CD 1 67.43 min.
-Boris Godunov (Mussorgsky), Operatic Highlights
1 Rehearsal 16.00
2 Prologue: In the courtyard of the Novodievitch
Monastery: Coronation scene 15.01
3 Act 1 – Tchudov Monastery: Varlaam’s song 6.48
4 Act 2 – I have attained the greatest power 5.43
5 Act 2 – The clock scene 3.41
6 Act 3 – Polonaise 3.19
7 Act 4 – Revolutionary scene 6.38
8 Farewell and death of Boris 10.29
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
San Francisco Opera Chorus, Kurt Adler
Nicola Rossi-Lemeni, bass
San Francisco, December 1952
CD 2 66.55 min.
-Samson et Dalila (Saint-Saëns), Operatic Highlights
1 Bacchanale Philadelphia Orchestra 13-11-1927, 4.30
2 Arrêtez, o mes frères 8.46
3 Printemps qui commence 5.21
4 Amour! Viens aider ma faiblesse! 3.36
5 La Victoire facile 6.22
6 Se pourrait-il? 1.35
7 C’est toi! 7.54
8 Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix 8.19
9 Vois ma misère 6.23
10 Bacchanale 7.20
11 Gloire à Dagon 6.44
NBC Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw
Risë Stevens, soprano (Dalila)
Jan Peerce, tenor (Samson)
Robert Merrill, baritone (High Priest)
Manhattan Center New York, September 1954