Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Metropolitan Opera)

Available on CD for the first time, this live recording of the December 16, 1950 radio broadcast is newly remastered from the original sources. Soprano Lily Pons sings the role of Rosina, with the young tenor Giuseppe di Stefano as Count Almaviva and baritone Giuseppe Valdengo as Figaro. Alberto Erede conducts the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, with a cast that includes Salvatore Baccaloni (Don Bartolo) and Jerome Hines (Don Basilio).