1976. Donna Leonora – Leontyne Price, Don Alvaro – Placido Domingo, Don Carlo – Sherrill Milnes, Preziosilla – Fiorenza Cossotto, Padre Guardiano – Bonaldo Giaiotti, Fra Melitone – Gabriel Bacquier, Trabuco – Michel Senechal, Marquis di Calatrava – Kurt Moll, Curra – Gullian Knight, The Mayor of Hornachuelos – Malcolm King, A surgeon – William Elvin, A peasant woman – Valerie Hill.
Recording from the premiere. Leontyne Price, Jean Kraft, Edward Munro, Boston Cecilia Society Chorus, Boston Symphony Orchestra, conductor Charles Munch. Rec. Boston, 3 December 1954.
1. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot; 2. Sit Down, Servant; 3. Were You There; 4. He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands; 5. Deep River; 6. A City Called Heaven; 7. Sinner, Please Don’t Let This Harvest Pass; 8. There is a Balm in Gilead.
1962. Leontyne Price - Cio-Cio-San, Richard Tucker - Pinkerton, Philip Maero - Sharpless, Rosalind Elias - Suzuki, Piero de Palma - Goro, Robert Kerns - Prince Yamadori, Anna di Stasio - Kate Pinkerton, Arturo La Porta - Comissioner, Virgilio Carbonari - The Bonze, Mario Rinaudo - The Registrar, Leo Pudis - Yakuside, Fernanda Cadoni - Mother of Cio-Cio-San, Gianna Lollini - The Aunt, Silvia Bertona - The Cousin.
Riccardo - Carlo Bergonzi, Renato - Robert Merrill, Amelia - Leontyne Price, Ulrica - Shirley Verrett, Oscar - Reri Grist, Silvano - Mario Basiola II, Samuel - Ezio Flagello, Tom - Ferruccio Mazzoli, Juez - Piero de Palma, Siervo de Amelia - Fernando Jacopucci. Orchestra: RCA Italiana. 1966.
Legendary archive recording. The opening night of the new Metropolitan Opera House, New york, september 16th, 1966. Barber`s opera was specially composed for the event, featuring Leontyne Price as Cleopatra, Justino Diaz as Antony, Jess Thomas as Ceasar. the Conductor was Thomas Schippers. This rare radio archive recording is in several parts: 1. Radio presenter introducing the Conductor. 2. American National Anthem. 3. Speech marking the opening of the new Opera House. 4. The opera IN FULL.