Ali Baba: Teresa Stich-Randall, as Delia ; Orianna Santunione, as Morgiane ; Alfredo Krauss [i.e. Kraus], as Nadir ; Wladimiro Ganzarolli, as Ali Baba ; Paolo Montarsolo, as Aboul Hassan ; Lorenzo Testi, as Ours-Kan ; Agostino Ferrin, as Thamar ; Piero de Palma, as Calaf ; Virgilio Carbonari, as Phaor ; Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan ; Nino Sanzogno, conductor. Side 6: Katia Ricciarelli, soprano, Martin Katz, piano (in 1st-3rd works) ; Aristotle Panagako, tenor, Larry Woodard, piano (in 4th-5th works)
"Private records."
Opera; sung in Italian.
On side 6: A Cherubini concert; arias sung in French or Italian.
Duration: 2:22:48 (Ali Baba) ; 25:45 (Concert).
In container; automatic sequence.
Libretto to Ali Baba by Eugène Scribe and A.H.J. Mélesville; Italian version by Vito Frazzi, with English translation, synopsis, and program notes by David Johnson; French and Italian texts with English translation of arias from side 6 ([8], 35, [5] p. : ill. : 15 x 21 cm.) laid in container.
Opera recorded in Milan June 13, 1961; recording date given in accompanying text as June 15, 1963. Arias recorded Mar. 18, 1975-Feb. 7, 1976 in New York City.
A Cherubini concert: Anacreon. Jeunes filles aux regards doux --Demofonte. Ahi, che forse ai miei di -- Faniska. Qual orribil soggiorno --Demophon. Au plaisir de voir -- Faniska. Cavatina di Rasno