ANDREA CHENIER Del Monaco, Tebaldi, Protti (NHK 1961) (DVD)

From the archives of Japanese Television (NHK) comes this magnificent document of tenor Mario del Monaco and soprano Renata Tebaldi in a live 1961 performance of Giordano's verismo classic. The supporting cast includes baritone Aldo Protti, and the performance is conducted by Franco Capuana. With optional subtitles in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. B&W, 131 minutes, 4:3, All regions Andrea Chénier Opera in Four Acts Music by Umberto Giordano Libretto by Luigi Illica Cast: Andrea Chénier: Mario del Monaco Maddalena di Coigny: Renata Tebaldi Carlo Gerard: Aldo Protti Bersi: Anna di Stasio Madelon/The Countess of Coigny: Amalia Pini Majordomo/Roucher/Dumas: Silvano Pagliuca Fuoquier-Tinville/Schmidt: Giorgio Onesti Fléville/Mathieu: Arturo La Porta The NHK Symphony Orchestra NHK Italian Opera Chorus, Fujiwara Opera Chorus & Tokyo Choraliers Franco Capuana, conductor Live performance, October 1, 1961 Tokyo, Japan