Gounod: Roméo et Juliette
Jussi Björling (Roméo), Bidú Sayão (Juliette), John Brownlee (Mercutio), Nicola Moscona (Frére Laurent), Mimi Benzell (Stéphano), Claramae Turner (Nurse) & Thomas Hayward (Tybalt)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Emil Cooper
it's the sheer ardour of Björling's chaste lover which counts, and Bidú Sayão's flat-at-first Juliette eventually rises to the challenge. — More…
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Gounod: Roméo et Juliette
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- Mimi Benzell (soprano), Bidú Sayão (soprano), Thomas Hayward (tenor), John Brownlee (baritone), William Hargrave (bass), Nicola Moscona (bass), George Cehanovsky (baritone), Jussi Björling (tenor), Claramae Turner (mezzo-soprano), Philip Kinsman (baritone), Metropolitan Opera, Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Kenneth Schon (bass), Anthony Marlowe (tenor)
- Emil Cooper
Act I: Overture
Track length1:54
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Vérone vit jadis deux familes rivales
Track length4:37
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L'heure s'envole joyeuse et folle
Track length3:21
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