La Gioconda

AMILCARE PONCHIELLI

 

 

Performances

• 11 March 1935 - Theatre Municipal, Tunis - Campigna, Garuti, Poli, Sciacqui; Santarelli
• 28 March 1935 - Real Teatro Miramare, Tripoli - Campigna, Garuti, Poli; Santarelli
• 29 August 1952 - T. Municipal, Rio de Janeiro - Martinis, Prandelli, Savarese, Petri; De Fabritiis
• 1 November 1957 - Chicago Lyric Opera - Tucker/Di Stefano, Farrell, Kramarich, Protti; Serafin

Recordings

• 1957 DECCA - Cerquetti, Del Monaco, Bastianini, Siepi; Gavazzeni

 

     Reviews

• DECCA recording review "Simionato is a dream, and in her duets with Del Monaco the sparks fly as if the performance were live" Matthew Boyden, Opera: The Rough Guide, 1999

Anecdotes

• Simionato was joined by Renata Tebaldi and Ettore Bastianin for a concert at the Chicago Lyric Opera n 1956 under the direction of Georg Solti, who was the company's principal conductor at the time. Amongst other items on the program, Simionato joined Tebaldi in a blazing rendition of the duet from La Gioconda. Lucky the concert was recorded has appeared on the DECCA catalogue in the past. Simionato also sings arias from Samson et Dalila, Cavalleria rusticana and Le nozze di Figaro.