companeez
Alvise Badoero - Ivo Vinco
Enzo Grimaldo - Pier Miranda Ferraro
Chorus and Orchestra of La Scala, Milan
conducted by Antonino Votto
NB The earlier 1952 mono version of this recording is also available on Pristine PACO216
PUCCINI Manon Lescaut
Studio recording, 1957
Total duration: 2hr 0:35
Manon Lescaut - Maria Callas
Chevalier des Grieux - Giuseppe di Stefano
Lescaut - Giulio Fioravanti
Geronte di Ravoir - Franco Calabrese
Edmondo - Dino Formichini
Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala, Milano
conducted by Tullio Serafin
PUCCINI La Bohème
Studio Recording · 1956
Total duration: 1hr 45:23
Maria Callas - Mimì
Giuseppe Di Stefano - Rodolfo
Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of La Scala, Milan
Antonino Votto, conductor
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
PUCCINI Tosca
Studio recording, 1953
Total duration: 1hr 47:58
Maria Callas Tosca
Giuseppe di Stefano Cavaradossi
Tito Gobbi Scarpia
Chorus and Orchestra of La Scala, Milan
Conductor Victor de Sabata