“LA GIOCONDA : Ponchielli
Original Air Date: 03/02/1968
Cast: Cleva; Tebaldi, Bergonzi, MacNeil, Cossotto, Giaiotti
Media: MOD Audio SID.17480425 Tags: Archive; 2017, Tebaldi
This is Tebaldi’s second broadcast of the street singer, and what a sensational cast the Met surrounds her with. Bergonzi did a run with Bumbry eleven years later but that was not broadcast. Tebaldi’s first broadcast a year earlier has also been on Sirius, and is also on MOoD. The earlier broadcast has Morrell (replacing Corelli) and Elias in the Bergonzi and Cossotto parts. Siepi and Giaiotti are both top class Alvises. 9/5/16
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This Tebaldi’s final Gioconda, and she has a platinum supporting cast.
She’s marginally better on the previous year’s broadcast (also on
MOoD), but I like the sparks from her colleagues on this performance. 4/7/14
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This Tebaldi’s final Gioconda, and she has a platinum supporting cast. She’s marginally better on the previous year’s broadcast, but I like the sparks from her colleagues on this. 4/22/13
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The Met listing leaves off Dunn, and Cieca is definitely one of the star parts. This is Tebaldi’s second Gioconda broadcast, and despite the wear and tear from 32 Met Giocondas in 2 years — it is her final Gioconda. Bing serves up A+ colleagues for her, and it is a rousing afternoon. This performance is on Met Player, and I highly recommend. 7/4/11
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