Verdi: La battaglia di Legnano 1961 Gavazzeni; Corelli, Bastianini, Stella IT/EN libretto on screen

Audio recorded LIVE with on screen Italian and English libretto Digitized from vinyl source: Melodram 30 (1984) edition and some parts from the ’I gioielli della lirica’ series’ (ed. Longanesi Periodici) GML-63 Highlights album. The pictures used are from the performance itself ( rehearsals) and promotional materials. Photographer: Erio Piccagliani Sources for notes: Booklets from various editions (MRF-109 vinyl, Raritas 2 vinyl, Robin Hood RHR-520 B vinyl, foyer FO-1022 vinyl, MYTO CD) Wikipedia Music by Giuseppe Verdi, 1849 Libretto by Salvadore Cammarano English translation by Richard P. Arsenty (from the MRF-109 vinyl edition’s booklet) Performance: December 7, 1961 Teatro alla Scala, Milano Cast: Arrigo ........................................... Franco Corelli Rolando ................................... Ettore Bastianini Lida .......................................... Antonietta Stella Federico Barbarossa ..