Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
The Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera are the orchestral and choral forces of the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
The Metropolitan Opera was founded in 1883 and became one of the leading opera companies in the United States.
The orchestra and chorus have performed the core international opera repertory across Italian, German, French, Russian and other traditions.
DEBUSSY Pelléas et Mélisande
Live broadcast performance, 1962
Total duration: 2hr 37:06
Additional 15 minute Ansermet interview included with downloads
George London - Golaud
Anna Moffo - Mélisande
Nicolai Gedda - Pelléas
Blanche Thebom - Geneviève
Jerome Hines - Arkel
Teresa Stratas - Yniold
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus
conducted by Ernest Ansermet
Live at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, December 1959
Total duration: 2hr 36:43
Elisabeth Söderström
Cesare Siepi
Orchestra & Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
Jean Morel, conductor
PUCCINI Manon Lescaut
Live broadcast performance, 1956
Total duration: 2hr 13:13
Manon - Licia Albanese
Des Grieux - Jussi Björling
Lescaut - Frank Guarrera
Geronte - Fernando Corena
Edmondo - Thomas Hayward
Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
conducted by Dimitri Mitropoulos
VERDI Rigoletto
Live performance, 1945
Total duration 1hr 58:51
Rigoletto - Leonard Warren
Gilda - Bidú Sayão
Duke of Mantua - Jussi Björling
Maddalena - Martha Lipton
Sparafucile - Norman Cordon
Orchestra & Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
conducted by Cesare Sodero
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
VERDI Il Trovatore
Live recording, 1941
Total duration: 2hr 16:13
Leonora - Norina Greco
Count Di Luna - Frank Valentino
Orchestra & Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
Conductor Ferruccio Calusio
