As Cherubino with Tajo as Figaro from the 1954 Naples production which was recorded and is available commercially	The recording of the1954 Neopolitan performance is available on the Hardy label, with a lovely photo of Renata Tebaldi as the Countess on the cover

Reviews

• January 1940 "Giulietta Simionato who sang Cherubino for the first time with the very best vocal resources, is certainly on the road to perfection. Her interpretation of the character seems to be just what it should be, based on vocal and dramatic study that has unearthed his essential traits of character; a young man in love who, though frightened and troubled is charming and likable" Il Popolo, January 1940

Anecdotes

• It was the great baritone Mario Stabile who first suggested that Simionato take on the role of Cherubino. He approached Simionato but the engagement he had in mind clashed with one she already had scheduled. It was not long after though that Simionato was on stage dressed as the young man, or young man dressed as a young woman, depending in the act. In her first run of Cherubino's it was her champion Stabile who played the Count, there one and only Figaro together, though it proved to be Simionato's most frequently performed Mozart opera.
• In fact it was from Figaro, at the Salzburg Festival House,  that Simionato sang in public for the very last time, in 1979, thirteen years after she had retired. The event was to honour her great friend and colleague, Karl Bohm's, who was celebrating his 80th birthday. Albert Moser, the president of the Salzburg Festival recalls that it was one of the most moving events of the tribute. A recording of the night exists for those interested to hear Simionato singing in her 69th year.