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Giuseppe Di Stefano - The Opera Singer [EMI Icons]

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The Sicilian-born tenor Giuseppe Di Stefano emerged in Switzerland after fleeing there when the Nazis took over Italy. There he made his first recordings after appearing on local radio in opera broadcasts. He made his operatic debut as Des Grieux in Massenet’s Manon at Regio Emilia on 20 April 1946 after which his rise was rapid. He débuted at La Scala in the same role in March 1947 and as the Duke of Mantua in Rigoletto at the Metropolitan Opera the following year with Leonard Warren in the title role. These were Di Stefano’s golden years, singing roles such as Fenton in Verdi’s Falstaff, Almaviva in Il Barbiere de Siviglia, Nemorino in L’Elisir d’amore and Alfredo in La Traviata. His early 78rpm recordings from this period reveal a voice of great lyric beauty (CD 1 trs1-5) and when the repertoire was left and when he resisted putting pressure on his open-throated forward tone. His outgoing and exuberant, if insouciant, personality did not take restriction to heart. If he could sing a note or a phrase full out he did so and even on these early tracks in the revealing sound of CD one can detect a touch of dryness, even rawness, at the top of the voice although without detracting from the attraction of his pianissimo and mezza voce singing. Robert J Farr, MusicWeb International

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CD1:

Ambroise Thomas 1811–1896

1. Addio, Mignon! (Mignon, Act II) 3.07

2. Ah! non credevi tu (Mignon, Act III) 4.11

Philharmonia Orchestra (1) · New London Opera Orchestra (2)

Alberto Erede

Recorded: 4.XII.1947 (1); 30.XI.1947 (2), No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Producer: David Bicknell · Balance engineer: Charles Anderson

Jules Massenet 1842–1912

3. Io son’ solo…Ah! dispar, vision (Manon, Act III) 4.39

Herbert Dawson organ

Philharmonia Orchestra

Alberto Erede

Recorded: 11.XII.1947, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Producer: David Bicknell · Balance engineer: Charles Anderson

Francesco Cilea 1866–1950

4. E la solita storia (Lamento di Federico) (L’arlesiana, Act II) 4.10

Philharmonia Orchestra

Alberto Erede

Recorded: 30.XI.1947, Abbey Road Studios, London

Producer: Lawrance Collingwood · Balance engineer: Charles Anderson

Giuseppe Verdi 1813–1901

5. Lunge da lei…De’ miei bollenti spiriti (La traviata, Act II) 3.47

London Symphony Orchestra

Alberto Erede

Recorded: 9.XII.1947, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Producer: David Bicknell · Balance engineer: Charles Anderson

Gaetano Donizetti 1797–1848

6. Fra poco a me ricovero darà negletto avello (Lucia di Lammermoor, Act III) 3.32

7. Tu che a Dio spiegasti I’ali (Lucia di Lammermoor, Act III) 5.15

Raffaele Arie bass (7)

Coro e Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino chorus master Andrea Morosini

Tullio Serafin

Recorded: 29–30.I & 3, 4 & 6.II.1953, Teatro Communale, Florence

Producer: Dino Olivieri · Balance engineer: Oswaldo Varesco

Vincenzo Bellini 1801–1835

8. Son già lontani!…Corre a valle (I puritani, Act III) 3.17

Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano

Tullio Serafin

Recorded: 24–30.III.1953, Basilica di Santa Eufemia, Milan

Producer: Dino Olivieri · Balance engineer: Oswaldo Varesco

Pietro Mascagni 1863–1945

9. Intanto amici qua…Viva il vino spumeggiante (Cavalleria rusticana) 3.05

10. Mamma, quel vino è generoso (Cavalleria rusticana) 4.16

Anna Maria Canali mezzo-soprano (9) • Ebe Ticozzi mezzo-soprano (10)

Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano

Tullio Serafin

Recorded: 16–25.VI & 3–4.VIII.1953, Basilica di Santa Eufemia, Milan

Producer: Dino Olivieri · Balance engineer: Oswaldo Varesco

Giacomo Puccini 1858–1924

11. Recondita armonia (Tosca, Act I) 2.43

12. E lucevan Ie stelle (Tosca, Act III) 2.42

Melchiore Luise baritone (11)

Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano

Victor de Sabata

Recorded: 10–21.VIII.1953, Teatro alla Scala, Milan

Producer: Walter Legge · Balance engineer: Robert Beckett

Recorded in cooperation with E.A. Teatro alla Scala, Milan

13. Dovunque al mondo (Madama Butterfly, Act I) 2.44

14. Addio, fiorito asil (Madama Butterfly, Act II) 1.58

Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma

Gianandrea Gavazzeni

Recorded: 26–31.VII & 2–6, 8, 9, 11 & 23.VIII.1954, Teatro dell’Opera, Rome

Producer: David Bicknell · Balance engineer: Harold Davidson

Ruggero Leoncavallo 1857–1919

15. Recitar!…Vesti la giubba (Pagliacci, Act I) 3.31

Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano

Tullio Serafin

Recorded: 12–17.VI.1954, Teatro alla Scala, Milan

Producer: Walter Legge · Balance engineer: Robert Beckett

Giuseppe Verdi

16. La vita è inferno…O tu che in seno agli angeli (La forza del destino, Act III) 6.18

Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano

Antonino Votto

Recorded: 22.VI.1955, Teatro alla Scala, Milan

Producer: Gian Maria Guarnio · Balance engineer: Oswaldo Varesco

Giacomo Puccini

17. Una parola sola…Or son sei mesi (La fanciulla del West, Act II) 3.56

18. Ch’ella mi creda libero (La fanciulla del West, Act III) 2.18

19. Avete torto!…Firenze è come un albero (Gianni Schicchi) 3.15

20. Non piangere, Liù (Turandot, Act I) 2.41

21. Nessun dorma! (Turandot, Act III) 3.13

Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano

Antonino Votto

Recorded: 22.VI.1955, Teatro alla Scala, Milan

Producer: Gian Maria Guarnio · Balance engineer: Oswaldo Varesco

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