Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924) - La Bohème - Two Performances from the Metropolitan Opera (3CD)

Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924)
La Bohème
Two Performances from the Metropolitan Opera

Metropolitan Opera House – February 10, 1940 (Matinee Broadcast)

Mimì — Bidú Sayão
Rodolfo — Armand Tokatyan
Musetta — Annamary Dickey
Marcello — Giuseppe De Luca
Schaunard — George Cehanovsky
Colline — Ezio Pinza
Benoit — Louis D’Angelo
Alcindoro — Louis D’Angelo
Parpignol — Lodovico Oliviero
Sergeant — Carlo Coscia

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus
Gennaro Papi — conductor

Metropolitan Opera House – January 31, 1948 (Matinee Broadcast)

Mimì — Bidú Sayão
Rodolfo — Ferruccio Tagliavini
Musetta — Mimi Benzell
Marcello — John Brownlee
Schaunard — Hugh Thompson
Colline — Nicola Moscona
Benoit — Salvatore Baccaloni
Alcindoro — Salvatore Baccaloni
Parpignol — Lodovico Oliviero
Sergeant — Lawrence Davidson

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus
Giuseppe Antonicelli — conductor

2006 state-of-the-art digital restorations by Ward Marston and Ed Williamson.