La Gioconda
AMILCARE PONCHIELLI
Performances
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11 March 1935 -
Theatre Municipal, Tunis - Campigna, Garuti, Poli, Sciacqui; Santarelli
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28 March 1935 - Real
Teatro Miramare, Tripoli - Campigna, Garuti, Poli; Santarelli
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29 August 1952 - T.
Municipal, Rio de Janeiro - Martinis, Prandelli, Savarese, Petri; De
Fabritiis
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1 November 1957 -
Chicago Lyric Opera - Tucker/Di Stefano, Farrell, Kramarich, Protti; Serafin
Recordings
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1957 DECCA -
Cerquetti, Del Monaco, Bastianini, Siepi; Gavazzeni
Reviews
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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
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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.