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Birgit Nilsson, Carlo Bergonzi, Cornell MacNeil, Giulietta Simionato, Sylvia Stahlman, Georg Solti Conducting Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia & Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Un Ballo In Maschera = A Masked Ball

Album UK 1962 on Decca label
Classical (Romantic, Opera)

Purple grooved wideband label [EP1] Early UK stereo edition (On labels:) "ORIGINAL RECORDING BY..." at 10 o'clock (On labels:) Recording First Published 1962 (On labels:) Full Frequency Stereophonic Sound logo (On labels:) Made in England (In booklet:) © The Decca Record Co. Ltd., London, 1961 First cat# appears on spine, second cat# in booklet The discs are auto-coupled: sides A and F on LP1, B and E on LP2, C and D on LP3 Includes 28-page booklet with notes and the libretto in Italian and English A first stereo version with similar labels has an identical cover but on a grey box A mono version was released with catalog# MET 215-7 Recorded 10-12 July 1960, and 27 June - 9 July 1961

     
Musicians
PortraitBirgit Nilsson voc, 1918-2005 SE
soprano vocals, amelia, album by
PortraitCarlo Bergonzi voc, 1924-2014 IT
tenor vocals, ricardo, earl of warwick, album by
PortraitCornell MacNeil voc, 1922-2011 US
baritone vocals, renato, album by
PortraitGiulietta Simionato voc, 1910-2010 IT
mezzo-soprano vocals, ulrica, album by
PortraitSylvia Stahlman voc, sss, 1929-1998 US
soprano vocals, oscar, album by
PortraitGeorg Solti p, 1912-1997 GB
conductor, album by
PortraitCoro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia , IT
chorus, album by
PortraitOrchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia , IT
orchestra, album by
PortraitTom Krause voc, 1934-2013 FI
baritone vocals, silvano
PortraitFernando Corena voc, 1916-1984 CH
bass vocals, samuel
Libero Arbace
bass vocals, tom
PortraitAntonio Somma , 1809-1864 IT
libretto by
PortraitPeggie Cochrane ,
libretto by, translation by, liner notes
Piero de Palma
tenor vocals, lord chief justice
PortraitVittorio Pandano voc, IT
tenor vocals, servant to amelia
Producers
Roy Wallace engineer, uncredited
D mastered by
G mastered by
Christopher Raeburn producer, uncredited
John Culshaw producer, uncredited
Ray Minshull producer, uncredited
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Un Ballo In MascheraBirgit Nilsson, Carlo Bergonzi, Cornell MacNeil, Giulietta Simionato, Sylvia Stahlman, Georg Solti Conducting Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia & Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
2Act 1 – Scene 1 Posa In PaceBirgit Nilsson, Carlo Bergonzi, Cornell MacNeil, Giulietta Simionato, Sylvia Stahlman, Georg Solti Conducting Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia & Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
3Act 1 – Scene 2 (Invocazione) Zitti... L'Incanto Non Dèssi Turbare...Birgit Nilsson, Carlo Bergonzi, Cornell MacNeil, Giulietta Simionato, Sylvia Stahlman, Georg Solti Conducting Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia & Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
4Act 1 – Scene 2 – Conclusion; Finisci Il VaticinioBirgit Nilsson, Carlo Bergonzi, Cornell MacNeil, Giulietta Simionato, Sylvia Stahlman, Georg Solti Conducting Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia & Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
5Act 2 – Part 1; Ecco L'Orrido CampoBirgit Nilsson, Carlo Bergonzi, Cornell MacNeil, Giulietta Simionato, Sylvia Stahlman, Georg Solti Conducting Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia & Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
6Act 2 – Conclusion Ahimé! S'Appressa Alcun!Birgit Nilsson, Carlo Bergonzi, Cornell MacNeil, Giulietta Simionato, Sylvia Stahlman, Georg Solti Conducting Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia & Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
7Act 3 – Part 1 Atal Colpa È Nulla Il PiantoBirgit Nilsson, Carlo Bergonzi, Cornell MacNeil, Giulietta Simionato, Sylvia Stahlman, Georg Solti Conducting Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia & Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
8Act 3 – Conclusion Forse La Soglia AttinséBirgit Nilsson, Carlo Bergonzi, Cornell MacNeil, Giulietta Simionato, Sylvia Stahlman, Georg Solti Conducting Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia & Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
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