Vincenzo Bellini, Richard Bonynge, Orchestra Of The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Joan Sutherland, Fernando Corena - La Sonnambula

Tracklist

Side 1	Act 1. Scene 1, Part 1: Viva! Viva! Amina!
Side 2	Act 1. Scene 1, Part 2. Elvin, che ricchi alla tua sposa
Side 3/1	Act 1. Scene 1 (concl.): Basta cosi
Side 3/2	Act 1. Scene 1, Part 1. Davver non mi dispiace
Side 4/1	Act 1. Scene 2 (concl.): È Menzogna
Side 4/2	Act 2. Scene 1, Part 1: Qui la selva
Side 5/1	Act 2. Scene 1 (concl.): Viva il Conte
Side 5/2	Act 2. Scene 2, Part 1: Lasciami; aver compreso assai
Side 6	Act 2. Scene 2 (conceal.): Signor?...che creder deggio?

Credits

• Bass Vocals – Fernando Corena, Giovanni Foiani
• Conductor – Richard Bonynge
• Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Margreta Elkins
• Orchestra – Orchestra Of The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
• Soprano Vocals – Joan Sutherland, Sylvia Stahlman
• Tenor Vocals – Angelo Mercuriali, Nicola Monti

Notes

This is the early UK Decca "wide band grooved" purple labels version. This would be a 100% valve (tube) technology audio processing and pressing from 1963. No transistors yet ! :)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (SET.239, Side 1): ZAL-5682-1A
• Matrix / Runout (SET.239, Side 6): ZAL-5687-1A
• Matrix / Runout (SET.240, Side 2): ZAL-5683-1A
• Matrix / Runout (SET.240, Side 5): ZAL-5686-1A
• Matrix / Runout (SET.241, Side 3): ZAL-5684-2A
• Matrix / Runout (SET.241, Side 4): ZAL-5685-1A

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
MET 239/41	Vincenzo Bellini, Richard Bonynge, Orchestra Of The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino	Vincenzo Bellini, Richard Bonynge, Orchestra Of The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - La Sonnambula ‎(3xLP, Mono + Box)	Decca	MET 239/41	UK	1963
OSA 1365	Nicola Monti, Sylvia Stahlman, Fernando Corena, Margreta Elkins, Joan Sutherland, Richard Bonynge	Nicola Monti, Sylvia Stahlman, Fernando Corena, Margreta Elkins, Joan Sutherland, Richard Bonynge - Joan Sutherland In La Sonnambula By Vincenzo Bellini ‎(6x12", Box)	London Records	OSA 1365	Unknown
SET 239/41, SET 239, SET 240, SET 241	Bellini* - Sutherland*, Monti*, Corena*, Stahlman*, Elkins*, Orchestra* & Chorus Of The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino*, Bonynge*	Bellini* - Sutherland*, Monti*, Corena*, Stahlman*, Elkins*, Orchestra* & Chorus Of The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino*, Bonynge* - La Sonnambula ‎(3xLP, RP + Box)	Decca, Decca, Decca, Decca	SET 239/41, SET 239, SET 240, SET 241	UK	Unknown