TEATRO ALLA SCALA, MILANO 27 JUL 1957
STUDIO REMASTERED 2014
2CD 0825646340989 – DIGITAL
Puccini: Manon Lescaut
ORCHESTRA E CORO DEL TEATRO ALLA SCALA DI MILANO
TULLIO SERAFIN
Each act of Puccini’s episodic opera shows Manon Lescaut in a different light – from the ingénue of the first to the desperate, dying woman of the last. Though Callas never performed the role on stage, she captures every aspect of this passionate, but selfish and enigmatic character. In this particular Puccini opera, the tenor is by no means overshadowed by the soprano, and Giuseppe Di Stefano duly dominates the gripping scene at Le Havre. The young Fiorenza Cossotto – a powerhouse in roles such as Amneris and Eboli – makes a cameo appearance as the Madrigal Singer.
MANON LESCAUT: MARIA CALLAS
LESCAUT: GIULIO FIORAVANTI
CHEVALIER DES GRIEUX: GIUSEPPE DI STEFANO
GERONTE DI RAVOIR: FRANCO CALABRESE
EDMONDO: DINO FORMICHINI
L’OSTE: CARLO FORTI
IL MAESTRO DI BALLO: VITO TATONE
UN MUSICO: FIORENZA COSSOTTO
UN SERGENTE: GIUSEPPE MORRESI
UN LAMPIONAIO: FRANCO RICCIARDI
UN COMANDANTE: FRANCO VENTRIGLIA