Licia Albanese
Licia Albanese (soprano) & Robert Merrill (baritone)
RCA Victor Orchestra, Frieder Weissman, Dick Marzello, Jean Morel, Victor Trucco
The Italian born, American soprano enjoyed a mammoth Met career and the endorsement of Toscanini. Both are understandable on the evidence of this attractive collection. —
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Puccini: Vissi d'arte (from Tosca)
- Licia Albanese (soprano) & Robert Merrill (baritone)
- RCA Victor Orchestra
- Frieder Weissman, Dick Marzello, Jean Morel, Victor Trucco
Puccini: O mio babbino caro (from Gianni Schicchi)
- Licia Albanese (soprano) & Robert Merrill (baritone)
- RCA Victor Orchestra
- Frieder Weissman, Dick Marzello, Jean Morel, Victor Trucco
Catalani: Ebben? Ne andrò lontana (from La Wally)
- Licia Albanese (soprano) & Robert Merrill (baritone)
- RCA Victor Orchestra
- Frieder Weissman, Dick Marzello, Jean Morel, Victor Trucco
Cilea: Io son l'umile ancella (from Adriana Lecouvreur)
- Licia Albanese (soprano) & Robert Merrill (baritone)
- RCA Victor Orchestra
- Frieder Weissman, Dick Marzello, Jean Morel, Victor Trucco
Leoncavallo: Qual fiamma avea nel guardo!.... Hui! Stridono lassù (from I Pagliacci)
- Licia Albanese (soprano) & Robert Merrill (baritone)
- RCA Victor Orchestra
- Frieder Weissman, Dick Marzello, Jean Morel, Victor Trucco
Verdi: Ave Maria (from Otello)
- Licia Albanese (soprano) & Robert Merrill (baritone)
- RCA Victor Orchestra
- Frieder Weissman, Dick Marzello, Jean Morel, Victor Trucco
Mozart: Batti, batti, o bel Masetto (from Don Giovanni)
- Licia Albanese (soprano) & Robert Merrill (baritone)
- RCA Victor Orchestra
- Frieder Weissman, Dick Marzello, Jean Morel, Victor Trucco
Mozart: Giunse alfin il momento... Deh, vieni, non tardar… (from Le nozze di Figaro)
- Licia Albanese (soprano) & Robert Merrill (baritone)
- RCA Victor Orchestra
- Frieder Weissman, Dick Marzello, Jean Morel, Victor Trucco
Massenet: Allons! Il le faut pour lui-même!... Adieu, notre petite table (from Manon)
- Licia Albanese (soprano) & Robert Merrill (baritone)
- RCA Victor Orchestra
- Frieder Weissman, Dick Marzello, Jean Morel, Victor Trucco
Charpentier, G: Depuis le jour (from Louise)
- Licia Albanese (soprano) & Robert Merrill (baritone)
- RCA Victor Orchestra
- Frieder Weissman, Dick Marzello, Jean Morel, Victor Trucco
Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria and Dança (Martelo)
- Ária (Cantilena) Adagio & Dança (Martelo) Allegretto
- Licia Albanese (soprano) & Robert Merrill (baritone)
- RCA Victor Orchestra
- Frieder Weissman, Dick Marzello, Jean Morel, Victor Trucco
Tchaikovsky: Puskay pogibnu ya 'Tatiana's Letter Scene' (from Eugene Onegin)
- Licia Albanese (soprano) & Robert Merrill (baritone)
- RCA Victor Orchestra
- Frieder Weissman, Dick Marzello, Jean Morel, Victor Trucco