Icon - Giuseppe Di Stefano - Puccini: Tosca; Verdi, Bellini

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Thomas, Ambroise : Mignon

Massenet, Jules : Manon

Cilèa, Francesco : L'Arlesiana

Verdi, Giuseppe : La traviata

Donizetti, Gaetano : Lucia di Lammermoor

Bellini, Vincenzo : I Puritani, opera

Mascagni, Pietro : Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act

Puccini, Giacomo : Tosca

Puccini, Giacomo : Madama Butterfly

Leoncavallo, Ruggero : Pagliacci, opera

Verdi, Giuseppe : La forza del destino

Puccini, Giacomo : La Fanciulla del West

Puccini, Giacomo : Gianni Schicchi, opera

Puccini, Giacomo : Turandot

Verdi, Giuseppe : Rigoletto

Verdi, Giuseppe : Il Trovatore

Verdi, Giuseppe : Un ballo in maschera

Puccini, Giacomo : La bohème

Puccini, Giacomo : Manon Lescaut

Traditional, Sicilian : A la Barcillunisia

Traditional, Sicilian : Cantu a Timuni

Capua, Eduardo di : O sole mio

Tosti, Francesco Paolo : A Marechiare

Cardillo, Salvatore : Core' ngrato

Curtis, Ernesto de : Torna a Surriento

Bizet, Georges : The Pearl Fishers, opera

Verdi, Giuseppe : Otello

Mascagni, Pietro : Iris

Bizet, Georges : Carmen, opera

Gounod, Charles : Faust

Performers

Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Herbert Dawson (Organ)
Raffaele Arie (Voice)
Anna Canali (Mezzo Soprano)
Ebe Ticozzi (Mezzo Soprano)
Melchiorre Luise (Bass)
Maria Callas (Soprano)
Rolando Panerai (Baritone)
Franco Ventriglia (Voice)
Renato Ercolani (Tenor)
Giuse Gerbino (Mezzo Soprano)
Carlo Forti (Bass)
Victoria de los Angeles (Soprano)
Rosanna Carteri (Soprano)

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The Italian tenor Giuseppe di Stefano, who died on March 3, 2008, aged 86, was one of the finest opera singers of his day, blessed with a lyric tenor voice of great beauty, as well as a bright, open tone, and possessed the ability to bring vividly to life the characters he played, both on stage and in the recording studio. His numerous opera recordings with Maria Callas and Tito Gobbi (including the 1953 'Tosca', which is generally acknowledged to be definitive), are all represented on this 3-CD tribute to his remarkable career.

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Thomas, Ambroise : Mignon :: Act 2. Addio, Mignon!

Performer: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor: Alberto Erede
Running Time: 3 min. 12 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1866

Thomas, Ambroise : Mignon :: Act 3. Ah! non credevi tu

Performer: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor: Alberto Erede
Running Time: 4 min. 16 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1866

Massenet, Jules : Manon :: Act 3. Io son' solo... Ah! dispar, vision

Performers: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor); Herbert Dawson (Organ)
Conductor: Alberto Erede
Running Time: 4 min. 43 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1882-1883

Francesco Cilèa (1866 - 1950) : L'Arlesiana :: Act 2. E la solita storia

Performer: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor: Alberto Erede
Running Time: 4 min. 14 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1897

Verdi, Giuseppe : La traviata :: Act 2. Lunge da lei... De' miei bollenti spiriti

Performer: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor: Alberto Erede
Notes: Composition written: 1853.
Running Time: 3 min. 51 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1853

Donizetti, Gaetano : Lucia di Lammermoor :: Act 3. Fra poco a me ricovero darà negletto avello

Performer: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor: Tullio Serafin
Notes: Teatro Comunale, Florence, Italy (01/29/1953-01/30/1953)
Running Time: 3 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1835

Donizetti, Gaetano : Lucia di Lammermoor :: Act 3. Tu che a Dio spiegasti l'ali

Performers: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor); Raffaele Arie (Voice)
Conductor: Tullio Serafin
Notes: Teatro Comunale, Florence, Italy (01/29/1953-01/30/1953)
Running Time: 5 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1835

Bellini, Vincenzo : I Puritani, opera :: Act 3. Son già lontani!... Corre a valle

Performer: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor: Tullio Serafin
Notes: Basilica di Santa Eufemia, Milan, Italy (03/24/1953-03/30/1953)
Running Time: 3 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1835

Mascagni, Pietro : Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act :: Intanto amici qua... Viva il vino spumeggiante

Performers: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor); Anna Canali (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: Tullio Serafin
Notes: Basilica di Santa Eufemia, Milan, Italy (06/16/1953-06/25/1953)
Running Time: 3 min. 9 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic

Mascagni, Pietro : Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act :: Mamma, quel vino è generoso

Performers: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor); Ebe Ticozzi (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: Tullio Serafin
Notes: Basilica di Santa Eufemia, Milan, Italy (06/16/1953-06/25/1953)
Running Time: 4 min. 20 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic

Puccini, Giacomo : Tosca :: Act 1. Recondita armonia

Performers: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor); Melchiorre Luise (Bass)
Conductor: Victor De Sabata
Notes: Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy (08/10/1953-08/21/1953)
Running Time: 2 min. 47 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1900

Puccini, Giacomo : Tosca :: Act 3. E lucevan le stelle

Performer: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor: Victor De Sabata
Notes: Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy (08/10/1953-08/21/1953)
Running Time: 2 min. 47 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1900

Puccini, Giacomo : Madama Butterfly :: Act 1. Dovunque al mondo

Performer: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Notes: Teatro dell'Opera, Rome, Italy (07/26/1954-07/31/1954)
Running Time: 2 min. 50 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1904

Puccini, Giacomo : Madama Butterfly :: Act 2. Addio, fiorito asil

Performer: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Notes: Teatro dell'Opera, Rome, Italy (07/26/1954-07/31/1954)
Running Time: 2 min. 2 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1904

Leoncavallo, Ruggero : Pagliacci, opera :: Act 1. Recitar!... Vesti la giubba

Performer: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor: Tullio Serafin
Notes: Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy (06/12/1954-06/17/1954)
Running Time: 3 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1892

Verdi, Giuseppe : La forza del destino :: Act 3. La vita è inferno... O tu che in seno agli angeli

Performer: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor: Antonino Votto
Running Time: 6 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1862

Puccini, Giacomo : La Fanciulla del West :: Act 2. Una parola sola... Or son sei mes

Performer: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor: Antonino Votto
Notes: Composition written: 1910.
Running Time: 4 min. 1 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1910

Puccini, Giacomo : La Fanciulla del West :: Act 3. Ch'ella mi creda libero

Performer: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor: Antonino Votto
Notes: Composition written: 1910.
Running Time: 2 min. 22 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1910

Puccini, Giacomo : Gianni Schicchi, opera :: Avete torto!... Firenze è come un albero

Performer: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor: Antonino Votto
Running Time: 3 min. 20 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1918

Puccini, Giacomo : Turandot :: Act 1. Non piangere, Liú

Performer: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor: Antonino Votto
Notes: Composition written: 1926.
Running Time: 2 min. 45 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1926

Puccini, Giacomo : Turandot :: Act 2. Nessun dorma!

Performer: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor: Antonino Votto
Notes: Composition written: 1926.
Running Time: 3 min. 13 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1926

Verdi, Giuseppe : Rigoletto :: Act 1. Questa o quella

Performer: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor: Tullio Serafin
Notes: Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy (09/03/1955-09/16/1955)
Running Time: 2 min. sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1851

Verdi, Giuseppe : Rigoletto :: Act 2. Ella mi fu rapita!... Parmi veder le lagrime

Performer: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor: Tullio Serafin
Notes: Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy (09/03/1955-09/16/1955)
Running Time: 5 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1851

Verdi, Giuseppe : Rigoletto :: Act 3. La donna è mobile

Performer: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor: Tullio Serafin
Notes: Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy (09/03/1955-09/16/1955)
Running Time: 2 min. 34 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1851

Verdi, Giuseppe : Il Trovatore :: Act 3. Ah sì, ben mio

Performer: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor: Herbert Karajan
Notes: Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy (08/03/1956-08/09/1956)
Running Time: 2 min. 58 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1853

Verdi, Giuseppe : Il Trovatore :: Act 3. Di quella pira

Performer: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor: Herbert Karajan
Notes: Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy (08/03/1956-08/09/1956)
Running Time: 2 min. 2 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1853

Verdi, Giuseppe : Un ballo in maschera :: Act 1. Di' tu se fedele

Performer: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor: Antonino Votto
Notes: Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy (09/04/1956-09/09/1956)
Running Time: 3 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1859

Verdi, Giuseppe : Un ballo in maschera :: Act 2. Teco io sto... Non sai tu che se l'anima mia... Oh, qual soave b

Performers: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor); Maria Callas (Soprano)
Conductor: Antonino Votto
Notes: Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy (09/04/1956-09/09/1956)
Running Time: 9 min. 32 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1859

Verdi, Giuseppe : Un ballo in maschera :: Act 3. Forse la soglia attinse... Ma se m'e forza perdita

Performer: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor: Antonino Votto
Notes: Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy (09/04/1956-09/09/1956)
Running Time: 5 min. 28 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1859

Puccini, Giacomo : La bohème :: Act 1. Che gelida manina!

Performer: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor: Antonino Votto
Notes: La Scala Theater, Milan, Italy (08/20/1956-08/25/1956)
Running Time: 4 min. 51 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1896

Puccini, Giacomo : La bohème :: Act 4. In un coupé?... O Mimì, tu piú non torni

Performers: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor); Rolando Panerai (Baritone)
Conductor: Antonino Votto
Notes: La Scala Theater, Milan, Italy (08/20/1956-08/25/1956)
Running Time: 4 min. 30 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1896

Puccini, Giacomo : Manon Lescaut :: Act 1. Donna non vidi mai

Performer: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor: Tullio Serafin
Notes: Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy (07/18/1957-07/27/1957)
Running Time: 2 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1893

Puccini, Giacomo : Manon Lescaut :: Act 2. Oh, sarò, la piú bella!

Performers: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor); Maria Callas (Soprano)
Conductor: Tullio Serafin
Notes: Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy (07/18/1957-07/27/1957)
Running Time: 8 min. 24 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1893

Puccini, Giacomo : Manon Lescaut :: Act 3. No! Pazzo son! Gaurdate!

Performers: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor); Franco Ventriglia (Voice)
Conductor: Tullio Serafin
Notes: Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy (07/18/1957-07/27/1957)
Running Time: 2 min. 48 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1893

Traditional, Sicilian : A la Barcillunisia

Performer: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor: Alberto Erede
Running Time: 2 min. 26 sec.

Traditional, Sicilian : Cantu a Timuni

Performer: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor: Alberto Erede
Running Time: 2 min. 11 sec.

Capua, Eduardo di : O sole mio

Performer: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor: Dino Olivieri
Running Time: 3 min. 40 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: circa 1900

Tosti, Francesco Paolo : A Marechiare

Performer: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor: Dino Olivieri
Running Time: 3 min. 32 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: circa 1870-1915

Cardillo, Salvatore : Core' ngrato

Performer: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor: Dino Olivieri
Running Time: 3 min. 46 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: 1911

Curtis, Ernesto de : Torna a Surriento

Performer: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor: Dino Olivieri
Running Time: 3 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1902

Bellini, Vincenzo : I Puritani, opera :: Act 3. Nel mirarti un solo istante

Performers: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor); Maria Callas (Soprano)
Conductor: Tullio Serafin
Notes: Basilica di Santa Eufemia, Milan, Italy (03/24/1953-03/30/1953)
Running Time: 4 min. 3 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1835

Bellini, Vincenzo : I Puritani, opera :: Act 3. Vieni fra queste braccia

Performers: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor); Maria Callas (Soprano)
Conductor: Tullio Serafin
Notes: Basilica di Santa Eufemia, Milan, Italy (03/24/1953-03/30/1953)
Running Time: 2 min. 49 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1835

Verdi, Giuseppe : Rigoletto :: Act 1. Giovana, ho dei rimorsi

Performers: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor); Renato Ercolani (Tenor); Maria Callas (Soprano)
Conductor: Tullio Serafin
Notes: La Scala Theater, Milan, Italy (10/03/1955-10/16/1955)
Running Time: 3 min. 12 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1851

Verdi, Giuseppe : Rigoletto :: Act 1. E il sol dell'anima

Performers: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor); Giuse Gerbino (Mezzo Soprano); Renato Ercolani (Tenor); Maria Callas (Soprano)
Conductor: Tullio Serafin
Notes: La Scala Theater, Milan, Italy (10/03/1955-10/16/1955)
Running Time: 4 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1851

Verdi, Giuseppe : Rigoletto :: Act 1. Addio, addio... Speranza

Performers: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor); Carlo Forti (Bass); Giuse Gerbino (Mezzo Soprano); Renato Ercolani (Tenor); Maria Callas (Soprano)
Conductor: Tullio Serafin
Notes: La Scala Theater, Milan, Italy (10/03/1955-10/16/1955)
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1851

Verdi, Giuseppe : Il Trovatore :: Act 4. Miserere... Ah! che la morte ognora

Performers: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor); Maria Callas (Soprano)
Conductor: Herbert Karajan
Notes: La Scala Theater, Milan, Italy (08/03/1956-08/09/1956)
Running Time: 4 min. 57 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1853

Bizet, Georges : The Pearl Fishers, opera :: Act 2. Leila mia! Leila mia!

Performers: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor); Victoria de los Angeles (Soprano)
Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Notes: Teatro dell'Opera, Rome, Italy (07/26/1954-07/31/1954)
Running Time: 2 min. 20 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1863

Bizet, Georges : The Pearl Fishers, opera :: Act 2. Non hai compreso

Performers: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor); Victoria de los Angeles (Soprano)
Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Notes: Teatro dell'Opera, Rome, Italy (07/26/1954-07/31/1954)
Running Time: 5 min. 59 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1863

Puccini, Giacomo : Madama Butterfly :: Act 1. Bimba dagli occhi

Performers: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor); Victoria de los Angeles (Soprano)
Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Notes: Teatro dell'Opera, Rome, Italy (07/26/1954-07/31/1954)
Running Time: 3 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1904

Puccini, Giacomo : Madama Butterfly :: Act 2. Vogliatemi bene

Performers: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor); Victoria de los Angeles (Soprano)
Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Notes: Teatro dell'Opera, Rome, Italy (07/26/1954-07/31/1954)
Running Time: 6 min. 40 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1904

Verdi, Giuseppe : Otello :: Act 1. Già nella notte densa

Performer: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor: Antonio Tonini
Notes: Milan, Italy (06/05/1957-06/06/1957)
Running Time: 10 min. 47 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1887

Mascagni, Pietro : Iris :: Act 2. Oh, come al tuo sottile

Performer: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor: Antonio Tonini
Notes: Milan, Italy (06/05/1957-06/06/1957)
Running Time: 14 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta

Bizet, Georges : Carmen, opera :: Act 1. Ah! mi parla di lei!

Performer: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor: Antonio Tonini
Notes: Milan, Italy (06/05/1957-06/06/1957)
Running Time: 6 min. 2 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1873-1874

Gounod, Charles : Faust :: Act 3. Tardi ni fa, addio!

Performers: Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor); Rosanna Carteri (Soprano)
Conductor: Antonio Tonini
Notes: Milan, Italy (06/05/1957-06/06/1957)
Running Time: 9 min. 33 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1856-1859

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