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.
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
VERDI Aïda
Studio recording, 1955
Total duration: 2hr 24:40
Maria Callas - Aïda
Richard Tucker - Radamès
Fedora Barbieri - Amneris
Tito Gobbi - Amonasro
Giuseppe Modesti - Ramfis
Nicola Zaccaria - Il re d'Egitto
Elvira Galassi - Una sacerdotessa
Franco Ricciardi - Un messaggero
Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan
conducted by Tullio Serafin
VERDI Il Trovatore
Studio recording, 1956
Total duration: 2hr 9:37
Maria Callas - Leonora
Rolando Panerai - Il Conte Di Luna
Fedora Barbieri - Azucena
Giuseppe Di Stefano - Manrico
Nicola Zaccaria - Ferrando
Coro e Orchestra de Teatro alla Scala, Milano
conducted by Herbert von Karajan
VERDI La Forza del Destino
Studio recording, 1954
Total duration: 2hr 45:00
Donna Leonora - Maria Callas
Don Alvaro - Richard Tucker
Don Carlo di Vargas - Carlo Tagliabue
Il Padre Guardiano - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
Preziosilla - Elena Nicolai
Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan
conducted by Tullio Serafin
VERDI Rigoletto
Studio recording, 1955
Total duration: 1hr 57:57
Gilda - Maria Callas
Duca di Mantova - Giuseppe di Stefano
Sparafucile - Nicola Zaccaria
Tullio Serafin, conductor
Chorus and Orchestra of La Scala, Milan
VERDI Un ballo in maschera
Studio recording, 1956
Total duration: 2hr 10:38
Amelia - Maria Callas
Riccardo - Giuseppe Di Stefano
Renato - Tito Gobbi
Ulrica - Fedora Barbieri
Oscar - Eugenia Ratti
Coro e Orchestra del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
conducted by Antonino Votto
