Margareta Hallin, soprano ; Kerstin Meyer, alto ; Nicolai Gedda, tenor ; Hugo Hasslo, baritone ; Arne Tyrén, bass ; other soloists ; chorus and orchestra of the Royal Opera, Stockholm
Opera in three acts.
Sung in Italian.
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave after Victor Hugo's play Le Roi s'amuse.
Originally recorded live at the Royal Theatre, Stockholm, Sweden on 18th January 1959.
AAD.
Programme notes in English, German and French.
Grammofon AB BIS: BIS CD-296.
Recorded during a performance on Jan. 18, 1959.
Rigoletto ** / Giuseppe Verdi ; Francesco Maria Piave (Ingvar Wixell, bass ; Nicolai Gedda, tenor ; Kerstin Meyer, mezzo-soprano ; Margareta Hallin, soprano ; Hugo Hasslo, baritone ; Arne Tyren, bass ; Barbro Ericson, soprano ; Georg Svedenbrant, bass ; Anders Naslund, baritone ; Olle Sivall, tenor ; Ingeborg Kjellgren, mezzo-soprano ; Bertil Alstergard, bass ; Birgit Nordin, mezzo-soprano ; Sixten Ehrling, conductor ; Stockholm Royal Opera Orchestra ; Stockholm Royal Opera Chorus)