La Scala Milan
La Scala Milan refers to Teatro alla Scala in Milan.
La Scala is one of Italy’s principal opera houses and opened in 1778.
As an ensemble entry, the name identifies the institution’s orchestral and choral performing forces.
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
CHERUBINI Medea
Studio recording, 1957
Total duration: 1hr 58:08
Medea - Maria Callas
Glauce - Renata Scotto
Neris - Miriam Pirazzini
Giasone - Mirto Picchi
Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan
conducted by Tullio Serafin
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
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
