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Maria Callas - I Vespri Siciliani by Giuseppe Verdi.
A rare live recording of Maria Callas' performance as La Duchessa Elena in Giuseppe Verdi's I Vespri Siciliani. The recording took place in Teatro Comunale, Firenze on the 26th of May 1951.
La Duchessa Elena..........................Maria Callas
Arrigo.............................................Giorgio Kokolios-Bardi
Guido di Monforte............................Enzo Mascherini
Giovanni da Procida.........................Boris Chrristoff
Il Sire di Bethune.............................Bruno Carmassi
Il Conte Vaudemont.........................Mario Frosini
Ninetta...........................................Mafalda Masini
Danieli...........................................Gino Sarri
Tebaldo..........................................Aldo De Paoli
Roberto..........................................Lido Pettini
Manfredo........................................Brenno Ristori
Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Comunale, Firenze.
Conductor.......................................Erich Kleiber
Director...........................................Herbert Graf
Chorus Master.................................Andrea Morosini