La Boheme New York 1935

Giuseppe De Luca

These extracts from La Boheme give us a rare chance to hear the famous Giuseppe De Luca on stage. De Luca sang a lot with Caruso in New York between 1915 and 1920 and the pair frequently recorded together. Only two complete Met broadcasts exist with De Luca, Romeo et Juliette (1935) and Boheme (1940) and both are from the end of his career. This was Rethberg's only Met broadcast as Mimi, and for a soprano perhaps best known for her dramatic roles (especially Wagner) this again demonstrates what a versatile singer she was. The extracts are most of Act 1 plus a complete Act 3.


Metropolitan Opera House
March 23, 1935 Matinee Broadcast


LA BOHÈME {308}

Mimì....................Elisabeth Rethberg
Rodolfo.................Frederick Jagel
Musetta.................Nina Morgana [Last performance]
Marcello................Giuseppe De Luca
Schaunard...............Millo Picco
Colline.................Ezio Pinza
Benoit..................Paolo Ananian
Alcindoro...............Pompilio Malatesta
Parpignol...............Max Altglass
Sergeant................Carlo Coscia

Conductor...............Vincenzo Bellezza
http://rapidshare.com/files/452966232/1935BohemeAct1.mp3 

http://rapidshare.com/files/452966233/1935BohemeAct3.mp3